Firestorm volume III premiered in mid-2004 introducing Jason Rusch. Many people don’t realize that Firestorm volume III was scheduled to premiere nearly a year earlier starring Ronnie Raymond (rather than Jason Rusch). That’s right, before Jason Rusch was even a glimmer in Dan Jolley’s eye, there was a monthly Ronnie Raymond Firestorm series in the [...]
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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 [...]
DC Comics Super Hero Collection #46 – Firestorm Lead Figure
Just this past week DC Comics Superhero Collection Figurine Magazine #46 featuring Firestorm shipped to comic shops across the United States. It’s been out for a while in the UK, but Diamond Comics Distributors just got their copies out a few days ago. This publication includes a figurine of the featured character cast in lead, [...]
Blackest Night #3 — OMG! (No Spoilers)
If you’re a Firestorm fan and haven’t read Blackest Night #3 yet, head out to your local comic book store RIGHT NOW! This is the one we’ve all been waiting for! Jason Rusch/Gehenna Firestorm versus Ronnie Raymond Black Lantern Firestorm. I don’t really want to share spoilers here just yet. I will say that it’s [...]
Rogues Gallery: Killer Frost part 1
Firestorm’s most well-known rogue is Killer Frost. As a foil for Firestorm, her basic concept is not that surprising — Firestorm is a guy that can generate heat, Killer Frost is a gal that can generate cold. With that said, she has still proven to be an interesting and dangerous adversary for ole match-head. Today [...]
Black Lantern Firestorm… sneak peek
Last week DC released the following teaser of the Black Lantern Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm. It looks pretty freakin’ amazing! Even though it lists Ivan Reis’ name next to the picture, I’m pretty sure this drawing was done by Ethan Van Sciver. Since the drawing above is a negative, I reversed the black/white to show another version [...]
Firestorm in Blackest Night #0
Blackest Night #0 was released this past Saturday as part of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. I hope you had a chance to pick it up. It was rumored that Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm would make an appearance in the book. Well, he did… sort of. You could see the original Firestorm’s back in a flashback of Barry [...]
Ronnie Raymond Appearance This Saturday?
We’ve known for quite some time that Ronnie Raymond will be a Black Lantern in the upcoming Blackest Night crossover. Well, Blackest Night #0 is being released this Saturday, May 2, and rumor has it that Ronnie will make a cameo. The rumors I’ve heard state that Ronnie’s gravestone will be seen in the issue, [...]
Firestorm Wallpapers for Your Desktop
Today we are presenting a number of Firestorm-related desktop wallpapers to help you customize your computer. If you’d rather just use a Firestorm comic book cover as your wallpaper, you can get those at the Grand Comic Database by clicking here. The first six wallpapers below come from the DC comics’ web site. You can [...]
Secret Files and the Ultimate Guide to the JLA – 2002 & 2003
Welcome back for the fourth installment of WHO’S WHO WEEK here at FIRESTORM FAN! Today we’ll be looking at the years when Ronnie Raymond flew solo as Firestorm (1995 – 2004). Between July 1996 (when Extreme Justice ended) and October 2002 (when Firestorm rejoined the JLA), Firestorm appearances in the DC universe were few and [...]
