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  • July 30th, 2012 7:39pm

    fuckyeahdc-comics:

    The Elongated Man

    Ralph Dibny

    5/12/1960-8/31/2011

    Ralph Dibny was a guy who seemed to peak overnight. One moment, no one really cared about him all that much. One day later, he was the most tragic figure in DCU. I blame the single panel of his face melting, unable to hold himself together after the death of Sue (Which, can I point out that in both Marvel and DC, the guy with stretching powers marries a woman named Sue? Is that just a thing?) 

    Initially, he debuted as a sidekick of sorts to The Flash, but was widely popular. Eventually, he would gain back up featured in Detective Comics, which ran through the early 70s. He and Sue would travel America searching for strange mysteries. In 1973, he joined the Justice League, where he would stay a member through to 1995. 

    Readers liked him because he challenged them. Elongated Man stories weren’t superhero stories, they were mysteries in a comic book. As he unraveled the case, the reader was asked to do the same, much like in an Agatha Christie story (Note: I am in no way comparing any EM mystery to any Christie mystery). 

    In 52, Ralph dies in order to trap Faust and Neron in Fate’s Tower, which failed. His remains would stay there for some time, though his spirit would join Sue’s to resume their detecting.

    His ability for deductive reasoning is comparable only to Batman, though their thought processes tend to work differently.

    So here’s to you Ralph. One big glass of Gingold.

  • July 30th, 2012 1:39am

    Anybody love Cass Cain?

    comicbookaddictpenguin:

    Don’t fucking lie. We all love Cass Cain. Cassandra is fabulous. And apparently there’s this campaign going around to buy Batgirl #1 (Cass Cain) on August 31st on Comixology. Hopefully, this would get her on the bestseller list, and DC would be like, “Woah, we fucked up. People actually love Cass Cain because she a boss bitch and we should get someone to write her.”

    And then Cass Cain will return and everything will be glorious, okay? Okay.

    the campaign’s blog can be found here.

    This is a great idea! The only problem is that DC would probably put some moron like Lobdell on the series, or crapola artist like McDaniel. 

    *Also, sort of unrelated. I found this pretty interesting. 

  • July 30th, 2012 12:19am

    Welp, since no one sent in any replies to the “What Character should I focus on” idea…

    fuckyeahdc-comics:

    I guess I’ll focus on those characters who are no longer with us. Not that they’re dead or anything. They’re just gone. Vanished. Poof. 

    A year ago, with the reboot, many characters were lost in time. I suppose they may all be on Dinosaur Island, but I doubt it. For the next little while, I’ll be posting about them. Our lost friends.

    SO many good characters are gone now. :/

    I want some stories with The Weird and Waverider.