Before drawing The Fury of Firestorm #1, Pat Broderick tackled the Nuclear Man in the Flash back-up stories. Broderick’s first work on the Firestorm character appeared in Flash #303 (Nov. 1981). Check out the splash page below from that issue. I was fortunate enough to meet Pat Broderick back in 1991 and got this issue […]
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Brightest Day #23 in stores today, but no action figure
Brightest Day #23 should be hitting stores today! According to the solicit this issue features Firestorm versus Deadman, which makes SO MUCH MORE sense now then it did when originally solicited. Presumably, this will lead into Firestorm becoming a fire elemental… again. Sorry, couldn’t resist. Be sure to pick up your copy today! Sadly, […]
DC Unveils Brightest Day #23 Cover
This week DC unveiled Gary Frank’s cover to Brightest Day #23… Looks like the elemental prediction from a few weeks ago was right on the money. I wonder if they’ll mention Firestorm’s previous Elemental incarnation. Watch for Brightest Day #23 in stores on April 6th! My thanks to liquidcross of The Indigo Tribe blog for […]
Brightest Day #22 Post-Game Report **SPOILERS**
Warning, the following contains SPOILERS for Brightest Day #22. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Okay seriously, we’re about to discuss some HUGE Firestorm-related spoilers. If you haven’t read the issue, I strongly […]
Brightest Day #22 in stores today
Brightest Day #22 should be hitting stores today! With only three issues left in the series, things will be heating up between Firestorm and Deathstorm! Get your copy today! Support Firestorm! Fan the flame!
The Comic Reader #155 April 1978
Our favorite Nuclear Man graced the cover of The Comic Reader fanzine in April 1978! To be honest, I’d never heard of this fanzine until I stumbled across this cover. I love this shot of Firestorm blasting a miniaturized version of Steel, the Indestructible Man! The art was done by The Comic Reader Executive Editor, […]
Brightest Day #21 Post-Game Report and Speculation
We haven’t seen Firestorm in the past few issues of Brightest Day, but we’ve still got some things to discuss. Warning, the following contains SPOILERS for Brightest Day #18-21. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER […]
Speculation: Firestorm New Series Launch Date
We’ve been hearing rumors about a new Firestorm ongoing series since last September. I got wondering with Brightest Day nearly complete, when would be the ideal time to launch this hypothetical new Firestorm ongoing? You’d think it would be immediately after Brightest Day is finished. Strike while the iron is hot, right? Well, the comic […]
Former Firestorm Writer Dwayne McDuffie Has Died
Dwayne McDuffie passed away due to complications following a surgical procedure he underwent Monday evening. McDuffie wrote the final three issues of the Jason Rusch Firestorm series (Firestorm vol III #33-35). Additionally, McDuffie wrote nearly all of Jason’s appearances in the Justice League of America series. To identify Dwayne McDuffie simply as a Firestorm writer […]
