and I no longer consider Plastic Man a complete joke of a superhero
Well, you have to cut Plas some slack. His trip to the DC-verse was longer and stranger than most.
Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.
Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2004 6:30:01 am PDT #2135 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
DXMachina - Apr 27, 2004 6:33:02 am PDT #2136 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The Legion. I've never read it, but other people describe it as more or less like highschool.
Occasionally. The early stories certainly. Later in the original run it was mentioned that they were in their twenties, but still looked like teens and were considered youths because the life span in the thirtieth century is just much longer than now. They've had their continuity wrecked four times since then, so it's possible that's changed.
Miracleman - Apr 27, 2004 6:40:18 am PDT #2137 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Plei, insent.
victor infante - Apr 27, 2004 6:52:50 am PDT #2138 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
There's a Nightwing bit in one that about killed me
Nightwing's brief stint as leader of the JLA (while most of the real team was dead) definitely had its moments.
and I no longer consider Plastic Man a complete joke of a superhero
In the right hands, Plastic Man's wonderful. A while back, in JLA, they had an excellent story with Plas and Batman, where Bats has to help pull Plas' illigitimate son--heretofore unrevealed and unaware of who his father is-out of a gang. Good stuff.
MechaKrelboyne - Apr 27, 2004 7:07:09 am PDT #2139 of 10000
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
In the right hands, Plastic Man's wonderful. A while back, in JLA, they had an excellent story with Plas and Batman, where Bats has to help pull Plas' illigitimate son--heretofore unrevealed and unaware of who his father is-out of a gang. Good stuff.
Another Joe Kelly piece, if I recall. I'll also take this opportunity to say that his substitute JLA ruled like a very straight and flat piece of wood with lines on it at regular intervals. Major Disaster, baby.
CaBil - Apr 27, 2004 7:08:40 am PDT #2140 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Varying intervals?
What a horrible ruler.
Now if it was consistent intervals, well, that would be a different story...
§ ita § - Apr 27, 2004 7:08:50 am PDT #2141 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did anyone read Suicide Squad? I admit my fondness for series like Strikeforce Morituri and Atari Force were a bit ... odd, but I can't work out of Suicide Squad was good.
Firestorm! He was DC and whined!
victor infante - Apr 27, 2004 7:12:13 am PDT #2142 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Another Joe Kelly piece, if I recall. I'll also take this opportunity to say that his substitute JLA ruled like a very straight and flat piece of wood with lines on it at regular intervals. Major Disaster, baby.
Joe Kelly was very hit or miss, for me, but when he hit, he hit hard.
Major Disaster: "I'm a F&*!ing super-hero!"
Bwah!
CaBil - Apr 27, 2004 7:13:24 am PDT #2143 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Strikeforce Morituri ruled! Everyone died! And that was the whole point...
Read classic and updated SS. It worked basically because anyone could and would die. Including boomerbutt, aka Boomerang
Whiny Firestorm? Whichj expalins why DC is relaunching him, again...
MechaKrelboyne - Apr 27, 2004 7:13:27 am PDT #2144 of 10000
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Varying intervals?
What a horrible ruler.
Ha! Even while you were posting, I was editing to make you look mad. MOO HOO HA HA! Now, stand helplessly by while I launch your house into space!
I borrowed a mess of new universe stuff a year or so back, and dug SF:M in a big way.
Suicide Squad was a bit of guilty pleasure. Sudden and unpredictable death was really the only card it had to play (I'm talking about the more recent one, mind you. Only ever read one ish of the older version).