Well, folks, another wonderful Marvel movie’s in theaters now, and we have a bevy of new cameos and characters to sift through. But just for the benefit of all of you guys who watch these movies without reading the comics on which they're based, here's a rundown of Ant-Man and the Wasp’s comic book-based characters, all lined out in nice, easy-to-understand formatting. We'll go from the big to the small – or, in this case, the small to the extremely small.
Spoiler Warning: We're not going to purposely spoil the movie, but we will talk about its characters and how they relate to their comic book counterparts, so we’ll probably spoil some major plot events in the process. Apologies for all that.
Notes: While we’ll cover characters from the first Ant-Man, our main focus is on the sequel. So, no Yellowjacket or Falcon. Just Scott, Hope, Hank, Janet, Bill, Ghost, Elias, Jimmy, Cassie, and Sonny. Is that too many names for you? Because we're about to dive into the minutiae beneath the Quantum Microverse, which is smaller than anyone is even capable of caring about.
Source: comicvine.gamespot.com
1. Ant-Man
First, let's talk about our co-star. Scott Lang, aka the astonishing Ant-Man!!!!!
While both the comics’ and the movies’ Scotts were burglars who were caught and sent to jail, they had different motives for becoming Ant-Man. The MCU’s Scott decided to rob Hank Pym so he could become financially stable and see his daughter again. The comics’ Scott stole the Ant-Man costume so he could break into Cross Technologies and rescue the only surgeon who could help with his daughter's heart condition.
When Pym witnessed Scott’s heroic actions, he gave him his permission to continue as Ant-Man. Scott became an Avenger, a Stark Industries employee, a Fantastic Four member, and a Hero for Hire. He also dated Jessica Jones off and on, until she broke it off to resume her relationship with Luke Cage.
Scott was killed when his former teammate Jack of Hearts became a suicide bomber and took out most of Avengers Mansion. But then some time-traveling shenanigans on the part of his daughter and her Young Avenger friends brought him back.
Scotty spent a long time on the Fantastic Four backup squad before he struck out on his own in Miami, Florida. There, he started Ant-Man Security Solutions. After that company went bust, he found a new home touring the universe with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Long, full life, that Scott Lang.
