Janet Van Dyne: The Winsome Wasp Appreciation 2021

[CosmiComic]

Is it even common for superheroines to have short hair? That always seems to get backlash, at least from what I've seen

[Stars & Stripes]

Is it even common for superheroines to have short hair? That always seems to get backlash, at least from what I've seen

From what I've seen, the arguments against short-haired heroines tends to just be from a sexist standpoint.

[CosmiComic]

From what I've seen, the arguments against short-haired heroines tends to just be from a sexist standpoint.

That's what I thought. Basically in Eurocentric American culture at least, short hair = man, even though that's not really true. I think Janet's look sets her apart

[Digifiend]

Yeah, in 616, Janet's hair has never been longer than shoulder length (which is how she had it when she debuted). It has been shown longer in AUs though, such as the Marvel Adventures comics and the comic that page came from (the Origins one-shot, right?). Considering her wings, it's probably more practical for Janet to keep her hair short.

[CosmiComic]

Yeah, in 616, Janet's hair has never been longer than shoulder length (which is how she had it when she debuted). It has been shown longer in AUs though, such as the Marvel Adventures comics and the comic that page came from (the Origins one-shot, right?). Considering her wings, it's probably more practical for Janet to keep her hair short.

Practicality seems to not always factor into female costumes, at least from what I've seen.

[K7P5V]

I remember that one-shot. I still like the old version, but the new version of when Pym met Jan was very interesting (IMHO):

[Frontier]

I remember that one-shot. I still like the old version, but the new version of when Pym met Jan was very interesting (IMHO):

I enjoyed this issue too .

[Chris0013]

I remember that one-shot. I still like the old version, but the new version of when Pym met Jan was very interesting (IMHO):

I like when they update the origins like this issue did...same with the Daredevil: The Man Without Fear LS...take the elements introduced over time and integrate them into a cohesive story.

[LAWtoyoto 432]

I remember that one-shot. I still like the old version, but the new version of when Pym met Jan was very interesting (IMHO):

It's so weird the artist drew her like a 19 years old girl. That's quite creepy.

[Frontier]

It's so weird the artist drew her like a 19 years old girl. That's quite creepy.

I think age-wise that was actually kind of accurate though?

[Sutekh]

I think age-wise that was actually kind of accurate though?

Yeah, Hank was supposed to be older (like, at least grad student, older, so mid-20s?), and Jan the late teen daughter of the older guy who was mentoring / sponsoring him, or something like that.

That was sort of thing back then. Sue was supposed to be quite a bit younger than Reed, back in the day, as well (he had those gray streaks and Vietnam era backstory, and she was supposed to just be a few years older than Johnny, who was still a teen).

Today, probably best to just push that under the bridge and have them be mostly age-contemporary.

[CosmiComic]

Yeah, Hank was supposed to be older (like, at least grad student, older, so mid-20s?), and Jan the late teen daughter of the older guy who was mentoring / sponsoring him, or something like that.

That was sort of thing back then. Sue was supposed to be quite a bit younger than Reed, back in the day, as well (he had those gray streaks and Vietnam era backstory, and she was supposed to just be a few years older than Johnny, who was still a teen).

Today, probably best to just push that under the bridge and have them be mostly age-contemporary.

Yeah, that's one aspect of those relationships which didn't end well. With Reed and Sue, I always wondered why this middle-aged guy was married to a visibly younger woman. It kinda creeped me out

[Frontier]

Well, if she was a legal adult when they met I don't think it's that much of an issue, but that's just my take.

[CosmiComic]

Well, if she was a legal adult when they met I don't think it's that much of an issue, but that's just my take.

I guess so, but Idk if that totally makes it ok. Even legally adult relationships can have problems with power dynamics. And tbh, with how both these relationships have gone over the years, Idk if they were totally solid to begin with.

[Frontier]

I guess so, but Idk if that totally makes it ok. Even legally adult relationships can have problems with power dynamics. And tbh, with how both these relationships have gone over the years, Idk if they were totally solid to begin with.

I guess then it's just a matter of the individual relationship and the execution.

Hank and Janet had their problems and issues, no doubt, some severe...but I still like them together.