We’ve been speculating for a while, but now it’s official. In an article for USA Today last week, Geoff Johns confirmed our suspicion that Deathstorm represents the dark and hardcore comic book characters from the 1990s. Here is the relevant quote from the USA Today article: And Deathstorm has popped up, obsessed with destroying Firestorm […]
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The Firestorm Series That Almost Was, Written by Geoff Johns
A while back I published a lengthy post on the aborted Firestorm series from 2003 by Mike Carey and Lewis LaRosa. I’d heard rumors of another series proposed several years ago by Geoff Johns that never came to be. Well… my thanks to Firestorm fan Florian Schwalenberg for sending me some background information on that […]
Brightest Day #11: Any Port in a Deathstorm
Brightest Day #11 shipped yesterday to comic shops across the United States. While I haven’t had a chance to pick up my copy, I read the five-page sneak peek DC Comics published on their blog earlier this week. Three of the five pages were specific to Firestorm. Here they are: So its official, the Firestorm […]
Brightest Day #10 Revelations **SPOILERS**
Warning, the following contains SPOILERS for Brightest Day #10. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Wow. I didn’t see that coming. Nine pages that change Firestorm forever. The current issue of Brightest Day […]
Brightest Day, Toys, Appearances, Cartoons, and more!
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. It’s been a while since I did a rundown like this, so there is quite a bit. Be sure to pick up Brightest Day #6 from your local comic shop. We finally see the new […]
Geoff Johns on Firestorm in Brightest Day
Last week Geoff Johns gave a fantastic interview to IGN about Brightest Day. Click here to read the entire interview. I’ve posted below the Firestorm-related discussion points. It appears Scott Clark and Dave Beaty are the artists drawing the majority of the Firestorm scenes… IGN Comics: Can you talk a little about how the art […]
Brightest Day, Odd Couple, Ed Benes sketch, Racism in comics, drink recipe, and more
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 […]
Brightest Day #2 Six-Page Preview
As many of you know, Brightest Day #2 will arrive in your local comic book shop today. However, if you just can’t wait that long, check out this six-page sneak peek of Brightest Day #2 over at Newsarama. The focus of these six pages just happens to be Firestorm! My thanks to FIRESTORM FAN reader […]
Brightest Day Starts Today, Sketches, Voice Actors, Customs, and more
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. The biggest Firestorm news is that Brightest Day #0 ships today! Be sure to stop by your local comic book store and pick up yours. Hopefully Firestorm will play a role in the issue. If […]
Brightest Day Advertisement by David Finch
The DC Source Blog published a Brightest Day advertisement by David Finch. Not sure if this is an upcoming cover or just an advertisement. This one included all the resurrected characters from Blackest Night #8. Check it out below: Here is a close-up shot of Firestorm from that artwork. Looks to me that the colorist […]
