When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: DC) A newDC Black Label serieswill take a “hard-boiled” approach to classic DC superhero Plastic Man. “I don’t know about you, but when I think about Plastic Man, I immediately think of David Cronenberg,” said Cantwell in a statement. “There is an element of body horror to his story that I have always found fascinating. And I also found myself wondering recently - How would Plastic Man actually die? What would that look like? Is he immortal? And then I thought of the long and particularly nasty way real plastics and petroleum products break down when and if they finally do. That’s how I learned about depolymerization and the chemical process of ‘unzipping,’ - from a particularly morose afternoon on the ol' Internet, picturing what might happen to Eel if his entire cellular structure started to give way.” …