Set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and the Wasp functions as an origin story. Dr. Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, sends Scott Lang on a mission to run down information about Pym's earliest exploits. Most importantly, Pym wants to know whether his original superhero partner, The Wasp, is still alive. At the same time, Lang, the current Ant-Man, has to make the life balance between being a superhero and a dad work.

Nadia Van Dyne (the Unstoppable Wasp), is adjusting to a new life of friends, family, lab work, and autonomy. When a new device gives offers help her "do less, experience more," she jumps at the chance to have more time for all of her activities. The device works, but there are consequences. Nadia must face her past, find her strengths, and team up with her friends to save herself--and the world. Nadia Van Dyne is new to this. New to being a Super...

"Nadia and Jarvis take on Poundcakes and Letha in a Times Square gift shop, but Nadia's search for girl geniuses may all be for nothing as the Red Room tries to take the Unstoppable Wasp out for good" --

A collection of twenty-one origins tales shares the personal stories of how some Marvel superheroes gained their powers and engaged in famous battles.

Nadia has a new mission: to recruit female geniuses to her lab and use their combined knowledge to change the world for the better. But the path before her won't be easy: she still doesn't have American citizenship, and the Russian Red Room is eager to reclaim their star scientist.