If readers stopped caring, Marvel wouldn't have continued to publish him. The very fact that people are writing in this thread saying "hey, I like that character" renders your point invalid. He IS interesting to a lot of people. The fact that he's not interesting to you doesn't mean everybody feels the same.
And if he hasn't been an important character for decades, why was he involved in pretty much every story involving the Avengers for decades? Mighty Avengers, Civil War, Secret Invasion, Avengers Academy, Secret Avengers... heck, an entire event was based on "what would happen if we erase him from existence?"
Maybe writers are apathetic about him. Maybe they feel like somebody painted Hank in a corner with this whole Pymtron thing, and they can't find a way to carry out the story properly. Personally, I hope someone will find a way to do it. Because I find the character interesting
"You don't raise yourself by stepping on somebody else"
Currently looking for a pull list... Does near-mint West Coast Avengers count?
#givebackthesuit
#stopstealinghisstuff
I don't think it's hate.
Just lazy.
Hank Pym had a very interesting history, then Jim Shooter writes one terrible story and that is all writers can write about.
Just lazy.
I would think an Ant-Man fan would know the most toxic thing about Hank is the fact people keep trying to retroactively make him look as such.
I totally agree. If they would have let him keep the Avenger Academy or just have him as the de facto mentor to the younger generation and lead as an example on what not to do, it could help cement his legacy. They could use the fact that he has so many legacy characters (before Marvel started making it fashionable to have legacy characters like DC) proves that his basic concept worked. Even though some might think that so many has taken his names and powers from him proves the otherwise. If they just could leave that stupid mental breakdown go, he might have a chance to join Reed and Stark (and imo when it comes to robotics and bio-chemistry he should be smarter) as the leading big-brains of the MU.
they could give him a beehive shaped school and call it Inch High.
Hank was just voted #65 on Marvels top 100 characters of all time on this very site. Well ahead of Scott Lang, flavors of the month like Gwenpool, and long time characters like Mystique, Blade, and Archangel. Anyone who says nobody cares about Hank is clearly mistaken. Also, Michael Watkins, you have Magneto as your avatar. A man who has done things far, far worse than Hank Pym, including murder. How can you like him and vilify Hank?
just when i thought i was out, they keep pulling me back in.
Again, i never said that i didn't care or even implied that others don't. i said that i find him uninteresting. How can i like a supervillain and "vilify" Pym? quite easily. i have a different standard for characters held up as heroes and those rightfully labeled as villains. Magneto, the character, knows exactly what he is. he embraces it or did no one notice the "Evil" in Brotherhood of Evil mutants. And i'd argue that Pym has still done far worse than Magneto. the latter has been alive since before WWII. Pym, through Ultron, is guilty of mass murder on an epic scale. and he added a few thousand more before coming back to Earth as Pymtron. him being 65 on a popularity list is exactly why i'm not going to shut up about him being a wife-beating piece of trash. that just reinforces stereotypes about comic book readers.