Ant-Man
| Ant-Man | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Henry Pym Scott Lang Eric O'Grady |
| Team affiliations | Avengers |
| Abilities | Size-shifting from nearly microscopic to ~100 feet gigantic (both at extremes) Maintains strength of normal size in shrunken state |
Ant-Man is the name of several fictional characters appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Ant-Man was originally the superhero persona of Henry Pym, a brilliant scientist who invented a substance that allowed him to change his size. Henry Pym was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27; his first appearance in the Ant-Man persona was in Tales to Astonish #35.
After Pym retired his Ant-Man identity, successors Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady have used Pym's technology to take on the role of Ant-Man.
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Fictional character biography [edit]
Over the years a variety of characters have assumed the title of Ant-Man, most of whom have been connected with the Avengers.
Henry Pym [edit]
Biophysicist and Security Operations Center expert Dr. Henry 'Hank' Pym decided to become a superhero after discovering a chemical substance that would allow the user to alter his size. Armed with a helmet that could control ants, Pym would shrink down to the size of an insect to become the mystery-solving Ant-Man.[1] He soon shared his discovery with his girlfriend, Janet Van Dyne, who became his crime-fighting partner as the Wasp.[2] The duo would become founding members of the Avengers, fighting recurring enemies such as the mad scientist Egghead, the mutant Whirlwind, and Pym's own robotic creation Ultron.[3]
While Pym is the original Ant-Man, he has adopted other aliases over the years including Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket,[2] and the Wasp after Janet's death in Secret Invasion.[4] Leaving his original persona vacant, his successors have taken up the role of Ant-Man while Pym explored these other identities.
Scott Lang [edit]
Scott Lang was a thief who first became Ant-Man after stealing Henry Pym's Ant-Man suit to save his daughter Cassie from a heart condition.[5] Reforming from his life of crime, he soon took on a full-time career as Ant-Man with the encouragement of Hank Pym.[6] He became an affiliate of the Fantastic Four,[7] and most recently became a full-time member of the Avengers. For a period of time he dated Jessica Jones.[5] He was later killed by the Scarlet Witch along with Vision and Hawkeye in Avengers Disassembled,[8] but his daughter, Cassie, has taken up his heroic mantle as Stature, in the pages of Young Avengers. He has returned in 2011 in the pages of the mini series known as The Children's Crusade, but soon loses his daughter when she heroically sacrifices herself to stop a super charged Doctor Doom.
Eric O'Grady [edit]
Eric O'Grady is the third character to take up the title of Ant-Man. Eric O'Grady is a low-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who stumbled upon the Ant-Man suit in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s headquarters.[9] A man of few morals and willing to lie, cheat, steal, and manipulate in order to get ahead in life, Eric stole the armor for his own selfish plans, which included using his status as a "super-hero" to seduce women[10] and humiliate and torment others.[11] He had his own short-lived title before being part of other teams: first the Avengers: The Initiative and then The Thunderbolts and more recently Secret Avengers.
Film [edit]
Edgar Wright plans to direct an action film for Marvel Studios with some humorous elements, insisting that Ant-Man will not be a spoof.[12] The script was written by Wright and Joe Cornish, who plan to include Henry Pym and Scott Lang as major characters.[13] At the San Diego Comic Con in 2010, Wright confirmed that his script is an origin story, and that it didn't work for Marvel's chronology to include Ant-Man in The Avengers.[14] While attending Kapow-Con in April 2011, Cornish revealed that Wright and he had delivered a second draft to the studio.[15] Then on July 2011 Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish delivered a third draft and some concept art to Marvel Studios.[16] On June 28, 2012, Wright directed a test reel for the film.[17] Wright appeared at San Diego Comic-Con on July 14, 2012 to confirm Ant-Man as his next project and to show his test footage.[18] On October 15, 2012, Marvel and Disney announced that Edgar Wright's Ant-Man would hit theaters on November 6, 2015, after the release of The Avengers 2.[19] In January 2013, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that Ant-Man will start "Phase Three" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[20]
References [edit]
- ^ "Henry Pym Biography". IGN. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ a b "Secret Invasion Illuminationccessdate = 2011-04-18". Marvel.com. May 30, 2008.
- ^ "Psych Ward: Hank Pym". Marvel.com. December 29, 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ "Mighty Avengers: Assemble". Marvel.com. October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ a b "Marvel's 5 Unluckiest Heroes: A Friday the 13th Special Report". Marvel.com. July 17, 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ "Ant Man (Scott Lang) Biography". IGN. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ "Take 10: Replacement FF Members". Marvel.com. August 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ Avengers #500 (Sept. 2004)
- ^ Irredeemable Ant-man #1 (Oct. 2006)
- ^ Irredeemable Ant-man #2 (Nov. 2006)
- ^ Irredeemable Ant-man #3 (Dec. 2006)
- ^ "Comic-Con 2006: Ant-Man Panel". IGN. 2006-07-24. Archived from the original on 9 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ "Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man". SuperHeroHype.com. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ "Edgar Wright Says Ant-Man Won't Fit With The Avengers". Comicbookmovie.com. 2010-07-27. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ Mortimer, Ben (2011-04-09). "Ant-Man Script Update". Superhero Hype. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ "BdS » [Cine] Joe Cornish espera que Marvel le dé el visto bueno al guión de Ant-Man - Blog de Superhéroes: Cine de Superhéroes, Cine de Cómics, Ciencia de Superhéroes". Blogdesuperheroes.es. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
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- ^ "Marvel's 'Ant-Man' to Hit Theaters on November 6, 2015". ScreenCrush.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ Wigler, Josh (2013-01-25). "'Ant-Man,' 'Doctor Strange' Lead Marvel's Phase Three". MTV. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
External links [edit]
- Ant-Man (disambiguation) at the Marvel Universe
- Ant-Man at the Marvel Database Project
- Marvel-movies
- Geektyrant.com
- Ant-Man at the Internet Movie Database
- Ant-Man at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.
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