Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Lots of Firestorm news came out of the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). Y’know, considering the current version of Firestorm doesn’t have his own book anymore, and the other version of Firestorm is dead… there sure are a lot of things going on! The biggest Firestorm […]
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Firestorm by Rick Veitch
Rich Veitch (well-known for his work on Swamp Thing, Aquaman, The Question, and his self-publishing company King Hell Press) recently did a commission of Firestorm. It was featured on his blog, but he was kind enough to grant me permission to reprint it here. Check out this beautiful piece! Click here to see the pencils […]
Firestorm Painting by Tom Fleming
Here is an absolutely breathtaking painting of Firestorm. It was done by Tom Fleming for the “VS System” collectible card game produced by Upper Deck. I had the opportunity to meet Tom last year at Dragon*Con and chatted with him for a while. He mentioned that at first he wasn’t too excited when Upper Deck […]
Firestorm – The Greatest Marvel Character DC Ever Produced
Firestorm is the greatest Marvel character DC ever produced. Confused? Let me explain… There are certain traits one expects from characters produced by Marvel Comics, and certain traits one can expect from a character created by DC Comics. One particular web page suggests that DC characters are designed with an eye towards perfection, whereas Marvel […]
Fun with Transmutation! Experiment #1.2a
Hey kids, it’s Science Time! Today we’ll be conducting our first experiment in a little segment I like to call, FUN WITH TRANSMUTATION! We’ll label today’s lesson Experiment #1.2a. Always use the Scientific Method to ensure the most accurate results. Now remember kids, don’t try this at home without parental supervision. SCIENTIFIC METHOD 1. Ask […]
Firestorm Costume at DragonCon
I’ve been going to DragonCon in Atlanta for years. Recently I’ve made it my goal to take as many pictures of good superhero costumes as possible. I snapped over 400 good pics in 2007 and again in 2008. You can view some of my DragonCon pics here and here. So I’m astonished that I missed […]
Firestorm #1 Transparency
Here is a really strange item I recently picked up on eBay. It’s an acetate transparency of the cover of Firestorm #1 volume I. It’s pictured below on the left, with the final cover of issue #1 on the right. It appears that the transparency was copied directly from the final black-and-white cover artwork. The […]
Super Powers Action Figures TV Commercial
Hell ya Firestorm’s gonna save Hawkman! And for the record, Firestorm don’t need Superman swooping in to save him from a fall. Firestorm can fly all by himself. Beat it, big blue! Thanks to Michael Bailey of Fortress of Baileytude and Views from the Longbox for directing me to this video. Support Firestorm! Fan the […]
DC Direct JLA Series 2 Firestorm action figure – 2004
In my opinion, this is the best-looking classic Firestorm action figure to date! Back in December 2004, DC Direct released a second series of their JLA action figures. Series 2 included Elongated Man, the Atom, Adam Strange, and Firestorm. James Shoop did an amazing job on the sculpts for each of these figures! They truly […]
Amazing Firestorm Tattoos
We’ve got a really special treat today! “The Rev. O.J. Flow” is a truly dedicated comic book fan. In fact, some might say he wears it on his sleeve, or to be more exact he wears it on his right leg. O.J.’s right leg features some of the coolest comic book tattoos you’ve ever seen. […]
