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{{seealso|Galactic Warrior}} | |||
{{Infobox character | {{Infobox character | ||
| name = Bug | | name = Bug | ||
| series = [[Micronauts]] | | series = [[Micronauts]] | ||
| image | | image = [[Image:Bug-Marvel.png|240px]] | ||
| caption | | caption = Bug in Marvel Comics | ||
| real_name = | | real_name = | ||
| species = | | species = | ||
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | ||
| | | first = ''[[Micronauts (comics)|Micronauts]]'' issue 1 (January 1979) | ||
| creators = [[Bill Mantlo]] (Writer)<br>[[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]] (Artist) | | creators = [[Bill Mantlo]] (Writer)<br>[[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]] (Artist) | ||
| homeworld = [[Microverse]] | | homeworld = [[Microverse]] | ||
| alliances = [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]<br/>[[Micronauts (comics)|Micronauts]] | | alliances = [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]<br/>[[Micronauts (comics)|Micronauts]] | ||
| | | alias = Galactic Warrior | ||
| | | abilities = Ability to cling to walls<br>Exceptional agility<br>Extraordinary sight<br>Enhanced peripheral vision via helmet<br>Antennae enable:<br>Communication with others bearing antennae<br>Heightened sensory awareness with a limited degree of danger sense | ||
| cat = super | | cat = super | ||
| subcat = Marvel Comics | | subcat = Marvel Comics | ||
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| villain = | | villain = | ||
| sortkey = Bug | | sortkey = Bug | ||
| quote = "''Lift-off, lads! It's >tik< party-time!''" | |||
}} | }} | ||
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==Publication history== | ==Publication history== | ||
===Micronauts membership=== | ===Micronauts membership=== | ||
[[image:micronauts-marvel01.jpg|left|thumb| | [[image:micronauts-marvel01.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Micronauts issue 1 by Marvel Comics]] | ||
Bug appeared as a featured character throughout ''Micronauts'' original run, starting from the first issue until issue | Bug appeared as a featured character throughout ''Micronauts'' original run, starting from the first issue until issue 59 (dated August 1984), the series' final issue.<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=63}}</ref> | ||
[[image:Micronauts15-cover.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Antrons attack in in ''Micronauts'' issue 15]] | |||
Months later Marvel restarted the series with ''Micronauts: The New Voyages'' issue 1 (dated October 1984) with Bug once again appearing as a featured character. This second series lasted until issue 20 (dated May 1986).<ref>{{gcdb series|id=2881|title=''Micronauts: The New Voyages''}}</ref> | |||
===Planned relaunch and solo one-shot=== | ===Planned relaunch and solo one-shot=== | ||
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Bug did not make any further appearances until 2007. At this point he appeared alone, without any of the other Microns, as a prisoner of the alien race the [[Kree]]. He was then recruited into a hastily assembled covert team led by [[Star-Lord]]. His activities at this point were depicted in the [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], ''Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord'' and in the subsequent limited series ''Annihilation: Conquest''. He was then a recurring character in the second volume of ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', which spun out of the events portrayed in ''Annihilation: Conquest''. | Bug did not make any further appearances until 2007. At this point he appeared alone, without any of the other Microns, as a prisoner of the alien race the [[Kree]]. He was then recruited into a hastily assembled covert team led by [[Star-Lord]]. His activities at this point were depicted in the [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], ''Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord'' and in the subsequent limited series ''Annihilation: Conquest''. He was then a recurring character in the second volume of ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', which spun out of the events portrayed in ''Annihilation: Conquest''. | ||
===Guardians membership=== | ===Guardians of the Galaxy membership=== | ||
{{see also|Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)}} | {{see also|Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)}} | ||
Although Bug was not a founding member of the "modern" Guardians team, [[Rocket Raccoon]] asked him to join when the original group disbanded after some internal misunderstandings. Bug agreed, and fought alongside the Guardians as they attempted to stop the [[Shi'ar]]-[[Kree]] interstellar conflict known as the [[War of Kings]]. Although they failed, Bug stayed with the Guardians as they dealt with the war's aftermath in the [[Realm of Kings]] storyline through the series' end with issue #25 in 2010. Bug appeared as a member of the Guardians in ''[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]'' issues #4-8 in 2012. Bug appeared in flashback to talk to [[Moondragon]] in a bar in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2020) issue #5. | Although Bug was not a founding member of the "modern" Guardians team, [[Rocket Raccoon]] asked him to join when the original group disbanded after some internal misunderstandings. Bug agreed, and fought alongside the Guardians as they attempted to stop the [[Shi'ar]]-[[Kree]] interstellar conflict known as the [[War of Kings]]. Although they failed, Bug stayed with the Guardians as they dealt with the war's aftermath in the [[Realm of Kings]] storyline through the series' end with issue #25 in 2010. Bug appeared as a member of the Guardians in ''[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]'' issues #4-8 in 2012. Bug appeared in flashback to talk to [[Moondragon]] in a bar in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2020) issue #5. | ||
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==Powers and abilities== | ==Powers and abilities== | ||
Bug can cling to walls and has exceptional agility. He has extraordinary sight, with enhanced peripheral vision gained by wearing his helmet. His antennae enable communication with others bearing antennae, and provide heightened sensory awareness with a limited degree of danger sense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marvel.com/universe/Bug#ixzz2IOEREgLT|title = Bug Powers, Enemies, History | Marvel}}</ref> | Bug can cling to walls and has exceptional agility. He has extraordinary sight, with enhanced peripheral vision gained by wearing his helmet. His antennae enable communication with others bearing antennae, and provide heightened sensory awareness with a limited degree of danger sense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marvel.com/universe/Bug#ixzz2IOEREgLT|title = Bug Powers, Enemies, History | Marvel}}</ref> | ||
===Games=== | |||
====Freedom Force==== | |||
There is a fan-made mesh and skin for Bug in the 2002 Freedom Force video game. The design is based on Acroyear in the Marvel Comics.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220524080929/http://www.tommyboymeshes.freedomforceforever.com/Marvel%20meshes%20M2.html</ref> | |||
==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 18 August 2025
- See also: Galactic Warrior
Bug is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Bug was originally a member of the Micronauts and later joined the second incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
When he first appeared in Micronauts #1 (dated January 1979), Bug was also known as Galactic Warrior, taking this name from a figure from the Micronauts toy line on which the comic book series was based. The toy based characters were all owned by Takara Co., Ltd., with any original characters owned by Marvel. Starting with the fourth issue, the Galactic Warrior's title was dropped. This was done after Marvel realized that since the character's design looked nothing like the toy, they could assume ownership if they used a different name.[1]
Publication history
Micronauts membership
Bug appeared as a featured character throughout Micronauts original run, starting from the first issue until issue 59 (dated August 1984), the series' final issue.[2]
Months later Marvel restarted the series with Micronauts: The New Voyages issue 1 (dated October 1984) with Bug once again appearing as a featured character. This second series lasted until issue 20 (dated May 1986).[3]
Planned relaunch and solo one-shot
In the 1990s Marvel began plans to launch a new series starring the Micronauts, despite the fact that they no longer held the publishing rights to the toy based characters. Assuming that Abrams Gentile Entertainment (the company that, at the time, owned the American rights to the Micronaut toy line) would agree to this new series, Marvel hired Shon C. Bury to write the series and Cary Nord to draw it.[4][5] In preparation Bug and the other Micronauts that Marvel owned guest starred in Cable #39 (dated January 1997)[4] and Bug was featured in a solo one-shot (dated March 1997).[6] The negotiations with AGE eventually fell apart, the series was shelved and the three issues already produced were never published.[5]
Bug would later appear with the other Marvel owned Micronauts (now named the Microns) in issues of Captain Marvel in 2000 and 2001.
Annihilation: Conquest
Template:Main Bug did not make any further appearances until 2007. At this point he appeared alone, without any of the other Microns, as a prisoner of the alien race the Kree. He was then recruited into a hastily assembled covert team led by Star-Lord. His activities at this point were depicted in the limited series, Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord and in the subsequent limited series Annihilation: Conquest. He was then a recurring character in the second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy, which spun out of the events portrayed in Annihilation: Conquest.
Guardians of the Galaxy membership
Template:See also Although Bug was not a founding member of the "modern" Guardians team, Rocket Raccoon asked him to join when the original group disbanded after some internal misunderstandings. Bug agreed, and fought alongside the Guardians as they attempted to stop the Shi'ar-Kree interstellar conflict known as the War of Kings. Although they failed, Bug stayed with the Guardians as they dealt with the war's aftermath in the Realm of Kings storyline through the series' end with issue #25 in 2010. Bug appeared as a member of the Guardians in Avengers Assemble issues #4-8 in 2012. Bug appeared in flashback to talk to Moondragon in a bar in Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) issue #5.
Powers and abilities
Bug can cling to walls and has exceptional agility. He has extraordinary sight, with enhanced peripheral vision gained by wearing his helmet. His antennae enable communication with others bearing antennae, and provide heightened sensory awareness with a limited degree of danger sense.[7]
Games
Freedom Force
There is a fan-made mesh and skin for Bug in the 2002 Freedom Force video game. The design is based on Acroyear in the Marvel Comics.[8]
In other media
In an interview for Guardians of the Galaxy, director and screenwriter James Gunn revealed that Bug was in a previous script for the film as a part of the team.[9] He later revealed that he was unlikely to appear in any future Marvel Cinematic Universe project as Marvel does not own the rights to the character, further clarifying that Hasbro still owns the rights to Bug.[10][11] In Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a character named Veb, voiced by David Dastmalchian, appears and shares some similarities, implying that he is intended to be a stand-in for the character.[12]
References
- ↑ Cronin, Brian Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #153 Template:Webarchive, Comic Book Resources, May 1, 2008
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Gcdb series
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cronin, Brian Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #160 Template:Webarchive, Comic Book Resources, June 19, 2008
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Lost Micronauts: The Un-Told Story of the Micronauts Re-Launch...That Never Left the Launching Pad, Innerspace Online, February 2, 2007
- ↑ Template:Gcdb series
- ↑ "Bug Powers, Enemies, History | Marvel". http://marvel.com/universe/Bug#ixzz2IOEREgLT.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220524080929/http://www.tommyboymeshes.freedomforceforever.com/Marvel%20meshes%20M2.html
- ↑ Live GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Interview with Chris Pratt, James Gunn and Kevin Feige - AMC Movie News
- ↑ Template:Cite tweet
- ↑ Template:Citetweet
- ↑ Di Carlo, Daniella (February 20, 2023). "'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania': Every New Character and Their Comic Book Counterpart". https://collider.com/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-every-new-character/.