12 Most Surprising Revelations In 2016's Comic Book Movies

1. Ant-Man's "Secret Power" - Captain America: Civil War

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The Revelation: During the airport fight, Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) uses a Pym Particle disc to transform himself into Giant-Man, to the shock of just about everyone in the vicinity.

Why It Was Surprising: Though comic readers may have been aware of Ant-Man's ability to grow larger, casual audiences were no doubt totally clueless about it until it actually happened.

Plus, given the technical complexity of creating the character and the sheer over-the-top insanity of introducing Giant-Man so early into Ant-Man's tenure with the Avengers, a lot of fans doubted Marvel Studios would dare actually do it at this point.

Of course, it was a creative gamble that worked perfectly and resulted in one of the year's most hilarious and jaw-dropping moments from not just a 2016 comic book movie, but any movie released over the last 12 months.

Which revelations most surprised you from 2016's comic book movies? Shout them out in the comments!

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