>SYFY WIRE can exclusively reveal that the beloved comics writer's next project is Plastic Man, a six-issue miniseries for DC Comics that launches in June. Simone will reunite with artist Adriana Melo (Birds of Prey, Rose and Thorn) to chronicle the adventures of the Golden Age hero, who was created by Jack Cole and debuted in Police Comics #1 in 1941.
>We've also got the FIRST LOOK at two covers to issue #1, one drawn by Melo, the other pencilled by Simone's Wonder Woman/Conan collaborator Aaron Lopresti. A variety of guest artists will tackle variant covers for each issue. DC is keeping the full list a surprise, but if you keep reading you'll find out the artist doing the first issue variant.
>In case you're not familiar with the character's backstory, Eel O'Brian was a thief, con artist and all-around not great guy whose life was changed after he gets drenched in a strange liquid chemical during a botched robbery. The accident transformed his body and placed it in a semi-fluid state, giving him complete malleability and the ability to control his density, along with super strength and various other powers.
>Long a favorite of creators such as Mark Waid, Frank Miller and Grant Morrison, Plastic Man has been a member of the Justice League and while never a full-fledged solo star has been a key supporting player in many big DC storylines.
