"I will admit it, Ant-Man was never one of my favorite Marvel superheroes. I'm a big fan of Marvel, but Ant-Man just never seemed that cool. However, now that the Ant-Man movie is coming out, I'm interested. Yes, I'm fickle.
Let's take a look at Ant-Man and physics.
Ant-Man's Powers
There is often a problem with superhero movies. The problem is that the movies don't always match the comic book. The best example is the original Spider-Man (from 2002) in which Spider-Man shoots webs right out of his wrist. Of course in the comic book, Spider-Man has webs because Peter Parker created web-shooters that are based on chemistry.
So, what about Ant-Man? In the comics, Ant-Man can both get small (like an Ant) and he can get very large. According to the official Marvel page on Ant-Man, he can only get small. Suppose we say that Ant-Man has the following powers.
He can get small, as small as an ant or maybe even smaller (although Marvel site says "half an inch"—which really isn't ant-sized). Of course in the comic books, he can also get big—but they don't mention that doesn't seem to be a power in the movie.
He has the ability to communicate and/or control insects—like ants.
Here is the interesting one—when he is small, he still has the strength of his normal sized self.
That's really all it says about Ant-Man's powers on the official Marvel site.
Problems With Size…"
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