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Post by starfoxxx on Dec 5, 2010 0:26:16 GMT -5
I am an action figure enthusiast, and I was just checking out a site that had a mutated Wasp figure from @ 1997/ Spider-Force Toy Biz line. It made me wonder if the Wasp figure had any influence on the creation of "Bug Jan" in the comics. I know bug Jan has been covered in the ASSEMBLED books and other stuff i've read, but I don't remember hearing about the figure before. Anyone have any insight if there's a connection?
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Post by sharkar on Dec 9, 2010 19:39:21 GMT -5
I am an action figure enthusiast, and I was just checking out a site that had a mutated Wasp figure from @ 1997/ Spider-Force Toy Biz line. It made me wonder if the Wasp figure had any influence on the creation of "Bug Jan" in the comics. Jan became the mutated Wasp in Avengers #394, which is cover-dated Jan. 1996 (so, on sale probably a couple of months earlier, in late 1995). So the action figure, which came later (in 1997 as you stated), was based on the comic book depiction of the new Wasp. Here's bug-Jan's ;D debut, from AA's very own cover gallery.
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Post by humanbelly on Dec 10, 2010 6:26:45 GMT -5
I am an action figure enthusiast, and I was just checking out a site that had a mutated Wasp figure from @ 1997/ Spider-Force Toy Biz line. It made me wonder if the Wasp figure had any influence on the creation of "Bug Jan" in the comics. Jan became the mutated Wasp in Avengers #394, which is cover-dated Jan. 1996 (so, on sale probably a couple of months earlier, in late 1995). So the action figure, which came later (in 1997 as you stated), was based on the comic book depiction of the new Wasp. Here's bug-Jan's ;D debut, from AA's very own cover gallery. Man, what a breathtakingly awful plot contrivance that was. To my perspective, this was the other lowest period of all time for the Avengers. To support that claim, I'll submit that folks practically forget that this ever happened to Jan because it occurred in the midst of all of that horrible, incomprehensible TIMESLIDE/CROSSING rigamarole, with Tony Stark revealed as being an unwitting murderer on Kang's behalf, and "Teen Tony" being introduced, and then EVERYTHING disappeared because Marvel went bankrupt and Avengers got sucked into Heroes Reborn, anyhow. . . Even in the brief time that Jan was Bug-woman, it was quite surreal, because it was never actually dealt with on a personal level. Jan didn't seem to have any personal issues dealing with it. She was just insectoid now, rather than human. The one kind of neat aspect was that Jan got this way because, once again, she was badly injured & about to die, and Hank went into his characteristic manic frenzy at that prospect, and unwittingly did this to her in an effort to save her life. As bad a plot wrinkle as it was, it still reflected consistent, established precedent on Hank's part. HB
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Post by spiderwasp on Dec 10, 2010 19:05:15 GMT -5
Jan became the mutated Wasp in Avengers #394, which is cover-dated Jan. 1996 (so, on sale probably a couple of months earlier, in late 1995). So the action figure, which came later (in 1997 as you stated), was based on the comic book depiction of the new Wasp. Here's bug-Jan's ;D debut, from AA's very own cover gallery. Man, what a breathtakingly awful plot contrivance that was. To my perspective, this was the other lowest period of all time for the Avengers. HB The only thing that makes this period not quite as bad as the Bendis years is the fact that it was so short lived. If this debacle had continued for the length of Bendis' run, it would actually be worse. Yes, I said something could have been worse than Bendis which, for me, is a very strong statement. I didn't say it was worse though, just that it could have been. It was a pretty awful period.
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