Elasti-Girl The Good Parts Version

[Absalom]

Technically she shrinks and grows, but I'm going to put this here. If you're a fan of classic Silver Age comics you might like to check out my "Good Parts" treatment of Elasti-Girl's first adventure by following the link below.

http://taedis.blogspot.com/2016/08/e...-part-one.html

[Absalom]

The next installment is available and features a lot of giant Rita.


http://taedis.blogspot.com/2016/08/e...-part-two.html

[clovis]

Thanks for doing this- much appreciated.

[Absalom]

Part three is up and running.

http://taedis.blogspot.com/2016/08/e...sion-part.html

[Absalom]

Part four is up. Plenty of great giantess action with a side of shrunken woman for flavor.



http://taedis.blogspot.com/2016/08/e...n-part_31.html

[Absalom]

Part five is up.



http://taedis.blogspot.com/2016/09/e...sion-part.html

[ElastiGirl]

Sorry!!!! You'll never see my really good parts!!!!!!

[Absalom]

Originally Posted by elastigirl

sorry!!!! You'll never see my really good parts!!!!!!

Touché.

[NimrodClover]

I have always felt that Elastigirl was given the short end of the plot stick not because she wasn't an interesting character or lacked usable powers but rather was hampered by the time (Silver Age DC comics) in which the character was written.

Reading many of those early to mid 60's plots it feels like she was only "empowered" because she was simply physically large, an oddly masculine approach and was otherwise a mild mannered house wife... oops, Olympic level swimmer turned Hollywood star who talked like a homemaker.

Never been a fan of DC comics...

[Absalom]

Originally Posted by NimrodClover

I have always felt that Elastigirl was given the short end of the plot stick not because she wasn't an interesting character or lacked usable powers but rather was hampered by the time (Silver Age DC comics) in which the character was written.

Reading many of those early to mid 60's plots it feels like she was only "empowered" because she was simply physically large, an oddly masculine approach and was otherwise a mild mannered house wife... oops, Olympic level swimmer turned Hollywood star who talked like a homemaker.

Never been a fan of DC comics...

I can appreciate that take. The character definitely suffered from the era. I have noticed the character being a little bland and soap-operaish when normal sized. I'm worried that that might get worse once they introduce her love interest and future husband. I'm trying to not read too far ahead.

I do think that the character also shines when she shrinks. She had a very strenuous stealth mission in part five while tiny. And the scene where she Errol Flynned her way onto a gun and kept it from firing in an earlier issue may rank as one of my favorite shrunken super hero moments.

The big thing that separates Rita from a lot of the other heroines of the time was the fact that the writers first gave her a traditionally (at the time) masculine power and let her get her hands dirty. I commented on the fact that the other shrinking super heroines of the time (Wasp and Shrinking Violet) flew while the shrinking heroes (Ant-Man and Atom) had to jump and climb their way around (or ride flying ants like some micro cowboy.) Rita had to do things like swing on a super strong line of thread. Or climb down a pearl necklace. Which made her more interesting for me and made the visuals more fun.

I read the Tales to Astonish run with Ant-Man/Giant Man and the Wasp just before I came across My Greatest Adventure. Rita had a lot more going for her than Janet. At least at that point. I really wanted to find something great in those old Wasp stories, but it just wasn't there. At least not for me.

For that matter, I believe that Rita comes out ahead of the early Sue Storm and Jean Grey. They became better characters (as did Janet) as times and writers went on. Rita got written out of comics (I'll avoid spoilers and specifics) for a very long time and never really came back. At least not for any great duration.

[ryantherebel]

Originally Posted by Absalom

I can appreciate that take. The character definitely suffered from the era. I have noticed the character being a little bland and soap-operaish when normal sized. I'm worried that that might get worse once they introduce her love interest and future husband. I'm trying to not read too far ahead.

I do think that the character also shines when she shrinks. She had a very strenuous stealth mission in part five while tiny. And the scene where she Errol Flynned her way onto a gun and kept it from firing in an earlier issue may rank as one of my favorite shrunken super hero moments.

The big thing that separates Rita from a lot of the other heroines of the time was the fact that the writers first gave her a traditionally (at the time) masculine power and let her get her hands dirty. I commented on the fact that the other shrinking super heroines of the time (Wasp and Shrinking Violet) flew while the shrinking heroes (Ant-Man and Atom) had to jump and climb their way around (or ride flying ants like some micro cowboy.) Rita had to do things like swing on a super strong line of thread. Or climb down a pearl necklace. Which made her more interesting for me and made the visuals more fun.

I read the Tales to Astonish run with Ant-Man/Giant Man and the Wasp just before I came across My Greatest Adventure. Rita had a lot more going for her than Janet. At least at that point. I really wanted to find something great in those old Wasp stories, but it just wasn't there. At least not for me.

For that matter, I believe that Rita comes out ahead of the early Sue Storm and Jean Grey. They became better characters (as did Janet) as times and writers went on. Rita got written out of comics (I'll avoid spoilers and specifics) for a very long time and never really came back. At least not for any great duration.

That kind of the sad thing about the character. She was a product of her time and yet had so much going for her. But no one really tried build off of that promise after the original run. Even when she was brought back after Infinite Crisis I'm not sure the writers did anything notable with her.

It's a shame that aside from Kamala Khan, giant super-heroines are either neglected like Rita, or killed off unceremoniously killed off like Stature.

[Absalom]

Part six is up.


http://taedis.blogspot.com/2016/10/e...-part-six.html