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 […]
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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 […]
Nuclear News – 2010-02-19 – Firestorm in the upcoming JLA film, JLU toy, and Shadowstorm
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. We’ve got a sneak peek of Firestorm from the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DVD scheduled for release next Tuesday, February 23. These photos confirm that the Firestorm that appears in the movie is […]
Gerry Conway Firestorm Interview Part 2
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http://firestormfan.com/audio/gerry_conway_firestorm_interview_part2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe’re still celebrating one year of FIRESTORM FAN.com this week! Today we’ve got part two of our interview with Firestorm co-creator, Gerry Conway! If you haven’t listened to part one of the interview, please click here. As I mentioned the other day, Gerry was absolutely wonderful to talk with. […]
Gerry Conway Firestorm Interview
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http://firestormfan.com/audio/gerry_conway_firestorm_interview_part1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe’re celebrating one year of FIRESTORM FAN.com this week! In honor of the occasion, we’ve got an amazing interview with Firestorm co-creator, Gerry Conway! Gerry Conway was one of the most prolific comic book writers of the 1970s and 80s. His writing credits go on for miles! He’s probably […]
Firestorm Original Art Extravaganza
Happy New Year, Match-heads! We’re gearing up for the one year anniversary of FIRESTORM FAN with an amazing interview featuring Firestorm co-creator Gerry Conway! Watch for that in the coming weeks. In the meantime, it’s time for more original Firestorm pages from our friend Jon at the Fizzit Firestorm-themed blog. He happens to own several […]
Superman vs Firestorm Pin-Up – May 1983
Here is a fantastic Pat Broderick pin-up that appeared in The Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #12 (cover dated May 1983). The drawing reenacts a scene from DC Comics Presents #17 in which Superman (under Killer Frost’s control) attacks Firestorm. Pat Broderick is such a great artist and did amazing things while on the […]
Fury of Firestorm Advertisements – May and June 1982
Here are a couple advertisements that promoted The Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man in various DC Comics in 1982. This first ad ran in comics cover dated May 1982. In reality, comics with this cover date probably reached stores in February 1982. This next ad ran in comics cover dated June 1982. In reality, […]
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 […]
