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The Elemental War: Firestorm meets the Swamp Thing

Today we conclude our coverage of “The Elemental War” from Firestorm #90-93! On Wednesday we provided an overview of the entire storyline and highlighted some fantastic Tom Mandrake artwork.  Yesterday we chronicled Firestorm’s vision quest and first meeting with Maya. Today we’re going to look at Firestorm’s encounters during this storyline with Swamp Thing, the […]

The Elemental War: Firestorm meets the Soul of the Earth

We’re continuing our coverage of “The Elemental War” from Firestorm #90-93!  Yesterday we gave an overview of the entire storyline and highlighted some fantastic Tom Mandrake artwork.  Today we’re going to focus on one particular scene from this adventure. Before we get started, I want to give a shout-out to Doug with Red Tornado’s Path! […]

The Elemental War: Splash Pages… literally

Back in 1989 the forces of nature engaged in fierce battle while the human race cowered in fear.  Water, fire, wind, and earth raged against one another to determine the fate of mankind.  This was THE ELEMENTAL WAR! “The Elemental War” ran four issues through Firestorm vol II #90 – #93.  The comics were written […]

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 […]

Elemental Firestorm Promotional Efforts – 1989

When introducing the “Elemental Firestorm” in 1989, DC Comics made special promotional efforts to get the word out about this dramatic change. The Elemental Firestorm was a fascinating character and a tremendous departure from what had come before.  Two years prior writer John Ostrander had changed Firestorm from the classic Ronnie Raymond/Professor Stein combination to […]

Firehawk Heroclix and Trading Cards

Welcome back for FIREHAWK WEEK!  On Monday we looked at Firehawk’s various Who’s Who appearances.  Today we’ll be looking at a few other items featuring Firehawk.  Don’t forget, come back on Friday for the unveiling of a newly-commissioned Firehawk sketch done for the FIRESTORM FAN site! Here is a Firehawk HeroClix game piece from WizKids.  […]

Firestorm Baseball Cap (unofficial)

In the early 1990s, a friend had this baseball cap made for me.  The logo and Firestorm’s appearance are based upon the elemental Firestorm from the John Ostrander & Tom Mandrake run.  I don’t have too many opportunities to wear it, but I love the look of it. Even though it’s not an officially licensed […]

Who’s Who in the DC Universe (loose leaf) – 1991

Welcome back for the third installment of WHO’S WHO WEEK here at FIRESTORM FAN! Today we’ll be looking at Who’s Who in the DC Universe #10 (June 1991).   This was the fourth Who’s Who mini-series and was published in a loose leaf format (you can see the hole punches in the images below).  This […]

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