Plastic Man

The building blocks are there, and it might be asking too much of an origin story, but I feel like the character I've seen as a guest star in other superheroes' stories is not fully present in this volume. It seems to be trying for the nigh-invincibility, irreverence and off-colour asides of Deadpool, while also maintaining vibes of a 1920s crook now trying to do good, in a modern setting. I'm here for the trans street kid storyline, and I get the appropriate wackiness of just how extreme his first line up of bad guys to deal with is, but I'm not sure the mix of goofy and smarmy and sincere came together. Back cover copy talks about  ‘re-establishing character' which makes me wonder if there's an older comics run I might enjoy more, or if things might even out further down this run's line.  🤷🏼‍♂️ I like what I've seen of him elsewhere enough to keep looking for works where he is the focus.