Marvel 'Next Big Thing': Nick Spencer Talks "Ant-Man"

[Derek Metaltron]

I couldn't care less about LMD Grady. I want the real one or nothing.

Also, I don't know why people are so happy about Cassie being back and Lang getting an ongoing. It should have been Eric!
Scott Lang is a perv who used to peep on Carol Danvers in the shover.
Cassie Lang is a murderer who killed Stingray by stepping on him!
Eric O'Grady is a true hero with a tragical backstory (he got the ant suit after his best friend sacrificed himself), with awesome feats (he almost defeated the Hulk and stopped the Skrull Invasion) and with a heart of gold (he did his best to cheer up his best friend's girlfriend while she was mourning his death).

Erm... not sure whether this post was made with seriousness or not, but just in case (and stating that Eric is still my fav Ant Man)...

- Eric perved on Ms Marvel, not Scott (though Lang has voyeured on people like Darla in the past). At one point in fact he even was able to briefly shape shift into her when he was in a construct in another dimensions during the Ant Man/Wasp mini.
- It was more he took the suit off his best friend after he was killed by HYDRA during Enemy of the State, mainly so he wouldn't die. Which in turn was because he and his friend had mistakenly assumed whilst on guard duty they got confused over whether they were meant to keep people from going in or out of (Skrull) Pym's lab.
- If by 'cheer up' you mean he seduced her to have sex. On top of his dead friend's grave. Got her pregnant. And then declined to help her raise their child (though he did this because he felt morally incapable of being a good father at the time, so it wasn't a totally selfish act).

That said, Eric might have been a jerk at the worst of times, spent a stealth mission between Black Widow's breasts and was friends with villains like Black Fox and Taskmaster, but he also had a desire to be better and be a hero, especially when he became a Secret Avenger. And he was able to (secretly) help Iron Man fight Gladiator Hulk (though he failed in the end) and was a vital contributor in ending the Skrull Invasion (ironically by being at the defenceless Camp Hammond when the Skrulls took it over because he didn't want to fight Skrulls in New York and hid). He realised that Norman Osborn was a wacko on the Thunderbolts and thus attempted in secret to undermine him (for example releasing Bucky Cap from his bonds when the Thunderbolts were sent to deal with him during Cap Reborn). He saved Mars with Sharon Carter's help. And ultimately protected a child's life at what seems to be the expense of his own.

O'Grady might not be the best morally and started off as 'Irredeemable', but to me he'll always be the best Ant Man.

[UltimateTy]

I think that post wasn't being entirely serious.

Its hard to tell sometimes online lol

[KurtW95]

Cassie's coming back?

[neonrideraryeh]

Doom's totally going to undo what he did

Cassie being back alive is good news because that adds the interesting factor to the book. I think I'm much more inclined to read it now. Plus I do like Nick Spencer.

[FlashingSabre]

Me too, man. Me too!!!

[FlashingSabre]

Lang has been the true Ant-Man for decades.

Actually that was O'Grady

[Harpoon]

Actually that was O'Grady

No, O'Grady was just introduced in 2006. He was Ant-Man for like 6 years.

[Ravin' Ray]

Have we ever known on-record how Scott's ex-wife and her cop boyfriend reacted to Cassie's death? I figure the ex would at least be mentioned or referenced in the future.

[Harpoon]

Have we ever known on-record how Scott's ex-wife and her cop boyfriend reacted to Cassie's death? I figure the ex would at least be mentioned or referenced in the future.

Spencer has actually said she'll be in the book.

[thejka]

I'm glad she's coming back. Can she get a new codename?

[runguy]

Here's hoping it picks up where Fraction's fantastic FF book left off!

actually the interview sounded quite the opposite. it will be its own thing

[Songbird/Diamondback]

So apparently Cheung drew Cassie and Scott and Cassie as a youngin on his Tumblr.
...maybe Cassie is coming back as a kid.

[Rogue Star]

So apparently Cheung drew Cassie and Scott and Cassie as a youngin on his Tumblr.
...maybe Cassie is coming back as a kid.

That's what I'm guessing because of the movie.

[Kevinroc]

So apparently Cheung drew Cassie and Scott and Cassie as a youngin on his Tumblr.
...maybe Cassie is coming back as a kid.

But she's gonna be a civilian teenager in that prose novel that Marvel announced a little while ago. (Which, yes, I know is set in its own continuity.)

[Harpoon]

But she's gonna be a civilian teenager in that prose novel that Marvel announced a little while ago. (Which, yes, I know is set in its own continuity.)

Like you say, that's in its own continuity. It doesn't really affect this book, especially when it's pretty much a given Cassie is going to be younger in the movie.

Dunno what that Cheung panel is about, but this could happen; we'll know for sure next week, anyway!