Two weeks ago DC finally published their solicitation for the FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN trade paperback. It’s been listed on Amazon for months, but it’s nice to finally see the official announcement from DC. Also, keep reading as there may be some “easter eggs” that aren’t mentioned in the solicit! FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN Written [...]
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The Comic Reader #155 April 1978
Our favorite Nuclear Man graced the cover of The Comic Reader fanzine in April 1978! To be honest, I’d never heard of this fanzine until I stumbled across this cover. I love this shot of Firestorm blasting a miniaturized version of Steel, the Indestructible Man! The art was done by The Comic Reader Executive Editor, [...]
Gerry Conway & Al Milgrom Firestorm Trade Paperback in 2011?
There is a listing currently on Amazon.com for a trade paperback entitled, Firestorm: The Nuclear Man by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. It’s supposedly scheduled to ship on July 26, 2011. If this listing is legit, this will be the first time the early adventures of Firestorm have been collected! There isn’t a lot of [...]
Firestorm Video – Ronnie’s Past
Check out this outstanding and emotional Firestorm video created by our friend Brandon DP (Bdog). The video is really well put together and features the song “Time Won’t Let Me Go” by The Bravery. Bdog included some of the greatest classic Firestorm drawings by folks like Al Milgrom, Pat Broderick, Rafael Kayanan, and more! The [...]
Firestorm #1 on sale December 6…
That’s right folks, Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1 on sale December 6 … in the year 1977. What? Did I accidentally mislead some people? Whoops, my bad. Sorry about that. Isn’t this a great house ad? I love it! I especially dig the Professor and Ronnie’s silhouettes in the background. This also proves that Firestorm’s [...]
Brightest Day Speculation – What’s Going on with the Nuclear Man?
Warning… the following contains SPOILERS for Blackest Night and Brightest Day #0 – #2. *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** *** SPOILER SPACE *** Okay, we’re three issues into Brightest Day and we’re starting to get a [...]
Al Milgrom Unpublished Artwork (1977/78) – Never Seen Before
Al Milgrom, co-creator of Firestorm the Nuclear Man, comes through again for FIRESTORM FAN! Al has supplied us with some exclusive never-before-seen drawings from the early days of Firestorm. Including a couple pages from the unpublished Firestorm the Nuclear Man vol I #7. Our sincerest thanks to Al! This first piece from 1977 consists of [...]
New Firestorm Drawing by Co-Creator Al Milgrom – 2010
Firestorm the Nuclear Man was created by two extraordinarily talented individuals, writer Gerry Conway and artist Al Milgrom. We were fortunate enough last month to feature an exclusive interview with Firestorm co-creator Gerry Conway. Today I’m incredibly proud to present a brand-spanking-new Firestorm drawing by Al Milgrom, the other co-creator of Firestorm! I contacted Al [...]
Atoman, the original Nuclear Man?
There are tons of Golden Age characters from comics and pulp fiction that most of us have never heard of. Several bear striking resemblances to heroes that came later. For example, if you’ve never heard of Philip Wylie’s Gladiator and the similarities to Superman, check it out. Along those same lines, in 1946 Spark Publications [...]
Gerry Conway Firestorm Interview Part 2
We’re still celebrating one year of FIRESTORM FAN.com this week! Today we’ve got part two of our interview with Firestorm co-creator, Gerry Conway! If you haven’t listened to part one of the interview, please click here. As I mentioned the other day, Gerry was absolutely wonderful to talk with. I really appreciate how generous he [...]
