#Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men

[vertigoartgore]

2008's Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men Vol.1 #1 cover by penciller John Cassaday and colorist Laura Martin.

R.I.P. John Cassaday (December 14, 1971 - September 9, 2024).

[evilhorse]

Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1

RIP John Cassaday

[yetanotherknitter]

there's something so special about giving a teenage girl room to be violent

[ffverr]

How to read X-Men?

For the dear X-Men fans that came in through 97 (or the movies) and are confused as to where to start the comics! Don't let the internet fool you, there is only one way and it is by starting with Giant size X-Men #1 (1975). No I am not kidding, it truly is the only right way to get the full story😭 (unless you want to go ALL THE WAY to 1963, I don't necessarily think it's that vital)

This is me trying to keep ppl from making the same mistake I did, starting with wheadon's astonishing X-Men ☠️

Here is a very useful pic of what to read next 💞 good luck!

This is to get ALL the context and major story arcs still referenced today. So I believe it to be vital for the other eras. (I don't know how you can fully understand jean and Scott's relationship today without having read inferno or dark phoenix for example)

Now, If you just wanna read for one specific character, that's a different story! Character specific reading guides that concentrate on the important issues across time exist! Look for those they're very useful <3

Guide made by: https://www.reddit.com/r/xmen/s/z1xNhqPXtv

https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/s/ChkpOJbXED

[petrerpkr]

Scott & Jean comic reading order

Comic timeline & reading order + here

2000-2024

Scott

X-Men First Class(2007)

X-Men Season One(2012)

X-Men Origins – Cyclops(2010)

Cyclops (2001)

New X-Men(2001) #114-141

X-Men (2004) #157 -174

X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong (2005)

X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong (2006)

Young X-men (2008)

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3 (2004)

X-Men: Endangered Species(2007)

X-Men : Messiah Complex(2007)/reading order

X-Men : Messiah War(2009)/reading order

Avengers/X-Men: Utopia(2009)/Utopia

Nation X (2010)/reading order

X-Men : Second Coming/reading order (2010)

Uncanny X-Men #534.1; 535–539 (2011)

Uncanny X-Men #540–544(2011)

Uncanny X-Men (vol. 2) #1 -10(2012)

X-Men: Prelude to Schism(2011)

X men Schism(2011)/reading order

Avengers vs. X-Men + AvX: Consequences  /reading order

Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3 (2013)

All-New X-Men (2013)

Battle of the Atom

Cyclops Vol. 3 (2014)

Death of X #1 (2016) +

inhumans Vs X-Men

All-New X-Men Vol. 2 (2016)

Champions Vol. 2 (2016)

X-Men: Blue (2017)

X-Men: Gold #13 #14 #15

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2018)

Uncanny X-Men v5 .Annual 1(2019)+ Uncanny X-Men #11 to #22(2019)

X-Men (2019)

House of x/power of x

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus

X-Men (2024)

Jean

Phoenix Saga (1976) – X-Men #101-108

Dark Phoenix Saga (1980) – X-Men #129-137

New X-Men #114 -154(2001)

X-Men: Phoenix Endsong + Phoenix warsong (2005) &(2006)

All-New X-Men (2013)

Battle of the Atom

The Trial of Jean Grey

All-New X-Men Vol. 2 (2016)

Inhumans vs. X-Men

X-Men: Blue (2017)

Jean Grey (2017)

Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey (2017)

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2018)

X-Men: Red (2018)

X-Force (2019)

Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost

Wolverine (2020) #1 #2 #17 #20

X-Men (2019-2024)

Hellfire Gala (2022-2023)

Immortal X-Men (2022)

Uncanny X-Men vol 5 (2019)

House of x (2019)/power of x (2019)

X-Force (2020)

Cable (2020)

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021)

Dark Web (2022)

Dark Web: X-Men (2022)

Original X-Men (2023)

Jean Grey (2023)

X-Men: Forever (2024)

Fall of the House of X/Rise of the Powers of X(2024)

Phoenix (2024)

[kalinara]

Hello! New to the X-men fandom, drawn here by Scott Summers (I love your blog so much!) Two questions, if you don't mind:

1. What would you consider essential reads for Scott specifically? There are so many starting points it seems.

2. I did finish Whedon's run of Astonishing X-Men (at the recommendation of reddit) and was wondering if Scott (now?) doesn't need his ruby quartz glasses/visor? Sorry if that's a run-specific question!

Hello!

The first question is surprisingly difficult, only because Scott's such a staple throughout the entirety of the X-Men. So let me kind of give you a run down of your options.

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The 60s comics are really fun, if you want to see where things began. It is very 60s though, and the style may not be to your taste. There's also some period sexism that's not great (though surprisingly less than I expected. Possibly because Jean's meant to be a fairly liberated teen, as opposed to older ladies like Sue Storm or Janet Van Dyne.)

The Claremont Era (Starting with Giant-Sized X-Men, which introduces staples like Storm and Wolverine) is probably what will be the most familiar to folks who became used to the X-Men from other sources, like the cartoons. The Animated Series and X-Men '97 adapt a lot of Claremont era stuff, so it'll be pretty familiar.

It's also soapy and dramatic, and Scott (and Jean) feature very heavily. You'll also meet Rachel. Rachel is fun.

X-Factor's first run is something I'd recommend only after you've gotten into the character more. It's actually really good, IMO, and an amazing deconstruction of how much of a trainwreck the poor guy actually is. It's not always a flattering portrayal though, which is part of what makes it interesting. (It is good though to read the Madelyne stuff for yourself eventually, summaries tend to ignore the aspects that make Scott's side of things a bit more understandable, if not sympathetic.) Baby Cable is here too.

The 90s X-Comics are pretty fun too, like the earlier Claremont era, this is likely what folk are familiar with if they remember the cartoons. Costumes, characters, and so on. Scott is one of a very large cast, but he tends to have some really good arcs here and there. The art takes getting used to it. This is where you'll start seeing adult Cable as a major character. And another AU Summers child, Nate Grey. He's complicated.

the 2000s-2011 era of Comics have a lot of upheaval and events. Scott is still an idealist, but he's been jaded by a lot of events (and will be jaded by more). You'll see him get darker here, but not evil. It's pretty sad though. SO MANY big events though, Scott pulls off a lot of wild shit.

In 2011-2016, we have two Scotts basically. Avengers vs. X-Men is a massively huge event that changes Scott's role for a long time. For our main Scott, the next few years are going to read a lot like whump fic. He's going to suffer, people are going to blame him (unfairly, imo!) for a lot of things, and he'll be treated like a monster at times. That said, there are people who do see the truth and end up even joining him.

But also around this time, through shenanigans (read: Hank McCoy), the timeline is disrupted and the 1960s era Original Five (specifically circa issue #8) are brought to the future. They have their own adventures in lines like All-New X-Men (v1. and v2.), X-Men Blue, and Scott specifically has a solo series early on and then joins up with Kamala Khan's Champions and it's darling.

Eventually older Scott "dies" (it happens in comics). Young Scott continues though. When Young Scott goes to the past again, older Scott comes back (unrelated reasons).

For 2019-2020, there's a short run by Matthew Rosenberg, starting at issue 11 or so. The original team of X-Men is presumed dead (really they're dealing with some multiversal nonsense. Possibly Nate Grey's fault), and a returned Scott starts gathering new X-Men. It's intense, angsty and kind of bleak. This isn't about saving the world anymore, just maybe going out doing what they should.

From 2020-2023, we get a massive, amazing change in direction called the Krakoa arc. Scott's not featured as prominently here (It's Xavier's show), but he's solid in any series that he appears (Adjectiveless X-Men will always have him somewhere. He's very prominent in Teen Cable's book too.) Krakoa is something very different than anything the X-Men series(es) have done before and it's definitely worth reading. Though for my own taste, I like the return to form that comes with...

Our current era is "From the Ashes" and it's not actually a bad place to jump on. Everyone's a little scattered and out of sorts since the fall of Krakoa, but Scott, being who he is, has already pulled his own book together for the kind of mutant-rescuing heroics that he is wont to do.

As to where to start? Honestly, I'd go with whatever seems the most fun to you. Eventually, I think, you'll find yourself branching out and it won't be nearly so confusing. (There are also wikis, podcasts, and annoying pedants like me who like explaining everything.). Fans will often have their favorite special books (Children of the Atom, for example, is probably my favorite version of the O5 origin. It came out in 2001 and has a truly horrifying Jack Winters), and we'll always leap on the opportunity to share those things.

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as for 2. I don't know if you read the Giant-Sized finale of Astonishing X-Men, but they do have a scene where Scott's eyes start glowing again and Emma places the visor on him. It's a nice, quietly somber scene.

In current X-continuity, Scott does still need the visor. The inability to control his blasts may have a psychological component but there's also physical brain damage. (In the Krakoa arc, there are mechanisms where he might have repaired said damage, but it actually does come up at some point, and he specifically chooses not to. I hope I can find that page again, because I feel like there's a lot of interesting potential meta in that choice.)

I don't think they ever really revisit why Emma (or Cassandra, possibly) had been able to neutralize Scott's blasts/restore temporary control over them, but I tend to go with the interpretation that a powerful enough telepath could force a bypass with his powers, but it's an incredibly traumatic, potentially damaging, and ultimately temporary solution. Hence, what we see.

For her part, Jean Grey (at least in the modern era) is able to psychically block his powers. And that's always fun. (And sometimes a little kinky!)

[nightmareinfloral]

Mercury- Where to Read?

Cessily Kincaid, also known as Mercury, is an Irish-American mutant whose entire body is composed of a non-toxic metallic substance. She can alter her shape according to her will and often uses it to create different weapons or “melt” into a liquid form. Below the cut is a list of Cessily’s appearances updated as of April 2024.

New Mutants (2003) 2, 7, 9-10, 13

New X-Men (2004) 2-6, 14

New X-Men: Hellions (2005) 1

New X-Men (2004) 15-19

New X-Men: Hellions (2005) 2-4

New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (2005) 1

New X-Men (2004) 20-21

X-Men: The 198 Files (2006) 1

New X-Men (2004) 22

Astonishing X-Men (2004) 13

New X-Men (2004) 23-29

X-Men (1991) 190

Civil War Files (2006) 1

New X-Men (2004) 30-31

X-Men (1991) 192

New X-Men (2004) 32-39

X-Men: Endangered Species (2007) 1

World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) 1-2

New X-Men (2004) 40

X-Men (1991) 201

New X-Men (2004) 41

X-Men (1991) 202

World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) 3

X-Factor (2005) 23

New X-Men (2004) 42

X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007) 1

New X-Men (2004) 43

X-Factor (2005) 25

New X-Men (2004) 44

X-Men (1991) 205

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 493

X-Factor (2005) 26

New X-Men (2004) 45

X-Men (1991) 206

X-Factor (2005) 27

New X-Men (2004) 46

X-Men (1991) 207

X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) 1-2

Secret Invasion: X-Men (2009) 1-2

X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2009) 2, 4

Marvel Digital Holiday Special (2009) 1

Secret Invasion: X-Men (2009) 4

X-Infernus (2008) 1-4

New Mutants (2009) 1

Runaways (2008) 10

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (2009) 1

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 513

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus (2009) 1

X-Men: Legacy (2008) Annual 1, 228

Deadpool (2008) 16

Psylocke (2009) 1

Deadpool (2008) 17

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 517

Nation X (2009) 1

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 230

X-Force (2008) 22-23

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) 1

Psylocke (2009) 4

Nation X (2009) 3

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) 2-3

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 234

New Mutants (2009) 13

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) 4

X-Men: Hellbound (2010) 2

X-Men (1997) 162

X-Men (2010) 5, 11

X-Men: Giant-Size (2011) 1

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 541-542

X-Men: Schism (2011) 5

X-Men: Regenesis (2011) 1

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 4

Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega (2012) 1-3

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 261

Wolverine (2010) 305-306, 308

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 5, 15, 17

Uncanny Avengers (2012) 1

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 18, 21

All-New X-Men (2012) 10

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 29

Scarlet Spider (2012) 17

X-Men (2013) 1

Uncanny Avengers (2012) 11

Young Avengers (2013) 11

X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2013) 2

Young Avengers (2013) 12-13

X-Men (2013) 7-8

Young Avengers (2013) 14

X-Men (2013) 10-12

Nightcrawler (2014) 1, 3-4

X-Men: No More Humans (2014) 1

X-Men (2013) 16

Nightcrawler (2014) 5, 8

Storm (2014) 1, 10

Uncanny X-Men (2013) 600

Star-Lord (2016) 1

Generation X (2017) 8-9, 87

Uncanny X-Men (2018) 9-10

Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler (2019) 2, 4-5

New Mutants (2019) 1

Fallen Angels (2019) 1

X-Force (2019) 9

X-Factor (2020) 5

Hellfire Gala Guide (2021) 1

Way of X (2021) 2

X-Force (2019) 20

Wolverine (2020) 13

Way of X (2021) 3

Marvel’s Voices: Pride (2021) 1

X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation (2021) 1

Free Comic Book Day 2022: Marvel’s Voices (2022) 1

Legion of X (2022) 1

Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic (2022) 1

Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) 43

Marvel’s Voices: X-Men (2023) 1

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Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men # 1

Variant Cover for Astonishing X-Men #21 (2004)

[hondafuckingodyssey]

X-men comic recommendations

The other day I went on a rant about how nobody should attempt to read all of the x-men comics in order because if the x-men have no respect for the spacetime continuum, you shouldn't have to respect reading their shit in order.

So here's a list of comics series, some that I've read and some that are on my to read list. Mind the authors and the dates, Marvel likes to recycle titles so sometimes you'll accidentally pick up something that's a completely different story from ten years later.

If you're going to getting your comics from the library and different sources (cough archive.org cough), or skipping around to different eras, I recommend an app like Comic Geeks where you can track which issues you've read. As a bonus, you get a satisfying little dopamine hit every time you check off a comic you read.

The original silver age comics from 1963 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby These are fun, but they kind of suck. I believe X-men was one of their worst selling titles for many years. They are campy fun though, like that island has a giant acme magnet on on top of it, I wonder if that's Magneto's secret base, hmmm? I'm kind of working through these when I just have my phone because they're easier to read on a smaller screen than the new stuff with full page spreads.

Chris Claremont's classic X-men run, starting in 1975. This is the classic starting point I hear recommended again and again. You start with Giant Size x-men number 1, and then go to X-men issue 94. This is where all the classic x-men are introduced. You got your Dark Phoenix saga, and Days of Future Past, and a lot of the storylines that were used in the 90's animated series. Everybody should read some of these. But Chris Claremont was writing the X-men for FOURTEEN years. Do not attempt to read all of these before you move onto the modern stuff.

The Dark Phoenix saga, 1980 Chris Claremont, issues 129-138 Ok, I just finished these last night and they're so good that I want to make a special call out for them. I jumped ahead to read them and I'm so glad I didn't wait. I can't figure out how the movies sucked so bad when they had this source material to work with. We could have had an epic moon battle? If you don't read anything else from this era read these. Pro tip: get the epic version of like a prayer stuck in your head right before starting on issue 137. Really adds to the atmosphere.

X-men Season 1 by Dennis Hopeless, 2012 This is a graphic novel (so published altogether instead of in individual issues) retelling of the original silver age comics. It's mostly from Jean Grey's point of view. It's very fun.

Children of the Atom, 1999 by Joe Casey, 6 issues Sort of a prequel, explains how Charles Xavier recruited a bunch of teenagers. This looks good, but it started out with mutants being lynched, and with the way I always compare being a mutant to being queer, and the election and project 2025 looming, I decided this one was too much for me right now.

X-men First Class, 2006 by Jeff Parker, 8 issues I read the first four of these and they were cute. Bobby is writing home to his parents about his time in school, Scott and Jean go to the beach. Lots of fun character stuff. Originally 8 issues but it looks like they immediately did another run of issues the next year.

New X-men, 2001 by Grant Morrison his run starts with issue 114 This is a great place to jump in if Deadpool & Wolverine got you interested in x-men comics, because it's got Cassandra Nova in it. She's doing her weird finger thing! Supposedly this is one of best places to jump into modern x-men. I've read about 6 of them, so far so good.

Astonishing X-men, 2004 by Joss Whedon This is supposed to be the best x-men run ever. It continues directly from Grant Morrison's run. I'm saving it for next time I have a mental breakdown a rainy day.

All-New X-men, 2013 by Brian Michael Bendis This is what I'm reading the most of right now. Cyclops is being an asshole, and Beast decides the best way to solve this problem is to go back in time and bring the original teenage x-men from '60s back with him to confront him. This works particularly well as a jumping in point because they keep explaining backstory through the kids finding out all the ridiculous things that have happened. Like, poor Jean asking how she died, and they're is like, um which time?

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The Complete John Cassaday Astonishing X-Men Run Cover Set / Astonishing X-Men 001 - 024, Giant Size Astonishing X-Men 001 / Published: 2004 - 2008 / Artist: John Cassaday

[tidemoonchild]

Why am I doing this to myself? 😭 I really decided to start reading the marvel comics... While I wish I could read everything that ever came out, I know this won't be possible... So yeah idk where I start and what I'll be reading. For now I want to concentrate on The X-Men and Avengers especially Beast, Nightcrawler, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and The Winter Soldier. I also want to know more about Krakoa

Soooo if anyone has any recommendations on what to definitely read. Think this would make it much easier for me...

Stuff that is already on my list are:

House of X & Powers of X

Dark Phoenix Saga

House of M

Days of Future Past

Age of Apocalypse

Astonishing X-Men

New X-Men

Giant-Size X-Men

Wolverine & The X-Men

Avengers vs X-Men

Secret Wars

Infinity Saga

Secret Invasion

[loisinherlane]

someone asked me about scott's brain damage, but i was indisposed at the time and unable to reply (before forgetting) SO: as everyone knows, scott's mutant power are concussive beam blasts which he cannot turn off. to this end, he has to wear red quartz glasses at all times, unless his eyes are closed (so he is able to sleep without glasses on).

briefly, to summarize scott's backstory (also as documented below): scott is the elder son of christopher and katherine summers. they took their two children on a plane ride, only for an "accident," leading to the parents sending both children out with the single intact parachute. (mr. sinister states that scott lessened the impact with his blasts.) scott takes the brunt force of the impact either way to protect his little brother alex. scott ends up in the hospital for a year, during which time alex is adopted. initially, scott seems to recover well, but when his mutation fully presents, he can't control it.

(X-Factor (1986) #39)

mr. sinister states that the damage was actually from him, but I think it's clear that Scott also suffers from brain damage from the fall. It's a combination of these factors that really renders him unable to control his powers fully.

likewise, emma frost attributes scott's lack of control primarily to the psychological trauma of losing his parents' and brother. the brain is complex, and i could believe a telepath could turn "off" the neurological pathways leading to a mutation.

(Astonishing X-Men (2004) #14)

scott acts throughout this arc without his powers, but he also indicates that this will not be permanent.

(Astonishing X-Men (2004) #24)

(Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men)

even here, scott seems to indicate that while emma's psychic "help" did allow him to briefly control his powers, it's not something he can maintain for long periods of time. so that to me says he has more of a physiological trauma compounded by psychological trauma which hinders him from training to control his powers.

either way, scott is disabled, specifically in that he cannot control his mutation the way it was meant to be controlled! as such, he relies on aids. notably, these aids (the glasses) also stop him from being able to see colors! scott needs them, but they do impact his vision.

[corhore]

I was thinking about getting into X-men. While I know asking where to start something with cape comics is like asking someone to explain the first time a recipe you want to try was used, I'll ask you anyway.

Where do I start with X-men?

Alright.

If you want a easy introduction thats a bit more modern then thats gonna be Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon. Now I know what your thinking "Whedon? eugh" and yeah I get it, but hear me out his X-Men legit fuckin rocks hard. The art and characters all work off eachother so damn well and if you don't come out of this loving Cyclops then idunno what to tell ya.

Morrison's New X-Men is also a good start, but it might be a bit too weird and cerebral for some. Its also the beginning of Emma's fleshing out and solidifies her as a X-Men mainstay albeit a flawed one.

For a true "i want to go down the fuckin rabbit hole baby" experience then that'll be Chris Claremont's run starting with Giant Size X-Men all the way to X-Men (1991) #3. All or most of the X-Men shit you hear started with him. He's hands down the most prolific X writer and its no contest. He's the best Storm writer writing her best stuff, wolverine, Inferno, God loves man kills, Mutant Massacre, Dark Pheonix, Days of future past ect. He also wrote stints on New Mutants, Excalibur, X-Factor and several minis.

Now his run has been collecting all over the place and its pretty tough getting all his stuff, but my tip is to not worry about it. Just find any of his shit and read it.

Now as for Krakoa. I'd say thats another almost good place to start. House of X-Powers of X is legit a great book and Jonathan's stint on X-Men is very unique and breath of fresh air for the ip after years of shit/mediocrity.

However. He left the ip somewhat suddenly without really finishing his ideas so now X-Men is sorta in this weird place where Marvel is still trying to continue his ideas and themes with mixed results. Though Immortal X-Men, X-Men red and Exterminators all rule hard.

So yeah there ya go.

[kiragecko]

Do you have any X-Men comic recs? I liked the movies and love the animated series, but I’ve got no idea where to start with the comics.

This is a VERY hard question. It really really depends on what ELSE you like.

Do you like teenage characters? The original Generation X comics are weird and wonderful. (Warning for it getting weird enough that it can be hard to follow sometimes.)

Do you like relational drama and angst and people being really really awesome? Claremont's X-Men from the 70s and 80s (starting with Giant Size X-Men) is the best the X-Men have ever been and probably will ever be. This is my usual suggestion. (Warning for older art, which is sometimes hard to follow for people new to comics. Probably don't get the black and white reprints. Also, SO many words.)

Do you like banter and really good jokes balanced with drama and action? Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men is beautiful and as new-reader friendly as the X-Men get. (Warning - the X-Men are not new-reader friendly. Confusion is inevitable. Also, Joss Whedon does do his Joss Whedon things.)

Is it the dynamics of the 90s animated series that you especially like? Read fanfic ... but probably from fanfic dot net? Only the movie fans seem to have moved to AO3. There are really good 90s comics, but they are immediately followed by unreadable nonsense, often in the same arc. Very difficult to rec.

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If you want to give me more information about what you like, I have many individual arcs and series I'd love to recommend. Maybe I could rec S.W.O.R.D., or Excalibur, Cable & Deadpool, or New X-Men! They're all great, but not for everyone. What's your stance on absurdist humour? Violence? Really bad art? What level of realism do you like?

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Finally, you can also go listen to the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men. It will walk you through all the comics, starting from the beginning, and help you get a good idea about what you might like. (This is my other main suggestion. They are very very good.)

[night-gay]

Into the Anthill pt 6 - An Early Retirement

Hank had always been the kind of man who put his personal life aside to focus on his work as a scientist and as a superhero, but there were moments when even he couldn’t ignore the more important things. When Janet was nearly killed by a stray bullet during an Avengers mission he knew he needed to quit to focus on her. His life as Giant-Man got in the way of the peace he was after though, so he ended up quitting that too.

It may have only lasted for about a year, but everyone deserves a break now and then.

🐜🐜🐜

X-Men vol 1 #9

Professor X had a psychic battle with a villain who keyed their own heartbeat to a thermal bomb. The Avengers showed up to save the day, but without the full story they’d have done more harm than good. The X-Men stalled them until the situation had been resolved.

Avengers vol 1 #11-14

Iron Man vanished after Tony Starks’s apparent death, so Hank suggested granting him a temporary leave of absence. Meanwhile, Kang created a robot duplicate of Spider-Man to infiltrate the Avengers and take them down one-by-one. The real Spidey put a stop to it.

Hank warned the Avengers that his ants detected trouble underground, but they refused to trust his methods so Hank went in alone and wound up captured. Turns out Mole Man and Red Ghost were building a machine to overtake the surface world. The rest of the team saved him and apologized for belittling his methods.

Count Nefaria trapped the Avengers in his castle in New Jersey so that he could use holograms to incriminate them. Nefaria’s scheme inevitably failed, but the issue ended with Rick Jones carrying Jan’s seemingly lifeless body, apparently felled by a stray bullet during the fight. It had punctured her left lung; doctors gave her 48 hours at most to live. Thor flew to Europe and back to bring a doctor that specialized in lung surgeries, but he turned out to be an alien disguised as the doctor and died immediately. The real doctor was with the rest of the aliens at the south pole, helping them hide from their enemies out of good will. The doctor returned with the Avengers and saved Janet’s life. Notably, Uatu was watching.

Tales to Astonish vol 1 #65-67

While Jan redesigned Hank’s costume he worked on a helmet piece that would allow him to change the size of his targets.

Madam Macabre, a woman with the power to change the size of plastic toys exclusively, tried and failed to take Hank’s tech. He defeated her by growing more than 20 feet, proving that his upper limits are improving.

An alien called "The Supreme One" used a laser to steal Hank's shrinking ability. He then beat Hank and tried to steal his growth as well, but a member of his species called him away from Earth just in time. Hank’s ability to shrink was  restored at the end of this battle, but he couldn’t do it without blacking out from the mental strain.

Avengers vol 1 #15-16

The Masters of Evil returned with Melter and Black Knight back on the roster. Cap and Rick went to Brazil to murder Zemo (which they did) and the rest fought in an alternate dimension to avoid civilian casualties. Thor was then called back to Asgard, leaving only Hank, Jan, and Tony behind. Despite 2 of the 5 Avengers members being absent they took a vote and decided to all take a leave of absence. When Captain America returned, he found that his allies has hired Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch as replacement members.

Tales to Astonish vol 1 #68-69

This two-issue story is Hank’s last adventure in the pages of Tales to Astonish before his part of the book was given to Namor. The Human Top returned to kill Giant-Man, first by crashing a plane into him and then by trapping him in a freezing pit. Hank promised to retire from the superhero life after Jan was nearly killed again.

Tales to Astonish vol 1 #77-78

Hank, now engaged to Janet, was working with the US Government on a drill experiment at sea. Namor arrived to stop them only to be brainwashed by the Puppet Master. Jan joked that they were fools to ever retire and pursued Namor as he headed for land while Hank stayed behind with the scientists. Jan’s part in this story continued in Avengers #26.

Minor/Cameo appearances from this period:

Fantastic Four vol 1 #3

Avengers vol 1 #22

Journey into Mystery vol 1 #116

Avengers vol 1 #26

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In a stage name is William Adonis YOUNGEST GENETIC FREAK OF BODYBUILDING - BUILD LIKE A TANK - ALEXEY LESU... He has 25 inch arms in most of what you see the scenes and most people can't hold it his chest is gigantic and it shaped fairly well a lot of you get **** you get you get mammaries. It is known it looks like a muscular chest in his arms and legs are in proportion to himself and it is Tommy F and he can do that most of you can't he tried juicing and found it to be unpleasant and he couldn't think straight. His body was intense and very strong and elastic and he could not believe the power it doesn't do it because he'll get sick and won't be smart. A lot of people don't care and they end up gone. Our son is gonna look like this can we go again 6 foot at 6 foot one when is 6 foot 1 he'll have 24 inch arms he'll be this big but a little taller so it won't look like he is the Hulk like this guy looks. Because he's the hulk when he is full size or full height that is so Tommy F keeps asking and says in the test. It It's not in the one that does the chemicals as an aside it's the other test and he says I can't tell which one to look at one says that you're gonna be like Colossus from the X men the other says juggernaut from one of the comics he was huge in.  And our son says it is going to be a test that you rely on pure data not data that is variable and the proteins are what you need to study not how the proteins affect things because no matter what chemicals you have in the body they're always going to be at a different proportion you'll never hit the same on any given day not over a million years. Maybe like 100 million or a billion but that's not the accurate test the accurate test is of the proteins themselves. Was our son's explanation and it's a very good way to put it you have chemical reactions that are caused by interrelating with the proteins and those chemical reactions change with what chemicals are there with each other and it affects the protein different and the protein affects the chemicals different granted it does say he's going to be bigger. But sometimes that shows up in just about anyone. Then you're really testing the hormones and other things which can be turned off and on they can be induced to go nuts they can be someone else's which happens to you guys a lot and it's kind of gross but this test is limited to people because of the fact that you or people who you know might dope a lot. And it's very illegal so they don't want the other test out it shows that they are not big but really most people can get big by taking hormones off and on so it's kind of a fable and it's a false crutch. So he understood all that and he looked at the other test and he saw his results and other people and said why are we talking the way we are he seems to be very mean at times ornery and deadly and he's in this fight. And his in a fight with other Giants. Badly. And I was there and he was bigger and it did not go well for Dave I heard him whimpering and crying and saying just get out then and saying all sorts of stupid things I'm sorry I had a hard day. And so that's alright we'll pick up where we left off tomorrow but before the fight so you said good and then went ahead and decided to it didn't go that well but it didn't go that badly. Their brothers and their fighting over stuff tooth and nail and very hard and this is very dangerous and we didn't notice it and we're in a lot of trouble. This crew has made some things it's ridiculous we don't know what he's done. So you wanna see him bigger sorta asking questions instead of everybody it's gonna be planned. Or fought over and claimed this is ridiculous it's worth a lot more than nothing for Christ's sake and we have to pull trump off him. That was Tommy F that paragraph. Correct this guy doesn't know what he's doing. He is astonished and he is in trouble and everybody is after him he thought it was a normal stone chipped and now there are a lot of questions going around whether those two ships might be the only ones and our son and daughter say no as a matter of fact they say the ones in the land were blocked and they might be stronger because they were irradiated a little and it's true it does make it a little stronger and the process a little faster. And the trees were around recently no so you're wondering how it would happen and the roots below the mainland they were not going into the saltwater no they were but the water was pushing it out so it's the other way around there was a little salt there but some places had something to cou.... but some places had something to counter it and uranium was what it was and that would make it a little harder. And there was also salt on Antarctica but tons of fresh water but that's also backwards more uranium got in and was deactivated less. And that's the mother ship both of them no it's one ship and it was for Diana and JC possibly was made by our kids but we won't tell you. This is a huge story this is a very big event. And so is our son getting big and now you see why that people are nervous about him getting large but it is coming up and that's what he is waiting for is the 25th that might be when the event happens. and people want to know how we arrived at the date is very simple the ship the Boeing* Blazer or a stargazer or something of the soft with a crew and it's pretty big and hooks up to the station in the ISS movie begins. And that's how we know. And the other one is farmer astronaut movie and that's with BG and he's the one who comes on and causes trouble it doesn't really make a big difference but yeah OK. And he's up there he's working and he's wondering what he's doing no he knows about it and he is saying to people to calm down it'll be over in a minute and rude stuff and then said it'll be over for you in a minute and they're hitting him and he gets knocked out and they tie him up and they take him back and he gets arrested. The question is what is he doing that for what is he looking for when nukes are going off and he was starting to figure it out and her son and daughter know and he is edward james olmos His stage name is William Adamas And he is in the movie and television program several of them all of them and he's in blade runner but he's in Battlestar Galactica. And they're seeking Galactus and Galactica and following them. They feel that the ships and the lasers are theirs. And our son and daughter say it's pretty close and he gets angry and says who's are they then since we don't know you better take care of your angina first. It rymes with and that was elaine bennis from sienfeld.  and laughter and no no you shut up elaine and no yu shut up  no SHUT UP and out the window jerry goes like the statue of liberty....lol.  And it could be scary monster movie and he could fall out the window and land on Cloverfield and somehow end up in the window of a building and safe which is just ridiculous. And yeah he gets rid of his own people. But not really his clan. We have a lot going on there's a lot to talk about but this is very important so we're gonna publish.

OK so he's gonna get a little bigger not this big and and it is sometime after the 25th and maybe before July 3rd and he will probably only be a little bit heavier maybe 280. In mostly 275. But it's gonna be muscle and he's gonna look very big. And he pumps up and he is seventeen inch arms but when he is pumped up in the future there will be about 18 inch and he's gonna notice a difference that's pretty big.

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Zues 

we have to get our car program goin lol need to build them and with him me yes  he says. need it they want to see it mb

Hera

we sdo this get it going

mac daddy

now too

macs

oh boy addicts and i build one ok and the vega hmm ok good

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