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The Power Records Podcast, Episode 01: Monsters!

Nov 4th, 2013
by Shag.
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The Fire and Water Podcast proudly presents a new addition to our family of podcasts …
THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST!

The Power Records Podcast, Part of the Fire and Water Podcast NetworkThe inaugural episode episode of THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST is now available! In this debut episode, Rob Kelly is joined by guest Chris Franklin (aka Earth-2 Chris) to talk about two horror-centric Power Records adventures: “A Story of Dracula, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein” and “The Man-Thing: Night of the Laughing Dead!”

Find the first episode of THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST on iTunes. Each episode will be released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may download the podcast by right-clicking here, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (32 MB).

Looking for more great content? Check out previous coverage of Power Records on THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST!

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This episode brought to you in part by InStockTrades.com!

Below are the covers to the Power Records featured in this episode! For more information on these stories, check out Rob Kelly’s Power Records blog. Click the links below to be taken to those particular pages:

A Story of Dracula, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein

The Man-Thing - Night of the Laughing Dead!

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Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1

Oct 30th, 2013
by Shag.
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Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1 came out two weeks ago. If you skipped it, might want to consider picking it up from your local comic shop! Nine pages of Nuclear Nemeses (that’s plural for Nemesis… geez, what am I, your dictionary?)! Click the image to enlarge.

Forever Evil Rogues Rebellion #1 by Brian Buccellato, Patrick Zircher, and Scott Hepburn

 

Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1 by Brian Buccellato, Patrick Zircher, and Scott Hepburn! In stores now!

Several Match-heads gave me a heads-up on this book. My thanks to Roy Cleary, Keith G Baker, Jon from Fizzit, and John Babos! If I’ve forgotten anyone, please accept my apology!

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Posted in: Comic books, Deathstorm/Black Lantern Firestorm, Firestorm #10: New 52 v2 (Ronnie/Jason), Rogues Gallery.
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Fury of Firestorm #4 (1982) – Some Favorite Pages

Oct 29th, 2013
by Shag.
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I really enjoyed re-reading The Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #4 (Sept. 1982) for the latest Fire & Water Podcast. I remember these tales fondly, but actually re-reading them can reignite my passion for the character or an era. This particular issue featured some exceptional moments for our favorite Nuclear Man!

Below I’m including a few pages from The Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #4 by by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo. Not all FIRESTORM FAN readers listen to the Fire & Water Podcast, so I’m including some of my commentary with the pages.

Overwhelmed by stress, Firestorm attacks and takes down the JLA single-handed!! While Firestorm only targets Superman and Zatanna, it effectively takes the entire team out of the fight! While the Nuclear Man was nuts for attacking his teammates, his effectiveness is pretty impressive! Click the image to enlarge.

Firestorm defeats the JLA in Fury of Firestorm #4 by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo

On the next page, Firestorm finally reveals his secret identity to his teammates in the JLA. Plus, Professor Stein has his first off-world experience! I love seeing Ronnie Raymond and Professor Stein interact with the JLA. These guys are different from Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Diana Prince. When other JLA members are in their secret identity, essentially they are the same person just in different clothes. For Ronnie and the Professor, they are genuinely different people in their secret identity. It’s nice to see some of my favorite regular people standing shoulder-to-shoulder with these titanic characters! Click the page to enlarge.

Firestorm reveals his secret identity to the JLA in Fury of Firestorm #4 by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo

This next is a talky-talk page, but it’s one of my favorites. First, I LOVE seeing Professor bringing the science, especially up on the JLA satellite. I like to imagine that Professor Stein and Ray Palmer would have been great, nerdy friends. Second, (and most importantly) the plan to stop Killer Frost and save the day came from Professor Stein and Ronnie Raymond — not Firestorm! Hooray for the men behind the Nuclear Man! Click the page to enlarge.

Ronnie Raymond & Professor Martin Stein on the JLA Satellite in Fury of Firestorm #4 by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo

If you haven’t re-read the early issues of the classic Fury of Firestorm series in a while, better hit the long boxes! There comics are the reason so many of us love the character!

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Posted in: Comic books, Firestorm #01: Original (Ronnie/Martin), Firestorm comic vol. II, Gerry Conway, Justice League of America, Pat Broderick, Professor Martin Stein, Rodin Rodriguez, Ronnie Raymond.
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Classic Fury of Firestorm #4 Review & Aquaman #24 – FIRE & WATER #68

Oct 28th, 2013
by Shag.
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Continuing THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST coverage of the classic Fury of Firestorm series from 1982! We’ve received an incredibly positive response so far and we’re loving these comics! 

Firestorm and Aquaman: The Fire and Water Podcast

The 68th 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 cover the JLA vs Firestorm in The Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #4 (Sept. 1982) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo. Next the guys dive into Geoff Johns’ penultimate issue, Aquaman #24, by Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Rod Reis. The show wraps up with your Listener Feedback!

You can find the 68th 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 download the podcast by right-clicking here, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (48 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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Check out the covers to Fury of Firestorm #4 and Aquaman #24 below!

The Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man vol II #4 cover by Pat Broderick and Dick Giordano! Interior story and art by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick and Rodin Rodriguez! Click the image to enlarge.

Fury of Firestorm #4 cover by Pat Broderick and Dick Giordano

Aquaman #24 cover by Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Rod Reis!

Aquaman #24 cover by Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Rod Reis!

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Posted in: Comic books, Firestorm #01: Original (Ronnie/Martin), Firestorm comic vol. II, Geoff Johns, Gerry Conway, Justice League of America, Killer Frost, Pat Broderick, Podcast, Professor Martin Stein, Rodin Rodriguez, Ronnie Raymond.
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Superhero Sticky Notes with Lunch!

Oct 24th, 2013
by Shag.
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Over on Instagram, Brent Almond is sharing adorable superhero sticky notes he includes with his preschoolers lunch. Check out the Firestorm sticky note from a few weeks ago!

SuperLunchNotes on Instagram - Firestorm

You can find many more sticky notes at SuperLunchNotes on Instagram. Below are a few more examples. So creative and fun!

SuperLunchNotes on Instagram

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Justice League of America #8

Oct 22nd, 2013
by Shag.
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If you skipped Justice League of America #8 last week at your local comic shop, might want to consider picking it up!

Justice League of America #8 by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy

I’m just sayin’.

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WHO’S WHO: The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe, Volume XIV

Oct 21st, 2013
by Shag.
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Who's Who: The Definitive Podcast of the DC UniverseThe Fire and Water Podcast Presents… WHO’S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE PODCAST OF THE DC UNIVERSE, Volume XIV!

The fourteenth episode of our WHO’S WHO 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: Volume XIV, discussing characters such as Lex Luthor, Madame Xanadu, Man-Bat, Manhunter, Martian Manhunter, Mary Marvel, and many more! We wrap up the show with 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 fourteenth episode of WHO’S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE PODCAST OF THE DC UNIVERSE 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 download the podcast by right-clicking here, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (66 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 impressive George Perez cover for Volume XIV! Click the image to enlarge.

Who’s Who: The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe, Volume XIV cover by George Perez

Here are your Firestorm-related Who’s Who entries from this issue…

First up is Martian Manhunter of the Justice League of America drawn by Luke McDonnell and Larry Mahlstedt. Firestorm and Martian Manhunter have met numerous times, going back as far as Justice League of America #200. J’Onn has been connected in one way or another with nearly every incarnation of Firestorm. The original Firestorm teamed-up with Martian Manhunter during the Mars invasion. Both the Elemental Firestorm’s and Martian Manhunter’s monthly comics were done by the team of John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Martian Manhunter was one of the first superheroes Jason Rusch ever met. Ronnie Raymond and Martian Manhunter were both resurrected during Blackest Night. And so on… Click the image below to enlarge!

Martian Manhunter from Who's Who by Luke McDonnell

The Blank Slate Firestorm fought the Manhunters during the Millennium mini-series… Click the image below to enlarge!

Manhunters from Who's Who by Kevin O'Neill

Firestorm battled the insectoid Mantis in the Super Powers mini-comic that came with the Firestorm action figure! Click here to read that mini-comic! Click the image below to enlarge!

Mantis by Jack Kirby from Who's Who

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Posted in: Comic books, George Perez, Podcast, Who's Who.
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Firestorm by John Byrne

Oct 18th, 2013
by Shag.
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Check out this cool Firestorm commission sketch by John Byrne from 2007!! Feels very reminiscent of Al Milgrom’s original work on the character.

Firestorm sketch by John Byrne

This sketch can be found on John Byrne’s forum, Byrne Robotics. In the same thread, Byrne was asked if he had any affinity for Firestorm. Here is his response:

I can think of a few hundred other characters who would be higher on my list. I pitched a FIRESTORM project a few years back, mostly because everything else seemed to be taken, and I thought there was enough in the character that I could find some interesting things to do with him. Typically, I was told Firestorm was “already in development”, and nothing happened. A while later, an editor contacted me about being penciler on an antirely different FIRESTORM project — also typically, the one that was “in development” had come to naught — but there were too many unknowns (the editor, the writer, their take on the character), so I passed.

Very interesting! I’d love to see Byrne’s pitch for Firestorm. Bet it would have been fascinating reading!

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Fury as he was always intended… in German!

Oct 17th, 2013
by Shag.
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We proudly present the fighting fusionable force of nature, FURY as he was always intended… in German!

Fury in German from The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

Okay, that’s not exactly true. Fury wasn’t supposed to be German, but man, doesn’t it look cool!?!? This comes from the first trade of The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, translated into German. These pics come to us from our good friend Jon from FIZZIT, the Firestorm-themed blog! More pics below!

German version of The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

German version of The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

German version of The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

German version of The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

German version of The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

German version of The Fury of FIrestorm The Nuclear Men by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar

Thanks again to our good buddy Jon of the Firestorm-themed FIZZIT blog for sending us these photos!  Be sure to check out Jon’s awesome Firestorm original art collection!

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Posted in: Comic books, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm #09: New 52 v1 (Firestorm Protocols), Foreign Language, Gail Simone, Yildiray Cinar.
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The Nuclear Men by Keith Samra

Oct 16th, 2013
by Shag.
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I’ve been meaning to post this for quite a while. It’s the Nuclear Men by fellow Match-head and Nuclear Sub, Keith Samra! Take a good look…

The Nuclear Men by Keith Samra - Nuclear Man from Superman 4 & Firestorm

Yup, your eyes don’t deceive you! That’s the “Nuclear Man” from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace facing off against the REAL Nuclear Man! It’s the fight you’ve been waiting for since 1987! How cool is this!?!?

My thanks to Keith for sending the picture our way! You can follow Keith on Twitter!

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