Today we’re going to imagine the Justice League of the 1800s. We’re talking about mixing superheroes with the Victorian Era, the Old West, and Steampunk. How cool would that be?!?!? The Victorian Era of Britain lasted from 1837 to 1901. This happens to coincides with much of the American Old West. Steampunk is a science […]
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Power Girl and Firestorm Sitting in a Tree…
Believe it or not, Firestorm and Power Girl once had a romantic thing for each other! Our favorite Nuclear Man and one of the universally-accepted hotties of the DC Universe — good on Firestorm! Their flirtations continued from 1980 through 1983. Whenever the JLA (from Earth-1) and the JSA (from Earth-2) got together for their […]
Hi, My Name is Ronnie Raymond and I’m an Alcoholic
Many Firestorm fans have expressed concerns about Ronnie’s drinking in the current Brightest Day series considering his battle with alcoholism in the mid-1990s. If you examine Brightest Day by itself, I think it’s quite understandable that a college-aged young man who just returned from the dead would enjoy a good drink. However things become a […]
Brightest Day, Odd Couple, Ed Benes sketch, Racism in comics, drink recipe, and more
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. A few weeks back I did a post on the 2003 Ronnie Raymond Firestorm series that almost was. I’m over-the-moon happy to report that I received very nice notes about my post from both writer […]
Brightest Day Speculation – What’s Going on with the Nuclear Man?
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 […]
Brightest Day #2 Six-Page Preview
As many of you know, Brightest Day #2 will arrive in your local comic book shop today. However, if you just can’t wait that long, check out this six-page sneak peek of Brightest Day #2 over at Newsarama. The focus of these six pages just happens to be Firestorm! My thanks to FIRESTORM FAN reader […]
Firestorm in DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex
Our favorite match-head recently made an appearance in the DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex! If you like Who’s Who type products, then this is for you. So what’s a Fandex you ask? A Fandex is actually called “Fandex Family Field Guide”. It is an approximately 10″ long stack of full-color, heavy stock, double-sided, […]
The Firestorm Series That Almost Was, Including Never-Before Published Artwork – 2003
Firestorm volume III premiered in mid-2004 introducing Jason Rusch. Many people don’t realize that Firestorm volume III was scheduled to premiere nearly a year earlier starring Ronnie Raymond (rather than Jason Rusch). That’s right, before Jason Rusch was even a glimmer in Dan Jolley’s eye, there was a monthly Ronnie Raymond Firestorm series in the […]
Brightest Day #0 – Ronnie & Jason BFF
Brightest Day #0 came out yesterday and there were four pages of Firestorm story. Those four pages are presented below. I’m publishing these pages here as this is such an important point for our favorite Nuclear Man. Going forward, I don’t believe I’ll be posting every Firestorm appearance page-by-page. In addition to the burden of […]
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 […]
