Their bodies are also yellow with a dark pattern - although it has a sting that is more painful than other social wasps in Britain, usually leaving the stung area throbbing for a few hours.

However, neither his attempt to summon an invented ancient oracle nor his claim that he must sell the household’s donkey at the market amount to something. I think there are some incredible parts for women being created at the moment in new writing, but I still think there are more to be written. During one of her breaks from active Avengers duty, Janet approaches the team with concerns about her husband having suffered a breakdown and attacked former teammates. At first merely a bubbly sidekick to her husband, Giant-Man, Wasp quickly grew and built a career of her own.She is a founding member of the Avengers and the one who gave them their name as well as a longtime leader of the team. Just like a few other of his plays, it explores a conflict at the level of a single household to comment on the broader Athenian social or political situation. They need large amounts of insects to feed their young, so are only active in the warmer months, when food is readily available. But as the tension deepens and the stakes get higher, Malcolm’s ‘Wasp’ begins to lose its buzz, its message becoming confused as it seems simultaneously to question and reinforce social prejudices.

Eventually the zombies discover, as Janet has, that the hunger fades with time, and they stop their rampage only to have their numbers halved by the Hulk.Personally I found that Carla reminded me so much of a girl in my class at school that it was actually a bit disconcerting. The two reunite in a dingy café, overlooked by a honeycomb lighting design in David Woodhead’s canny set. The story delves into themes of mental illness, domestic abuse and sexual assault, and explores the ways in which human beings perpetuate cycles of violence by passing our own hurt on to others. She holds two PhDs (one known to be in molecular biology [98]) and is portrayed as being of Asian descent. It’s about the impact we all have on the people around us, and being aware of how we affect each other with our words and our actions.

Janet frequently comments on the attractiveness of her male colleagues, especially Thor, to provoke jealousy from Hank and get him to commit to a relationship. Nearing the door of Philocleon’s house, the leader of the jurors announces casually the incoming trial of the real-life Athenian general and aristocrat Laches, who has supposedly embezzled a pot of money. Finally, Janet gains a third suit that allows her to both grow and shrink, with the suit changing in appearance depending on her size. Though initially without any offensive powers, Janet proves to be resourceful, using her ability to communicate with insects to fight, as well as using a pin to poke people as a weapon.Janet decides to remain as Wasp and be Hank's partner as she has fallen in love with him, though Hank initially rejects her feelings due to the similarities between her and his murdered first wife. In 2023, Comic Book Resources ranked the Wasp 19th in their "10 Most Fashionable Marvel Heroes" list.