Here are some Firestorm news items and findings from around the interwebs: Blackest Night #4 came out back on October 28. If you haven’t picked it up yet, be sure to get a copy. It’s a good issue and has one really good Firestorm moment. Still no word on an air date for the Batman: […]
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Unpublished Cover to Firestorm #6 (1978) by Al Milgrom – Never Seen Before
As you probably already know, the first volume of Firestorm (1978) was cancelled after only five issues. The series was an unfortunate casualty of the so-called DC Implosion. What you may not know is that issue #6 was completely drawn, but never published. The pages for issue #6 resurfaced only once in a volume entitled […]
Nuclear News – 2009.10.12 – Recent Firestorm Appearances
Seems like Firestorm is all over the place right now. Below is a list of recent appearances you may wish to track down. Besides Blackest Night, I don’t know of any other upcoming Firestorm appearances. The comics below may very well be the final Firestorm appearances pre-Blackest Night continuity. Blackest Night #3 (of 8 ) […]
Jamal Igle Firestorm Art
Jamal Igle (former Firestorm vol III artist and current Supergirl artist) has been kind enough to grant permission to republish some Firestorm sketches from his blog. Jamal had a great run on Firestorm vol III, drawing issues #8-#32. In addition to Firestorm drawings, Jamal’s blog also features other amazing artwork, updates on current projects, and […]
Nuclear News – 2009.06.08
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Sorry I’ve been away for a bit. My other blog, ONCE UPON A GEEK, has been keeping me busy. Lots to catch up on, so let’s get on with it.. Dwayne McDuffie, writer of Justice League of America, has been fired from the JLA book. According […]
Firestorm – The Greatest Marvel Character DC Ever Produced
Firestorm is the greatest Marvel character DC ever produced. Confused? Let me explain… There are certain traits one expects from characters produced by Marvel Comics, and certain traits one can expect from a character created by DC Comics. One particular web page suggests that DC characters are designed with an eye towards perfection, whereas Marvel […]
Firestorm’s Recruited for the JLA
I recently came across a nice article about Firestorm’s induction into the Justice League of America. It’s actually part four in a series of articles about members joining the “classic” Justice League of America line-up. This particular part focuses on Hawkgirl, Zatanna, and Firestorm, the final recruits into the “classic” League. Click here to read […]
Firestorm #1 Transparency
Here is a really strange item I recently picked up on eBay. It’s an acetate transparency of the cover of Firestorm #1 volume I. It’s pictured below on the left, with the final cover of issue #1 on the right. It appears that the transparency was copied directly from the final black-and-white cover artwork. The […]
Amazing Firestorm Tattoos
We’ve got a really special treat today! “The Rev. O.J. Flow” is a truly dedicated comic book fan. In fact, some might say he wears it on his sleeve, or to be more exact he wears it on his right leg. O.J.’s right leg features some of the coolest comic book tattoos you’ve ever seen. […]
Firestorm Creator Gerry Conway Returns to Comics
Gerry Conway, the creator and long-time writer of Firestorm, is returning to comics after almost 20 years away! Conway has been writing for television and film all these years and has recently become interested in comics again. His first comic back in the biz will be The Last Days of Animal Man, a six-issue mini-series […]
