tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post7624886324768417291..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: Things I Find Disturbing That I Don't Think the Elongated Man Can Do-Palooza Tuesday!Adam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-73553459217910125422010-10-19T13:49:45.323-05:002010-10-19T13:49:45.323-05:00Oh Ralph, I miss you so. You had such...panache. ...Oh Ralph, I miss you so. You had such...panache. Well, that and a warped sense of humor.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-45381770133263992632010-10-19T10:49:51.929-05:002010-10-19T10:49:51.929-05:00It works with the character. The detective angle ...It works with the character. The detective angle hints at a sort of resourcefulness and think outside the box qualities to Ralph's thinking. Whereas plastic man as an arch materialist (at least when he was eel o'brian) thinks as what he can "turn into," Ralph is thinking "well if everything I have stretches well why can't I shoot a knuckle out?"<br /><br />Of course, this leads to a certain sniggering in some sets but if you going to wear a purple body suit you aren't worried what others think.<br /><br />Lazarus Lupin<br />art and review<br />http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/Lazarus Lupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498179029332944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-59923335801822135752010-10-19T09:39:59.371-05:002010-10-19T09:39:59.371-05:00I really like this concept and that it sets him ap...I really like this concept and that it sets him apart from other stretchers who really all look pretty silly but that's the way I likes em. It's good silly, like Bouncing Boy.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513689328502499665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-30858047369931037952010-10-19T03:53:13.733-05:002010-10-19T03:53:13.733-05:00Maybe, but it just looks stupid.Maybe, but it just looks stupid.MarvelX42https://www.blogger.com/profile/00537462072422407770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-29695752133259060402010-10-19T02:09:47.487-05:002010-10-19T02:09:47.487-05:00I suppose Carmine Infantino wanted something visua...I suppose Carmine Infantino wanted something visually-different from previous stretchable characters, just as his FLASH work presented a new way of portraying a super-speedster with that kool "strobing" effect that most other artists later adapted.<br /><br />In the case of Elongated Man, it was using body parts not previously-used by other artists including Jack Cole or Jack Kirby. Not an easy thing to do, and not, as we've seen, always successful.<br />But ya gotta credit him with trying!<br />Note: most of these stories feature Carmine inking himself!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com