Today we’re piloting the Wayback Machine to November 21, 1977, exactly two weeks before the first appearance of our favorite Nuclear Man in Firestorm #1. On this fortnight before Firestorm’s debut, Teen Titans #53 hit the stands. This particular issue is probably best known for featuring the end of the original Teen Titans. However, also worth [...]
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Pozhar Week: When Mikhail Met Jason
We’re continuing our Pozhar Week coverage! 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. Okay, so we might not be producing a consecutive week, but we’re gonna get five days worth of posts out of this eventually. Today [...]
Van Sciver, Simone, and their Editor discuss FIRESTORM
Over the past couple weeks, Fury of Firestorm creators have been sharing lots of great behind-the-scenes info on the news series. I gathered and highlighted below some of the information that pertains to the current Fury of Firestorm series. Gail Simone on Newsarama Fury of Firestorm co-plotter and scripter Gail Simone recently spoke with Newsarama [...]
FURY OF FIRESTORM #3 Review & FIRE AND WATER Episode 8
The eighth episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE. This time around we review THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #3 (by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, and Yildiray Cinar) and [...]
Eddie Earhart – The Man Who Created Firestorm
If you were asked who is responsible for the creation of Firestorm, the choices that come to mind might include: Professor Martin Stein, Ronnie Raymond, the Fire Elemental, or even Gerry Conway. If you picked any of those, you’d be wrong. The man responsible for the creation of Firestorm is without a doubt the eco-terrorist [...]
Stuart Moore: Exclusive Interview with FIRESTORM FAN
We’ve got a special treat today here at FIRESTORM FAN – a fantastic interview with Firestorm writer, Stuart Moore! Stuart Moore wrote FIRESTORM vol III for 19 issues from 2005 through 2007. Thanks to the length of his run, Stuart has written Jason Rusch more than any other writer. Stuart’s run brought dramatic changes for [...]
Firestorm Lousy Sketch
I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this Firestorm sketch by Wayne found on the Lousy Sketch blog! Firestorm’s mouth and the Professor’s head is what melts my heart with this drawing! So cute! Maybe it’s just the crayon, but this picture makes me think of Tiny Titans. Adorable! Wayne posted this drawing back in [...]
Super Friends fusion of Ronnie Raymond and Professor Stein
My first encounter with Firestorm was in September 1984 on the cartoon, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show. I found him fascinating and immediately ran out and bought some of his comics. It’s worth noting there were a few minor differences between “our” Firestorm and the Super Friends Firestorm. Here is the Super Friends [...]
89 Days, 14 Hours, 32 Minutes, and 59 Seconds
Warning, the following contains relatively-minor SPOILERS for Brightest Day #24. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Brightest Day #24 shipped yesterday and I was expecting some sort of announcement regarding spin-offs titles. That’s [...]
Blackest Night to Brightest Day: What a Long Strange Trip
Tomorrow will see the release of Brightest Day #24, the final issue in the year-long saga. However, if you really think about it this story began with Blackest Night. Firestorm fans have their fingers crossed that our hero will exit Brightest Day ready to start a new life of adventure with Ronnie and Jason working [...]
