In 2020, Scary Mommy ranked the Wasp 8th in their "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic" list. [81] During her time as Hank's partner, she took part in numerous conflicts with villains who included the Porcupine, Egghead, and Whirlwind (then known as the Human Top). Though initially without any offensive powers, Janet proves to be resourceful, using her ability to communicate with insects to fight, as well as using a pin to poke people as a weapon. Later, she uses a miniature air gun, the original wasp's sting. [9] I always knew I’d end up in the theatre; my dad was a theatre producer and actor and my mum was an actor and I had always loved that world.

Janet van Dyne is usually depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters, fly by means of insectoid wings, and fire bioelectric energy blasts. She is a founding member of the Avengers and the one who gave them their name as well as a longtime leader of the team. She is also the ex-wife of Hank Pym and the stepmother of Nadia van Dyne. The Wasp appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey. [121] The show played the 2019/2020 season on Broadway and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including: Best Play, Best Direction and Best Actress for Mary-Louise Parker (which she won!) This is a REGIONAL premiere! Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic". Scary Mommy . Retrieved November 26, 2022. In 2017, Comic Book Resources ranked the Wasp 2nd in their "15 Avengers Leaders, Ranked From Worst To Best" list. [76]In 2023, Comic Book Resources ranked the Wasp 19th in their "10 Most Fashionable Marvel Heroes" list. [82] Van Dyne displays several non-superhuman abilities that garner her special fame and attention, foremost of which is her fashion sense; in nearly all of her early appearances, she sports a new costume, presumably designed and manufactured on her own as she is a gifted fashion designer. She is also a skilled amateur screenwriter. The Wasp is trained in unarmed combat by Captain America and in combat using her special powers by Henry Pym. In addition, the Wasp is one of the most intuitive, if not deductive, members of the Avengers, and is an experienced leader and strategist. She effectively determines that a chemical accident has created a schizophrenic break in Henry [70] and that the relationship between the Scarlet Witch and the Vision is the result of the infused personality of Wonder Man, [ volume&issueneeded] and guesses Iron Man's identity of Tony Stark. [ volume&issueneeded] Cultural impact and legacy [ edit ] Critical reception [ edit ] An alternate timeline version of Janet appears in the Disney+ animated series What If...? episode " What If... Zombies?!" [ citation needed] This version was infected with a quantum virus that transformed her into a zombie. When Hank traveled to the Quantum Realm to rescue her, she infected him and they went on to cause a zombie apocalypse following their return. Alford, Alicea (January 4, 2023). "10 Most Fashionable Marvel Heroes, Ranked". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved February 4, 2023.

When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student named Christopher, the two form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways, Bella makes a surprising request of Christopher that neither knows if he can fulfill. Brimming with suspense, Rapp’s riveting play explores the limits of what one person can ask of another. Goldberg, Matt (June 22, 2015). "ANT-MAN Set Visit: Evangeline Lilly Talks Ambiguity, Script Changes, and More". Collider. April 29, Darren Franich Updated; EDT, 2015 at 12:00 PM. "Let's rank every Avenger ever". EW.com . Retrieved November 26, 2022.The character appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man (2015) in a cameo role, portrayed by Hayley Lovitt, while Michelle Pfeiffer portrays Janet van Dyne in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). An original MCU Wasp, Janet's daughter Hope van Dyne (named after Hope Pym), is portrayed in each film by Evangeline Lilly. She was a founding member of the Avengers, appearing in the first issue and giving the team its name. It is with the Avengers that Janet became most well known. At first she was the weak link of the team, but later on became one of the smartest and craftiest of its members. Though she takes leaves of absence throughout the series, she is one of the longest active members and has acted as leader of the team for longer than anybody besides Captain America. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you get too close. Yet despite our grievances, the ecosystem actually relies on these underappreciated insects.

In 2011, Comics Buyer's Guide ranked the Wasp 94th in their "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. [73] As Ian Storey points out, The Wasps exemplifies the conventions of Old Comedy at their best, and is unified in action, time and place. Its plot spans a single, complete day in the life of an individual Athenian household. Its setting never shifts: from beginning to end, it takes place in the street before the house of the two main protagonists. There is also a pretty tight dramatic focus: the whole play concerns Bdelycleon’s attempts to cure his old father Philocleon of his addiction for jury service. Having heard their voices, Philocleon suddenly appears at an upper window of the house and starts explaining his troubles to his friends in a song. After becoming acquainted with the situation, the jurors encourage Philocleon to try to escape once again and offer their help. It’s already dawn, after all, and they risk being late for their early arrival on the trial of Laches. “There’s no other way,” says Philocleon, “but gnawing through the net. Oh! goddess who watches over the nets, forgive me for making a hole in this one.” Look, I don’t even remember talking to you after Year Eight so whatever you think I did was probably someone else’

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The lives of wasps in the UK are dictated by the seasons. They need large amounts of insects to feed their young, so are only active in the warmer months, when food is readily available. Janet Van Dyne is a Stark International employee who wears a suit which grants her plasma wings. Janet has a rivalry with Iron Girl. Wasp helps defend the energy well from Hydra and Namor. [ volume&issueneeded] During Rings of Fate she is presumably killed by the Hand. [ volume&issueneeded] Ultimate Marvel [ edit ] John Cena and Colton Haynes Lend Voices to "Marvel Avengers Academy" ". February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016 . Retrieved February 4, 2016. The Wasps opens with a late-night dialogue between two slaves, Xanthias and Sosias, in front of a house surrounded by a huge net. The latter wakes the former and the two interpret each other’s dreams before becoming aware of the presence of the audience. “Come,” says Xanthias turning in their direction, “we must explain the matter to the spectators.” Then he sets out the dramatic situation via an extended exposition.

Caro Meets Theatre Interview Morgan Lloyd Malcolm: The Wasp By Caro Moses | Published on Tuesday 1 December 2015 This joyful, chaotic and engaging re-imagining of the Pied Piper story by Battersea Arts Centre's Beat Box Collective is ...Michelle Pfeiffer will play Janet Van Dyne in Ant-Man and The Wasp". Variety. July 22, 2017 . Retrieved July 22, 2017. The Wasp appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, [122] voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi in the Japanese dub and Colleen O'Shaughnessey in the English dub. [123] The Wasp appears as a non-player character (NPC) in Captain America and The Avengers. [ citation needed]