W.I.T.C.H. Series overview

If there is one series of comics that both defined my childhood and have had a huge impact on me it's W.I.T.C.H..  Spanning 139 issues, this Italian comic series was made in the early 2000's. It even gained enough popularity to get a 2 season TV show. Before the comics came stateside, they were again adapted into 26 middle grade novels that added more depth to the first 2 story arcs of the comics.

I was a huge fan of the series in high school, although I was outside the target audience for the novelizations I devoured them. And once I discovered it based on comics I would hunt for English scans online of the most recent issues. As I got older, life got more complex and I forgot this gem of a comic.

So when I learned that Yen Press got the rights to release the entire series, beyond the first two story arcs I was filled with nostalgia. A quick google image search brought back all my happy memories. So does the series still hold up after 15 years? (Geez, just typing that makes me feel like an old lady).

I'm thinking of doing a retrospective of each major story arc to see if I'm not blinded by my memories.

If you want to read along with me you can find both physical and e-book editions of the first 4 story arcs here. Yen Press W.I.T.C.H. website