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auntbreesqreads's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this so much! I really need my nieces and nephews to read this. It has a great message and explains the "old boys club" in a way that kids can explain. I love strong female protagonists! Plus, it was super funny (to my nerdy self anyway).
quietjenn's review against another edition
2.0
21/2, eh? I like aspects of this, but I feel like it is very steeped in Marvel the Universe and, despite reading the occasional series or two, that's just not my jam. Nadia is very charming though, and I'm sorry that the series has already been cancelled.
agudenburr's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this comic. I loved how Wasp is trying to find girl scientists to help save the world. A very great GIRL POWER comic book.
renee_pompeii's review against another edition
2.0
I thought this would be a good girl power read with my daughters, but none of us really got into it. Not bad but not great.
everobbo's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition
4.0
I’ll admit I had some pretty conflicted feelings when I saw the announcement that they were creating a new Wasp series. My first reaction was a joyous one – Janet’s back? And she’s getting her own series?! Fantastic! Then I found out it was actually about a young woman named Nadia. Not the wasp I knew and loved. Needless to say I was a bit confused (and maybe just a little bit disappointed), but I was still open to giving it a try.
Nadia Pym (yes, you read that right) is a bit of a mash up of a couple of different characters. She’s got the wasp suit and abilities, but she has a background more similar to Black Widow’s (as well as the fighting styles). She’s a brilliant scientist, and as such she spent much of her life a prisoner of the Red Room, where she was forced to learn and train for her captors. Their goal was to turn her into their perfect weapon (sound familiar?), but with more of a focus on intelligence as well.
Now you’re probably wondering how the heck that ties into Antman and the Wasp and everything like that. It turns out she’s Hank’s daughter (from his first marriage, not from Janet) and through sheer stubbornness she was able to break out and come back to her home. Unfortunately she never met her father, and she’s unlikely to ever get that chance now. Fortunately Janet is an awesome person and immediately takes her in (and arguably she’d be a better parent than Hank anyway). Between Janet and Jarvis (yes, I do mean Tony Stark’s Jarvis) Nadia suddenly has a somewhat functional family again.
Despite everything she’s been through, Nadia is actually an incredibly bubbly character. Nothing ever seems to really get her down, and she seems to think she can take on the world (and make it a better place at the same time). It’s hard not to respect that, even if she can occasionally get on people’s nerves.
There were so many cameos here, I’m not even sure I could safely say I’ve listed them all if I tried. Obviously there’s Janet and Jarvis, but there’s also Moon Girl (yay!) and Devil Dinosaur (also yay), most of the New Avengers team (from the All-New, All-Different Avengers series), Matt Murdock (he’s her immigration lawyer, for those that are curious), and many more I’ve no doubt forgotten.
A whole bunch of new characters are also introduced (obviously), most of them are girl geniuses too, which is pretty cool. Nadia is trying to set up a female run lab, called G.I.R.L. (much like S.H.I.E.L.D. I feel like they were trying too hard to fit that acronym). I’m not sure how big of a role this girls will play in the long run (most of them were introduced in just one issue), but I’m certainly interested to see where this whole thing leads.
I’m so happy I finally put aside some time to read this series (it had gotten little bit ahead of me, if I’m being honest). It’s a cute and light series, which is always a nice change. It’s also doesn’t go too far into the “cute and light” category, if you know what I mean. I hope this series continues for a while, or at least if it doesn’t it gets an actual ending.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
Nadia Pym (yes, you read that right) is a bit of a mash up of a couple of different characters. She’s got the wasp suit and abilities, but she has a background more similar to Black Widow’s (as well as the fighting styles). She’s a brilliant scientist, and as such she spent much of her life a prisoner of the Red Room, where she was forced to learn and train for her captors. Their goal was to turn her into their perfect weapon (sound familiar?), but with more of a focus on intelligence as well.
Now you’re probably wondering how the heck that ties into Antman and the Wasp and everything like that. It turns out she’s Hank’s daughter (from his first marriage, not from Janet) and through sheer stubbornness she was able to break out and come back to her home. Unfortunately she never met her father, and she’s unlikely to ever get that chance now. Fortunately Janet is an awesome person and immediately takes her in (and arguably she’d be a better parent than Hank anyway). Between Janet and Jarvis (yes, I do mean Tony Stark’s Jarvis) Nadia suddenly has a somewhat functional family again.
Despite everything she’s been through, Nadia is actually an incredibly bubbly character. Nothing ever seems to really get her down, and she seems to think she can take on the world (and make it a better place at the same time). It’s hard not to respect that, even if she can occasionally get on people’s nerves.
There were so many cameos here, I’m not even sure I could safely say I’ve listed them all if I tried. Obviously there’s Janet and Jarvis, but there’s also Moon Girl (yay!) and Devil Dinosaur (also yay), most of the New Avengers team (from the All-New, All-Different Avengers series), Matt Murdock (he’s her immigration lawyer, for those that are curious), and many more I’ve no doubt forgotten.
A whole bunch of new characters are also introduced (obviously), most of them are girl geniuses too, which is pretty cool. Nadia is trying to set up a female run lab, called G.I.R.L. (much like S.H.I.E.L.D. I feel like they were trying too hard to fit that acronym). I’m not sure how big of a role this girls will play in the long run (most of them were introduced in just one issue), but I’m certainly interested to see where this whole thing leads.
I’m so happy I finally put aside some time to read this series (it had gotten little bit ahead of me, if I’m being honest). It’s a cute and light series, which is always a nice change. It’s also doesn’t go too far into the “cute and light” category, if you know what I mean. I hope this series continues for a while, or at least if it doesn’t it gets an actual ending.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
wishesandpages's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I picked up The Unstoppable Wasp because a) I first saw it at the bookstore so it was fate b) I had just rewatched Ant-Man in preparation for Ant-Man and the Wasp. This one follows Hank Pym and Maria Trovaya's daughter, Nadia, and it was so much fun!
It was such an empowering read, about the cleverest female teenagers in the world, how they could team up to change and save the world. This first volume mainly focused on the creation of the team and I really liked that. It was a bit cheesy at times and Nadia was a bit over the top at first, plus she read a bit younger than she was supposed to be at times, but that's truly okay. It's addressed to a younger audience for sure, so it felt a little childish sometimes, but that's because I'm older I guess, and every little girl should read about those girls and that's what matters.
I also loved the pop culture references! Harry Potter! Star Wars! Even Downton Abbey! I AM LIVING FOR IT! I haven't mentioned how diverse the cast of characters was as well?? I'm so happy about that. We also got super cool superheroes cameos such as Miss Marvel and Bobby Morse! Anyway, it was quite good and I'm happy I picked it up. 😊
I picked up The Unstoppable Wasp because a) I first saw it at the bookstore so it was fate b) I had just rewatched Ant-Man in preparation for Ant-Man and the Wasp. This one follows Hank Pym and Maria Trovaya's daughter, Nadia, and it was so much fun!
It was such an empowering read, about the cleverest female teenagers in the world, how they could team up to change and save the world. This first volume mainly focused on the creation of the team and I really liked that. It was a bit cheesy at times and Nadia was a bit over the top at first, plus she read a bit younger than she was supposed to be at times, but that's truly okay. It's addressed to a younger audience for sure, so it felt a little childish sometimes, but that's because I'm older I guess, and every little girl should read about those girls and that's what matters.
I also loved the pop culture references! Harry Potter! Star Wars! Even Downton Abbey! I AM LIVING FOR IT! I haven't mentioned how diverse the cast of characters was as well?? I'm so happy about that. We also got super cool superheroes cameos such as Miss Marvel and Bobby Morse! Anyway, it was quite good and I'm happy I picked it up. 😊
imitira's review against another edition
4.0
Some pretty adorable moments, but I'm not really one for graphic novels in general, and this was the month that my cat rapidly went from healthy to diagnosed with leukemia to being euthanized in the span of five days, so I wasn't really yearning for dark subtext anyway.
bstratton's review against another edition
5.0
So delightful and heartwarming, and Elsa Charretier’s art is perfect for every panel of it.
mentat_stem's review against another edition
5.0
Imagine the joy and chaos of Blues Brothers, except here we have a young Russian American woman trying to pull together other super smart women to solve the world's problems. hijinks ensue.