As you probably already know, the first volume of Firestorm (1978) was cancelled after only five issues. The series was an unfortunate casualty of the so-called DC Implosion. What you may not know is that issue #6 was completely drawn, but never published. The pages for issue #6 resurfaced only once in a volume entitled [...]
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The “Blank Slate” Firestorm – 1987-89
Back in 1987, Firestorm writer John Ostrander made a dramatic and risky change to the lead character of the series. For nine years, Firestorm had existed as the combination of the youthful Ronnie Raymond and the brilliant Professor Martin Stein. While merged, Raymond was in command of the Firestorm form with Stein a voice of [...]
George Perez Sketch and Green Arrow Crossover
GEORGE PEREZ AT DRAGONCON
While at DragonCon over Labor Day weekend, I was fortunate enough to meet famed comic artist George Perez! He’s super nice and really seems to enjoy meeting fans. First I saw him on the Avengers Assembled panel, then later that afternoon he was at his table in Artist Alley. I went to [...]
Nuclear News – Blackest Night Falls
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Blackest Night #3 is heading our way soon, but not much upcoming Firestorm news beyond that. They want to leave us in suspense. So here is what I’ve cobbled together for you about our favorite Nuclear Man…
Black Lantern Firestorm made his first appearance in Blackest Night [...]
Jamal Igle Firestorm Art
Jamal Igle (former Firestorm vol III artist and current Supergirl artist) has been kind enough to grant permission to republish some Firestorm sketches from his blog. Jamal had a great run on Firestorm vol III, drawing issues #8-#32. In addition to Firestorm drawings, Jamal’s blog also features other amazing artwork, updates on current projects, and [...]
Firestorm by Rick Veitch
Rich Veitch (well-known for his work on Swamp Thing, Aquaman, The Question, and his self-publishing company King Hell Press) recently did a commission of Firestorm. It was featured on his blog, but he was kind enough to grant me permission to reprint it here. Check out this beautiful piece!
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Firestorm Painting by Tom Fleming
Here is an absolutely breathtaking painting of Firestorm. It was done by Tom Fleming for the “VS System” collectible card game produced by Upper Deck.
I had the opportunity to meet Tom last year at Dragon*Con and chatted with him for a while. He mentioned that at first he wasn’t too excited when Upper Deck commissioned [...]
Amazing Firestorm Tattoos
We’ve got a really special treat today! “The Rev. O.J. Flow” is a truly dedicated comic book fan. In fact, some might say he wears it on his sleeve, or to be more exact he wears it on his right leg. O.J.’s right leg features some of the coolest comic book tattoos you’ve ever seen. [...]
Original Firehawk Sketch by Thom Zahler
Welcome back for the final installment of FIREHAWK WEEK! As promised, here is the newly-commissioned Firehawk sketch done for the FIRESTORM FAN site. The artist is none other than Thom Zahler, creator and artist of the comic book, Love and Capes. How cool is that?!?!? Thom’s work on Love and Capes has been praised [...]
Firestorm drawing by Bubba Shelby (2009)
This super-cool Firestorm drawing is by fellow blogger Bubba Shelby. I love this sketch! Firestorm’s expression is priceless, and those briefs are cracking me up! Bubba is a freelance artist, and creator of characters such as Woodchuck Chuck, The Pink Poodle, Isis Champion and more! He runs a blog entitled “Art by Bubba” and is [...]
