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7. Irredeemable Ant-Man
What if the world’s biggest @$$hole got a supersuit? Answer: The Irredeemable Ant-Man!
SHIELD Agent Eric O’Grady wound up in a bad situation: having to steal a new prototype Ant-Man suit to survive left him blamed for the death of his best friend and on the run. O’Grady used the suit (and the initial code name Slaying Mantis) to gain fame, notoriety, and to spy on women in the bathroom. Yeah, he’s kind of a really terrible person. But he’s lovable terrible (like these likeable villains).
The series ran twelve issues before its cancelation, each issue written by Robert Kirkman. It’s a series I’d recommend, if only for its comedic tone and reprehensible protagonist.
Odds of returning: 1 in ∞. In short: not gonna happen. O’Grady popped up in other series by other writers and artists after the cancellation, specifically Avengers: The Initiative and Secret Avengers, before he gave his life in the latter book. Lately, a cybernetic duplicate, The Black Ant, has been appearing in the underrated Illuminati. Also, writer Robert Kirkman has taken a hardline stance on never wanting to work for Marvel or DC again. So with the character dead, and the writer unwilling, I highly doubt Eric O’Grady’s solo series will ever come back to shelves.
