Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
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Eric O'Grady, who as of 2006 is the latest fictional Marvel Comics character known as Ant-Man, is a comic book antihero in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Robert Kirkman and Phil Hester, he first appeared The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1 (Dec. 2006).
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[edit] Publication history
Eric O'Grady is the main character in the ongoing monthly series The Irredeemable Ant-Man. He was meant to make his first appearance in Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 (Dec. 2006), which would have served as a prelude to the ongoing series, but the oneshot was delayed and came out afterwards.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Eric O'Grady is a low-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who in that agency's headquarters stumbles upon scientist Henry Pym's 2006 iteration of the Ant-Man suit, and appropriates it for himself. Unlike most such comic book characters, he uses his newfound suit to better his own life instead of humanity, in situations such as stealing his deceased best friend's girlfriend and using his powers in a bar fight. O'Grady's best friend and fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance agent, Chris McCarthy, was the first person to wear the new Ant-Man suit, but was killed[1] during an attack by the terrorist group HYDRA. Mitch Carson, to whom O'Grady looks up, is a S.H.I.E.L.D. security agent under Dum Dum Dugan and was a candidate for the S.H.I.E.L.D Ant-Man Program. Since O'Grady vanished with the Ant-Man suit, Carson was given a prototype Ant-Man suit of his own by Dr. Pym to aid in his mission to bring O'Grady in. During a battle with Carson, O' Grady fired his jets and inadvertently burned the left half of Carson's face, leaving him deaf and blind on that side.
Veronica King, a female agent on whom O'Grady has a crush, but who dated the late McCarthy, has been steadily drawn to O'Grady since her boyfriend's death. O'Grady has not divulged his double life nor the role he played in McCarthy's accidental death in the line of duty. Taking advantage of her vulnerability in the wake of that death, he kissed and attempted to make out with her on McCarthy's grave. Then later had sex with her, resulting in her becoming pregnant.[2] O'Grady has since used his Ant-Man abilities to spy on women in states of undress. Ant-Man jumps into Avenger Ms. Marvel's purse [3], and eventually ends up in combat alongside the Mighty Avengers, but flees the scene. He then encounters the thief Black Fox, and steals his possessions, but after saving the life of a child, encounters the new Damage Control. [4]
[edit] Powers and abilities
While wearing the Ant-Man armor, O'Grady has the ability to shrink to the size of an insect while retaining full-sized strength. He also possesses two robotic arms he can release from the back of his armor when he is shrunk. The armor's main mode of transportation is a jetpack that can be detached and used as a weapon by turning the jet's flames onto an enemy. He also has the ability to talk to insects while wearing the suit. However, he has not quite trained in this ability and is lacking in skill.
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[edit] References
- Newsarama: Robert Kirkman talks Ant-Man
- Comic Book Resources: Picnic Time, As Brevoort Talks “The Irredeemable Ant-Man
- Comic Book Resources: Kirkman Bugs The Marvel Universe In “The Irredeemable Ant-Man.”
- Newsarama: Getting Irredeemable with Robert Kirkman and Ant-Man
- The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1 In Stores: 10-04-06
