Comments on: Know Your Firestorms – New 52 Edition

By: Who are these Firestorms we never met?!?! | Firestorm Fan

Who are these Firestorms we never met?!?! | Firestorm Fan — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:32:13 +0000

[…] Firestorms appears to be the Chinese Firestorm that has been teased once or twice (see “Know Your Firestorms – New 52 Edition“). The other in blue is a complete mystery to […]

By: Celsius

Celsius — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:06:53 +0000

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Celsius

By: Shag

Shag — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:17:59 +0000

Thanks for the further comments! And a special thanks to Ethan Van Sciver for stopping by the site!

I’ve been thinking about the multiple Firestorms and have been meaning to post something related from pre-Flashpoint continuity. The basic idea is there have always been multiple Firestorms, just not named that way. The following characters all had nuclear powers and were somewhat connected to Firestorm: Firehawk, Multiplex, Typhoon, Tokamak, Parasite, Brimstone, Pozhar, Svarozhich, and Pionic Man. I’m sure there are more, but those come immediately to mind.

For those that are struggling with the concept of multiple Firestorms in the New 52, I say the idea of other nuclear-powered characters connected to Firestorm isn’t completely new. This is just a different and creative way of looking at it.

Just a thought. Thanks again for the comments!

By: Boosterrific

Boosterrific — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:32:05 +0000

Hm. I figured that Hurricane was named for the Battle of Britain era fighter aircraft. Actually, I was more curious why the French Firestorm’s name was Firehawk.

Multiple Firestorms is a great way to define the heroes: with Ronnie having other Firestorms to compare himself to, he’s got to looks good up against at least some of them.

By: Ethan Van SCiver

Ethan Van SCiver — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:20:44 +0000

Hey, thanks for this entry, Shagg!

Anyone who is curious as to why England’s Firestorm is named Hurricane should run a google search on “Atomic Test, England, Hurricane” and you’ll pick up a cool fact!

Thanks!
Ethan V.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:14:46 +0000

Given that I just posted “The Martian Manhunter Encyclopedia” version 1.0, I clearly love these types of infotainment pieces. That said, lined up in a row like this, I hate the hell out of the design consistency of the Protocols. It’s one thing when you have a rigidly structured corps or seven to outfit in an intergalactic conflict, and another thing when a guy named Hurricane is covered in the same flames and Mighty Morphing armor as everybody else. These guys make the Global Guardians look like the Legion of Super-Heroes in the imaginative costuming department.

Do they have hurricanes in the U.K.?

By: Shag

Shag — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:44:27 +0000

I’d recommend you try FIRESTORM issues 6-8. Definitely solid issues and worth your time/money! If you’re only going to try one issue, try issue #7.

Thanks for sharing the 13 Riders info! Japanese heroes are very foreign to me (pun intended), but I can appreciate their coolness factor.

Thanks!

Shag

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:12:14 +0000

Cool post, Shag!

With the ending of several of the New 52 titles I was reading (Hawk & Dove, Men Of War, Blackhawks, OMAC), I am tempted to pick up another issue of Firestorm and give it another shot, especially now with Simone no longer handling the writing chores. This post is definitely making me lean more in that direction! (Well that and your enthusiastic reviews on Fire & Water, that is.)

Also, on a wieeerd tangential note, all of these different Firestorms with similar-but-unique looks and powers really reminds me of a show called Kamen Rider Ryuki. In that show, there are 13 Kamen Riders, each with a different code name (Ryuki, Knight, Scissors, Gai, etc.) and uniform, but they all have some aspects in common (they all have a “Contract Monster” they are bonded with, they all use an Advent Deck of cards to battle, etc.). And like it seems to be with Fury of Firestorm, each one has their own agenda and their own modus operandi. In Ryuki, for example, all 13 are fighting because the last one standing will be granted a single wish. In the American series Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (which uses the footage from Ryuki), the Riders are all being manipulated to fight by an outside force. So there’s is a lot of conflict, much like it sounds like between the various Nuclear Men in FoF.

The 13 Riders: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/5759958536_92d445efb3.jpg

Just passing it along for what it’s worth!