We received some exciting news about Firestorm last week and we’ve had a little time to digest this information. I thought today we’d spend reviewing what we actually know about the new series, and what we can speculate based upon what’s been revealed. Below is the published solicitation as well as the cover to the […]
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Brian Clevinger: Exclusive Interview about Firestorm
Earlier this week Bleeding Cool reported that Brian Clevinger had been previously slated to write DC’s new Firestorm series but he was no longer attached to the project. If you are unfamiliar with Brian Clevinger, he is a writer best known for the webcomic 8-Bit Theater and the Eisner Award-nominated comic book Atomic Robo. If […]
OFFICIAL: New Firestorm Series by Van Sciver, Simone, and Cinar
It’s official! A new Firestorm series is coming our way from Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar!!! DC Comics announced this information today on their blog DC Universe: The Source. Below is the cover to issue #1 by Ethan Van Sciver (click the image to enlarge). They didn’t specifically state if it’s an […]
Remember Captain X on Memorial Day
Captain X was a U.S. aviator during World War II. He was originally attached to Britain’s Royal Air Force, but once the U.S. entered the war he was transferred to new duties behind enemy lines. After WWII, he continued to operate during the Cold War. Captain X’s secret identity was Richard “Buck” Dare, a reporter […]
Super Friends fusion of Ronnie Raymond and Professor Stein
My first encounter with Firestorm was in September 1984 on the cartoon, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show. I found him fascinating and immediately ran out and bought some of his comics. It’s worth noting there were a few minor differences between “our” Firestorm and the Super Friends Firestorm. Here is the Super Friends […]
McDonalds Happy Meal Firestorm Toy: The Low Down
Last week we let you know about the McDonalds Happy Meal Firestorm toy from the Batman: The Brave and the Bold line. Over the weekend I picked up one of these toys for myself. Below you’ll find several pics. Below is the insert from the toy bag. Firestorm also came with Two-Face and Solomon Grundy. […]
89 Days, 14 Hours, 32 Minutes, and 59 Seconds
Warning, the following contains relatively-minor SPOILERS for Brightest Day #24. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Brightest Day #24 shipped yesterday and I was expecting some sort of announcement regarding spin-offs titles. That’s […]
Blackest Night to Brightest Day: What a Long Strange Trip
Tomorrow will see the release of Brightest Day #24, the final issue in the year-long saga. However, if you really think about it this story began with Blackest Night. Firestorm fans have their fingers crossed that our hero will exit Brightest Day ready to start a new life of adventure with Ronnie and Jason working […]
How Ronnie Raymond Died
Blackest Night and Brightest Day have returned Ronnie Raymond to the land of the living. As we begin to wrap-up Brightest Day, I thought it was a good time to look at how Ronnie Raymond died. He was killed in Identity Crisis #5 (December 2004) which was written by Brad Meltzer, penciled by Rags Morales, […]
Brightest Day Easter Eggs from Series Inker Dave Beaty
In honor of the upcoming Easter holiday, we present some Brightest Day “Easter Eggs” sent to us by series inker Dave Beaty! Just in case you hadn’t heard, all the Firestorm-centric scenes in Brightest Day have been penciled by Scott Clark and inked by Dave Beaty. If you add up all their pages from the […]
