In 1985 and 1986, DC Comics and Kid Vid Productions released three Super Powers “See & Read” products combining artwork, reading, and audio narration. To honest, I had never even heard of these things until today. In my brief research, I’ve found that they produced both LP records and VHS cassettes. The records came with [...]
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Back to School with Firestorm and the JLA
Wal-Mart is currently carrying a variety of superhero related back-to-school gear. One particular item of interest to Firestorm fans is the folder and spiral notebook below!
Both feature a reproduction of the cover to Justice League of America #217 as drawn by the amazing George Perez. Here is a better shot of the spiral notebook.
Below you’ll [...]
Poking Fun at the Nuclear Man
A couple recent web comics have poked some fun at our favorite Nuclear Man. While I stand up for Firestorm every chance I get, it doesn’t hurt to chuckle once in a while. As Ed Raymond would probably say, “Any press is good press!” Enjoy!
First one up is a guest strip from the web comic [...]
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) song by Bryce Jensen
Today we’re featuring an unusual and hilarious item – a song about Firestorm the Nuclear Man! The SpinTunes blog started a song-writing competition back in June. The first round challenge was called, “I’m A Marvel, And I’m A DC”. Contestants had to write a song from the point-of-view of a superhero or supervillian. All of [...]
Firestorm Pin-up – December 1983
Here is an outstanding pin-up from the Fury of Firestorm Annual #1 (December 1983). This gorgeous piece is by Rafael Kayanan and Rodin Rodriguez. This pin-up provides a great tease of the events from the previous six months of Fury of Firestorm. This storyline was especially important to the Firestorm mythos as it introduced Firehawk! [...]
Brightest Day, Toys, Appearances, Cartoons, and more!
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. It’s been a while since I did a rundown like this, so there is quite a bit.
Be sure to pick up Brightest Day #6 from your local comic shop. We finally see the new Firestorm [...]
Steampunk Justice League and Old West Firestorm
Today we’re going to imagine the Justice League of the 1800s. We’re talking about mixing superheroes with the Victorian Era, the Old West, and Steampunk. How cool would that be?!?!?
The Victorian Era of Britain lasted from 1837 to 1901. This happens to coincides with much of the American Old West. Steampunk is a science fiction [...]
Power Girl and Firestorm Sitting in a Tree…
Believe it or not, Firestorm and Power Girl once had a romantic thing for each other! Our favorite Nuclear Man and one of the universally-accepted hotties of the DC Universe — good on Firestorm! Their flirtations continued from 1980 through 1983. Whenever the JLA (from Earth-1) and the JSA (from Earth-2) got together for their [...]
