Episode 35 - Ant-Man Movie ReviewThis week we are heading back to the world of Ant-Man, this time for a look at the 2015 movie that started it all for the Langs and Pyms of the MCU! 

This Week In Comics

Agatha Harkness Reunites With Scarlet Witch in Marvel's Contest of Chaos Event

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/agatha-harkness-scarlet-witch-marvel-contest-of-chaos/

Unstoppable Doom Patrol Creative Team Previews New Leader, Team, and Purpose

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/unstoppable-doom-patrol-creative-team-previews-new-leader-team-purpose/

The Ant-Man movies have been a big (and often bad) influence on the MCU

• https://www.polygon.com/23617440/ant-man-marvel-cinematic-universe-mcu

Recommendation: Elfquest Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/books/elfquest-complete-dark-horse-collection-books

Film Facts

Tagline: Heroes don’t get any bigger.Released: July 17, 2015Runtime: 117 minutesBox Office: worldwide: $519,311,965  / domestic: $180,202,163Budget: $130,000,000IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Michael Pena, David Dastmalchian, Tip “T.I.” Harris and Michael DouglasDirected: Peyton ReedScreenplay: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay and Paul Rudd

2ish Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

Scott Lang’s Ant-Man. The Same, but different

Paul Rudd plays himself (or every other character he ever plays) 

Hank Pym and Hope Van Dyne

A Matter of Scale

And Exhausting Final Act?

Darren Cross

The Quantum Realm

Tidbits 

From the comics 

Face Off!

• Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

What's Next

• Shazam #1 (1973)
• Shazam! Power of Hope (2000)
• Shazam! The Monster Society Of Evil (2007)

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