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Nadia van Dyne, The Unstoppable Wasp Reading Order

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Janet Van Dyme, alias The Wasp, has been around in the Marvel Universe for almost 60 years. Now, another Wasp is buzzing in the Marvel Universe: Nadia Van Dyne, and she is unstoppable!

For a few years now, she’s not the only Wasp around, as the young Nadia Van Dyne made her debut in Free Comic Book Day 2016, during the Civil War II event — like another legacy character, Riri Williams.

Created by writer Mark Waid, artist Alan Davis, and editor Tom Brevoort, Nadia originated as a nod to Hope van Dyne, the version that appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, played by Evangeline Lilly.

Nadia is the daughter of Hank and his first wife, Maria Trovaya. Kidnapped at birth, Nadia was raised in the Red Room in Moscow, where she studied science and was trained as an assassin. Until she escaped of course.

Unfortunately for Nadia, her father was more or less dead at that point. It didn’t stop her to build herself a wasp’s suit using old Ant-Man suits and materials. But when came time to choose her legal name, she opted for the surname ‘van Dyne’ as she knew nothing about her birth parent and Janet believed and supported her.

If Nadia is quite a recent character in the Marvel Universe, she already had her own solo book, has been a member of the Avengers and the Champions, and created G.I.R.L., an all-female team of teenage superheroes.

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The Unstoppable Wasp Comics Reading Order

Introducing Nadia

Nadia made her first appearance in Free Comic Book Day 2016, during the Civil War II event. Her backstory is exposed, she met The Avengers, Janet Van Dyne, and lives her first adventures in the Marvel Universe.

The Unstoppable Wasp, member of the Avengers

Nadia is spreading her wings with her own solo book! With Jarvis at her side, she’s on a mission to bring together the brightest girl geniuses of the Marvel Universe! But Nadia didn’t count on evil scientists, man-eating giant rats or Devil Dinosaur – or the lethal lady wrestlers known as the Grapplers! And even as Nadia’s recruiting drive continues, the Red Room is on her trail – and they’ll pull out all the stops to get her back! This volume is written by Jeremy Whitley, with artists Elsa Charretier (#1-6), Veronica Fish (#7), Ro Stein and Ted Brandt (#8.)

At the same time, Nadia joined the Avengers when the team confronts Kang, the Infamous Doctor Doom joins them, and the world is put upside down following the revelation that Steve Rogers is a member of Hydra in Secret Empire (see reading order).

Nadia, member of The Champions

The Avengers and The Champions clash as the High Evolutionary sets the Earth on a collision course with destruction! It will lead to the end of an era and a new beginning for the teams, with Nadia joining the Champions.

The Unstoppable Wasp Fresh Start (2018-)

Marvel had a Fresh Start in which Nadia van Dyne has her second solo book (and a novel!), but also lives a subatomic adventure with Ant-Man, guest-stars in Ironheart, and become an Outlaw in the event Champions (see Outlawed reading order).

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