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read4coots's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I found the first half, about ant-man to be more fun and exciting than the last half with giant-man.
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
The Man in the Anthill collects issues #27, #35-59.
I grabbed this on the cheap from ShopGoodwill after waffling on it for years. I'm not sure it was a good choice.
Anyway, August is #JackKirbyMonth according to my sector of comics twitter so I gave this a shot. My family was stricken with covid last week but I don't think that was the entire reason this took me so long to get through.
According to the first page, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Ernie Hart are the writers with Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Dick Ayers, Larry Leiber, and a slew of inkers handle the art.
First things first, I enjoy the origin story, The Man in the Ant Hill, quite a bit in an EC science fiction sort of way, and the early Ant-Man solo stories are charming in a Silver Age kind of way, even if they lean mediocre. Once Ant-Man becomes Giant-Man and is paired with the Wasp, my interest quickly waned.
The pair bicker like every other Marvel couple and it turns out shrinking is way more interesting than becoming a giant to me. The latter parts of the book felt like trying to eat a twelve foot party sub. It tastes good at first but by the end, your jaw hurts and you're really tired of sandwiches altogether. Giant-Man and The Wasp are the sandwich if this metaphor wasn't clear enough.
That's that. I gave it a three because I liked the earlier parts but it's really probably a high 2.
I grabbed this on the cheap from ShopGoodwill after waffling on it for years. I'm not sure it was a good choice.
Anyway, August is #JackKirbyMonth according to my sector of comics twitter so I gave this a shot. My family was stricken with covid last week but I don't think that was the entire reason this took me so long to get through.
According to the first page, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Ernie Hart are the writers with Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Dick Ayers, Larry Leiber, and a slew of inkers handle the art.
First things first, I enjoy the origin story, The Man in the Ant Hill, quite a bit in an EC science fiction sort of way, and the early Ant-Man solo stories are charming in a Silver Age kind of way, even if they lean mediocre. Once Ant-Man becomes Giant-Man and is paired with the Wasp, my interest quickly waned.
The pair bicker like every other Marvel couple and it turns out shrinking is way more interesting than becoming a giant to me. The latter parts of the book felt like trying to eat a twelve foot party sub. It tastes good at first but by the end, your jaw hurts and you're really tired of sandwiches altogether. Giant-Man and The Wasp are the sandwich if this metaphor wasn't clear enough.
That's that. I gave it a three because I liked the earlier parts but it's really probably a high 2.
danpalooza's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bstratton's review against another edition
2.0
Most of the early 60’s Marvel stuff features the industry’s most talented creators at the height of their powers crafting stories and characters that still stand the test of time.
And then there’s Ant-Man.
And then there’s Ant-Man.
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