Janet Van Dyne: The Wasp Appreciation 2022

[Digifiend]

From X-Men: Hellfire Gala

[Dream Boy]

I love the idea of Jan and Jumbo as friends.

[Frontier]

From X-Men: Hellfire Gala

Like meets like .

(Ironically I don't really like that Spider-Man look).

Also the shade at how the Avengers didn't bother with Gala wear last time.

[Digifiend]

How Civil War II Foreshadowed the Wasps' Future Challenges
https://www.cbr.com/wasp-nadia-janet-civil-war-marvel/

The moment Janet decided to be a Mom.

[Frontier]

How Civil War II Foreshadowed the Wasps' Future Challenges
https://www.cbr.com/wasp-nadia-janet-civil-war-marvel/

The moment Janet decided to be a Mom.

Too bad Hank never got to be a dad and she probably still judges him for the slap.

[Digifiend]

She does. Of course Nadia did eventually find out, and denounced the Pym name as a result. Now Janet's the one she idolises, and Janet officially adopted her soon after. But that Civil War II tie-in was the first time Janet showed maternal feelings - she never wanted to be a mother before she met Nadia. Nadia still hasn't met Hank because he still hasn't been resurrected six years later. It will definitely be interesting to see how both Wasps react to his return when it eventually happens (he can't be gone forever, surely?). And the fact that Scott Lang has taken a kindly uncle role with Nadia, treating her like he does his own daughter Cassie.

[Frontier]

She does. Of course Nadia did eventually find out, and denounced the Pym name as a result. Now Janet's the one she idolises, and Janet officially adopted her soon after. But that Civil War II tie-in was the first time Janet showed maternal feelings - she never wanted to be a mother before she met Nadia. Nadia still hasn't met Hank because he still hasn't been resurrected six years later. It will definitely be interesting to see how both Wasps react to his return when it eventually happens (he can't be gone forever, surely?). And the fact that Scott Lang has taken a kindly uncle role with Nadia, treating her like he does his own daughter Cassie.

Which sucks to me.

Not the idolizing Jan part, but denouncing Hank to facilitate that. I never cared for Whitley doing that.

[Digifiend]

It was almost certainly the plan from the start when Waid created Nadia though. Remember that her movie counterpart Hope is called Van Dyne as well.

[Digifiend]

Preview of issue 1 of Ant-Man by Al Ewing. Hank takes Janet to the cinema, but...
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/07/22/ma...w-ant-man-1-2/

[Frontier]

Preview of issue 1 of Ant-Man by Al Ewing. Hank takes Janet to the cinema, but...
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/07/22/ma...w-ant-man-1-2/

What a joy to see Hank and these two together again .

[Nyssane]

What a joy to see Hank and these two together again .

I *love* that retro style art.

[Dreaded Porcupine]

Preview of issue 1 of Ant-Man by Al Ewing. Hank takes Janet to the cinema, but...
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/07/22/ma...w-ant-man-1-2/

I am so pumped for this. Can’t really tell who the four villains are but I think I guessed two of them.

I *love* that retro style art.

Me too! It gives it a Tales to Astonish flavor.

[K7P5V]

What a joy to see Hank and these two together again .

To the utmost, I agree!

I know the majority is against it, but I still believe they're great together. (T_T)

[Dipter]

Can anyone tell me at what point in the comics Janet becomes leader of the Avengers? And any other periods you know of where she receives a lot of focus? I'd like to start a read-through of her best eras and I could use some good recommendations.

[Frontier]

Can anyone tell me at what point in the comics Janet becomes leader of the Avengers? And any other periods you know of where she receives a lot of focus? I'd like to start a read-through of her best eras and I could use some good recommendations.

I'm pretty certain it was when Roger Stern was writing The Avengers.