A while back I published a lengthy post on the aborted Firestorm series from 2003 by Mike Carey and Lewis LaRosa. I’d heard rumors of another series proposed several years ago by Geoff Johns that never came to be. Well… my thanks to Firestorm fan Florian Schwalenberg for sending me some background information on that […]
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Firestorm #1 on sale December 6…
That’s right folks, Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1 on sale December 6 … in the year 1977. What? Did I accidentally mislead some people? Whoops, my bad. Sorry about that. 😉 Isn’t this a great house ad? I love it! I especially dig the Professor and Ronnie’s silhouettes in the background. This also proves that […]
Brightest Day #11 Post-Game Report
Brightest Day #11 was awesome! Things really ramped up this time around! Last issue was full of exposition, while this issue was full of action. Warning, the following contains SPOILERS for Brightest Day #11. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** […]
Brightest Day #10 Revelations **SPOILERS**
Warning, the following contains SPOILERS for Brightest Day #10. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Wow. I didn’t see that coming. Nine pages that change Firestorm forever. The current issue of Brightest Day […]
How Doreen Found Out
From The Fury of Firestorm #60 written by John Ostrander with art by Joe Brozowski (cover date June 1987). Nine years and 65 issues later… and this is how Doreen Day discovers her boyfriend is actually Firestorm. Nice Ronnie, real nice. Hey Ronnie, your trust in your relationship is to be commended! You’re quite the […]
DC Reprints Jason and Ronnie’s first meeting
Hot dog! In an effort to tie-in with Brightest Day, DC will be reprinting some of Firestorm volume III. I’m really pleased with this because I believe more of Jason’s run should be collected. DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #2 ships in November and will be a mini-trade paperback containing three issues of Firestorm along […]
Brightest Day Update for August
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! This time we’re focusing solely on Brightest Day related items. If you haven’t read Brightest Day #7 yet (shipped on August 4), stop what you are doing and go read it right now. Ronnie discovered the reason he was resurrected and we got quite a surprise […]
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) song by Bryce Jensen
Today we’re featuring an unusual and hilarious item – a song about Firestorm the Nuclear Man! The SpinTunes blog started a song-writing competition back in June. The first round challenge was called, “I’m A Marvel, And I’m A DC”. Contestants had to write a song from the point-of-view of a superhero or supervillian. All of […]
Brightest Day Teaser and Solicitations
DC Comics released a Brightest Day teaser image on their blog yesterday. Below you’ll find the Brightest Day teaser image, click to enlarge. Such a cool shot, and so full of clues! Below I’ve zoomed in on Ronnie and Jason so you can get a better look at what they’re doing. JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM: […]
