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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Rogue’s Gallery: Bug & Byte
Rogue’s Gallery Week continues with Bug & Byte from The Fury of Firestorm #23 & #24 (1984)! Below you’ll find their entry from Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe drawn by Rafael Kayanan and Bob Smith! Click the image to enlarge. Below you’ll find a page from The Fury of Firestorm #24 [...]
Rogue’s Gallery: Brimstone
Rogue’s Gallery Week continues here at FIRESTORM FAN! Today we’re looking at Firestorm’s reoccurring foe, Brimstone! This engine of destruction was created by Darkseid and faced off against our favorite flame-brain a few times. Their nearly-earth-shattering final battle took place on the surface of the Sun in Firestorm #100. Before we look at Firestorm #100, [...]
Firestorm in DC Comics Ultimate Character Guide
A couple weeks ago we covered DC Comics: The Ultimate Character Guide from DK publishing. At that time we knew Firestorm appeared in the book, but didn’t have any images of him. Well, our good buddy Jon from the Fizzit blog has come through for us again! Jon picked up a copy of the book [...]
DC Comics Ultimate Character Guide
DK Publishing recently released DC Comics: The Ultimate Character Guide by Brandon T. Snider. This 208 page book covers a variety of DC characters, including Firestorm and Killer Frost! Here is the description of the book from the publisher: From AQUAMAN to ZATANNA, DC Comics: The Ultimate Character Guide is you’re A-Z guide to your [...]
Remember Captain X on Memorial Day
Captain X was a U.S. aviator during World War II. He was originally attached to Britain’s Royal Air Force, but once the U.S. entered the war he was transferred to new duties behind enemy lines. After WWII, he continued to operate during the Cold War. Captain X’s secret identity was Richard “Buck” Dare, a reporter [...]
Firestorm Patches
There is a segment of folks out there that love to collect patches. Personally, whenever I think of patch collecting it reminds me of the late 1970s and denim jackets. However, given that I live in a glass house built of Firestorm memorabilia, I’m not one to cast stones. Until a few weeks ago, I [...]
Firestorm in DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex
Our favorite match-head recently made an appearance in the DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex! If you like Who’s Who type products, then this is for you. So what’s a Fandex you ask? A Fandex is actually called “Fandex Family Field Guide”. It is an approximately 10″ long stack of full-color, heavy stock, double-sided, [...]
