Warning… the following contains SPOILERS for Blackest Night and Brightest Day #0 – #2. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Okay, we’re three issues into Brightest Day and we’re starting to get a [...]
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Brightest Day Starts Today, Sketches, Voice Actors, Customs, and more
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. The biggest Firestorm news is that Brightest Day #0 ships today! Be sure to stop by your local comic book store and pick up yours. Hopefully Firestorm will play a role in the issue. If [...]
DC Comics Super Hero Collection #46 – Firestorm Lead Figure
Just this past week DC Comics Superhero Collection Figurine Magazine #46 featuring Firestorm shipped to comic shops across the United States. It’s been out for a while in the UK, but Diamond Comics Distributors just got their copies out a few days ago. This publication includes a figurine of the featured character cast in lead, [...]
Elemental Firestorm Promotional Efforts – 1989
When introducing the “Elemental Firestorm” in 1989, DC Comics made special promotional efforts to get the word out about this dramatic change. The Elemental Firestorm was a fascinating character and a tremendous departure from what had come before. Two years prior writer John Ostrander had changed Firestorm from the classic Ronnie Raymond/Professor Stein combination to [...]
Nuclear News – 2010-02-19 – Firestorm in the upcoming JLA film, JLU toy, and Shadowstorm
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. We’ve got a sneak peek of Firestorm from the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DVD scheduled for release next Tuesday, February 23. These photos confirm that the Firestorm that appears in the movie is [...]
Nuclear News – 2009.09.29 – JLA, Casting, Reviews, Toy, and Sketches
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Blackest Night #3 was released back on September 16. If you haven’t read it, be sure to pick it up as soon as possible. Now for some Firestorm news and web findings… Disappointing news… Firestorm will no longer be a member of the Justice League of America [...]
Firestorm Writer John Ostrander Needs Your Help
John Ostrander, long-time writer of Firestorm volume II, needs your help. John has been battling glaucoma for years now. If he loses this battle, he loses his eyesight. John recently had some very expensive surgery. Without the surgery, he would not have been able to retain his sight. Unfortunately, the resulting medical bills are more [...]
Firestorm vol. II #84 (April 1989) – Original Art
Here are some scans of the original art from Firestorm vol. II #84. Jon from the Fizzit Firestorm blog happens to own several of the original pages. He was kind enough to allow me to publish them here. Thanks, Jon! Firestorm volume II #84 – “Souls of Fire” Writer: John Ostrander Penciller: Tom Grindberg Inker: [...]
Firestorm Baseball Cap (unofficial)
In the early 1990s, a friend had this baseball cap made for me. The logo and Firestorm’s appearance are based upon the elemental Firestorm from the John Ostrander & Tom Mandrake run. I don’t have too many opportunities to wear it, but I love the look of it. Even though it’s not an officially licensed [...]
Why a Firestorm Blog?
INTRODUCTION Welcome to the FIRESTORM FAN blog! You may be asking yourself, “A blog about Firestorm? Seriously?” Well, I say YES! I’m a huge fan of the character and think he’s deserving of the attention. I’ve been running my other blog, ONCE UPON A GEEK, for almost a year. While I love writing a blog [...]
