WARNING: Contains potential spoilers for NO MORE PLASTIC MAN! No. 2!This Justice League the hero may have once walked the fine line between good and evil, but murder was never part of his playbook—until now. Known for his good-natured and sweet nature, this fan favorite crossed a shocking line by taking the lives of not one, but six of his fellow heroes. And if he achieves his ultimate goal, the death toll among DC’s greatest criminals could rise even higher.
Christopher Cantwell and Jacob Edgar are back with the second part of their Plastic Man No More! series where Patrick “Acne” O’Brien continues his attempts to cheat death after learning that he “depolymerization” or, more simply put, “falls apart.”
After some “hypothetical” In conversations with a scientific expert, Patrick discovers that his only hope of keeping his unique physiology intact is to create “fusion reaction of incredible magnitude”– which means he needs to build a huge nuclear bomb and be at the center of its explosion. Issue #2 marks the first six victims of Plastic Man’s survival mission: the Metal Men.
“Wow. You killed them. You killed them all.” – Uranus about his brothers and sister
IN Plastic Man No More! #2, Plastic Man discovers that Metal Man’s Uranium is the only source of uranium large enough to power the nuclear bomb needed to reverse his depolymerization. To get it, Patrick turns to his old friend Vusi for help. “save” Uranium from his captor, Faceless, who is also trying to create a bomb. Plastic Man then approaches the other Metal Men – Gold, Iron, Lead, Mercury, Tin and Platinum – to offer their help in freeing Uranus. However, the mission/kidnapping turns disastrous when Plastic Man accidentally throws all of the Metal Men except Uranus into a molten cauldron, where they begin to melt..
As he watches his brothers and sisters melt, Uranium’s chilling words: “Wow. You killed them. You killed them all.” Plastic Man’s transformation into a killer is unmistakable. His actions, carried out under the pretext of salvation, led to the death of six beloved heroes. However, these deaths are not just tragic – they serve as a grim omen for future victims. Plastic Man’s plan is dangerously reckless, and the threat of further destruction becomes grave. With the nuclear bomb still around the corner, it is clear that its consequences could destroy even more lives – be they heroes or innocent civilians.
Connected
Plastic Man may not be a killer, but he’s definitely still a moron
While Uranus “You killed them” the statement seems final, there may be more to Metal Men’s “fatalities” than it seems at first glance. IN Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #14 by Mark Waid, fans saw the Metal Men in a similar situation where they were completely melted in a molten cauldron, only to be restored and fully functional in the next issue. Thus, despite their current molten state in Plastic Man No More!it is likely that the Metal Men can be restored once they are removed from the pot, potentially saving Plastic Man due to his newly earned reputation as a killer.
Plastic Man No More! #2 Available now from DC Comics!
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