Comments on: REVIEW: Firestorm in Batman The Brave and the Bold

By: McDonalds Happy Meal Toy for Firestorm! | Firestorm Fan

McDonalds Happy Meal Toy for Firestorm! | Firestorm Fan — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:35:20 +0000

[…] control costs, but in this case it seems pretty sparse. This toy is supposed to be based upon the Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series incarnation of Firestorm. They couldn’t spare a little red paint for his sleeves, mask and chest emblem? Or at least […]

By: James

James — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:08:07 +0000

Here’s an idea: if FS is in another episode, have Ronnie and Jason develop the latter’s “can merge with anyone” power from the comics. Ronnie can somehow get fused with the Professor (if that was indeed him) and then they can introduce Gehanna who gets to be a part of Jason’s FS.

By: rob!

rob! — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:55:35 +0000

I friggin’ love B:BATB–I think it has all the charm of the goofy 1970s superhero comics, and its perfect for getting kids involved in the DCU. I was glad to see Firestorm finally introduced into the B:BATB world.

And I laughed out loud at the “nachos” line!

By: James

James — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:08:53 +0000

If you are a fan of BATB, you will remember the Bat-Mite episode and that character’s mini-speech about Batman’s rich history. If not, look it up. This applies to comic characters in general, IMO…and Firestorm is no different. I tend to be accepting in this manner, with exceptions (one needs to look at certain live action versions of characters for said exceptions…)

And that’s why I accepted this version of Ronnie, Jason, and Flamehead all the same. Just like how I love “outrageous” Aquaman (though in that case, that version has overtaken the other ones in my heart 😉 ;-)) There’s just enough exclusive to the show, and just enough to appeal to us fanboys. Which is fine with me. (and how I see BATB in general…it’s a kids’ show, yes, but they know that comic fans watch too and give us a lot of cool nods to the past and present)

We’re still waiting for the definitive animated FS, yes (JLU = COLOSSAL MISSED OPPORTUNITY…hopefully they have something for him in the D2V JL movie, which he is in, apparently). But this was a fun episode…I am glad you weren’t resentful that Slacker Batman seemed to steal the show, at least on 4chan, that is 😉

I maintain that the comic version of FS would have a better Ronnie/Jason interaction. Ronnie isn’t the scientific genius that a Martin was, but he has the experience of being a veteran superhero, which came through the last time the two shared a body (in Jason’s series). As I kind of lost track after that ended, I don’t know if Jason would still need an “experienced” figure standing behind him, though. And what happened to the Jason and Stein pairing anyway?

A good compromise would be to give the two the ability to switch who’s in control, like what happened in Jason’s book. In the comics, but also for when (if) Firestorm returns on the cartoon.

By: Shag

Shag — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:21:28 +0000

Doctor Double X is actually a Batman baddie. I vaguely recall him from the 1980s Who’s Who.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Double_X

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:23:31 +0000

I liked the episode, as I like pretty much every episode of this series. Definitely fun to see Firestorm kicking around again.

But like you say, the combination of Ronnie and Jason does not make much sense for a comic book take. On the cartoon you can play Ronnie for laughs, but I don’t know if that is a direction which would work on the character long term in the printed page.

Is Dr. Double X an old Firestorm baddie? For some reason he reminded me of someone the Hulk would fight more than a DC bad guy, except for his name which is totally DC.

By: outburst

outburst — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:29:41 +0000

Yeah, I think some of us are especially protective of the Firestorm mythology. They rebooted his creation story, which I have issues with.
But it’s still a fun show. My 4-year-old loves it.
They’ve changed characters before, and I think they’re doing it to keep things simple for the young audience base.
Characters like Firestorm and Aquaman have such complicated histories that simplifying their back-stories and their personalities makes it less of a headache to follow for the youngens.
However, it’s not going to help simplify things when I finally hand over my Ronnie Flamehead toys for my boy to play with.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:16:04 +0000

I was a little disappointed. Yes, I realize this was a cartoon for kids but it really annoyed me their portrayal of Ronnie. Overall the episode was fun, especially with the three Batmans.