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By Robert Kirkman<\/strong>, Phil Hester<\/strong> & Ande Parks<\/strong> (Marvel) Although something of a one-gag story, this re-tooling of one of Marvel’s oldest, if not most successful, characters has a lot to recommend it. The art team of Phil Hester and Ande Parks are always a joy to see and the script by Robert Kirkman is sharp and snappy, but the initial premise just doesn’t sit comfortably with me.<\/p>\n Let me make clear, the mini-series collected here was designed to be played for laughs, as well as fitting into modern Marvel continuity. That being said, when veteran super hero Henry Pym designs a new super suit, tricked up with loads of gadgets and capable of shrinking the wearer to ant-size and gives it to super-spy organisation S.H.I.E.L.D., nobody expected it to be stolen by the security men guarding it. Of course nobody expected such a prestigious and efficient organisation to employ such a worthless, shiftless, useless slacker of an agent as Eric O’Grady.<\/p>\n When, after a series of improbable mishaps he acquires the suit, despite the attendant tragedy that always accompanies this sort of origin, he uses his new-found gift to spy on the women’s showers, score with chicks he rescues and generally act like a selfish ass.<\/p>\n With S.H.I.E.L.D., Dr. Pym and just about everybody else after his diminutive butt, O’Grady goes on the run, leaving the field clear for a sequel, but despite all the action, the great pacing, superb visuals and wonderful dialogue, its just doesn’t work. This wishy-washy also-ran just isn’t that likable or empathetic enough. I just don’t care what happens to him.<\/p>\n From a company that pretty much invented the modern comics anti-hero, that’s a pretty damning conclusion to come to. Hopefully any further usage will give him some depth as to augment his lack of height.<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 2006-2007 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c2\u00a0 By Robert Kirkman, Phil Hester & Ande Parks (Marvel) ISBN 0-7851-1962-0 Although something of a one-gag story, this re-tooling of one of Marvel’s oldest, if not most successful, characters has a lot to recommend it. The art team of Phil Hester and Ande Parks are always a joy to see and the script by … <\/p>\n
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