Ant-Man and the Wasp: Lost and Found

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) #1-5

by Mark Waid (Writer), Javier Garrón (Illustrator)

Wasp was just trying to help Ant-Man get home to Earth to see his daughter...but a little problem got in the way. Very little. Subatomic, in fact, as Scott Lang was lost in the vast spaces between atoms! Now, Nadia is his only hope of rescue...if only he would listen long enough for her to save them! From master storyteller Mark Waid (CAPTAIN AMERICA, CHAMPIONS) and Marvel Young Gun artist Javier Garrón (SECRET WARRIORS, STARLORD) comes a story of a big journey getting smaller all the time! COLLECTING: ANT-MAN & THE WASP 1-5

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Comic Book, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

112 pages, Paperback

Published November 20, 2018

About the author

Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

“He lost it in Secret Wars.”

Back in the olden times, the phrase, “He lost it in the Army”, would be used to describe a baseball player who once had promise, but had his skills wither away by doing too much marching or KP duty or something in the army.

Mark Waid, who had done some good stuff pre-Secret Wars (Daredevil, Indestructible Hulk), has lately been writing down to the common denominator and whose work since Secret Wars has lacked any pizazz – check out his Avengers stuff. This book is pretty much pro forma as well.

Ant-Man wants to get back to Earth for his daughter’s birthday, he asks Nadia, Hank Pym’s daughter and the new Wasp, for help, but sh*t happens and…



Who’s Nadia you ask?



Jeff, I didn’t ask…

Oh.

Let’s play a little blame game stuff, because you know inter-personal conflict and slinging barbs back and forth sell these comics. Sometimes.



That said, Ant-Man and the Wasp are now stuck in a micro world and bizarre sh*t happens.

Little micro-things get crushed. By accident.



It gets trippy.



And if you think one Hank Pym is too much?



Combine the drinking-a-Slurpee-too-fast effect with some pseudo-quantum science…



…and you have a comic book experience that the reader can’t get through fast enough.

Bottom Line - For you kids out there who thought the Ant-Man/Wasp movie was all that and more, check out Nick Spencer’s Ant-Man run – that’s some good times.



*yawn*

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stuck on Xandar, Ant-Man contacts Nadia Van Dyne, aka The Unstoppable Wasp, for help. The two wind up stranded in the Microverse. Will Ant-Man be able to find his way home in time for his daughter's birthday?

The Ant-Man movies are my favorite Marvel movies and I loved the Unstoppable Wasp series from a couple years ago. This one should have been a slam dunk for me. It was not.

I didn't give this a 1 star rating because I didn't actively hate it but I did not enjoy it. The setup was fine but everything after that kind of sucked. Well, the artwork wasn't bad but it was a little too busy in some places.

My main issues with the book are as follows. Ant-Man was clearly supposed to be movie Ant-Man, not the Ant-Man of Nick Spencer's run or Matt Fraction's Fantastic Four run. Still, that would be okay except this version of Scott Lang is kind of a dufus and doesn't have Paul Rudd's charm. Nadia's character is inconsistent with the way she was handled in Unstoppable Wasp. She comes off being pretty cold instead of being in love with life. The Microverse was also inconsistent, much more in keeping with the quantum realm of the movies than any previous portrayal of the Microverse.

The story starts off okay but slowly devolves into a lot of quantum jibber jabber. I think it's a product of decompression. There was about three issues of material stretched into five. Another problem is letting the movies influence the comics but not going all in with it. Either let the movies drive the comics or keep them separate. The half-assed pseudo-integration doesn't really help either party.

Just so it doesn't sound like I'm humbugging the whole thing, I did enjoy Scott racing to exit Nadia's tear ducts so he didn't burst through her skull and cause a huge mess. Scott's heart to heart with Nadia about Hank Pym was also good.

Rather than being a fun adventure, Lost and Found was kind of chore. While I didn't enjoy this, I won't begrudge anyone that did. Two stars.

[Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

"They [Hank Pym's Ant-Man and Janet Van Dyne's Wasp] were a legendary team. Together, they shared a love so bright it shamed the stars . . . This is NOT their story." -- the introductory page 'narration'

Nope, this one stars the new kids Scott Lang and Nadia Van Dyne as the 21st-century incarnations of the characters. This was a colorful volume, but the pseudo-science and techno babble put the brakes on the action. It quickly became too much and dragged down the momentum of this sci-fi oriented story. Additionally, it seemed like Waid - usually a dependable scribe - did not establish a solid tone for the leads' relationship. Save for one dramatic moment (the 'tears' scene) they were kind of a boring duo. The dialogue was bland - not enough humor, and the bickering was low-key.

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read two or three of the singles issues of this when it came out and didn't much care for it, but just picked up this compilation volume on a whim at the library and rather enjoyed it. It must be one of those books you've got to read as a chunk, not as a serial. It's a micro/quantum/multi choose-your- own-preface to "-verse" adventure. Scott is stranded on a distant planet and wants to get home in time for his daughter's birthday, so he asks Nadia for a ride, and they have a little adventure. ("Little", get it?!) Scott is Ant-Man due to having stolen the identity from Hank, the first Ant-Man, who was married for a long time to Jan, the first Wasp, but he was married to someone else for a little while first, who had a daughter he didn't know existed named Nadia, who was raised by evil Russians in the Red Room where Black Widow came from, but she escaped, much as Natasha did, and came to look for her father, but he was dead, but she met Jan, Hank's second wife, and they bonded, and Nadia decided to fight crime much as the Wasp, just like her foster-mother. (Where's Hope? I dunno. Who's on first?) She calls Scott "Mr. Lang" and they eventually become buddies and there are a few amusing bits and a few silly ones. Happy birthday, Cassie! Excelsior!

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

This continues Mark Waid's run of lackluster comics at Marvel. It's missing that charm that Waid's stuff usually has. This one really got lost in all the nonsense, quantum physics jibber-jabber. The basic premise is that Nadia Pym and Scott Lang get trapped in the microverse.

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for a trippy adventure and this one was totally bonkers, I want to see more of these two in the Microverse, fun stuff.

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Usually like both of these characters but story was some shit.

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

A trippy fun read. This was my first Antman read so didnt really know what to expect. It disnt have the action like other marvel characters. More humour, adventure and science talk. I can see why hes not considered one of the larger series as the stories with these characters are more self contained in the microverse.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, quick read. In an accident, the attempt to get Scott home via Quantum Teleportation goes wrong and both he and Wasp get stuck in the Microverse! New friends, weird science, quantum entanglement, and alternate realities all come into play here as our two size-controlling heroes finally become friends!
Recommend for fans of the characters and those who love a quick story.

[Kireth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great self-contained read. Not only did I learn a lot about Nadia Van Dyne as a Marvel character, but Scott joins her (forces her to join him?) on a journey through the microverse that is both fun and emotionally consistent. After an introduction with the Nova Corps commonly associated with the Guardians of the Galaxy, the creative team embrace all the weirdness of this otherworld - creating awesome creatures and psychedelic designs, and then backing it up with some actual quantum physics theories and ideas. Dalen is the best Marvel side-character I've read about in a single issue yet. And I can't stress how great it is to have a comic book story that is completed in one volume, whilst leaving the door slightly ajar for later issues.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Scott and Nadia, but this was way too heavy on science for me...

[Marius · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ein kleines Abenteuer im Microverse

Inhalt: In Mark Waids "Ant-Man und Wasp: Abenteuer im Microverse" versucht Scott Lang, selbsternannter Ant-Man, verzweifelt zur Erde zurückzukehren. Seine Hoffnung ist Nadia van Dyne alias Wasp, die zwar nicht begeistert ist, dem Dieb der Ausrüstung ihres Vaters zu helfen, aber seiner Tochter zuliebe zustimmt. Doch beim heiklen Teleport kommt es zum Unfall: Die beiden landen im Microverse fernab von der Erde. Dort treffen sie auf verschiedenste Wesen, die ebenso unterschiedliche Probleme haben. Die beiden geben ihr Bestes um zu helfen und gleichzeitig in unsere Welt zurückzufinden. Doch das erweist sich als Herausforderung...

Bewertung: "Abenteuer im Microverse" ist ein kurzweiliger Spaß. Die Geschichte ist simpel gestrickt - Teleport nach Hause geht schief, die Helden versuchen alles um nach Hause zu kommen. Scott Lang ist auch in diesem Band der liebenswürdige Held mit den schlechten Witzen, dem Sportinteresse und der Bauernschläue. Nadia van Dyne hingegen ist eine intelligente Wissenschaftlerin, die Ant-Man gegenüber insbesondere am Anfang sehr negativ eingestellt ist. Auch wenn sich deren Beziehung durch die gemeinsamen Abenteuer verbessert, wird Nadia selten wirklich liebenswert. Genauso wenig überzeugen die Mono- oder Dialoge über wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse. Insbesondere im letzten Teil tauchen diese immer wieder auf. Obwohl sie zum Charakter von Nadia passen, sorgen diese Teile nicht unbedingt für Unterhaltung.
Ganz anders die Welten im Microverse und deren Bewohner unterschiedlichster Couleur. Diese Differenzierung ist hervorragend und amüsant. Insgesamt ist der Band grafisch ansprechend und farbenfroh gestaltet.

Fazit: Nach außen hin hübsch, storytechnisch durchschnittlich Gesamt: 3/5

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mais um dos três especiais do Homem-Formiga e da Vespa que a Panini põe nas lojas antecipando o terceiro filme da dupla, Quantumania. Se há uns vinte anos me dissesssem que o Homem-Formiga teria não só um mas três filmes nos cinemas, eu iria dizer que se tratava de uma previsão de charlatão. Mas quem diria, ele conquistou esse fato e ainda encarnado pelo muso Paul Rudd! Neste encadernado capa dura que a Panini trouxe - bem fora do momento cronológico correto - temos uma divertida aventura de Scott Lang e Nadia Pym (a filha de Hank Pym) no microverso. Nadia foi apresentada a nós na época da Totalmente Nova Marvel, para sacar o delay da Panini. A minissérie compilada aqui tem roteiros de Mark Waid, bastante calcados na ciência, e desenhos de Javier Garrón que atualmente é o desenhista principal de Vingadores. Já vou avisando que é uma aventura super-heróica fora do comum e que pode não agradar a todos, mas a mim agradou porque gosto de narrativas que fogem da mesmice e da fórmula. Agora aguardar o último encadernado do Homem-Formiga, que acredito que tem aventuras inéditas no Brasil.

[Emmett Spain · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me half the book to really get into this one—at first I found it a silly, slight, mildly fun adventure with some playful dialogue, but not more than that. Then just past the halfway mark it was like I found the frequency of the book and aligned to it, like an old radio dial turning just enough to clear out all the static. After that, I thoroughly enjoyed it! The jokes landed, the heartfelt moments made me feel, and I started really appreciating the art and colour work. This is a fun book with some great imagery and a very playful tone. Perfectly enjoyable if you’re willing to just go with it, like I eventually did.

[priya · Rating 4 out of 5]

ant-man and the wasp: lost and found
this was super cute and amazing! the constant mention of science just made me love learning science even more. i loved how nadia shared her story and her relationship with her dad and hope. scott and cassie always make my heart warm. the graphics were great and it was fun getting insight on the world of subatomia.



p.s i love scott lang, he is everything!

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Microverse is a strange place.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

So... the microverse is confusing. I kind of felt like I needed a degree in physics to understand all of the pseudo-science. But, that aside...this was still a really fun read. The micro-verse allowed for a lot of crazy possibilities--from light beings; to a full-on sci-fi movie, starring microscopic beings (with our heroes as the alien invaders); to a world attempting to convince our heroes to stay with them by giving them everything they ever wanted. (The last one was a particularly interesting look into both character's motivations and personalities--Scott wanting to be respected, and Nadia just longing for her dad's love and respect, which is impossible to ever get since he's... you know... dead.) It was a fun read, except for the parts that... again, I guess I'd better go get started on that degree. But, like with a lot of comic books, you kind of just have to grab on and go for the ride, even if you don't understand what's going on. As such, I was able to still enjoy this book--though it did bug me that Nadia's eyes all of a sudden were fixed without anyone even mentioning how or why when EVERYTHING ELSE got crazy, advanced explanations. The best part of this graphic was definitely Scott and Nadia getting to know each other better and realizing that they're not so different--especially on Nadia's part. I really like these characters--Nadia's optimism and energy (which was actually kind of absent for most of this graphic novel, which was a little disappointing), and Scott's sarcasm and humor (which, thankfully, was in full-force). Seeing these characters get to know each other and bond was the biggest takeaway. I kind of hope that future comics are better, but as a starting point, this one was certainly solid enough.

[Alex Sarll]

Blatantly intended as synergy with the film of the same name, and likewise featuring a reluctant team-up between Scott Lang and the daughter of Hank Pym – though the comics' Nadia is a very different character to the films' Hope. Beyond that, the resemblance is minimal, the series feeling more like a repository for some weird alien business that didn't quite fit the brief extraterrestrial excursion in Waid's Doctor Strange run. Still, Garrón and Silva make it all feel properly outlandish – at times I was reminded of Massimo Belardinelli's lovingly depicted aliens, which is definitely a compliment – and the story rattles along at a decent pace. Arguably too much so – there were definitely times where I felt like we'd skipped panels. But it's still a lot of fun, especially once it starts mucking around with quantum effects beyond the obvious smallness.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been a fan of Mark Waid's for a long time back during the days when he was doing Flash, Impulse, Legion of Super Heroes, etc. One of the things he has always excelled at was doing super hero comics that were light hearted and wacky without feeling like silly out of continuity stories. Stories that have action, drama and adventure without being non stop angst and despair. He gets that grim and gritty have their place (Kingdom Come for instance) but he doesn't forget that comics are supposed to be fun.

Sci-Fi, drama, character driven comedy, particle phyiscs lessons and just a little bit of slapstick. What's not to love?

[Dubzor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure how in-character Scott is, Nadia definitely feels off though which is weird considering Mark Waid was the one that created her. That being said, there's a difference between creating a character and ESTABLISHING a character and I feel that Jeremy Whitley has really made Nadia who she is.

Aside from that, it's a fun little romp. Mark Waid is clearly having fun with the concept and gives us a funny small-scale (pun intended) story. No super villains, no saving the world (well...maybe a little bit), just two characters on a desperate attempt to find their way home.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so good!! Can the 20th come already so i can see what happens next AHHHHHH

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nadia and Hank make a good team. I’m all for this storyline as long as Nadia Van Dyne is involved.

[Laura Lawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The meet up is great.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scott Lang needs to be picked up from a Subspace location so he's contacted Nadia Van Dyne (Hank Pym's daughter). She reluctantly agrees to catch him with a special receiver, but he has to hit the window just right...and of course, he misses it. So Nadia goes into subspace to rescue him, they see something strange going on, and of course go to investigate...but things get complicated and it is iffy whether they will get home.

Most of the comics I've read have matched up quite well with the Marvel movies, but this one is quite the exception. Scott Lang's story is pretty much the same, except that his daughter is in her teens. Hank Pym's daughter and her story is nothing like the movie. 1) His first wife was kidnapped and was pregnant at the time. 2) His daughter was raised as a Russian fighting machine/scientist. 3) She didn't return until Hank was in subspace and was adopted by Hank's 2nd wife. 4) She is still a teenager, about the same age as Scott's daughter and their relationship is more like reluctantly adopted dad and daughter. No romance angle. I liked their little adventure through subspace. They run across an alien civilization that doesn't know what to make of them. And hey have trouble returning to the right reality, and in the right condition. It was a fun, imaginative adventure. Definitely recommended.

Notes on content: A couple minor swear words. No sexual content beyond a kiss in a flashback between a husband and wife. Scott mentions he doesn't want Nadia to know his browser history, but no details of what that means. Some accidental destruction and a possible alien threat, but everyone ends up ok.

[Joseph R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Second Ant-Man Scott Lang and second Wasp Nadia Pym are forced to team up when she tries to quantum-port him from deep space back to Earth for his daughter's birthday. The precise timing is messed up when Scott grabs the present he almost forgot to take back to Earth. Scott and Nadia wind up in the sub-atomic world, where standard physics don't apply. Bizarre creatures and random happenstances abound as they try to figure out how to get back to their home.

The book is an interesting mash-up of creativity and pseudo-scientific ideas and jargon. Scott has his usual problems with being a good dad. Nadia is Hank Pym's (the original Ant-Man) long-lost daughter who took on the Wasp role when she returned to America and Janet Van Dyne (the original Wasp) took care of her (her dad was already dead). Nadia is a lot smarter than Scott and solves most of the science problems. He's better at practical problems. The micro-verse or quantum realm is an opportunity for the artists to try out all sorts of things. I am not sure the science really holds together, which is a minor problem since it drives the plot to some extent (if physics doesn't apply in the micro-verse, why are observations and theories about quantum particles accurate?). The ending felt very formulaic, also a minor problem.

Mildly recommended.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually like Mark Waid's writing more than I did here, but part of why I only gave it three stars was the brutally forced setup for the bulk of the story. Scott Lang is portrayed as painfully stupid in this story, and that's just not right.
I had only read a few stories which included Nadia, and those seemed more memorable than this one. Here, she's the brains of the team, and the crisis of the story comes from her being "neutralized" by weird stuff that barely makes sense, even with the Marvel Universe science involved. Based on what happened in the story, Nadia should have gotten back in touch with her female genius friends...you know, from the organization she started, and which really should be used more in the Marvel stories. She should definitely run right back there after the events in the final story of this book.
If Scott Lang had been handled better, I might have given this a four star rating. The artwork was very good, especially the genuinely alien aliens...

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

So...this is almost certainly another 'opportunity knocks' comic. What's that? It's meant to cash in on the public's interest in something similar. That thing, in this instance, would be the 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' movie that Disney released.

Only one problem. This version of the Wasp is ENTIRELY different than the movie version.

This version is the daughter of Hank Pym and his first wife, a Russian scientist, who had their child when she was kidnapped and thought dead. If you're expecting something akin to the Marvel movie, you're going to be disappointed. The age gap alone should make this obvious.

Bonus: Scott Lang, in comic book form or movie form, is still a schmuck.
Bonus Bonus: Nadia isn't Hope. Hope isn't Nadia. Man, I still miss the M2 universe. Reboot??

[Jim Lang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 40 of 2019: This was nothing Earth-shattering — it was just fun. I picked this up because I’m a fan of the Scott Lang character, have enjoyed the Nadia Van Dyne version of the Wasp, and it’s written by Mark Waid, who writes humor well, and overall, this was a win for me. The rapport between Ant-Man and the Wasp is fun here — Waid’s dialogue is great, and he does a little “micro” world building that’s creative and light-hearted, too. And, Javier Garron’s art and Israel Silva’s coloring are beautiful — they blend perfectly with Waid’s storytelling. Consider this version of Ant-man and the Wasp a fun distraction for a few hours. You’ll be glad you did.

[Andrei · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun take on Ant-Man (Scott Lang) and the new Wasp, I guess (Nadia), who I haven't heard about before. The plot focuses on the pair stranded in the microverse, and trying to get back home. There's a lot of science stuff which seems overly convoluted in trying to explain what's going on, but the underlying story is fun and easy to follow if you read between the lines a bit. The art was a strong point for me - very colorful and fun, and really fits the tone of the book.

[Eva B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're friends with/following me on here, you all know my thoughts on the Ant-Men by now (well, the SFW ones anyway-) so is it any surprise that I loved this? I'm a huge fan of Scott, Nadia, and especially Hank, who shows up for a scene well, kind of... and it was really nice to see Nadia bonding with Scott, especially since she never got to know her own father. I wish there'd been some more Jan but nothing's perfect.