Overall, Wasp #1 is an excellent debut issue that shows why this legacy character has been a stalwart in the Marvel Universe. The story by Ewing is fun. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story fans will love to get to know. Read Full Review

Nie delivers some beautiful art in the issue. The character designs are great and the visual style and tone of the art is perfect for the character. Read Full Review

Ewing does what Ewing does best: give us some deep cuts to Marvel continuity, while giving us the next step for these heroes. His Jan is spot on, flirty and aloof, yet pensive and layered, and his Nadias sweet, and aloof, so Im intrigued in what they have in store for us. Read Full Review

Janet and Hope face down the Wasp's arch-foe while someone worse lies in wait and Janet reminds readers that she is just as much a founding Avenger as Thor, Iron Man or Captain America. Read Full Review

This issue is exactly what the comic promises to be. It's a fun story that celebrates the Wasp and her long, heroic history. Read Full Review

Al Ewing and Kasia Nie hit the ground running with a great first issue for the Wasp mini-series. This entire issue just further makes you wonder why Marvel continued to miss the boat on giving Janet Van Dyne a solo series for such a long time. Not only do Ewing and Nie showcase Janet as a great character but immediately get over the chemistry that Janet and Nadia share as fellow Wasps. The main villain plot being centered around both Janet and Nadia's respective origins has a lot of potential to make this one a standout mini-series. Read Full Review

Wasp #1 does a wonderful job of considering everything its title contains. It simultaneously looks back to Wasp's origin printed 60 years ago and ahead to a sprawling new status quo complete with an inheritor of the Wasp legacy. Read Full Review

A solid, simple, fun issue that could stand to have some more substance Read Full Review

Wasp #1 sets up an interesting plot that ties to Janet Van Dyne's origins as the Wasp that's worth checking out. Unfortunately, this first issue also spends a lot of time telling us about past events rather than showing them, making for a slower-paced story without much urgency. That said, as an anniversary series, it feels like a good tribute. Read Full Review

This is *almost* great. Don't get me wrong; subjectively, I love it. And I think it's objectively very good.

The script has a smooth, flowing pace. The character voices are strong, particularly Janet's. Nadia's dialogue is a little clumsy, but that's intentional; remember English isn't her first language.

The art is wonderfully clean and the characters are dynamic. A little more detail in the settings would be nice, but this works fine. I appreciate the shift toward Silver-Age-y visuals in the flashbacks.

Overall, though, it's a bit too cut-and-dried for true greatness. The shape of the plot is entirely clear by the end of the issue, and the themes stitching it together are laid right out on the surface.

Even if it's a trifle simple, it's a heck of a fun read. more

Almost everything about the surface of this book leads you to believe it's going to be like Ewing's Ant-Man, but with Wasp instead. You, of course, have Ewing writing it. You have it as a four-issue miniseries. You have all four issues with covers done by Tom Reilly in the same pattern as Ant-Man. However, what we get inside is not that awesome series. That's not to say it's about, because it's an entertaining read. While I was a big fan of Reilly's art in Ant-Man, I find Nie's art just fantastic. I'm really glad I'll be viewing her art for three more issues. As for Ewing, this is a rock solid story with some emotional stakes. There's a good amount of potential shown throughout this issue and I'm looking forward to seeing how the story develops. more

This was so much fun!
Let's get Al Ewing to write She-Hulk?!

eh? eh?