Todd Klein’s recently interviewed Steven Bové, artist and graphic designer. Mr. Bové was the man who designed the Firestorm The Nuclear Man comic logo during the “Blank Slate” era. Be sure to visit Todd Klein’s blog for more information and Mr. Bové’s thoughts on this design. It’s a great read! My thanks to our good buddy [...]
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Pozhar Week: Supporting Cast
After a two day hiatus, we’re continuing Pozhar Week! With the character of Pozhar scheduled to appear soon in The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, we’re covering the character’s pre-New 52 continuity. Today we’re examining the supporting characters in Mikhail Arkadin’s world… First and foremost is Mikhail’s family. Mikhail was a committed family man, [...]
Pozhar Week: Mikhail’s Fashion Show
We’re continuing Pozhar Week! With the character of Pozhar scheduled to appear soon in The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, we’re covering the character’s pre-New 52 continuity. All this week we’ll be looking at different facets of Pozhar! Today we’re examining the various looks of Mikhail Arkadin… When we first met Mikhail Arkadin (the [...]
Pozhar Week: Mikhail Denisovitch Arkadin
Welcome to Pozhar Week! With the character of Pozhar scheduled to appear soon in The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, I thought I’d cover the character’s pre-New 52 continuity. All this week we’ll be looking at different facets of Pozhar! Today we’re looking at some of his history… Mikhail Denisovitch Arkadin was a nuclear [...]
Firebird of Soyuz
Ready for a blast from the past? Anyone remember the team of Russian super-powered teenagers called Soyuz? Check out Firebird’s entry from DK’s DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition (September 2008). Firebird was secretly Serafina Arkadina, the niece of Mikhail Arkadin (a.k.a. Pozhar, and one-half of the “Blank Slate”-era Firestorm). At one point, John Ostrander [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The Completist’s Burden
When it comes to Firestorm comics, I’m a completist. I want to own every appearance of Firestorm in comic book form. It may seem a bit crazy, but it’s kind of my thing. One of the tools I’ve used over the years was the 1993 Mayfair Games role-playing supplement to Who’s Who in the DC [...]
