You know, it's all well and good to say that "with great power comes great responsibility," but, in the less-than-ideal real world, most people would probably fall short in the great responsibility department. If Joe Average suddenly found himself with laser-vision, would he risk his life trying to make the world a better place or just mess around in the backyard zapping birds and empty cans? Is that laser fried pigeon I smell?
Eric O'Grady, the star of Marvel's Irredeemable Ant-Man #4, is one such average guy. Eric is a low-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who, through a mixture of incompetence and criminal mischief, ends up in possession of Hank Pym's latest Ant-Man suit. Does Eric bravely shoulder his responsibilities to become the next great hero of the Marvel U? Does he team up with his S.H.I.E.L.D. buddies to save the helicarrier when a brainwashed Wolverine attacks? Does he use the suit to thwart a Skrull invasion and deliver Aunt May's heart medicine?
Nah. Eric O'Grady takes the suit off of his dead friend's body and uses it to pick up chicks, sneak into women's locker rooms, and stage ant races. The comic itself does bill Eric as "The World's Most Unlikable Super Hero," and, in many ways, he is pretty awful. He steals the suit on a whim, betrays his commanding officer who is tasked with tracking the suit down, and lies to score with his dead best friend's girlfriend. O'Grady's not evil or villainous, he's just a selfish jerk who doesn't think about the consequences of his actions. He's a lot like one of those idiots on YouTube who sets three friends (and himself) on fire after uttering the immortal words, "Hey, guys, watch this!"
Written by the amazing Robert Kirkman, with art by the equally awesome Phil Hester, Irredeemable Ant-Man is a unique take on the world of super heroes. The story is often laugh-out-loud funny and offers a very different perspective on life in comic book land. You wouldn't catch Hank Pym using his shrinking powers to secretly live in a stranger's apartment or spy on a woman in the shower, would you? But I bet you can think of at least one friend who, if he found an Ant-Man suit, would do exactly the goofy stuff Eric O'Grady does. He's not heroic, noble, or very smart, but Ant-Man is a lot of fun. He's a guy that, unfortunately, many of us can probably relate to.
The beauty of a Kirkman book is that you never know what to expect. Irredeemable Ant-Man is nothing like Walking Dead, which is nothing like Invincible, or Marvel Zombies, or Battle Pope, or...you get the idea. I'm not sure where this book is going, and that makes it much more fun to go along for the ride. Plus, Hester's design for the new Ant-Suit is really nifty, and would make for a sweet action figure. A tiny, annoying action figure.
What are you waiting for? Get real small and scuttle over to Four Color Fantasies right away to pick up this guaranteed Book of the Week!
Eric O'Grady, the star of Marvel's Irredeemable Ant-Man #4, is one such average guy. Eric is a low-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who, through a mixture of incompetence and criminal mischief, ends up in possession of Hank Pym's latest Ant-Man suit. Does Eric bravely shoulder his responsibilities to become the next great hero of the Marvel U? Does he team up with his S.H.I.E.L.D. buddies to save the helicarrier when a brainwashed Wolverine attacks? Does he use the suit to thwart a Skrull invasion and deliver Aunt May's heart medicine?
Nah. Eric O'Grady takes the suit off of his dead friend's body and uses it to pick up chicks, sneak into women's locker rooms, and stage ant races. The comic itself does bill Eric as "The World's Most Unlikable Super Hero," and, in many ways, he is pretty awful. He steals the suit on a whim, betrays his commanding officer who is tasked with tracking the suit down, and lies to score with his dead best friend's girlfriend. O'Grady's not evil or villainous, he's just a selfish jerk who doesn't think about the consequences of his actions. He's a lot like one of those idiots on YouTube who sets three friends (and himself) on fire after uttering the immortal words, "Hey, guys, watch this!"
Written by the amazing Robert Kirkman, with art by the equally awesome Phil Hester, Irredeemable Ant-Man is a unique take on the world of super heroes. The story is often laugh-out-loud funny and offers a very different perspective on life in comic book land. You wouldn't catch Hank Pym using his shrinking powers to secretly live in a stranger's apartment or spy on a woman in the shower, would you? But I bet you can think of at least one friend who, if he found an Ant-Man suit, would do exactly the goofy stuff Eric O'Grady does. He's not heroic, noble, or very smart, but Ant-Man is a lot of fun. He's a guy that, unfortunately, many of us can probably relate to.
The beauty of a Kirkman book is that you never know what to expect. Irredeemable Ant-Man is nothing like Walking Dead, which is nothing like Invincible, or Marvel Zombies, or Battle Pope, or...you get the idea. I'm not sure where this book is going, and that makes it much more fun to go along for the ride. Plus, Hester's design for the new Ant-Suit is really nifty, and would make for a sweet action figure. A tiny, annoying action figure.
What are you waiting for? Get real small and scuttle over to Four Color Fantasies right away to pick up this guaranteed Book of the Week!
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