Ant-Man: Natural Enemy

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By Jason Starr

Publisher Description

Fifth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the classic Ant-Man story: Natural Enemy.

SCOTT LANG'S CRIMINAL PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT HIM!

Scott Lang -- the Astonishing Ant-Man -- has a new life in New York City with his daughter, Cassie. Scott's determined to make it work: Cassie's in a good school, he's got a steady job, and he's finally ready to explore that wide, safe, non-spandexed dating world. But despite his best intentions, Scott just can't stay out of the spotlight -- or magnifying glass -- and it doesn't take long for his new life to fall apart. When an old partner-in-crime goes to trial, Scott and Cassie are stuck with federal bodyguards. Scott is convinced the protection is unnecessary, but he hasn't calculated the teenager factor! When trouble finds Cassie, Scott throws caution to the wind and dons the suit. But what is the villain really after?

Award-winning crime writer Jason Starr (Twisted City, Wolverine MAX)
spins a thrilling tale of desperation, secrets, and microscopic adventure.

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6 Reviews

3.5

benwiin

Created 3 months ago

Bree Hatfield

Created 7 months ago

“Upon picking this up, I thought it would be a fun romp with one of my favorite superheroes through a medium that superheroes don’t often appear in, but it turned out to be much more! Jason Starr steers the audience away from the typical superhero formula and instead focuses on the mystery and crime genre conventions, which work incredibly well for a small fry hero who’s also an ex-con. One of the best things about this book is that it isn’t focused on action. There’s a little bit of action, but not enough to justifiably call this an action novel. This book isn’t even about Ant-Man, really; it’s about Scott and Cassie Lang, and what happens when Scott’s past catches up to him. It feels more like a drama-thriller than anything, and it’s all the better for it. Scott was, of course, a wonderful character. Starr really focused on his struggles in being a good person, specifically a good man, so the underlying themes of this novel pertain to masculinity and what truly makes a positive male role model, which is amazing. Scott isn’t perfect, and neither is his relationship with his daughter, but he learns from her and they look out for each other, and the overall message is a good one. Speaking of Cassie, I really loved that she was a major focus of the novel. At its core this book is about Scott and Cassie’s relationship, so using her to drive the plot in the way that Jason Starr does is really wonderful. We also get to see her deal with pretty typical teenage issues, and while on the surface there’s not much point to it, it served as development for Cassie as well as further solidifies the novel as a realistic portrayal of the two central characters, which was so important. There are certain things that you can’t do/don’t feel very natural in a comic book, and one of those is internal descriptive dialogue; in other words, what’s happening, what does this character think about it, and how do they react? Comics do action, external dialogue, and even internal monologues really well, but often miss the mark on the internal descriptive dialogue. For example, when Cassie first tries on the Ant-Man suit, she discovers the world through a completely different lens and everything is so new to her, and we get a very distinct feeling for how she feels and what she thinks. While that can be portrayed well in comics, I think prose is the best way to do that. Perhaps this can be distilled down to a simple difference in perspectives — comics are usually limited to first-person thoughts while prose can utilize third-person. If this novel was written in first-person, it would have felt much more like a comic book, but the third-person gives a wider view that really benefits the story. While I did enjoy a superhero story written in prose, Starr’s specific style of prose wasn’t always the best. It fit the superhero vibe, but it was sometimes cringy and a little odd in places. For example, he has a habit of describing unnecessary things; the nationality of the Starbucks employee, the brand of the boot that crushes Cassie, the street corners Scott turns at whenever he’s going somewhere, etc. It wasn’t quite distracting, but it was noticeable. Overall, this was an amazing novel and an absolutely wonderful addition to the library of Ant-Man stories out there. If you are at all a fan of Ant-Man, you will love this book!”

Adrian Montañez

Created 11 months ago

Antoinette Giamalva

Created almost 2 years ago

William Jittrikawiphol

Created over 3 years ago

About Jason Starr

Jason Starr is the internationally bestselling author of many crime thrillers, including Tough Luck, Twisted City, and The Follower, and his books have been published in over a dozen languages. He has also co-written several novels with Ken Bruen for Hard Case Crime, and his work in comics for Marvel, DC, Vertigo, and Boom! Studios has featured Wolverine, the Punisher, Batman, Doc Savage, and Justice Inc. Many of his books are in development for film and television. Starr has won the Anthony Award for mystery fiction twice, as well as the Barry Award. He was born in Brooklyn and lives in Manhattan.