I love the cover to Firestorm vol. III #19 by Matt Haley! What makes this cover special is the beauty of deep space, the glow of Firestorm’s nuclear aura, and the breathtaking Donna Troy. Wow! It’s gorgeous! This was an interesting time for Jason as he was wearing a costume very similar to the classic [...]
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October Comic Sales Figures
DC Comics The New 52 once again ruled the comic sales charts in October 2011! For sales through Diamond Comic Distributors, DC Comics held the top six sales spots, and 17 of the top 20 spots. Way to go DC Comics! Since this is a Firestorm blog, we should probably talk about The Fury of [...]
MORE NEWS: More Rumors About Gail Leaving & Firestorm #6 Solicit
Alright match-heads, I know just yesterday I reported that Gail Simone was staying on the Firestorm book. Well… another rumor has popped up that Gail is leaving Firestorm. According to Bleeding Cool, Gail Simone will be leaving The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men in March. That translates to issue #7. As we saw yesterday, [...]
Remember Captain X on Veterans Day
Today is Veterans Day, an annual holiday here in the United States honoring military veterans. Back on Memorial Day we celebrated Captain X, a U.S. aviator during World War II, by posting his Who’s Who entry. Today we’re celebrating Captain X again, but this time we’re featuring his entry from DK’s DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and [...]
Satan in Firestorm? No, it’s just the Satin Satan…
Today we take a tongue-in-cheek look at one of Firestorm’s early villains – The Satin Satan! This magical foe plagued the JLA in Justice League of America#179 & 180. Justice League of America #179 – “The Siren Song of the Satin Satan” (June 1980) Justice League of America #180 – “A Beautiful Evil” (July 1980) [...]
John Ostrander’s farewell letter from FIRESTORM #100
The second volume of Firestorm was cancelled at issue #100 during the summer of 1990. I was so bummed when this series ended! I still think the Elemental Firestorm run was an excellently written and drawn batch of comics. Writer John Ostrander published a letter to the fans in the back of issue #100 discussing [...]
Firestorm and The Hero Initiative JLA Covers
The Hero Initiative, a charity dedicated to helping comic creators in medical or financial need, recently partnered with DC Comics on a new Justice League of America project. Dozens of artists were asked to create their own covers for Justice League of America #50 using 100 blank-covered cardstock copies of the book. Several Firestorm artists [...]
Printing Problems with FURY OF FIRESTORM #2
First, if you haven’t picked up The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #2, then drop what you are doing and head to your local comic shop! Buy it now! It’s a great read! Watch for my full review in a few days. Second, as we mentioned a couple days ago, there was an unfortunate [...]
