Comments on: Green Lantern Corps #57 Variant Cover http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/ The Source for DC Comics' Nuclear Man - Firestorm! Tue, 04 Jan 2022 23:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 2) #57 « The Indigo Tribe: Green Lantern Reviews and Commentary http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-10493 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:29:30 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-10493 […] Instead, it had no effect whatsoever. Ultimately, his presence was completely pointless. (I’m not the only one who was annoyed by […]

]]> By: brandon leonard http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-10443 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:06:53 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-10443 yea it was still nice to see him in another book, and i may be just pulling at thin air here but could Bedard be the new writer for firestorm? He handled the character well in this issue, so i wouldn’t be against him being the writer!

]]> By: Shag http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-10442 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:02:00 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-10442 @Brandon – I have to agree. Firestorm’s appearance was promoted pretty heavy leading up to this issue, his logo was featured on the standard cover as “guest starring”, and there was the variant cover you mentioned. However, the reality was that Firestorm did practically nothing. He really served no purpose in the story. He spoke to Kyle, then left. He never even interacted with Sinestro.

This smacks of the old 1990s appearances by Wolverine. He would often show up in other comics and on the cover, and yet he only appeared in a couple meaningless panels.

To play devil’s advocate, it’s possible that Firestorm’s scenes got cut with the reduction in pages. DC reduced their page count starting in January from 22 pages to 20 pages, in an effort to hold the line at $2.99. I guess it’s possible Firestorm had more scenes, but they were cut with the last-minute change to the page count. Just speculation, but a possibility.

Beyond Firestorm’s scenes, it was a good comic. The story of the Green Lanterns, the Sinestro Corps, and the Qwardians was a fun read!

I’ve been corresponding since yesterday with another commenter on this post. I mentioned to him that I was going to hold my tongue about GLC #57. I just couldn’t keep quiet anymore. I’m weak. :)

Again, it was a good comic. I was just disappointed with the build-up to Firestorm’s appearance as compared to what actually appeared in the comic.

Shag

]]> By: brandon leonard http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-10440 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:48:59 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-10440 wow little disappointed with this issue, the variate cover suggest a confrontation between firestorm and sinestro…they don’t interact at all..still beautiful cover!

]]> By: Jon http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-9368 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:24:09 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-9368 Meanwhile, there was a 2-panel appearance in Booster Gold #40. Sure it was only a STATUE of Ronnie in a 25th Century museum, and it was small, but you take what you can get 😉

]]> By: Frank http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-9239 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:19:08 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-9239 Firestorm Custom Plush Doll:

http://k-n-b-creations.deviantart.com/art/he-is-such-a-hot-head-158330710

]]> By: liquidcross http://firestormfan.com/2011/01/20/glc-57-variant/comment-page-1/#comment-9215 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:25:45 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=2841#comment-9215 I’ve learned to completely ignore the solicitations. They’re almost always wrong.

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