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Plastic Man (2018)
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Meet Eel O’Brian: a petty thug, thief and con artist who runs a strip club. Hey, he’s also dead, at least according to the gang that tossed him out like last week’s garbage. Literally. Don’t worry, though-he bounced back from all that, and now he’s trying to make a new life for himself, but the effort is stretching him pretty thin. How can he get revenge on his old boss, keep a street kid out of trouble, make a dancer fall in love with him and stop a mysterious society from taking over the world? Eel has no idea!
25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 13, 2018
About the author
Gail Simone
1,140 books1,254 followersGail Simone is a comic book writer well-known for her work on Birds of Prey (DC), Wonder Woman (DC), and Deadpool (Marvel), among others, and has also written humorous and critical commentary on comics and the comics industry such as the original "Women in Refrigerators" website and a regular column called "You'll All Be Sorry".
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June 20, 2018
This is pretty great!
Gail can get me to read just about anything and while I have had limited exposure to Plastic Man (I think he was in Indentity Crisis? He was definitely in Avengers v JLA) I really like the character here. He’s funny and kooky and his background if very interesting. The plot intrigued me and the art is gorgeous!
Definitely recommend checking it out!
Gail can get me to read just about anything and while I have had limited exposure to Plastic Man (I think he was in Indentity Crisis? He was definitely in Avengers v JLA) I really like the character here. He’s funny and kooky and his background if very interesting. The plot intrigued me and the art is gorgeous!
Definitely recommend checking it out!
June 24, 2018
Not bad, but not what I would’ve wanted it to be. I original thought this was going to be an ongoing, and was disappointed to learn it was actually a miniseries. Now I’m glad it’s a miniseries cause I don’t think I’d stick with it if it were more than 6/8 issues (thankfully it’s six tbh).
January 5, 2019
3.5 stars
This was really enjoyable- with a great protagonist and funny interactions between characters. However, this does feel like the beginning- setting up the rest of the story, which is understandable. Also, i’m sad it’s just a miniseries.
Summary(spoilers)-
Eel O’brian is attempting to solve his own death and the death of a guard, when he and his friends attempted to commit a crime (robbery). Now, he’s plastic-man and he’s using his powers to complete his mission. However, when he interrogates his old friend, it is revealed that Eel killed the guard (or did he?; a later panel contradicts this) and he leaves distraught. He has a nightmare about the day he died before being confronted by a woman (Obscura) who works for spyral; she reveals that she needs his help, as there is a new group attempting to break down any government and/or force that opposes them. She needs plastic man as she believes that the JLA, titans etc have been compromised, as well as needing his skills. His friend/attempted murderer calls him saying that he’s alone and there’s something at the door. Plastic man (with Obscura following behind) is too late to save him, and he states that the JLA killed him. It ends with an old woman claiming plastic man killed her neighbour; a task force surrounding the building, telling Eel to put his hands up and to lie on his stomach.
This was really enjoyable- with a great protagonist and funny interactions between characters. However, this does feel like the beginning- setting up the rest of the story, which is understandable. Also, i’m sad it’s just a miniseries.
Summary(spoilers)-
Eel O’brian is attempting to solve his own death and the death of a guard, when he and his friends attempted to commit a crime (robbery). Now, he’s plastic-man and he’s using his powers to complete his mission. However, when he interrogates his old friend, it is revealed that Eel killed the guard (or did he?; a later panel contradicts this) and he leaves distraught. He has a nightmare about the day he died before being confronted by a woman (Obscura) who works for spyral; she reveals that she needs his help, as there is a new group attempting to break down any government and/or force that opposes them. She needs plastic man as she believes that the JLA, titans etc have been compromised, as well as needing his skills. His friend/attempted murderer calls him saying that he’s alone and there’s something at the door. Plastic man (with Obscura following behind) is too late to save him, and he states that the JLA killed him. It ends with an old woman claiming plastic man killed her neighbour; a task force surrounding the building, telling Eel to put his hands up and to lie on his stomach.
June 14, 2018
For sake of honestly I should probably say that I don’t know much about Plastic Man. The only time I’ve really come across him before now was that one unfortunate time he crossed paths with the Suicide Squad, and that didn’t exactly go well for him.
Having read the first issue he sort of reminds me of Mr. Fantastic (abilities only that is) but with a slight variation in how he handles things. Personality wise he reminds me of Jim Carry in the Mask. He’s silly and full of confidence and looking to make his life better somewhat. Granted, our guy here seems to be a bit more altruistic than Carry’s character, so I have to give him full credit for that.
I liked the art style for this issue; it’s a cross between a more traditional comic style and the more modern styles we’ve been seeing. So it’s borderline retro but not quite. Considering the character it fits perfectly.
Having read the first issue he sort of reminds me of Mr. Fantastic (abilities only that is) but with a slight variation in how he handles things. Personality wise he reminds me of Jim Carry in the Mask. He’s silly and full of confidence and looking to make his life better somewhat. Granted, our guy here seems to be a bit more altruistic than Carry’s character, so I have to give him full credit for that.
I liked the art style for this issue; it’s a cross between a more traditional comic style and the more modern styles we’ve been seeing. So it’s borderline retro but not quite. Considering the character it fits perfectly.
June 14, 2018
Man, Gail Simone is out of the gate and on top of this one. This is a Plastic Man (and Eel O'Brian) that we've seen but never seen before.
Simone is a great writer, and she brings all of her chops to the character, plot, and pacing in this comic. I want to know more about what Plas is doing in his civilian life (seems layered and fun) and I want to know more about the mystery she's set up.
The art by Adriana Melo is fantastic.
Simone is a great writer, and she brings all of her chops to the character, plot, and pacing in this comic. I want to know more about what Plas is doing in his civilian life (seems layered and fun) and I want to know more about the mystery she's set up.
The art by Adriana Melo is fantastic.
June 24, 2018
I wasn't going to delve into this (my pull list is long enough) but I was Forbidden Planet London, and there it was, so I caved.
Funny, intriguing, and downright bloody good fun, this is Gail at her best. Art style has a great retro feel to it, but at times, it was a struggle to place its intended timeframe.
And yeah...it's been added!
Funny, intriguing, and downright bloody good fun, this is Gail at her best. Art style has a great retro feel to it, but at times, it was a struggle to place its intended timeframe.
And yeah...it's been added!
June 28, 2018
I never found my reason to care for this story. Plastic Man had moments of likability, but longer stretches where I didn't like him. It mostly fell flat for me. Some of that may be just that I don't like the setup that a #1 requires, but… I'm not sure I'll pick up #2.
July 1, 2018
Awesome first Plas issue.
Too bad this is Only a six issue spread. I've missed Gail's writings in DC. I hope they let her write more. Maybe even Shazam, if it ever comes out as a ongoing series? For now I'll take the 6 issue Plastic Man. Oh, and that was a HINT DC!
Too bad this is Only a six issue spread. I've missed Gail's writings in DC. I hope they let her write more. Maybe even Shazam, if it ever comes out as a ongoing series? For now I'll take the 6 issue Plastic Man. Oh, and that was a HINT DC!
September 2, 2018
What a great start. I'm not well versed on Plastic Man outside of the basic stuff, so this was a great starting point to get me more familiar with the character. Terrific set up, clear motivations, straightforward story, I look forward to seeing where this goes.
June 15, 2019
Primer número de ésta miniserie, la verdad de este personaje de plasticman lo poco que conozco fue lo poco que vi cuando leí JLA, como inicio la verdad es muy desconocido pero por lo que veo es algún modo de mostrar el origen de Plasticman más algunas cosas más..😐😐
July 18, 2018
Pretty hilarious start to the mini series.
December 7, 2018
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September 10, 2021
A super underrated hero <3
September 11, 2022
A great first issue. Funny and fast-paced. Enough teaser to make you want to read issue #2!
December 21, 2025
Good, pretty fun. Very distinct in tone from most superhero stuff.
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