Unstoppable Wasp #1 Review

Writer: Jeremy Whitley / Artists: Elsa Charretier and Megan Wilson / Marvel Comics It has been a rough few months for me and Marvel comics. They cancelled my two favorite series. Civil War II was an unmitigated downer in which everyone’s hero Captain Marvel went all evil-beard universe and killed everyone we loved. Even Storm has gone to war in the Extraordinary X-Men series. Into all this sound and fury comes Nadia Pym and she is right on f’n time. The Unstoppable Wasp is a big surprise hug from someone you love as a comic-book. (I mean that in a good way, I know surprise hugs aren’t for everyone.) She’s such a cinnamon roll they even call her one IN THE COMIC. This girl makes friends standing in line at Immigration, the only place closer to hell than the DMV. She makes Bobbi Morse giggle and they drive around in her red Mustang (because of course, Bobbi Morse drives a red Mustang). She dances to Dazzler’s one hit song (that’s what she’s doing on the cover). She is infectious, and feminine, and adorable. She is also determined, and tough, and dedicated to righting wrongs in the world. This is the feel-good comic of the year and when was the last time someone said THAT about an issue from the Big 2?

I’m a Jeremy Whitley fan, so really, none of this surprises me. If you’ve read his work on My Little Pony, Princeless, or Princeless: Raven Pirate Princess, you know he makes his money writing bright, lovable teen girls who may kill you with cuteness, but can also kill you with a…