Astonishing Ant-Man #11 Review

Writer: Nick Spencer / Artist: Ramon Rosanas, Jordan Boyd / Marvel Comics Free Scott Lang! Free Scott Lang! Free Scot Lang! Yo, man. I said, yooooo, maaaaan! Nick Spencer knows how to write a compelling as fuck story. Nick Spencer is out here giving you that imminent character growth and heartache at the same damn time. My God! We join Scott after he’s been caught by the police (one detective being his ex-wife’s new husband), taking the entirety of the blame upon himself. Scott says he kidnapped his daughter Cassie in order to pull off the heist on Cross. What follows is a perfect look at how far Scott Lang will go to ensure his daughter is out of harm’s way. We’ve seen life kick Scott when he’s down repeatedly, even when it looked like things were looking up. As we live through Scott’s days in prison Spencer reminds us why the character is so damn charming in the first place.

Spencer highlights the root decency at the heart of Scott Lang’s character development. Scott may mess up, but he’s messing up for the right reasons. When Scott could take the easy way out, he falls on the sword to protect his own. We got a de-powered Scott in prison trying to look for a silver lining within his predicament. We see the recreational aspect of his time in prison as well as him getting his ass beat. Spencer makes us gluttons for punishment the way he ties up strings this issue, between the different visitors Scott gets and the very special guest star he’s been recounting his story to the …