I'm gonna buy Ant-Man, but I'm curious what on earth it will be about as...well...who are the supporting cast?
Seriously? Cassie was great! If you hate Cassie, why don't you also hate Iron Man and Carol Danvers? They were on the same side Cassie joined!
Gee, a character that wears their emotions on their sleeve is annoying. It's not like we're flooded with moronic manchild heroes everywhere that are more tedious.
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With the Ant Man movie coming out next year, its not surprising they'd introduce a solo book.
I'm interested to see how Lang does. I'm gonna give this a shot. That cover is lovely. And of course I welcome any book that could potentially connect to the Young Avengers in some way -- in this case via Cassie (RIP)
They did a slow build with him by placing him the leader of the Future Foundation and then by placing him in the Orginal Sin event. Marvel is probably hoping that the fans who liked him in those titles will give his solo a try. Honestly if they would have threw out a solo for Lang right off the bat Marvel would be further risking failour for the character. So there has been character build up/push it's just been more so on the "sly" .
I agree to an extant.
But GOTG was a successful title in the early 2000's and the mix of characters that they have for that title each bring something that naturally draws on fans. There also characters who had a small fan bases before they were a group by bringing them together there was more potential for success than a solo C-D list character. So yeah a group of C-lister would make a better choice than just the one.
In spite of that I think Lang may do alright if Marvel can make fans care about the character to grab his title. I think the books he was in recently will contribute to potential interest in the character but even with that there will be a few hurdles he will have to jump before a large number of fans are cheering him on. In the current market marvel has to make moves that will bring success and with this character I think they at least laid the ground work for that.
I think the problem with Cassie Lang, as with most of the teenage so-called superheroes is their attitude in general. Granted, it's probably typical, to the point of almost being stereotypical, of every teenager, but I think what is annoying is this attitude of superiority they seem to have. Kids, not even out of high school or high school drop-outs, thinking that they're better, more competent, and smarter than superheroes who have been doing this for years.
Adding to that the slight (or sometimes flagrant) disrespect they show to the older heroes, yeah, it's pretty annoying.
I don't enjoy Cassie Lang's character, personally. Just like I gritted my teeth at the Avengers Academy kids from time to time (some more than others - Mettle and Reptil were just fine IMO). Just like I don't enjoy Young Avengers. For me it's a question of taste, I suppose. I know some readers really enjoy teen heroes, but I don't. Maybe I'm getting old
...did we read the same Cassie? I mean, this is the girl who calls Tony Stark and Hank Pym uncle Tony and Uncle Pym! No really, where does Cassie ever try to assert herself as smarter than other people outside her mother and step father who abused her?
And let's be honest, most of the grown up heroes have that same attitude you hate. Tony Stark for example, Namor is a Huge example, even Cap! But Cassie? Cassie wore her emotions on her sleeve and was always vulnerable. When has Cassie ever acted like she was superior to anyone else?!
LOVE that Ant-Man cover, and the fact that it's Scott Lang.
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Yes, sorry about that... Maybe I threw in all the teenage super-powered beings into one package without sorting them out. Cassie probably doesn't fit exactly this category, but I still have no particular fondness for her. I was more trying to find a reason why some might not like teen superheroes.
The examples for adult heroes you cited do fall in this category. Namor is not a character I enjoy, so I can't argue with you. Stark is problematic in the sense that some writers will have a nicer, friendlier and less arrogant Tony, while others write him as a scumbag sometimes. Cap... well, he's freaking Captain America. Yes, he knows more, yes he's more competent, and yes, people should listen to him. My point is those are adults. They have experience, they know what they're talking about and they know what they're doing. Some 17-year-old kid with powers pretending to know more or being able to do better is simply ridiculous (and I'm not pointing Cassie here).
And that's Uncle Hank :-P