false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172256652m/154669.jpg 154669 1 Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and illustrator Art Spiegelman joins forces with designer Chip Kidd to pay homage to the comic book hero Plastic Man and his creator, Jack Cole. Plastic Man is more than just a putty face--with his bad-boy past, he literally embodies the comic book form: the exuberant energy, flexibility, boyishness, and subtle hints of sexuality. And as cartoonists "become" each character they create, it can be said that Jack Cole himself resembles Plastic Man. Cole revealed the true magnitude and intensity of his imagination and inner thoughts as Plastic Man slithered from panel to panel--shifting forms and dashing from male to female, or freely morphing from a stiff upright figure to a being as soft as a Dali clock. With a compelling history, a V-necked red rubber leotard, a black-and-yellow striped belt, and very cool tinted goggles, Plastic Man is truly a cult classic, and this art-packed book will delight any fan. 149286 1 8 2001 Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits total:69|5:17|4:34|3:15|2:2|1:1| 69 271 91 9 5 1 false false Wed Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Feb 27 20:14:17 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 20:20:42 -0800 2008 The book is printed on slick paper...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 18:45:03 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 20:13:25 -0700 2008 Art Spiegelman were more of a psycho-sexual nutcase: that would have informed his (relatively dry) fanboy narrative here, and possibly given more light to Jack Cole's phony sobersides life, freaky creations, and mysterious suicide. Yet the Chip Kidd visuals make an enthusiastic argument that ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 04 09:49:53 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 17:20:43 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 17 12:57:26 -0800 2008 Sun May 25 12:03:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 13 14:12:44 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 14:14:29 -0700 2008 chip kidd's graphic design, chopping the hell out of images. me, i don't get it. still, its good to see jack cole's classic hero from the time when comic books could get away with being really comic instead of dark and disturbed.more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 09:49:56 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 01:30:48 -0800 2008 Playboy's top artists. It's a tragic tale punctuated with images from Plastic Man comics. The best parts are the Plastic Man tales reproduced on pulpy paper interspersed throughout the book. ]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 30 06:35:40 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 06:37:21 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Dec 10 00:49:07 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 00:49:07 -0800 2007 Playboy cartoons were amazing, by the way. ]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 25 01:57:30 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 01:57:47 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 19:35:11 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 19:35:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 15:37:39 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 15:37:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 17:01:40 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:01:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 11:49:02 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 11:49:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 08:14:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 08:14:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 31 22:28:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 22:28:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 08:53:30 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:53:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 09:33:25 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:33:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 30 18:39:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 18:39:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 20:54:32 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 20:54:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 18:58:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 18:58:21 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=154669