Ant Man - Blog Posts

Hey, shout-out to Marvel who made their (at the time) front runner, most popular and profitable hero into a domestic abuser by accident. And I don't mean "accident" as in a writer made a bad character decision that was signed off on, I mean "accident" as in there was a literal miscommunication between the writer and the artist.

Can you imagine suddenly becoming a wife-beater because two of your gods missed a memo? Wild.

BUT! Instead of retconning this, the team leaned into it, made it lore that Ant-Man's tech was giving him mental problems and emotional instability. He faced consequences and had to struggle with himself as a hero and as a person. It's a fucking great plotline, it's a fantastic story hook!

It's depth and recognition of brain disorders and loving someone and divorcing them anyway because you have to put on your own oxygen mask first. It's realizing that your long-term plans are crashing down around you because of a physical injury no one can fix. It's an identity crisis. It's losing friends because being a caretaker is hard.

It's retiring a character for legit in-world reasons and allowing someone else to take up a symbol. It's about creating a legacy.

Marvel lost a major money-maker during this time, but holy shit did they get to tell a story.

This is the stuff I think about when I get frustrated with DC's restarts and quick retcons; what kind of intense, personal storylines could we have seen play out if they just allowed their characters to make those mistakes? Take those terrible actions?

I don't want to see something awful handwaved into "it didn't actually happen", I want to peel open a character's mindset and motives and understand why it did. Give me the introspection. Give me the reasons. Give me them acknowledging mistakes.

Tony learning from his previous suits’ failures/shortcomings.

You’re like a little ant I’m gonna put you in my toothbrush so you think you’re stuck in the woods but everyone will know that you aren’t and they’ll laugh at you

Bucky and Wanda: *Death stare*

Scott: *:)*

David is wearing his actual wedding ring here, but on the right hand. Russians wear wedding rings on the right hand. Does this mean Kurt is married? Is there a Mrs. Goreshter?

Ant-Man (2015)

MARVELous

Avengers Infinity War

I’m sorry

Spooktober Day 3

Possessed Avengers

Mine:

In this universe Hydra has completely taken over after winning World War II Steve Rodgers was captured and brainwashed to become Captain Hydra (similar to Winter Soldier). Tony Stark designs armors for Red Skull's Hydra Legion but he never truly dons a suit and becomes Iron Man instead just using drones. Thor was apprehended after being banished from Asgard and losing his powers. He was brainwashed and became the Thunderer. Because he is no longer worthy for Mjolnir he wields a battle axe. Hank Pym becomes the Yellow Jacket and not much changed with him really. Janet was killed by Hank for attempting to betray Hydra and in her place is Hornet who is also the Ultron of this universe and just like the Iron Drones there are multiple Hornets. So maybe not exactly Possession but fitting enough I feel

Jared's:

Possessed Hulk: He was possessed by an evil spirit that made him into the uncontrollable rage monster Hulk forever

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