The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... Ant-Man and the Wasp

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s (WCL) Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character. This post is about the Marvel Comics characters who grow and shrink with the power of Pym Particles: the Astonishing Ant-Man and the Wasp!

Who are Ant-Man and the Wasp?

Ant-Man is an identity adopted by a number of heroes (and one villain) based around the discoveries of Dr Hank Pym. Using the incredible 'Pym Particles' which can add or subtract mass, size, and strength to anything, Ant-Man can grow and shrink between human and insect size at will while maintaining his regular human strength.

The Wasp is an identity adopted by two heroines, fashion designer Janet van Dyne and teen prodigy Nadia van Dyne. Hank Pym also briefly donned the identity of the Wasp during a period where Janet was lost in the Microverse. Using Pym Particles, the Wasp can shrink to insect size, with the addition of having wings to fly and 'bio-electric stingers' to zap opponents.

Updated June 5, 2025
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Ant-Man and the Wasp adventures
Fullerton, Georgiana
Paper Book
Marvel's size-changing superstars in astonishing adventures! Meet scientist Hank Pym - and find out how he became the man in the anthill! Hank soon harnesses his shrinking prowess to become Ant-Man - joined by his partner-in-crime-fighting, Janet Van Dyne, the high-flying Wasp! And in an all-time...
Ant-Man Giant-Man. Growing pains
Lee, Stan
Paper Book
When the job's too big for Ant-Man to handle, it's time for Hank Pym to become Giant-Man! But being a larger-than-life-size superhero comes with equally large problems - like when Hank rejoins the Avengers to free the Wasp from the Collector's clutches, but gets stuck as a 10-foot tall Goliath! Or...
Civil war : a Marvel Comics event
Millar, Mark.
Paper Book
The Marvel Universe is changing. In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the Super Hero Registration Act, requiring all costumed heroes to unmask themselves before the government. Divided, the nation's greatest champions must each decide how to react - a decision that will alter the course...
Secret empire
Spencer, Nick
Paper Book
2017's most startling and unexpected comic book event! Captain America, Sentinel of Liberty, has been living a lie! The world's greatest hero is secretly a true believer in the cause of Hydra, brought up since childhood to pursue their mission of progress through authority and unity through...
Iron Man. The Ultron agenda
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
The Ultron Agenda is here! Watch out, Iron Man, the robot uprising of the Marvel Universe has begun! But it's not Ultron leading the charge... it's Machine Man?! The A.I.s are on the attack - and they might be in the right, as robotic and A.I. rights are being threatened in America. Battle lines are...
The Amazing Spider-Man. Vol. 2, Friends and foes
Spencer, Nick
Paper Book
Wondering when Boomerang's status as Spider-Man's roommate would blow up? Well, the time has come and it's all here in this continuation of Nick Spencer's action-packed take on everybody's favourite web-head! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man 6-12
The amazing Spider-Man. Vol. 3, Lifetime achievement
Spencer, Nick
Paper Book
J. Jonah Jameson, former publisher of the Daily Bugle, former mayor of New York City, has a new job - as a shock jock! It's the perfect job for the outspoken Jonah, but is the world ready for a JJJ who's... pro-Spider-Man?! More importantly, is Peter Parker ready? His post-secret-identity...
The amazing Spider-Man. Volume 4, Hunted
Spencer, Nick
Paper Book
When Kraven returns, Spider-Man becomes the hunted! Sergei Kravinoff and his minions have been kidnapping animal-themed superhumans for months, and they need one more to complete the collection: the Spider. But what does Kraven want with all of them?! In Central Park, the prey is let loose, and the...
Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda. Vol. 1, Eye of the storm
Zub, Jim
Paper Book
From the pages of Jason Aaron's Avengers! Vampires. Aliens. Angry fish kings. Black Panther's handpicked Agents of Wakanda can handle it all. And who better to lead them than the king of the world's most technologically evolved country? Wakanda is making waves on the world map... and not everyone's...
Tony Stark, Iron Man. Vol. 1, Self-made man
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
From the cusp of tomorrow's dreams to the forefront of imagination, one man always soars on the cutting edge of adventure! You know his name. Everyone knows his name! Tony Stark is Iron Man. And Iron Man... is an idea. Always changing. Always evolving. Now Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti propel the...
The unstoppable Wasp. Vol. 1, Unstoppable!
Whitley, Jeremy
Paper Book
Nadia spent the entire first half of her life a captive of The Red Room, but now this teenage super scientist is on her own for the first time, and she's ready to spread her wings! Hank Pym's daughter has a lot of time to make up for and she's determined to change the world. You know, if she can get...
The unstoppable Wasp. Vol. 2, Agents of G.I.R.L.
Whitley, Jeremy
Paper Book
This is it! The Red Room wants Nadia back, and they'll pull out all the stops to get her. The clock is ticking and both Nadia and her friend Ying's lives are in the balance. That means the geniuses of G.I.R.L. are up against their first real science challenge! Can they outsmart the Red Room, or will...
The unstoppable Wasp. Vol. 1, Fix everything
Whitley, Jeremy
Paper Book
Back by popular demand, it's Nadia Van Dyne - the Unstoppable Wasp! And her team of girl scientists is along for the ride too! With the backing of Janet Van Dyne, the original Wasp, there's no problem the Agents of G.I.R.L. can't solve! But they're not the only acronym-toting science organisation...
Ant-Man & the Wasp
Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto
Paper Book
In the entire Marvel-Verse there are few legacies bigger than those of the tiniest heroes, Ant-Man and the Wasp! Get to know these mini-Marvels in some of their most exciting adventures! First, meet scientist Hank Pym, whose pioneering Pym Particles prove the key to shrinking down and suiting up...
Ultimates. Vol. 1, Fix the world
Camp, Deniz
Paper Book
As the new Ultimate Universe continues to unfold, its mightiest heroes gather to from a new superhero team - the ULTIMATES! Six months ago, Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Lad, sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Stark, Captain America, Doom...

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