Ant-Man's Big Christmas
Encyclopedia
Ant-Man's Big Christmas is a one-shot holiday special, released under the Marvel Knights
imprint of Marvel Comics
. The issue was written by Bob Gale
, with art by Phil Winslade
. It was released in 1999, with a publication date of Feb. 2000. The cover price was $5.95.
The issue focuses on the first Ant-Man
, Dr. Henry Pym, and his wife Janet who is also known as the Wasp
, and their attempts to bring holiday cheer to a dysfunctional family
.
The letter comes from a 12 year old boy named Larry Magruder, whose family always fights on Christmas. Larry wishes for Ant-Man and the Wasp to come and make his Christmas merrier. The next day, the Pyms arrive in at Larry's home and introduce themselves to him in his room. Ant-Man says that if the others find out they are there, the focus will be on them and not Larry. After witnessing a family fight, Pym decides to come up with a plan to cheer Larry up.
Using Ant-Man's shrinking gas, Larry shrinks down each of his relatives one after another and then places them in an environment that should show them their rude behaviour. Before coming to his last relatives however, Larry realizes that he acts like a like a bully and decides to deal with his problems differently, much to the enjoyment of Ant-Man and the wasp.
Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe .-Production:...
imprint of Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
. The issue was written by Bob Gale
Bob Gale
Michael Robert "Bob" Gale is an American screenwriter who co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films....
, with art by Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade
-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
. It was released in 1999, with a publication date of Feb. 2000. The cover price was $5.95.
The issue focuses on the first Ant-Man
Ant-Man
Ant-Man is the name of several fictional characters appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Ant-Man was originally the superhero persona of Hank Pym, a brilliant scientist who invented a substance that allowed him to change his size...
, Dr. Henry Pym, and his wife Janet who is also known as the Wasp
Wasp (comics)
The Wasp is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe and founding member of The Avengers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 ....
, and their attempts to bring holiday cheer to a dysfunctional family
Dysfunctional family
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is...
.
Plot summary
The story begins at Avengers Mansion, with all of the Avengers decorating for the holidays, with the exception Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym. The Wasp invites him to go visit her family for Christmas, but he refuses. As the couple begin to fight, Captain America enters bearing a letter addressed to the "Make A Christmas Wish With the Avengers" program, in which the members of the team reach out to child in need for the holidays.The letter comes from a 12 year old boy named Larry Magruder, whose family always fights on Christmas. Larry wishes for Ant-Man and the Wasp to come and make his Christmas merrier. The next day, the Pyms arrive in at Larry's home and introduce themselves to him in his room. Ant-Man says that if the others find out they are there, the focus will be on them and not Larry. After witnessing a family fight, Pym decides to come up with a plan to cheer Larry up.
Using Ant-Man's shrinking gas, Larry shrinks down each of his relatives one after another and then places them in an environment that should show them their rude behaviour. Before coming to his last relatives however, Larry realizes that he acts like a like a bully and decides to deal with his problems differently, much to the enjoyment of Ant-Man and the wasp.