tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post114656792624214554..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: "WHEEEE!!!!"Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146671860431552462006-05-03T10:57:00.000-05:002006-05-03T10:57:00.000-05:00Jack Cole: killed by Eel?Instead of by his own han...Jack Cole: killed by Eel?<BR/>Instead of by his own hand?<BR/>(So tasteless. I know.)Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146658917180311422006-05-03T07:21:00.000-05:002006-05-03T07:21:00.000-05:00Anyone else read the Jack Cole book art spiegleman...Anyone else read the Jack Cole book art spiegleman wrote a few years ago? I liked it a bunch. According to spiegleman, Jack Cole was not one to partake of the wacky tobacky. As far as anyone could recall, he was pretty straight-laced. <BR/><BR/>Plastic Man's partner:<BR/>He kicked Woozy Winks to the<BR/>curb for Mary Jane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146636586931603442006-05-03T01:09:00.000-05:002006-05-03T01:09:00.000-05:00Lungfish..."Absolutely. Although to be fair, Kyle ...Lungfish...<BR/><BR/>"Absolutely. Although to be fair, Kyle Baker often did his best to return to that mold in the now-defunct solo Plaz title, with a more-or-less straight-laced Plastic Man living in a cartoon universe."<BR/><BR/>I didn't get this AT ALL from the first couple of issues... Which is why I dropped the book. <BR/><BR/>(Well, that and the annoying computer art.)<BR/><BR/>I'll track down the back issues if it brings in the real Plastic Man.MarkAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956940483406724174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146629526866071052006-05-02T23:12:00.000-05:002006-05-02T23:12:00.000-05:00Weed be delightedTo be fed some more reeferCrime-f...Weed be delighted<BR/>To be fed some more reefer<BR/>Crime-fighting has perksJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544406500208399638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146629054488985612006-05-02T23:04:00.000-05:002006-05-02T23:04:00.000-05:00Plastic Man was oncethe straight man but thanks to...Plastic Man was once<BR/>the straight man but thanks to weed<BR/>He can't stop bendingThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806565171767967754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146624086355293802006-05-02T21:41:00.000-05:002006-05-02T21:41:00.000-05:00As a result ofsuper powers, for Plas,pot is an upp...As a result of<BR/>super powers, for Plas,<BR/>pot is an upper.<BR/><BR/>Now if only he<BR/>had a box of Chocos, he<BR/>an J'onn could party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146620515689267372006-05-02T20:41:00.000-05:002006-05-02T20:41:00.000-05:00"Although his situations, powers, and supporting c...<EM>"Although his situations, powers, and supporting cast were exceedingly wacky, Plastic Man was pretty much the 'straight man' in his own adventures. Perhaps that's why Plastic Man was so much funnier then than he is now."</EM><BR/><BR/>Absolutely. Although to be fair, Kyle Baker often did his best to return to that mold in the now-defunct solo Plaz title, with a more-or-less straight-laced Plastic Man living in a cartoon universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146619727482100652006-05-02T20:28:00.000-05:002006-05-02T20:28:00.000-05:00No Haiku. Just wondering about,"NA meetings"What g...No Haiku. <BR/><BR/>Just wondering about,<BR/><BR/>"NA meetings"<BR/><BR/>What good will it do him to be around those lame ducks.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Ironman could help him though, he's gone through something simaler before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146611306445725442006-05-02T18:08:00.000-05:002006-05-02T18:08:00.000-05:00The theory falls flatFor Silver Age Plas talesWere...The theory falls flat<BR/>For Silver Age Plas tales<BR/>Were utterly lame.<BR/><BR/>Again and again<BR/>They tried to copy Jack Cole<BR/>But there was no spark.<BR/><BR/>Even Foglio<BR/>-- <A HREF="http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/" REL="nofollow">who has made "The Spark" his own</A> --<BR/>Did not quite "get" Plas.<BR/><BR/>A world full of capes<BR/>And straight-laced super-heroes<BR/>Can't use a straight man.<BR/><BR/>If Eel must be squeezed -- <BR/>sHOEHORNED in the DCU --<BR/>He needs a new role.<BR/><BR/>Grant Morrison found<BR/>A role perfectly suited:<BR/>Pantheon's Trickster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146609161097771512006-05-02T17:32:00.000-05:002006-05-02T17:32:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146605190675009772006-05-02T16:26:00.000-05:002006-05-02T16:26:00.000-05:00Silver Age writers'Drugs stronger than Morrison's?...Silver Age writers'<BR/>Drugs stronger than Morrison's?<BR/>That's fricken' insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146597539777502832006-05-02T14:18:00.000-05:002006-05-02T14:18:00.000-05:00Plastic Man got stonedProving it's a gateway drugL...Plastic Man got stoned<BR/>Proving it's a gateway drug<BR/>Led me to fandomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146591756871710772006-05-02T12:42:00.000-05:002006-05-02T12:42:00.000-05:00The whole DCUHas been Eel's drug-inspired dreamSin...The whole DCU<BR/>Has been Eel's drug-inspired dream<BR/>Since 1943.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146589689716832292006-05-02T12:08:00.000-05:002006-05-02T12:08:00.000-05:00Seven leaves, Plas Man,are best left alone by onew...Seven leaves, Plas Man,<BR/>are best left alone by one<BR/>who bends to the nines.Your Future Leaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711374793168578314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146589509143513792006-05-02T12:05:00.000-05:002006-05-02T12:05:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Your Future Leaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711374793168578314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146589373625760002006-05-02T12:02:00.000-05:002006-05-02T12:02:00.000-05:00No haiku, but you hit the nail on the head re: Pla...No haiku, but you hit the nail on the head re: Plas' characterization. Don't know why modern writers can't replicate Cole's approach - except for the fact that COLE WAS A GENIUS. <BR/><BR/>(Or smoked a lot of wacky weed!!)Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146580444828159142006-05-02T09:34:00.000-05:002006-05-02T09:34:00.000-05:00the fruity pebblesshoveled into giant mawhis hands...the fruity pebbles<BR/>shoveled into giant maw<BR/>his hands are two spoonsDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491386537225283381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146579727078372062006-05-02T09:22:00.000-05:002006-05-02T09:22:00.000-05:00it's 4:20 nowPlastic Man is getting highnow you're...it's 4:20 now<BR/>Plastic Man is getting high<BR/>now you're gonna dieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146578405469304172006-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:002006-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:00When I smoke weed Idon't say 'whee I'm a killer.'I...When I smoke weed I<BR/>don't say 'whee I'm a killer.'<BR/>I just eat Cheetos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146578143976398962006-05-02T08:55:00.000-05:002006-05-02T08:55:00.000-05:00When the munchies comeJust how many DoritosWill fi...When the munchies come<BR/>Just how many Doritos<BR/>Will fit in his maw?<BR/><BR/>Doobie doobie doo<BR/>Woozy Winks helps Plas chill out<BR/>Dark Side of the Moon<BR/><BR/>Jack Cole, pagan god.<BR/>Plastic Man Archives costly.<BR/>Consarn publishers.Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146572256066091722006-05-02T07:17:00.000-05:002006-05-02T07:17:00.000-05:00I told Plastic ManHe forgot to add two spoonsFull ...I told Plastic Man<BR/>He forgot to add two spoons<BR/>Full of olive oilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1146571107741330622006-05-02T06:58:00.000-05:002006-05-02T06:58:00.000-05:00Oh my God, he's got reefer madness!Oh my God, he's got reefer madness!Jon the Intergalactic Gladiatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758095794354686723noreply@blogger.com