Russell Burbage, a friend to FIRESTORM FAN and a die-hard Nuclear Sub, was kind enough to send me a copy of DC Sampler 1983! DC Samplers were free promotional comics distributed between 1983 and 1984. I’d heard of them, but had never seen any. Research shows this 1983 issue was the only one to feature […]
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Back Issue Magazine Mentions FIRESTORM FAN.com!
Holy self-congratulations, Match-heads! This website, FIRESTORM FAN, got mentioned in the most recent issue of Back Issue! If you’re not familiar with Back Issue, it’s a wonderful monthly magazine from TwoMorrows Publishing that celebrates comic books of the 1970s and 1980s. This month they tackled the Justice League of America! Here is their description of […]
Early Days of Aquaman and Firestorm – FIRE AND WATER #20
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http://www.namtab.com/aquablog/Fire%20and%20Water%20Podcast%20Episode%2020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe 20th episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE. This episode Rob and Shag discuss the early days of our favorite characters! We start with Aquaman’s […]
Interview with Gerry Conway – FIRE AND WATER Episode 19
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http://www.namtab.com/aquablog/Fire%20and%20Water%20Podcast%20Episode%2019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe 19th episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE. This episode we’re dipping into the vault, presenting an interview from 2009 with the legendary Gerry Conway, […]
Firestorm, L’Homme Nucléaire
In honor of the current storyline taking place in France in The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, let’s check out some French Firestorm comics! Faucon Noir (translated as Black Hawk) was a French comic collection published bi-monthly in digest format during the late 1970s. Issue #12 was released in 1979 weighing-in at a whopping […]
How Ronnie was Fired from the JLA by Aquaman – 1984
TEAM WEEK continues here at FIRESTORM FAN! Since his days of playing high school basketball, Ronnie Raymond has been a team player. Perhaps that is why he’s joined so many superhero teams! This week we’re looking at several of the teams he’s joined since becoming Firestorm! Today we’re focusing on why Firestorm left the Justice […]
How Ronnie Joined the JLA – 1980
It’s TEAM WEEK here at FIRESTORM FAN! Since his days of playing high school basketball, Ronnie Raymond has been a team player. Perhaps that is why he’s joined so many superhero teams! This week we’ll be looking at several of the teams he’s joined since becoming Firestorm! First is how Firestorm joined the Justice League […]
North Coast Comic Con – focused on Firestorm
The North Coast Comic Con is being held Saturday July 21 thru Sunday July 22 in Akron, Ohio. This convention is a match-head’s dream! Guests include Gerry Conway (co-creator of Firestorm) and John Ostrander (long-running Firestorm writer from the late 1980s)! Also, there will be a limited edition Firestorm print by artist Josh Medors available […]
JLA #228-230 – Episode 14 of FIRE & WATER PODCAST
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http://www.namtab.com/aquablog/Fire%20and%20Water%20Podcast%20Episode%2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe fourteenth episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE. This time around Rob and Shag welcome a special guest, fellow comics blogger Diabolu Frank! Frank runs […]
Jenette Kahn talks about Firestorm’s creation
Today we’re piloting the Wayback Machine to November 21, 1977, exactly two weeks before the first appearance of our favorite Nuclear Man in Firestorm #1. On this fortnight before Firestorm’s debut, Teen Titans #53 hit the stands. This particular issue is probably best known for featuring the end of the original Teen Titans. However, also worth […]
