Happy Thanksgiving to all the match-heads out there! This year we have something extra-special to be thankful for… a brand new ongoing FIRESTORM series! Hooray! Below is a little Thanksgiving fun from the 2003 JSA/JLA Thanksgiving get-together in JSA #54. This issue featured Ronnie when he was operating solo as Firestorm. Firestorm and Doctor Fate [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ronnie Raymond’
New Ethan Van Sciver Firestorm Art
Over the weekend, Ethan Van Sciver posted to his Facebook this new Firestorm-related drawing. I’m guessing this is an upcoming cover, but can’t be sure. The only comment Ethan gave was, “On no, Ronnie.” Check it out below. Wild drawing! A few interesting things to notice… Ronnie appears to be wearing his Firestorm costume, [...]
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 [...]
Satan in Firestorm? No, it’s just the Satin Satan…
Today we take a tongue-in-cheek look at one of Firestorm’s early villains – The Satin Satan! This magical foe plagued the JLA in Justice League of America#179 & 180. Justice League of America #179 – “The Siren Song of the Satin Satan” (June 1980) Justice League of America #180 – “A Beautiful Evil” (July 1980) [...]
Yildiray Cinar Early Firestorm Try-out
Check out this gorgeous Brightest Day Firestorm artwork by current artist Yildiray Cinar! A couple weeks ago Yildiray posted this piece to Twitter explaining it was a Firestorm try-out he did after getting the new series assignment. Man, I love the way Yildiray draws the Brightest Day Firestorm, Ronnie and Jason! You can check out [...]
Who is controlling Fury?
After reading The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #2, I can’t help but wonder who is controlling Fury. I’ve been operating under the assumption that Fury’s independent persona comes from one of two places: Fury’s persona is an amalgamation of Ronnie and Jason’s subconscious minds; or Fury’s persona comes from the nuclear power itself. [...]
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 [...]
Yildiray Cinar sketch from NYCC for FIRESTORM FAN
Fair warning everybody, I’m going totally fanboy today here at FIRESTORM FAN! You’ve been warned… At the New York Comic Con last week, our good friend Rob from THE AQUAMAN SHRINE had an opportunity to chat with Fury of Firestorm artist Yildiray Cinar. Rob was kind enough to get me a copy of The Fury [...]
Keeping Up With the Hype for Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the day! It’s been four long years since Firestorm had his own monthly book and the wait is nearly over! For today I’ve compiled some hype-related links! These should help keep your spirits up until you get your mitts on THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #1: DC Comics solicitation for THE [...]
