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Fred Hembeck Sketch of Elemental Firestorm

Shag — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:30:38 +0000

Match-head Nico Lizarraga has sent us another fantastic Fred Hembeck Firestorm sketch! This time it’s the Elemental Firestorm!

I never grow tired of Hembeck! I adored his work in Marvel Age and the DC Comics strips on the “Daily Planet” pages! Joy!

Click here for some other fun Fred Hembeck Firestorm art! Also, Mr. Hembeck is available for commission work (he even does sketch cards starting at $10 a piece)! Click here for details!

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DC Cosmic Cards – Views from the Longbox Guest Appearance

Shag — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:30:05 +0000

Over on VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX, Michael Bailey and I recently covered one of our favorite trading card series: DC Cosmic Cards released by Impel in 1991! This was DC’s first foray into the 1990s trading card fad!

During the episode, Mike and I cover each of the cards briefly, discuss Batman (or the lack thereof), sneaky tricks to find the holograms, the binder, and much more! We had a blast recording, so we hope you enjoy listening!

If you wish to follow along, visit the Trading Card Database by clicking this shortlink: http://firestormfan.com/dccosmiccards.

For you match-heads, here are a couple Firestorm-centric cards from the set!

Be sure to check out our coverage over at, VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX!

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Teenager Draws Firestorm Incarnations

Shag — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:30:31 +0000

Check this out! Awesome fan art featuring nearly every incarnation of Firestorm! I absolutely love it! Click the image to enlarge!

The artist is a teenager from Mexico named Jules Suarez. A teenager!! How cool is that?!?! First of all, I don’t know a lot of teenage fans of Firestorm. Second, if his art is this good during his teenage years, just think how good he’ll be as an adult! Great job, Jules!! Keep up the fantastic work! Be sure to follow Jules on deviantART and Tumblr!

Just about every Firestorm is represented in this drawing!! Here is a complete list of all incarnations in Jules’ art:

Original Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond / Martin Stein)
Elemental Firestorm (Martin Stein)
Jason Rusch (1st Firestorm form)
Jason Rusch (One Year Later design)
Deathstorm (Black Lantern Firestorm)
Brightest Day Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond / Jason Rusch)
Jason Rusch (New 52 Firestorm Protocols)
Ronnie Raymond (New 52 Firestorm Protocols)
Fury (New 52 Firestorm Protocols)
Current Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond / Jason Rusch)
Crime Syndicate Deathstorm (Martin Stein)

The only Firestorm missing is the “Blank Slate” Firestorm. However, to be fair the only recognizable difference between the “Blank Slate” and the original Firestorm are the red cowl sideburns. So really, the art works just fine without it.

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Elemental Firestorm Artwork

Shag — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:30:14 +0000

I could seriously spend an entire glorious day trolling through Firestorm drawings on deviantART! There is some fantastic artwork out there! On a recent diversion, I stumbled across these fun images of the Elemental Firestorm! The Elemental Firestorm doesn’t get much attention nowadays, so finding these pieces made me happy!

Elemental Firestorm by Ryan (IronLion82 on devaintART)!

Elemental Firestorm by Andy Turnbull

An adorable Elemental Firestorm by theEyZmaster

Finally, the Elemental Firestorm by Marcelo Di Chiara (dichiara on deviantART)

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VOTE! Top 6 Entries from ‘What do you like about Firestorm?’

Shag — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:30:17 +0000

Wow! My thanks to everyone who contributed to the recent contest, “What do you like about Firestorm?” Y’all have posted some really inspiring stories about the Nuclear Man! Now it’s time to vote for your favorite six stories shared by your fellow Firestorm fans! We have over 50 entries, so make sure you’ve got some time to review them all. Each story is great in its own way and deserves your consideration. You may select up to six responses, but please don’t vote for the same response multiple times. Voting is open until Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 11:45pm EST.

VOTE! Click here to vote for your favorite six entries from, “What do you like about Firestorm?”

The six individuals with the most votes will receive one of the following fantastic prizes:

An original art page drawn by Dan Jurgens and Ray McCarthy from the recent The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #13 (courtesy of Ray McCarthy)
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man trade paperback signed by writer and co-creator Gerry Conway
The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #11 & #12 signed by inker Marlo Alquiza (courtesy of Jeremy Hobbs)
The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men Volume 1: God Particle trade paperback
Brightest Day Firestorm action figure (courtesy of Mail Me My Comics)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold t-shirt featuring Firestorm (courtesy of Lil’ Russell Burbage)

My thanks to Ray McCarthy, Jeremy Hobbs, Mail Me My Comics, and Lil’ Russell Burbage for donating prizes. Also, my thanks to Speed Force, the Flash blog, for inspiring this contest!

VOTE! Click here to vote for your favorite six entries from, “What do you like about Firestorm?”

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UPDATE: If you voted prior to 11:00pm EST on Monday, February 25, please vote again. I apologize for the inconvenience. Due to some voting inconsistencies, I had to delete the original poll. The new poll was launched just after 11:00pm on Monday. You may select up to six responses, but please don’t vote for the same response multiple times. If there is a repeat of voting inconsistencies, I will terminate the voting and select the winners myself. The new poll URL is: http://twtpoll.com/m17u99

Happy voting! May the best Match-head win!

Contest: What do you like about Firestorm?

Shag — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:30:31 +0000

Hey Match-heads, the FIRESTORM FAN site just turned four years old and we want this birthday party to include you! Tell us why you like the character of Firestorm and you could win prizes in this contest!

The rules of the contest are pretty simple… Just share what you like about Firestorm, or a favorite memory involving the Nuclear Man. Write these thoughts in the comments section of this post or e-mail them directly to me by clicking here. You can discuss any era/incarnation of the character, or any series where he appeared (i.e. Fury of Firestorm, Justice League of America, Brightest Day, Super Friends cartoon, etc). The only restriction is haters need not apply. If you’ve got a bone to pick with a particular incarnation of Firestorm, this isn’t the place. This is a celebration of Firestorm, so let’s keep it positive! The contest will run until 10pm EST on Sunday, February 17th. So be sure to get your entries in before then. One entry per person please. Once the contest closes on February 17, we’ll collect all the entries and set them up as a poll to be voted on by readers, and the top-rated five will win!

We’ve got some great prizes! Check these out:

An original art page drawn by Dan Jurgens and Ray McCarthy from the recent The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #13 (courtesy of Ray McCarthy)
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man trade paperback signed by writer and co-creator Gerry Conway
The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #11 & #12 signed by inker Marlo Alquiza (courtesy of Jeremy Hobbs)
The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men Volume 1: God Particle trade paperback
Brightest Day Firestorm action figure (courtesy of Mail Me My Comics)

Yes, you read that correctly! We’re giving away an original page from Dan Jurgens and Ray McCarthy’s premier issue of Firestorm! How cool is that?!?!?!

My thanks to Ray McCarthy, Jeremy Hobbs, and Mail Me My Comics for donating prizes. Also, my thanks to Speed Force, the Flash blog, for inspiring this contest!

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UPDATE: Vote for your favorite six entries from the contest!

Brimstone is soooooo not a Martian Manhunter rogue!

Shag — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:30:51 +0000

So the other day I was cruising my buddy Frank’s fantastic blog dedicated to the Martian Manhunter, The Idol-Head of Diabolu. Every so often I like to take pity on ole Frank and visit his site. I figure it brightens his day to get a visitor or two. I mean, c’mon, it’s Martian Manhunter. How many people actually read that blog anyway, right?

While there I decided to check out some of his current “SurVILEvor Island” posts, as well as his “Vile Menagerie March Madness” posts. Frank is running a series of polls to determine if you put all the guys who ever fought Martian Manhunter on a Survivor-style island, who would you cast out as not belonging to the group? A neat idea! Also, I figure I could use a good laugh as Frank tees-up some of the lamest super-villains and rogues to ever grace the DC Universe.

It suddenly stopped being funny when I came across the name … “Brimstone”. Excuse me?!?!? Is Frank trying to claim Brimstone as a Martian Manhunter rogue?!?! I don’t think so, you Mars-loving freak! Brimstone is a 100% Grade-A Nuclear Nemesis! If anyone is going to claim Brimstone as their rogue, it’s going to be Firestorm!

Brimstone has clashed with Firestorm on three different occasions, each time battling a different incarnation of the Nuclear Man. The first time they met was during the Legends crossover in The Fury of Firestorm #55 (January 1987). The second time the “Blank Slate” Firestorm and Firehawk battled Brimstone in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #76 (October 1988). Their final battle took place on the surface of the sun in the last issue of Firestorm #100 (August 1990). That battle not only ended the series, it resulted in the destruction of the first Firestorm Elemental (elemental, Ronnie, Mikhail), and the creation of the second Firestorm Elemental (elemental, Martin Stein).

It now appears Frank has seen the error of his ways. He’s got a post today over on his site indicating that perhaps he overstepped his bounds when claiming Brimstone. He goes on to explain that Firestorm is the most likely hero to “own” Brimstone as a villain. *harumph* Too little, too late Frank. The damage is already done!

Match-heads, please head over to The Idol Head of Diabolu today and let Frank know exactly which rogues gallery Brimstone belongs to!

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Firestorm by Yildiray Cinar, age 14

Shag — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:30:36 +0000

Check out this sketch of the Elemental Firestorm by Yildiray Cinar (current artist on The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men)!

A little confused? I can imagine. This sketch of the Elemental Firestorm was done by Yildiray Cinar way back in 1990 when he was only 14 years old! So this qualifies as his first Firestorm work!

Yildiray Cinar still loves the Elemental Firestorm design and has since done some amazing pieces featuring this incarnation of Firestorm.

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Firestorm Rogues Gallery Cubees

Shag — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:30:39 +0000

Today we’re looking at more adorable do-it-yourself Cubees designed by Joshua Wolf! This time around he’s focused on several of the Nuclear Man’s rogues! These are made entirely from folded paper; no tape or glue necessary! To get an idea what an assembled Cubee looks like, check out this Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) Cubee. Previously, we’ve also featured Cubees of Firehawk, Firestorm (Jason Rusch), Killer Frost, and Plastique! Check out all of Joshua Wolf’s Cubee designs over on deviantART.

First up you’ll find that villain we love to hate, Deathstorm! Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

Next is one of my favorite Firestorm rogues, Typhoon! Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

Next up we’ve got another classic Firestorm rogue, the Hyena! Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

Let’s be honest, this is the closest you’ll ever get to a Black Bison action figure! Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

Next we’ve got the lovely Silver Deer! A more obscure rogue, but certainly worth remembering. Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

Our last rogue is one of my favorites to mock. It’s Zuggernaut! Nothing says Aliens/Guyver-wannabe like our buddy Zuggernaut! Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

As a bonus, check out another Firestorm Cubee – this time the Elemental version! Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

While I was on deviantART looking at Cubees, I came across this awesome one below! This Firestorm Cubee was done by Jesus Ayon (handita2006 on deviantART). Click here to download a full-size version on deviantART.

Here is a picture of Jesus Ayon’s completed Firestorm.

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Yildiray Cinar’s First Pitch for the New 52 Firestorm

Shag — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:30:23 +0000

A couple weeks ago Yildiray Cinar posted his first pitch for the New 52 Firestorm design. Check out this awesome design below!

You can quickly see that his New 52 design was heavily influenced by the Elemental Firestorm. In fact, on Tumblr Cinar said, “Now you know I’m a fan of the elemental version from 90’s.” As a huge fan of the Elemental Firestorm myself, I LOVE this design! I think this is a fantastic modernization of the Elemental look! If the new series ever touches on the Elemental Firestorm concept, I’d love to see this design used!

Long time readers of FIRESTORM FAN may recall Yildiray Cinar was drawing sketches of the Elemental Firestorm long before he ever got the New 52 gig. We’ve previously posted the sketches below, but they are so gorgeous they are worth posting again! The first sketch below was done in 2009, and the second in 2010.

Yildiray Cinar returns next issue as the regular artist on The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men! Be sure to check out Yildiray Cinar on Twitter, Tumblr, and his own website!

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