Strange Academy: Year Two

Illustrated by Humberto Ramos
Cover Design or Artwork by Humberto Ramos
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$34.99 US
On sale Jan 23, 2024 | 288 Pages | 9781302953003

School life doesn't get any easier for the students of the Strange Academy! As the kids take a spooky tour of a famous NOLA graveyard, the secret origin of Zoe Laveau will be revealed! And nothing can prepare you for a glimpse of the future of the Strange Academy - and the entire Marvel Universe. You won't believe your eyes! Then, the ancient evil known as Gaslamp at last makes its intentions clear! But which will be more brutal: battle class with Magik and Wong or the school dance?! From day one, people have been wondering: Who will be the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all crashing down? The answers are coming, and the future of Marvel magic is about to be decided! Collecting STRANGE ACADEMY #13-18 and STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS #1-6.
Skottie Young has worked in both comics and animation for Warner Bros., Universal, Spike TV, Mattel, Fisher Price, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image and more. His distinctively stylized artwork graced runs on Human Torch, Venom, Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan and a revamp of New Warriors. He also drew the X-Men/Runaways team-up for Free Comic Book Day 2006 and a run of New X-Men. Young won acclaim from fans and critics alike with Marvel’s series of New York Times-bestselling and Eisner Award-winning adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels with writer Eric Shanower. His Young Marvel variant covers became a sensation, leading to their own Secret Wars limited series, Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX. Also a flourishing writer, Young brought his flair for madcap antics delivered in his trademark kinetic style to Marvel’s Rocket Raccoon and Deadpool, as well as acclaimed creator-owned series I Hate Fairyland, Middlewest and The Me You Love In The Dark. He lives in Kansas with his wife, two sons, and two dogs.

Artist Humberto Ramos made his American comics debut in 1994 with DC’s Impulse, featuring the Flash’s brash grandson. In 1998, Ramos launched the creator-owned Crimson under Wildstorm’s Cliffhanger imprint, illustrating the title for more than two years. He then moved to Marvel, becoming one of the most recognizable and innovative talents in comics. Seamlessly blending both Eastern and Western styles, the artist’s artist has worked on many of Marvel’s most iconic characters — including Spider-Man, Wolverine and the X-Men — in addition to a run on the fan-favorite Runaways. Ramos brought his kinetic artwork to the pages of Extraordinary X-Men and Champions, as well as a magical collaboration with Skottie Young on Strange Academy.

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School life doesn't get any easier for the students of the Strange Academy! As the kids take a spooky tour of a famous NOLA graveyard, the secret origin of Zoe Laveau will be revealed! And nothing can prepare you for a glimpse of the future of the Strange Academy - and the entire Marvel Universe. You won't believe your eyes! Then, the ancient evil known as Gaslamp at last makes its intentions clear! But which will be more brutal: battle class with Magik and Wong or the school dance?! From day one, people have been wondering: Who will be the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all crashing down? The answers are coming, and the future of Marvel magic is about to be decided! Collecting STRANGE ACADEMY #13-18 and STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS #1-6.

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Skottie Young has worked in both comics and animation for Warner Bros., Universal, Spike TV, Mattel, Fisher Price, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image and more. His distinctively stylized artwork graced runs on Human Torch, Venom, Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan and a revamp of New Warriors. He also drew the X-Men/Runaways team-up for Free Comic Book Day 2006 and a run of New X-Men. Young won acclaim from fans and critics alike with Marvel’s series of New York Times-bestselling and Eisner Award-winning adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels with writer Eric Shanower. His Young Marvel variant covers became a sensation, leading to their own Secret Wars limited series, Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX. Also a flourishing writer, Young brought his flair for madcap antics delivered in his trademark kinetic style to Marvel’s Rocket Raccoon and Deadpool, as well as acclaimed creator-owned series I Hate Fairyland, Middlewest and The Me You Love In The Dark. He lives in Kansas with his wife, two sons, and two dogs.

Artist Humberto Ramos made his American comics debut in 1994 with DC’s Impulse, featuring the Flash’s brash grandson. In 1998, Ramos launched the creator-owned Crimson under Wildstorm’s Cliffhanger imprint, illustrating the title for more than two years. He then moved to Marvel, becoming one of the most recognizable and innovative talents in comics. Seamlessly blending both Eastern and Western styles, the artist’s artist has worked on many of Marvel’s most iconic characters — including Spider-Man, Wolverine and the X-Men — in addition to a run on the fan-favorite Runaways. Ramos brought his kinetic artwork to the pages of Extraordinary X-Men and Champions, as well as a magical collaboration with Skottie Young on Strange Academy.

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