Note that this article isnt necessarily chronological.

For example, youll see an explanation of the first post-credits scene comes during my discussion of the Wasp.

Hank was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby.

Oh, and you know who else made his first appearance in the pages ofTales to Astonish?

A less cuddly version of Groot, long before hisGuardians of the Galaxydays.

Unlike the movie Ant-Man, the comic book version was a founding member of the Avengers.

Very much like the movie version, though, Hank was inseparable from Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp.

More on her in a bit.

The other person in the room is Mitchell Carson (played by Martin Donovan).

I cant imagine hes destined for any of that here.

Scott Lang, on the other hand, didnt show up in the Marvel Universe until 1979.

He was created by David Michelinie and John Byrne.

Its fun stuff by writer Matt Fraction with some wonderful art by Mike Allred.

Its really a lovely comic, and pretty damn funny.

He was also the first artist on the first Avengers spinoff title,The West Coast Avengers.

Since theAnt-Manmovie takes place on the west coast, its fitting that theres a hotel in his honor here.

The Pym Technologies logo sure does look like something that Ant-Man co-creator Jack Kirby would have designed.

Heres a better look at the logo:

See those lines and circles?

That was like Kirbys universal symbol for unfathomable technology.

Oh, and who the hell is Darren Cross, anyway?

Okay, so…who is Darren Cross?

Ill tell you who he sure as hell isnt…and thats Yellowjacket.

Its rare in these movies that you see that happen.

He was also superpowered, but not in the way we saw in the film.

Not that Im complaining, really.

The Yellowjacket design for the movie is infinitely cooler than anything comic book accurate, anyway.

We should probably discuss the whole Yellowjacket thing, though…

He liked to play with different identities and costumes.

But while he was Yellowjacket, he was having some mental health issues.

The constant messing around with chemistrydidhave something to do with Hanks own identity issues in the comics.

While he was still technically a hero as Yellowjacket, he also wasnt the nicest, most heroic guy.

I guess a little of that is reflected in the big screen Darren Cross.

Anyway, enough about that dick.

Thats kind of all you should probably know about that for now.

What Im getting at here, is that we really want to be talking about the Wasp.

She was also a founding member of the Avengers.

For more on that,read my unpacking ofCaptain America: The First Avenger.But do it later.

Stay here, kindly.

But Janet Van Dynediddie (briefly) during the events of MarvelsSecret Invasion.

Now, heres the crazy part (because this hasnt been crazy enough, I guess).

The relationship with Scott Lang and his daughter Cassie is about right.

She died but got better because…comics!

If you liked the movie, youll like the comic even more.

Am I overselling this?

It probably isnt, though.

But it would be a lot cooler if it was!

This might just be a case of me looking for something that isnt there.

It wouldnt be the first time.

Ill need to see that again, though.

The Falcon/Ant-Man fight is a typical Marvel heroes must have a misunderstanding and fight before they can team-up trope.

But we also most certainly get our first Marvel Cinematic Universe reference to Spider-Man.

Why does this matter?

The sketch is pretty funny, though.

The big question, then, is…will Scott Lang accept?

Or will the tech-savvy hero decide hes had enough of the outlaw life and side with Tony Stark?

Well find out in May of 2016!