Wasp Debuts A New Sort Of Avenging In September’s ‘Avengers Inc’
by Tony Thornley
She’s a founding Avenger. This fall, that takes on a new meaning, as Janet Van Dyne, the winsome Wasp, takes the lead as the star of the superhero noir adventure Avengers Inc. from Marvel Comics.
Long-time Avengers writer Al Ewing returns to the franchise for the first time since Avengers: No Road Home with this superheroic mystery series alongside superstar artist Leonard Kirk. The duo will be teaming Wasp with Victor Shade, an undead enigma that shares a name with the Vision’s former identity, but there might be so much more to his existence. Together, they’re solving mysteries and maybe, just maybe, saving the world. It’s a concept that promises guest stars galore as well as direct ties to the main Avengers series from Jed MacKay and CF Villa.
Her name is Janet Van Dyne. She’s a hero. She’s a celebrity. She’s hunting a killer. His name is Victor Shade. He’s a villain. He’s an enigma. He just got killed. And together, they’re out to solve every mystery in the Marvel Universe…starting with their own.
“Avengers Inc. takes the beating, buzzing heart of the original Avengers, teams her up with an undead mystery man with an identity so secret even he doesn’t know it, and sends them both out to solve the most amazing, fantastic and uncanny whodunnits the Marvel Universe has to offer!” Ewing explained. “It’s kind of a classic ‘will-they-won’t-they’ crime-solving partnership – or it would be if the ‘will-they’ in question was ‘save the world from…’ well, that’d be telling. See you in September!”
“I am unsure what can be said of Avengers Inc. without spoiling anything for the readers. I can say this is a fun and intriguing take on some familiar characters that leans more into detective skills over super strength, wit rather than eye beams and cunning instead of small, genetically mutated, furry creatures,” Kirk added. “Al is doing a bang up job with this and I am having a load of fun. I hope the audience does too.”
Check out the first of comics superstar Daniela Acuna’s covers above and be sure to pick up Avengers Inc. in September from Marvel Comics!
