Back in July 1987, DC Comics test-marketed a couple different covers and logos. This was long before variant covers became commonplace as they are nowadays. Justice League #3 and Fury of Firestorm #61 were sold in certain areas as a marketing test. The two variants featured different primary images and a “Superman Comics” logo in […]
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Firestorm Brightest Day Action Figure Announced for 2011
DC Comics announced yesterday the release of several Brightest Day action figures for 2011. Good news – Firestorm made the cut! Below is a picture of the action figure coming our way from DC Direct. Overall this is a good looking figure! I see that Firestorm’s skin tone is definitely darker than the white heroes […]
Hi, My Name is Ronnie Raymond and I’m an Alcoholic
Many Firestorm fans have expressed concerns about Ronnie’s drinking in the current Brightest Day series considering his battle with alcoholism in the mid-1990s. If you examine Brightest Day by itself, I think it’s quite understandable that a college-aged young man who just returned from the dead would enjoy a good drink. However things become a […]
Looking for Firestorm Comics? Check out eBay
Check out this eBay auction… complete lot of Firestorm volume II with bidding starting at $9.99, and the seller has 99.7% positive feedback. Auction ends on July 11. Sounds like a pretty good deal! FIRESTORM DC COMIC LOT #1-100 COMPLETE JOHN OSTRANDER This is a lot of FIRESTORM comics from DC Comics! A total of […]
Firestorm, El Hombre Nuclear
¡Firestorm, el hombre nuclear, de los Super Amigos! Our good friend Jon over at the Fizzit Firestorm-themed blog sent scans of these unique Firestorm collectibles. He received the following cards from Argentina. The majority of these come from the Spanish-language version of Kenner’s Super Powers line, Super Amigos. This first one is a trading card […]
Firestorm Original Art Splash Pages
I stumbled across a couple gorgeous original-art splash-pages by Rafael Kayanan from Firestorm volume II. The images were so awesome, I simply had to share! They come from the Comic Art Fans page of R Shur gin. The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man Annual #2 (1984) . The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man […]
Brightest Day, Blank Slate Era, Firehawk’s lineage, and Charred Action Figures
Welcome to another installment of FIRESTORM FAN’s Nuclear News! Here are some news and web findings on our favorite hothead. I gotta say, it’s nice to see some love for the “blank slate” incarnation of Firestorm this time around! Brightest Day #4 came out yesterday. This is the issue with the Black Lantern Firestorm cover. […]
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 […]
