The Astonishing Ant-Man, Vol. 1: Everybody Loves Team-Ups

The Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) (Collected Editions)

by Nick Spencer, Ramon Rosanas (Illustrator)

Scott Lang was a down-on-his-luck, divorced ex-con -- until he stole renowned scientist and super hero Hank Pym's size-altering technology in the hopes of saving his daughter's life. Through that act of doing wrong for the right reasons, Scott inadvertently learned how to be a hero himself. With Pym's blessing and his daughter Cassie at his side, Scott became... The Astonishing Ant-Man! But when a curveball upends Scott's life, will he continue to be a hero, or will he return to his former life of crime?

COLLECTING: THE ASTONISHING ANT-MAN 1-4; ANT-MAN: LAST DAYS 1; ANT-MAN ANNUAL 1

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Ebooks

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2015

About the author

Librarian Note:
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

Nick Spencer is a comic book writer known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics (Existence 2.0/3.0, Forgetless, Shuddertown, Morning Glories), his work at DC Comics (Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), and for his current work at Marvel Comics (Iron Man 2.0, Ultimate Comics: X-Men).

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly, and a bit unimportant in the grand scheme of the Marvel world, but the bit where he hooked up with Beetle made it totally worth reading. <--don't ask me why, it just did!



So, yeah. My enjoyment of this title springs mostly from my curiosity as to which of the women in his life are going to screw him over the hardest. Because if it's not Beetle, it'll be his ex-wife (in the form of her new husband), or maybe his reality tv star ex-girlfriend, Darla (aka stand-in for the Thing)?

But Scott's screwed no matter what.
Will his main (only) investor, Mary Morgenstern, who turns out to be a clairvoyant hero from the golden age, get sick of him fucking up and just pull the plug? Or maybe his employees, with their somewhat shifty morality, migrate towards an employer with better dental benefits?
Or, hell, what about the actual bad guys who want to take him out?
HENCH App, FTW!
Yeah. Scott Lang is a dead man walking.



And that's the charm of this title.
Sure, Scott can't catch a break, but it's because of the stupid self-sabotaging shit that he does. Raise your hand if you know someone like this?
Or maybe you are that person? <--sucks!
Point is, his character is relatable to almost everyone.



Ok. There's an issue with the new Captain America, Sam Wilson, that's pretty fun, and it showcases their friendship in a good light. Both of those characters had a good sense of humor about their perspective places in the MU, and they played off of each other quite well. Good stuff. Not perfect, but good.



Bonus! The Ant-Man Annual, so you get a Pym/Lang team-up that's fun. Plus, Ant-Man: Last Days, where you get the background on Mary and see how Lang spent his last few hours on Earth.
Hint: He was nekked with a super-villain. <--Go, Scott!



If you like lovable loser stories, this is for you!

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, hey, is the song, “It’s a Small World” stuck in your head now? I apologize. I apologize for nothing. Enjoy!

I could never understand what the fascination was with a shrinking super power, as males have a tendency to overcompensate or stretch the truth about stuff, it leaves me to wonder why this could be a conscious choice.



Kids, size does matter and why couldn’t he, as a scientist, come up with a death ray or a non-addictive brand of crack instead.



And how would Antman know this?

Antman, a founding member of the Avengers, has been around since, like, forever…



Commie bastards!!

And speaking way earlier in this review of overcompensating males, Hank Pym was the first Antman, and in the Antman annual, included in this volume, he’s back to re-claim his property.



He also needs Scott Lang’s (the current, teeny-tiny Antman) help in defeating his greatest foe!

Whoa, Jeff! Ultron’s back again!?!

Uh, no. It’s Egghead…



…so get ready for an eggsellent adventure.



What else is in this book?

Let’s recap the first volume:



Which brought us to the very edge of the end of all that we know and the beginning of Secret Wars… and Antman is hooking up with the Beetle.



What’s the deal with the helmet?

Real men wear Hulk-hands to bed…

Gentleman, you’re welcome.

*clears throat*

This one’s all about team-ups including one with the new Captain America.



Sadly, Antman’s “staff” are reluctant to work with Cap.



The Hench app is still problematic for our hero.



Plus, the Slug…



…and thrilling battles with bunnies. DAWWW.



Bottom Line: Spencer’s writing has grown sharper as he’s progressed through this series and there’s belly laughs to be found here. If you’re a fan of his work on Superior Foes of Spider-Man or Dennis Hopeless’s current run on Spider-Woman, pick this up.

Skottie Young…yada, yada, yada…for Trish…yada, yada, yada…

[Sam Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only astonishing thing about the first volume of Astonishing Ant-Man is Nick Spencer’s ability to write so much about so little – and I’m not just talking about Ant-Man’s size either!

This is the Scott Lang version of Ant-Man who’s started up a security firm in Florida with a pair of moronic Z-list villains, Grizzy (just a weirdo in a bear suit) and Machinesmith (a robot hacker who’s gay for no reason). They’re up against some more Z-list villains who’re using an app for villainous lackeys. There’s some lame soap-operatics with Scott still trying to be a good dad to his newly-resurrected daughter Cassie and I’m running out of energy just summarising this rubbish book!

I’m honestly trying to find some redeeming quality but I can’t come up with anything. These weren’t so much stories as they were half-baked premises: a retirement home for superheroes/villains, a reality show with his ex Darla Deering, a team-up with Sam Wilson/Captain America to battle a Giganto, and a “hi-larious” basketball game with real-life comedian, Paul Scheer.

None of the pathetic attempts at stories were at all interesting while none of the jokes landed and the humour was actually just extremely irritating – Scott’s still a mess, har har, repeat ad nauseam… Spencer’s still got literary diarrhea and nearly every page is smeared with his bland writing.

The framing device towards the end shows Scott back in the slammer except Spencer never explains how he got back there – shoddy storytelling. And what was the point of giving some rando techie the Giant Man gear?!

So Ant-Man is still microscopically fun to read! Utter trash, I definitely didn’t love The Astonishing(ly Dull) Ant-Man, Volume 1: Everybody Loves Team-Ups!

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sequel to Ant-Man: Second Chance Man that came out before Secret Wars. There's a lot of potential here that is never realized. New plotlines keep getting introduced and then are just left dangling. Each issue starts out with Scott being in jail again but the story never delved further into how he got there. Lang is such a sad sack and screw-up that it really wears on you, he's worse than Peter Parker. His reasonings for making his life even more complicated don't make sense. He's going to stay away from his daughter to protect her, but then shows up ant-sized to voyeuristically watch her anyway. So why not just tell her he is around, but he's staying ant-sized when around to protect her from super-villains. He's got a business that he pays zero attention to and two "ex" super-villain employees that don't do any work. They just do shady things in sub-plots. There's just no cohesion holding this series together.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm still really enjoying Nick Spencer's run on Ant-Man. His sense of humour really works well with the character and makes me miss Superior Foes of Spider-Man less.

The only slightly weak spot here is the annual. As usual, Marvel annuals aren't quite up to the standard of the main book.

Still, I was glad to see Cassie's superhero career as Stature referenced in this volume; I was concerned that was getting swept under the carpet because it didn't gel with the movie version of Ant-Man.

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is still quite a decent book, and can be pretty funny. It reminds me a lot of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man in so many ways. Hardly surprising, it's the same author. But Scott is so consistently a screw up that I'm honestly just getting a little tired of it. I think I hit my limit of "Oh, come on, Scott!" in this volume.

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 2 out of 5]

Where's the adventure? This was too mopey and reliant on light humor and guest stars, I'm probably giving up on Nick Spencer, just not my style, I'll try out his Spider-Man and that's it for me.

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

ugh just because the film was good doesn't mean a comics company should cash in by making themed books. This was horrible in my opinion.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very enjoyable at points. SUPER funny too. However, the main story it's trying to tell hurt it for me. It just feels kind of fluff. Like no real story to find gripping and watching his storyline dwindle to just a one joke and move on pissed me off. We can make a gripping story and still be funny as hell. Luckily, this book made me laugh a lot, so I have to give it a high rating just for that because so little comics make me laugh out loud like this one.

[Danielle The Book Huntress · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty good. It has the humor of the movie. I'm not that familiar with Scott Lang as Ant-Man, other than what I know of him from the movie and from the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes animated show.

Marvel fans will enjoy all the cameos and the look at the Marvel Universe from a humorous perspective, with some truly odd villains and heroes.

I was glad my library had this. I don't know that I would buy it, unless you are a huge Ant-Man fan.

[Miguel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some parts are OK but overall It's just not my type of book. I like books more complex, smart and mature.
I don't like the main character so that's a big problem for me. sorry Scott you are just dumb :/
(this is not a spoiler) why doesen't Scott just tell his daughter that he can't see her because it's dangerous to begin with? like seriously? or why don't he just quit he's job so he could be with his daughter ? I don't get it. for me the plot is just so weak.

[Campo Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty good and funny book, not as good as the last volume but still good read. this books biggest flaw is its story arcs are very small no pun intended. 3.75/5

[Brian Poole · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Astonishing Ant-Man picks up where its predecessor series left off before Secret Wars.

The Astonishing Ant-Man continues to chart the misadventures of Scott Lang as he tries to start a new life in Miami. After reminiscing about his last adventure with original Ant-Man Hank Pym, Scott winds up picking Pym’s successor as Giant-Man. In the countdown to the end of the world, he learns some key info about his business partner Mary Morgenstern and hooks up with the new female Beetle. Eight months after Secret Wars, Scott has somehow landed back in prison. He looks back on his struggling security business, where he employs quasi-reformed villains Grizzly and Machinesmith. Ant-Man is bedeviled by villains attacking him thanks to “Hench,” an Uber-esque app connecting super-crooks with paying customers. Scott is put into the orbit of his ex-girlfriend, Miss Thing, and teams up with Captain America (Sam Wilson). He secretly watches over his daughter Cassie, but keeps his distance, fearful of endangering her again. Meanwhile, the villainous Cross family lurks in the background.

The Astonishing Ant-Man is a fun, enjoyable book. When the character got a regular series last year, readers used to seeing a more serious and competent Scott Lang needed to adjust to this “lovable loser” version. Writer Nick Spencer deploys Scott with a lot of humor, making it all go down pretty easily. Spencer has a lot of great ideas (Hench, Scott’s complicated love life) that he uses quite effectively. If it’s still somewhat odd seeing Scott act like such a screw-up, Spencer makes it believable and entertaining. Scott’s complicated relationship with Cassie adds some needed pathos and genuine emotion. Spencer does some interesting things with the supporting cast and frames the action with the mystery of why ex-con Scott is once again in prison. Artist Ramon Rosanas is a good partner for Spencer. He deploys a bright, clean style with some pronounced cartoon elements that suits the light-hearted material quite well. The action moves along crisply and Rosanas is adept at translating Spencer’s concepts into effective visuals.

The one caveat for The Astonishing Ant-Man is that Marvel has chosen to label Everybody Loves Team-Ups as “Volume 1” and tries to present it as a “jumping on” point, as part of its post-Secret Wars line-wide re-launch. That’s a disservice to readers. Everybody Loves Team-Ups is a clear continuation of previous volume Second Chance Man, with the same creative team. While Spencer works in some exposition about the events of that volume, readers really should start there to be able to follow the action most effectively.

For fans up on the character’s recent history, The Astonishing Ant-Man is an entertaining direction that’s a lot of fun to read.

A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty relentlessly...OK.

I enjoyed the same author’s Superior Foes of Spider-Man and this has a similar vibe although I suppose we’re supposed to be rooting for well-meaning-trainwreck Scott Lang and not delighting in his failings, which somewhat tempers my schadenfreude.

Still, this is the second Paul Scheer comics appearance I’ve seen this year (see also: Mister Miracle) so something is going right in my reading life, at least!

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't a huge fan of the previous volume of this series (also volume 1, to be confusing). It was fun, but it reeked of 'only existing because there's a movie out' syndrome. This second volume (one), is a vast improvement, and totally justifies the existence of the series.

We begin with two one-shots, the first being an annual that ties into the Rage of Ultron story and shows us how Scott deals with the 'death' of Hank Pym, as well as introducing a new supporting character. The Last Days Secret Wars tie-in expands a little more on Ms. Morgenstern's role in the book with some surprising results, before ending the world in true Ant-Man style.

Then we get the first four issues of the new Astonishing Ant-Man series which flashes forward eight months, then goes back to fill in the gaps. There are a few mysteries that I'd have thought would be resolved here (one especially big one for certain), but instead we get the ongoing story of the Hench and Lackey apps whilst Scott tries to be a good superhero, boss, father, and boyfriend (and fails spectacularly at all of them, but with good intentions!).

The artwork is handled almost exclusively by Ramon Rosanas, who I think I've mentioned before is in the same vein as Chris Samnee, which is of course high praise, although he gets a new colourist for the final issue which changes the feel of his art considerably and I'm not sure which I preferred.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plots are basically wacky and wander in circles, although the part about Scott trying to be a secret part of his daughter's life while keeping her safe is poignant. There are a number of fun pop culture references, and the stuff about the villain-hiring app is rather funny.
The female characters are mostly just angry: angry ex-wife, angry daughter, angry investor/boss, angry (and manipulative) ex-girlfriend. And then there's a villain who comes around for the occasional hook-up with Scott while she cheerfully insults him. That aspect of it was disappointing.
The art is okay but rather generic. The men tend to have similar facial features, and the women tend to look similar, too; they just have varying hairstyles. And one guy wears a bear costume.
I don't feel compelled to seek out more of this.

[Norman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read, not much more. Some more development of the current downtrodden Scott Lang situation but feels more or less plot-heavy.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

The general fun of this volume is almost spoiled by the Last Days crossover that inserts a depressing end-of-the-world scenario into the first half of the book only to be completely ignored in the second half. This company-wide non-apocalypse is ruining the tone of a lot of Marvel collections being put out at this time. Also, the strength of the previous book depended on the interaction between the hero and his daughter. This volume suffers from a forced estrangement between the two. Still good overall, but not as successful as the previous outing.

[˗ˏˋ janet ˊˎ˗ · Rating 3 out of 5]

surprisingly very little happened in the whole thing but that’s alright i still enjoyed it. bettle & ant man being together? something i didn’t know i needed!

[Roman · Rating 4 out of 5]

​​Після успіху лімітки "Ant-man" за авторством Ніка Спенсера з малюнком Рамона Розанаса Marvel дали їм дозвіл зробити повноцінний онґоїнґ про пригоди Скотта Ленґа. Однак перед тим як взятися за сам онґоїнґ пропоную спершу розглянути те, що виходило між ним та ліміткою.

У щорічнику лімітки "Ant-man" нам показують, що Скотт дізнається про те, що сталося з Пімом в " Avengers: Rage of Ulron" і згадує їх останню з Генком пригоду. Сам номер завершується тизером того, що новий персонаж стане Велетнем тепер коли Пім перетворився у Пімтрона.

Далі пригоди Скотта продовжилися у ван-шоті "Last Days of Ant-Man". Події якого відбуваються прямо перед "Secret Wars". За сюжетом Ленґ на прохання Мері, це жінка яка є спонсором його бізнесу, викрадає амулет і місцевого кримінального авторитета. Суть в тому, що Мері він потрібен для того, щоб омолодити постарілих героїв Золотої Доби, та що ж таке і тут я на героїв Золотої Доби потрапив, для того, щоб вони провели останній день перед кінцем світу займаючись тим чим люблять. Загалом дуже хороший і досить милий ван-шот вийшов.

А тепер нарешті переходимо до перших чотирьох номерів "Astonishing Ant-man". Сюжет продовжує лінії які почалися ще в минулій лімітці. Сам Скотт все ще намагається знайти успішного клієнта для того щоб його бізнес став прибутковий, а також переживає, що у нього з усіма близькими для нього людьми погані стосунки через те як він з ними погодився. Також, що досить прикольно, гег з минулої лімітки про додаток завдяки якому можна найняти собі підручних суперлиходіїв отримав розвиток і став однією з головних ліній. Плюс тут Спенсер вкинув досить цікаву інтригу, суть в тому, що події в серії відбуваються в минулому в той час як в теперішньому сам Скотт сидить у в'язниці.

Загалом ран Спенсера продовжує бути класним, автор тут більше зосереджується на жартах в діалогах та взаємодії між персонажами в результаті чого виходить досить хороша та весела слайсуха. Сам Скотт та його оточення продовжують буде персонажами за якими хочеться спостерігати, ну і кінцівка з новим Велетнем мене зацікавила.

[Hilary "Fox" · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ants.

Who doesn't like Ant-Man?

This is a continuation from Second Chance Man and it continues to both entertain and break your heart. Scott Lang is doing his best to do right by his family. He's gone straight - trying to run a small security business there in Miami to stay close to his family. Only now he's realized that by virtue of being Ant-Man he's putting Cassie in danger. So what's the best thing to do? Apparently use his shrinking powers to continue spying on her while also ghosting her. That's... not smart, Scott. But here we go.

This was a fun little collection of stories. Street level stories (which the exception of the Last Days tie-in which was really great) where the stakes are low but extremely entertaining. Continuing the theme of setting up little known characters with Ant-Man we see the return of Egg Head in a great Hank Pym team-up, as well as a ton of interesting Golden Age characters in a story that was really heartbreakingly beautiful to me. Also, Sam Wilson is fantastic and I'm looking forward to seeing more of him.

Which is to say - hey, I enjoyed this. I'm also a sucker for street-level stuff, though, and easily swayed by a well-written Scott Lang. Looking forward to reading more of these stories.

[Jaye Berry · Rating 1 out of 5]

So many words for so many nothing. OOF I didn't like this.

The writing actually sucked and the entire story was??? Each issue it would begin with him in prison and then go back to before but then it never says how tf he went to prison. Scott Lang started up a security firm with some ex villains- one is a machine idk the other is some dude in a bear suit? They are up against random even lesser known villains from a henchmen hiring app.

There's also drama about how Scott wants to do right by his daughter and keep her safe... by staying out of her life. But then shrinking down and being around her anyway? There was no reason to not talk to her??? It was so dumb. It had a lot of his ex-girlfriends in here too stopping by. One had pink hair (love that) but then had a suit that mimicked the powers and look of the The Thing like girl WHAT.

I love Ant-man in the MCU and I'm hyped for this third movie but catch me not looking for more Ant-man comics. 💀

[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one wasn't bad. I liked the art style. But I got tired of the sad sack vibe Scott has going. DNF

[Tomungo X · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its so relieving to find a hero who is so toxic to his closest people. And be truelt means well but somehow he gets put in the worst situations!!

[Alex Sarll]

Nick Spencer writes excellent schmuck - guys (and it is usually, though not always, guys) who keep fucking up but always have a perfectly sound reason for why it's definitely not their fault. The more sympathetic of them - Scott Lang included - do occasionally admit they may be to blame, and even genuinely mean to do better, but there's always something that comes up, isn't there? And yes, generally they do have bad luck. Granted, bad luck which at some stage stems from their own earlier choices, but still, you can't see quite how they'd pull themselves out of this mess even if they were better people.

Obviously, this is hilarious. Or at least it is when paired with Spencer's gift for cruel one-liners, artists who've got the body language chops to sell all this, and a set-up in which Lang's trying to run a no-hoper security firm with two reformed D-list supervillains as his only staff. Well, I say 'reformed'...And then there's all the meta stuff. For instance: we have here the 'Last Days' one-shot leading into the end of the world and Secret Wars. Most other Marvel comics' Last Days stories ended on some hopeful note about the little heroism or love or whatever which we can accomplish even in the face of Armageddon. This one...less so. Similarly, while a lot of the post-Secret Wars relaunches have been pointedly enigmatic about the eight months currently missing from the timeline, Ant-Man treats it like that embarrassing conversation when you run into someone you've not seen in ages, they ask what you've been up to, and you can't think of anything better to say than the last couple of box sets you watched.

Also, the Uber-style supervillain app 'Hench' is amazing.

[Alex E · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the more lighthearted tone of this book compliments Nick Spencer's style alot better than say... Captain America.

When the stakes are lower, and the plot revolves around a character that can be... a bit of an idiot at times, Nick Spencer can really let that witty banter writing style that he has shine through. Not only that but the more focused story of Scott Lang trying to do right by his daughter and himself is something that helps the story greatly. So while the overall plot is not a huge, bombastic thriller, we do get a personal and funny story about a guy trying not to mess up.

The art goes great with the overall story as it has a cartoony look to it, but without going over the top. It still has enough realism to make the more absurd parts, like a guy in a giant bear outfit drinking a beer, look pretty silly - in a good way.

The only couple of problems I had with the book are the issues that take place before secret wars, which kind of confuse the plot a bit. I mean, if you don't know about secret wars and what took place, its almost like the story stops, then started over again with no reason. And ironically the greatest strength of this book, the frivolity of the plot, is its greatest weakness as it does have the general feel of "meh". Not enough to say its a bad book, but it reminds me of an episode of a tv show that you'll never watch again. Entertaining for now, but forgettable in the long run.

I had fun reading this comic, but nothing to really hang your hat on just yet. Im sure the next volume will have more depth and of course humor that this book sets up.

[Anchorpete · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nick Spencer, What a polarizing author. People have such vitriol for his writing, ever since he made Captain America an agent of Hydra. I think he is Marvel's second best writer, at the moment. I am in the other camp. I don't hate the idea of Cap always being a Hydra agent. I think it opens up the door to some interesting stories.
When it comes to one of Spencer's other titles- morning glories, at this point I am like "Can we please get to the ultimate reveal, at this point???"
Then you have Ant-Man and Superior Foes of Spider-Man, two titles that seem to be related ala Avengers and West Coast Avengers. I love both of these spencer books, and I might even like this one more, because even though the characters in this book have questionable morals and motivations, ultimately Scott Lang is a good guy, and the end result is not a quick joke about how low he is willing to go. The end joke is, how bad can a guy's luck be, when he is just trying to make a living, and do right by his daughter. this is a book about a very relate-able character.

[Jeff Lanter · Rating 3 out of 5]

After watching Ant-Man and knowing little about the character, perhaps it is no surprise that I ended up here wanting a bit more of the character after really enjoying the movie. Unfortunately, this book is not for me and does not capture what I liked about the movie. Ant-Man tries to be funny and there are moments where it succeeds but I think it tries too hard for the payoff. I think it also tries a bit too hard for Scott Lang to be a loser. Each issue of the four shows another way that he is a loser but doesn't offer many redeeming qualities to help offset this. In the movie, there was a nice balance and Paul Rudd made the character likable and kind of cool but in this book, Scott just feels like a loser. I do think there are some cool ideas like an Uber for superhero villains but there just isn't enough to hook me or to make me think this series will appeal to me more going forward.

[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was the book with Cassie and Kate, but it's not--it's all Scott. I really loved the Last Days issue--Scott's investor runs a retirement home for senior superheroes (and some villains) and on the last day of the universe, all these 40s and 50s era sueprheroes get one last day of youth. It's fabulous, and I'd like to learn more about Mary Morgenstern/Miss Patriot and her Captain America.

There's a lot of snarky one-liners, and Scott talking about the first day he was on the Avengers and Cap said he'd be fine as long as he remembered the one big rule--never sleep with supervillains, no matter what Tony said. Cue apology. The supervillain version of Uber connected all the stories nicely, but Scott's constant screw ups got old pretty fast. I want to find the Cassie comic!

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Part of the ALL NEW or ALL DIFFERENT or NOW Marvel reboot (who can keep track?) former Avenger, former member of the Fantastic Four Scott Lang, A.K.A. Ant-Man, has transformed into the running fart joke of the Marvel Universe. Another example of Marvel writers pandering to the movie fans who do not read the comics, and completely ignoring the established personality or history of a character to create a series that is quickly rebooted and still canned because the people who actually do read comics do not want the books to mimic the movies.