Comic Review: Ant-Man & The Wasp #4

Ant-Man & The Wasp #4

Marvel Comics

Writer: Mark Waid

Artist: Javier Garron

This comic book is so much fun. It seems like every comic is always dealing with an end of the world scenario. The world is always at stake, and only this one hero can save it. I won’t name names, but I remember three separate series that dealt with three separate world controlling organizations. It was all at the same time, in the same universe. This comic doesn’t do anything like that, and it feels refreshing.

Continuing from the previous issue, Scott Lang has turned negative! Literally. Nadia and Burr, the microverse scientist, have to figure out how to change Scott back from antimatter. The result sends them to Earth. Having reached the finish line on this adventure, they separate. But, things stick out, and they realize that this isn’t their Earth. Ant-Man & The Wasp have to continue working together to find their way home.

Like I said, this is a very fun issue. I don’t doubt that some research went into the science things Nadia says, but it’s all believable to me. Scott being the foil to Nadia is also very enjoyable. The relationship between the two has developed nicely over the course of this series. Mark Waid is a good writer; there’s no question about that. From a storytelling point of view, I don’t have any complaints.

The art by Javier Garron is as good as it’s been for the whole series. Scott and Nadia look worn down from their adventure. Burr, the scientist, is still as alien looking as he was, even more so on an Earth. The first few pages had the negative color, both from Scott’s viewpoint, and Scott himself in negative colors to everyone else. Israel Silva is credited as the color artist, so credit to him for the negative coloring and the rest of the book as well. The Earth they’re on has a different color to it than usual, adding to the story itself. All around again, I don’t have any real complaints about the art.

This is a fun, sci-fi adventure. It’s moving along at a very nice pace, without feeling rushed. A problem is introduced and solved, with a new conflict arriving in the same issue. I don’t know how well this comic is doing as far as sales go, but I would be incredibly happy if this became a regular series. Marvel doesn’t have a lot, if any, sci-fi adventure stories out right now. This isn’t an absolutely perfect series, but it’s fun and well worth the price in my opinion.