Comments on: Fury of Firestorm #13 Cover Serendipity

By: Keith Samra

Keith Samra — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:07:03 +0000

How is it that Firestorm hasnt had a movie based on him yet? So much potential!

By: Shag

Shag — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:18:04 +0000

Here is a link to the cover Shane was referring to…
http://www.comics.org/issue/44528/cover/4/

My thanks again to Shane for getting me thinking about possible similar covers!

Shag

By: shane

shane — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:13:55 +0000

actually guys the cover i was thinking of was #72. the zuggernaut is reimagined as this robot thing. notice the paler purple and the gem replaced with green glass. one fist and flametop’s head tilted back. even the flames are similar. i’m sure it’s a similarity but this one is like the white album. eerie.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:42:28 +0000

I don’t really care for the highlights/segmented costume design look that is shared by Superman, Flash and other members of the Justice League, but I’ll forgive it for the return of a combined Ronnie/Jason red & yellow costume.

Ethan Van Sciver has created some amazing designs for DC over the years, but the looks for Ronnie and Jason’s individual Firestorm forms were bland and boring compared to the traditional Milgrom costume.

I’m excited for the new creative direction, and I’ll look forward to seeing Ethan and Yildiray on other projects in the future.

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:00:10 +0000

Further evidence that even a great cover can be enhanced by the addition of a giant robot!

Nice find Shag! I am very much looking forward to the “new look” Firestorm and so that cover to #13 is pretty well etched in my brain at the moment.

By: Martin Stein RIP

Martin Stein RIP — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:01:54 +0000

It’s still good spotting, Shag. I was trying to put my finger on what that cover reminded me of, and you nailed it.

By: Shag

Shag — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:37:42 +0000

I asked Dan Jurgens via Twitter, “Are these Firestorm covers similar on purpose or is this a case of serendipity?”

He responded with, “Total coincidence, and not all that similar.”

There you have it. Just a happy accident!

By: Ray Tigner

Ray Tigner — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:03:54 +0000

this series to me has been one of absolute ignorance, now because of that ignorance from the writer to the editor, this series is tanking. Ethan stated when asked why he made Ronnie and Jason separate Firestorms, he stated he did it because DC allowed him too. That response is just ignorant to me…just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Anyways after our now 4th creative change (Writers and Artists)…it appears we’ve got what this series should’ve initially have been. Corey is correct, I see more hope than i do any other feeling when i look at Firestorm Vol 4, Issue 13’s cover….but the problem is it never should’ve gotten to this point.

By: Corey Hodgdon

Corey Hodgdon — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:19:20 +0000

My feeling is it’s probably just a happy accident(as the late great Bob Ross used to say.) I think the cover to #13 looks a lot more fun than the cover to #65. 65 has a sense of danger a foreboding to it where as 13 has a sense of excitement and wonder. I have a good feeling for the future of Firestorm. I will miss Joe,Yilderay and Ethan,but I have a feeling Dan’s vision is a lot closer to what Firestorm fans want from the title.