Pyms character, a scientist that debuted in a standalone. Sizing up scott langs five best antman stories comic book. Resuming his work in the field of electronics, langs life appears to be on the upswing until his daughter, cassie, is diagnosed with a congenital heart condition. Nadia pym, the daughter of the original avenger and antman hank. Marvels latest movie hero, antman, abused his wife the. Henry jonathan hank pym is a fictional superhero character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. How the marvel movies cleaned up hank pyms controversial.
Xmen storyline, it is revealed that janet van dyne has not died after all, but has been shunted into a microverse by thor s spatial warp in the same spot that she appears to have died in secret invasion. Hank pyms daughter has a lot of lost time to make up for, and shes determined to. Marvels injustice league strikes and hank pym stings. Both maria and henry returned to hungary for a honeymoon, thinking that marias past events had blown. Peyton reed confirms cassie lang will feature in antman. Hope became obsessed when the newest team of avengers appeared, feeling they were. Nadia pym is the daughter of henry pym antgiantman and his first wife, maria trovaya pym. Marvel s upcoming antman movie is looking like a very loose adaptation of the character in every sense of the word, and whilst we may be seeing a very different take of hank pym. Van dyne is the last name of the wasps civilian identity janet van dyne, so the possibility that this character is pyms film daughter is strong, but whats interesting is the connection between this character and the comic book daughter of hank pym, named hope pym. Pym and hope van dyne then spent three years developing a.
Hank pym maveric universe wiki fandom powered by wikia. To save his daughter cassies life, scott is forced to return to a life of crime, stealing hank pyms original costumed identity. Henry hank pym is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Hank pym has had a life full of adventure and success, failure and humiliation.
Recently, pym died, and soon thereafter, his longlost daughter with his first wife who preceded janet, nadia, revealed herself to the world, and took up the mantle of the wasp, under janet s. By the time the wasp got her own comic book series, it was hank pyms daughter taking on the role but not hope, the character played by evangeline lilly in the antman movies. According to waid, nadia s creation was inspired by hope van dyne, hank pym. Scott lang was a downonhisluck, divorced excon until he stole renowned scientist and super hero hank pyms sizealtering technology in the hopes of saving his daughter s life. Nadia pym was created by mark waid and alan davis and first appeared in free comic book day 2016 civil war ii 2016. I dont know how much i enjoy the oldschool comic books, though.
Evangeline lilly tried to quit acting, but acting would. Jul 16, 2015 whats more, the lives of hank pym michael douglas and the second antman, scott lang the two antmen at the center of the characters eponymous 2015 film couldnt be more different. It s concern for his daughter s health the spurs lang to steal hank pym s old antman suit and attempt to rescue the only surgeon capable of saving cassie s life from the clutches of. Welcome to s antman wasp spotlight, your detailed visual guide to the full history of marvel comics winsome wasp, janet van dyne. Hank pym as giantman and antman appears in the animated directtovideo films ultimate avengers and ultimate avengers 2, voiced by nolan north. Antman is the codename of three characters in the marvel universe. To save his daughter cassies life, scott is forced to return to a life of crime, stealing hank pyms original. In the movie, he s recruited by an older pym and trained to.
Antman movie will include heros daughter, cassie lang. The eponymous unstoppable wasp is not my queen janet van dyne, although she is in this book. Jun 23, 2015 meet 2015s silver screen sensation in waiting scott lang, the astonishing antman. He may have been an upsetting guy prior to 1981, but the attack on jan really sealed his fate. Instead of letting lang turn himself in, hank pym allowed him to become the new antman. The daughter of hank pym and janet van dyne in the mc2 universe, she is first depicted as the supervillain red queen. He had already created ultron, a robot based on his own brain patterns who had turned into a villain, he had a psychological break that had caused him to take on the more aggressive and arrogant yellowjacket. Nadia which she likes to point out, means hope is the daughter of hank and his first wife maria trovaya.
It features easytoread font, simple funny stories, and characters like hank zipzer. This is a quality product with a happy atmosphere and is highly recommended. Hope pym is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Ant man and wasp domestic abuse incident in comic books. Marvel unceremoniously snuffs out female founding member. But when his noble intentions win the avengers approval, he takes over as the allnew antman, fulltime. Evangeline lilly in costume at a book signing event for the. Antmans comic book history antman and the wasp gamespot. Hope pym is the daughter of hank pym and janet van dyne, and twin to henry pym jr. In marvels comic book that hank pym hits the wasp, was he. You can also see hank pyms company and antmans daughters room where the final.
The comic book version of hank pym as the ant man was one of marvel s first superheroes. Jun, 2018 one tiny hero one giant, actionpacked book. Apr 16, 2020 scott langs version of antman has been criticized for being a bit of a slacker. Scott lang paul rudd is a thief who takes over as antman after hank pym, played by michael douglas.
Kurt busiek, roger stern, carlos pacheco and jesus merino delivered this timetravel classic that paired the then current hank pym along with hank pym when he just became yellowjacket on a team of avengers plucked from the past, present and future, who have to take on immortus and the time keepers, a powerful group that has been manipulating the avengers for years. For a complete history see henry pym s expanded history dr. Legendary writer tom defalco and acclaimed artist horacio domingues bring you the origin of antman. The antman comic books category for a complete list. Instead, it is hank pym s daughter nadia, whose mother was kidnapped before her birth. Will antman be able to find his way home in time for his daughters birthday. Unlike the original super scientist antman hank pym, scotts more of an everyman hero primarily concerned with giving his daughter a good life and making time for watching his favorite reality shows. Antmans love of battletoads has literally saved lives. He s been known by many names, and played many parts. Nadia spent most of her life as a captive of the red room, but now this teenage superscientist is spreading her wings. So, with antman and the wasp now in theaters, let s talk a look at what the original ant man was like. Aug 24, 2017 pyms is an unsexy milieu, quaint even in her own time, and after publishing six novels between 1950 and 1961, she found herself unceremoniously dumped by her publishers. Hank pyms daughter has a lot of time to make up for and shes determined to change the world.
Ultron became sentient and rebelled, hypnotizing pym and brainwashing him into forgetting that ultron had ever existed. Antman and the wasp glosses over the originals dark. Mar 20, 2020 scott finds out that hank and hope have developed a portal to the quantum realm in order to find janet, hank s wife and hope s mom who was lost in the realm. This is an abridged version of henry pym s history. Scott knows about hank pym and antman, and steals the suit so he can use it to get a cure for his daughter.
The wasp in the marvel comics is way different than whats seen. The daughter of hank pym and janet van dyne in the mc2. Hank pym of the avengers as the famed scientistadventurer was experimenting in highintelligence robotics. Henry hank pym, known as antman and giant man, is a superhero from marvel comics. Pym was killed by ultron prior to the film, and his tattered giant man costume is seen in. He was born and raised in east nowhere, nebraska the son of brad pym and doris pym. He is a brilliant scientist, and is the love interest of janet van dyne aka wasp. Specifically, hank pym s morally ambiguous status as an abusive husband. Tony stark s daughter, morgan, could be related to morgan stark, the comic book character who s tony s eccentric and almost evil cousin. In response to popular demand, one of marvels most acclaimed books is returning to the marvel universe along, featuring the return of bestselling and awardwinning writer jeremy whitley along with brand new art by gurihiru the unbelievable gwenpool. Antman is being described as a lighthearted heist movie, so perhaps the filmmakers decided that the hank janet. Wasp was just trying to help antman get home to earth to see. But will he continue to be a hero or return to his former life of crime. Hank pym, a genius and an avenger with the ability to change the size of his body.
Pym also gained a respect for his own daughters abilities, as he finally gave her a new wasp suit. With pyms blessing and his daughter cassie at his side, scott became. When marvel fans check out the new movie antman and the wasp, the titular. Nadia pym, daughter of hank pym and his first wife, spent the first part of her life in the. Pym was originally the first antman before being succeeded by scott lang. Heres hank series found in children s chapter books heres hank, the new york times bestselling series written by henry winkler and lin oliver, is the perfect series for the transitional reader.
Nadia spent the entire first half of her life a captive of the red room, but now this teenage superscientist is on her own for the first time, and shes ready to spread her wings. Why marvel comics revealed a superhero to be bipolar. Nadia was subsequently raised in the red room before escaping as soon as she figured out pym particles, like an awesome girl. Unfortunately for him, original antman hank pym and his daughter hope are back, and they need lang s help to rescue hope s mother janet van dyne. The battle of the five armies actress evangeline lilly as hope van dyne, who in the comic books is hank pyms daughter, and actor corey stoll of. Vernon is subsequently killed by an alien criminal who teleports. Still, there s always the chance that laboratory mishaps, greedy businessmen and supervillains will mess things up. Scott lang smiled as he was in the pym households kitchen eating dinner with his mentor hank pym, hanks daughter and scotts girlfriend hope, scotts daughter cassie, his exwife maggie and maggies fiance jim paxton. Through that act of doing wrong for the right reasons, scott inadvertently learned how to be a hero himself. He immediately began improving upon his rudimentary design, quickly upgrading himself several times from ultron2, ultron3 and ultron4. Upon accepting janet s death, hank pym takes up his exwife s role as the wasp. Janet van dyne marvel cinematic universe wiki fandom. Scott lang was a downonhisluck divorced excon until he stole hank pyms sizechanging suit to save his daughter. The battle of the five armies actress evangeline lilly as hope van dyne, who in the comic books is hank pyms daughter, and actor corey stoll.
Pym revealed his secret identity of antman to van dynes daughter janet, who wished to avenge his death. Jun 01, 2018 meet 2015s silver screen sensation in waiting scott lang, the astonishing antman. Henry hank pym is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by. He s doing worldchanging research for his own company, back together with his wife janet and leading a new team of the most astonishing heroes on the planet. Henry hank pym, the creator of the wondrous pym particles, has been a crimefighting hero, brilliant inventor, and fearless explorer. I have all the mcu art of books, so i didnt hesitate to preorder antman when it was announced. A prodigy from birth, he spent his time creating fantastical and fun inventions encourage by his. Henry hank pym was an american biochemist with extensive knowledge in various scientific fields.
It turns out that hank has an heir apparent, young nadia pym. Antman for all the variations of the subject on the site. The daughter of hank pym and janet van dyne in the mc2 universe, she is first depicted as the supervillain red queen evangeline lilly portrays a different version of the character, hope van dyne, in the marvel cinematic universe film antman 2015 and appears as the successor of the wasp in the. The character, a scientist that debuted in a standalone sciencefiction anthology story, returned several issues later as the original. In the comics, scott lang was a thief who stole the antman suit to help save his daughter s life. Just before the incident, hank suffers a chemical spill that caused. Antman is such a complicated comicbook character, its a. Barbara pym has 28 books on goodreads with 71916 ratings. After scott lang entered the quantum realm, van dyne was able to send a message to him, causing him to notify.
Though she is a badass even more badass than scott lang paul rudd in the film, there is no hope van dynehope pym hank and janet s daughter in the main marvel comic book universe. Jul 06, 2018 actually, hopes comic book equivalent is an alternate reality future character set up as scotts daughter s villainous rival and i will never be over that. Scott lang was an electrician who broke into hank pyms house and stole the antman costume and gas canisters in order to rescue a doctor to save his daughter s life. Nadia pym is marvels latest attempt to make its comicbook universe resemble its cinematic universe, and while shes not exactly the same character as antmans hope pym, she fills the same role as henry pyms daughter that takes on the wasp mantle. May 10, 2016 this book may contain hank pyms last hurrah, remembers scotts daughter wass the hero stature and even introduces a new giantman. Even today, hank pym s stories are pretty troubling. Janet van dyne is the wife of hank pym and the mother of hope van dyne. Yet positioning them as the marvel cinematic universes versions of the heroes may have been the better plan given hank pym and janet van dynes history, which is very. In the comics scott lang has a daughter, and that s part of the movie too, reed said. Pym refuses, but is attracted to vernons socialite daughter janet van dyne.
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