Ant-Man
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| Ant-Man | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales to Astonish #35 (September 1962) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| Characters | Henry Pym Scott Lang Eric O'Grady |
Ant-Man is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. The first Ant-Man, Henry Pym, was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appears in Tales to Astonish #35. Since Pym, both Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady have used the name Ant-Man.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Over the years a variety of characters have assumed the title of Ant-Man, most of whom have been connected with the Avengers.
[edit] Henry Pym
Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym invented the various methods for someone to reduce their size and assume the identity of Ant-Man, armed with a helmet that can control ants.
Over the years he has adopted other aliases, largely based on his size altering discovery: Pym Particles. These include Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and currently Wasp
[edit] Scott Lang
Scott Lang was a thief who was reformed with the aid of Pym and Iron Man. After a career as the second Ant-Man, he became an affiliate of the Fantastic Four, and most recently became a full-time member of the Avengers. For a period of time he dated Jessica Jones. He was killed in Avengers #500, but his daughter, Cassie, has taken up his heroic mantle as Stature, in the pages of Young Avengers.
[edit] Eric O'Grady
Eric O'Grady is the new "hero" 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 who he believed was Dr.Henry Pym, but actually a Skrull impostor, in the latest incarnation of the Ant-Man suit, in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s headquarters. A man of very few morals and willing to lie, cheat, steal, and manipulate in order to get ahead in life, Eric really immediately stole the armor for his own selfish plans, which included using his status as a "super-hero" to seduce women, and humiliate and torment others. He had his own short-lived title before being shuttled off, first to the pages of "Avengers: The Initiative," and then, "The Thunderbolts".
[edit] Film adaptation
Edgar Wright plans to direct an action film with some humorous elements, insisting that Ant-Man will not be a comedy like Fantastic Four or a spoof.[1] The script has been written by Wright and Joe Cornish, who plan to include Henry Pym and Scott Lang as major characters, with Pym as Ant-Man in the 1960s in Tales to Astonish style, and a flashforward to Lang as Ant-Man's successor in the 1980s/1990s.[2]
On February 9, Wright said that the project was in "a holding pattern" while the script was revised, with casting yet to begin. The director reported that he would have news about the film in a few months.[3] He has been researching nanotechnology for the film.[4] As of March 2008, Wright told Empire magazine that a second draft of the script is being written. Known for being a comedy writer, the director noted that the film would not be overtly comedic, but that it would be "more of a full-on action adventure sci-fi film but with a comedic element."[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Comic-Con 2006: Ant-Man Panel". IGN. 2006-07-24. http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=28744. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ "Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man". SuperHeroHype.com. 2006-07-26. http://superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4566. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ Steve Head (2007-02-15). "Exclusive: Hot Fuzz Helmer Commences Them". IGN. http://movies.ign.com/articles/764/764950p1.html. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview : Edgar Wright". Moviehole.net. 2007-03-19. http://www.moviehole.net/interviews/20070314_exclusive_interview_edgar_wrig.html. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ^ Glen Ferris (2008-03-10). "Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant Man". Empire. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22141. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
[edit] External links
- Ant-Man (disambiguation) at the Marvel Universe
- Ant-Man at the Marvel Database Project
- Ant-Man at the Internet Movie Database
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