While waiting for the official unveiling of the Infinity Gauntlet movie prop at the Marvel Comic Con booth last Sunday, I managed to catch up with comic author Dan Slott; who is most recently known as the writer for The Amazing Spider-Man and The Mighty Avengers:
The Mighty Avengers really sparked my interest in the team again after Civil War; I'd been waiting for a solid Hank Pym story line for a long time. Why did you decide to make Hank the focus of the new team?
"When I took over [on The Mighty Avengers] the only definite characters I had to work with were Hank and Jocasta. All these other main Avengers characters were tied up with other series.. We had to really scrap around to see who we could use, but it was always going to be Hank at the forefront."
Would you consider that storyline Hank's true reintegration in the Marvel U and redemption?
"I didn't want to ignore Hank's past and all his mistakes, that's been done before. I wanted him to face the problems he caused, accept them, and move on. His internal struggle would come full circle and he'd find his place in the world."
Do you believe Hank would translate well on screen for either The Avengers or a solo film?
"Absolutely. He's an every man, at least that's what he represents. He pushes himself to the extreme, makes mistakes, feels embarrassed, falls in love, gets his ass kicked.. His personality evolves and matures. I would really love to see someone bring those qualities to the character on film."