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WHO’S WHO: Update ’87 Podcast, Volume 1

Who's Who: The Definitive Podcast of the DC UniverseThe Fire and Water Podcast Presents… WHO’S WHO: UPDATE ’87 PODCAST, volume 1!

The inaugural episode of our WHO’S WHO UPDATE ’87 podcast is now available — the show that dares to tackle one of DC Comics’ greatest publications! Each episode Rob and I cover a single issue of the legendary 1980s series, Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe. This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: UPDATE ’87, volume 1, discussing characters such as the Young All-Stars, Batman, Bizarro, Black Adam, Booster Gold, Carcharo, and more! We wrap up the show with your Who’s Who Listener Feedback! This episode sponsored in part by InStockTrades.com!

Be sure to check out our Tumblr site for several pages from this Who’s Who issue: FireandWaterPodcast.Tumblr.com!

Have a question or comment? Send us an e-mail at: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net

You can find the first episode of WHO’S WHO: UPDATE ’87 on iTunes. Each episode is released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may play the podcast using the player below or by right-clicking “download”, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (135 MB).

Thanks to my co-host Rob Kelly, Sea King of THE AQUAMAN SHRINE, for doing all the post-production on this episode! Special thanks to Daniel Adams and Ashton Burge with their band The Bad Mamma Jammas for our fantastic Who’s Who theme song!

One of the coolest aspects of each Who’s Who issue was the amazing wrap-around cover! Check out this beautiful cover by Joe Brozowski and Dick Giordano! Click the image to enlarge.

Who's Who: Update '87 Podcast, volume 1

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Power Records Podcast #10: Star Trek!

The Power Records Podcast, Part of the Fire and Water Podcast NetworkThe tenth episode of THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST is now available! In this episode, hosts Rob Kelly and Chris Franklin discuss two Star Trek audio adventures, “A Mirror For Futility” and “The Time Stealer.” They wrap up with your Listener Feedback! LLAP!

Find the tenth episode of THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST on iTunes. Each episode is released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may play the podcast using the player below or download right-clicking “download”, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (59 MB).

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Star Trek Power Records

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Golden Age Firestorm Who’s Who – Fan art by Xum Yukinori

Check out this amazing fan-made Who’s Who page featuring a Golden Age version of Firestorm! This brilliant piece was featured on Comic Book Resources “The Line It Is Drawn” and is the handiwork of  Xum Yukinori, friend to the Fire & Water Podcast! Click the image to enlarge!

Golden Age Firestorm Who's Who by Xum Yukinori

I love this soooo much! It’s even funnier as this Firestorm fought the Golden Age Aquaman! My thanks to Xum for sharing this super-fun piece with us!

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DC Comics Bombshells Killer Frost Statue & Flash Cover

Killer Frost is getting the “bombshell” treatment! Check out below the DC Comics Bombshells Killer Frost Statue from DC Collectibles coming in Spring 2016! On the left you’ll find the inspiring artwork by Ant Lucia! Click to enlarge the image below.

DC Comics Bombshells Killer Frost Statue with art by Ant Lucia

Based upon pre-orders, this statue will retail for around $99. Here is the product description:

DC Comics Bombshells Killer Frost Statue:
Hit the slopes with Killer Frost. This DC Comics Bombshells Killer Frost Statue is designed by Ant Lucia and sculpted by Tim Miller and Sam Greenwell. Killer Frost stands over 10-inches tall in her skiing attire of a short mini-skirt, scarf, sweater, and winter hat. Frost is strapped in her skis and is holding onto her ski poles. Killer Frost features a light blue “frozen” paint scheme as she stands atop her name display base.

And if that wasn’t enough, we’ll soon be seeing the Bombshell Killer Frost grace a variant cover for The Flash #43 coming in August 2015!

Flash #43 variant cover Killer Frost Bombshell

My thanks to Kevin Thomas King for the heads-up on the statue, and Speed Force for posting the variant Flash cover!

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Imaginext DC Super Friends Firestorm coming to stores!

You know a hero/villain has really “made it” when they produce kid-friendly toys of the character. Well, guess what!!! Fisher Price is releasing a Firestorm toy for their Imaginext DC Super Friends line!

Imaginext DC Super Friends FirestormHere is a close-up. He’s so friggin’ adorable!

Imaginext DC Super Friends Firestorm

Here is the product description from the Fisher Price website:

Fire up kids’ imaginations with this JUSTICE LEAGUE Super Hero!

When things heat up with the LEGION OF DOOM, who ya gonna call to save the day? FIRESTORM, of course! Just press the trigger and his dual projectile launchers fire together! He really brings the heat when little Super Heroes need it most – and provides a firestorm of adventures for kids to create.

Features

  • Press the trigger to fire his two launchers at the same time!
  • Includes FIRESTORM figure and dual projectile launchers power!
  • Bring FIRESTORM to other Imaginext® DC Super Friends™ toys to ignite more action and adventure! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)

In theory, these should be in stores any day now with a retail price of $8. There is some speculation these might be Target exclusives, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

My thanks to Eric Stettmeier of the Toyriffic blog for the heads-up! Thanks, Eric!

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Whatever Happened To…? Dr. Mid-Mite/The Atom – FIRE & WATER #128

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The 128th episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE.

This episode Rob and Shag present the next installments of “Whatever Happened To…?” We love these back-up strips from DC Comics Presents! This time we’re covering adventures from DCCP #29 & 30, featuring Dr. Mid-Nite and the Golden Age Atom!

You can find the 128th episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST on iTunes. While you’re there, please drop us a review on the iTunes page. Every comment helps! Alternatively, you may play the podcast using the player below or by right-clicking “download”, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (37 MB).

As always, thanks to my co-host Rob Kelly, Sea King of THE AQUAMAN SHRINE, for doing all the post-production on these episodes! Opening theme, “That Time is Now,” by Michael Kohler. Special thanks to Daniel Adams and Ashton Burge with their band The Bad Mamma Jammas for our fantastic original closing theme! This episode brought to you in part by InStockTrades.com!

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DC Comics Presents - Whatever Happened to Dr. Mid-Nite and the Golden Age Atom

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Firestorm’s first appearance since Forever Evil

Believe it or not, we haven’t seen Firestorm in the mainstream DC universe (call it The New 52 if you like) since Forever Evil #7 (released way back in March 2014). Yup, it’s been over a year since the Nuclear Man appeared. Kinda surprising, isn’t it?

I know what you are thinking… Didn’t we just see Firestorm in The New 52: Futures End? Nope, that was a possible timeline five years in the future. Didn’t we see Firestorm in Justice League a few months ago? Nope, he was only referenced as being infected. Didn’t he just appear in a panel of the Bat-Mite promo? Well yes, but that was a gag, and it was just a photo. It wasn’t Firestorm actually appearing and doing something.

For the first time since Forever Evil #7, Firestorm has made an appearance in a mainstream DC comic! Sort of. Truthfully, he has a one panel appearance in the online DC Sneak Peek of Justice League United #11. Not exactly a triumphant return, but we’ll take it!

DC Sneak Peek: Justice League United with Firestorm

Hmmmm…

  • Does this mean Firestorm will appear in Justice League United at some point?  Not sure.
  • What’s up with Firestorm’s shadowy appearance and obscured costume? Not sure
  • Why is he floating above the Earth and what is the lofty-concept universal threat? Not sure

Lots of questions and we’re short on answers. Looking forward to finding out! My thanks to Siskoid and Martin Gray for the heads-up on this appearance!

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Sci-Fi TV of the 1970s and 80s – FIRE & WATER #127

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The 127th episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE.

Shag and Rob welcome guest Gene Hendricks (of The Hammer Podcasts) to discuss some of their favorite (and not-so-favorite) sci-fi TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s! ‎Felgercarb‬! Be sure to check out our Tumblr for the opening credits from 45 different sci-fi TV shows from the 70s & 80s: fireandwaterpodcast.tumblr.com!

You can find the 127th episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST on iTunes. While you’re there, please drop us a review on the iTunes page. Every comment helps! Alternatively, you may play the podcast using the player below or by right-clicking “download”, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (102 MB).

As always, thanks to my co-host Rob Kelly, Sea King of THE AQUAMAN SHRINE, for doing all the post-production on these episodes! This episode brought to you in part by InStockTrades.com!

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Fire and Water Podcast #127

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The Flash Season Finale – What You Didn’t See in the Episode

I’m not going to include any spoilers for The Flash season finale here just yet, but we are going to share what you didn’t see in the finale.

Robbie Amell as Firestorm on The Flash

Robbie Amell did an interview with Comic Book Resources in which he talked about a scene that was cut from the season finale. Check it out!

CBR News: In “Fallout,” Ronnie and Prof. Stein left Central City to learn about their abilities. In what ways do you feel they had a better handle on their powers when you returned to deal with Reverse-Flash?

Robbie Amell: In the finale, you were going to see a scene where Caitlin and I are talking. I tell her, we do have a better handle on our powers, [and] I show her a new trick. They introduced matter manipulation in the finale — but the finale was also thirty minutes too long, because it’s such a huge, incredible episode, [the scene] was one of the things that could go. You won’t see it, but originally I turn a thermometer into a flower for her. It was a very sweet scene that showed some matter manipulation. Maybe they will release it on the DVD/Blu-ray set.

While we were away, we’ve just become more comfortable with our abilities. At the end of the other episode, when we flew away, as long as we accepted the transformation and we were both on board, it went a lot smoother. In the finale, there was going to be a scene when we turn into Firestorm. We literally step towards each other and turn into him. There isn’t any difficulty. And, now, we get to do matter manipulation — but nobody gets to see it yet.

Wow! While it didn’t appear in this episode, at least we know Firestorm will be displaying his trademark Matter Manipulation powers on future episodes of DC TV! And my streak of being COMPLETELY WRONG remains unbroken in my speculation of what the future holds for Firestorm on TV! I was convinced they wouldn’t give him matter manipulation powers on TV (then again, months ago I was convinced Firestorm would never appear in live action either).

Also, during the interview CRB asked about Robbie about DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

CBR News: The “Legends of Tomorrow” promo features Firestorm and Prof. Stein, but Ronnie is notably absent. How much of that is explained in “The Flash” finale as opposed to the series?

Robbie Amell: You think more would be explained in the finale, but it’s not. I can’t tell you anything about “Legends of Tomorrow” other than it’s going to be incredible. I can tell you that I will be in Season Two of “The Flash.”

Cryptic, but more Robbie Amell/Victor Garber Firestorm is in our future!

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Watch The Flash Tonight & More Info on Legends of Tomorrow

Don’t miss The Flash season finale tonight! We know both Robbie Amell and Victor Garber will guest-star tonight! Not sure if they’ll combine to form Firestorm this episode, but it’s certainly worth tuning in. Also, this is the last confirmed appearance of Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond as he’s not listed as part of Legends of Tomorrow. Fingers crossed Robbie makes it through tonight’s episode!

Firestorm on The Flash

Quite a bit more information about DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has been released. Here are a few points I thought you Match-heads might want to know:

  • The series will premiere in January 2016, and will run for 13 episodes. It’s being described as a, “big 13 hour long mega movie“. Given it’s status as a mid-season event, you gotta wonder if The Flash or Arrow will take a 13 week break while this series airs.
  • The new scenes in the Legends of Tomorrow trailer were filmed specifically for the trailer.  They have not filmed a pilot yet, so it’s possible those scenes might not even make it into the final show.
  • During an interview with Screen Rant, Legends of Tomorrow Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim said this when asked about Firestorm, “I will say Victor Garber, who plays Martin Stein, is a part of the spinoff… and we wouldn’t have Martin Stein on the show if there wasn’t going to be some Firestorm.”

Finally, all along I’ve been calling DC’s Legends of Tomorrow by it’s proper name, “Firestorm and his Atomic Friends.” Now Xum Yukinori, friend to the Fire & Water Podcast, has stepped up and produced an appropriate theme song for the new series. My fellow Match-heads, please sing along with the opening theme to, “Firestorm and his Atomic Friends!”

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