Patrick “Eel” O’Brien went from streetwise criminal and ne’er-do-well to legit hero when a botched job landed him with incredible, rubber-like powers. Over the years, he’s bounced (sometimes quite literally) around the DC Universe as a wise-cracking do-gooder, rubbing elongated elbows with the likes of the Justice League, just doing his best to put his less-than-ideal past behind him. He’s even become something of a family man!
But unfortunately, his miraculous stretching powers may have come with a deadly caveat. When Patrick learns that his abilities are undergoing a “rapid depolymerization”, he finds himself cracking and breaking rather than stretching and bending. Suddenly, Plastic Man has found himself facing a problem he may not be able to rebound from. With no cure in sight, and a ticking clock rapidly counting down, Patrick must reckon with just how far he’ll go to save himself.
Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work co-creating the hit TV show, Halt and Catch Fire, as well as his work writing Marvel Comics series like Iron Man, Hellcat, and Doctor Doom which earned him an Eisner Award nomination in 2020 for Best New Series. Cantwell currently lives in California.
Patrick “Eel” O’Brien went from streetwise criminal and ne’er-do-well to legit hero when a botched job landed him with incredible, rubber-like powers. Over the years, he’s bounced (sometimes quite literally) around the DC Universe as a wise-cracking do-gooder, rubbing elongated elbows with the likes of the Justice League, just doing his best to put his less-than-ideal past behind him. He’s even become something of a family man!
But unfortunately, his miraculous stretching powers may have come with a deadly caveat. When Patrick learns that his abilities are undergoing a “rapid depolymerization”, he finds himself cracking and breaking rather than stretching and bending. Suddenly, Plastic Man has found himself facing a problem he may not be able to rebound from. With no cure in sight, and a ticking clock rapidly counting down, Patrick must reckon with just how far he’ll go to save himself.
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Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work co-creating the hit TV show, Halt and Catch Fire, as well as his work writing Marvel Comics series like Iron Man, Hellcat, and Doctor Doom which earned him an Eisner Award nomination in 2020 for Best New Series. Cantwell currently lives in California.
