The Firestorms of Many Nations
An article, and some pretty new art from "The Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Men" is up at Newsarama, as the new writing team of Tony Harris and Ethan Van Sciver take over creative duties from the departing Gail Simone. It's well worth a read.
One of the more interesting ideas from this series is that the Firestorm Protocols are a genuinely international setup, much like the nuclear arms race, with countries developing their own Firestorm derived agents (Not sure if "heroes" is always going to be the appropriate term).
( Russia )
( Britain )
( France )
( and India )
( And just because it's me... )
One of the more interesting ideas from this series is that the Firestorm Protocols are a genuinely international setup, much like the nuclear arms race, with countries developing their own Firestorm derived agents (Not sure if "heroes" is always going to be the appropriate term).
( Russia )
( Britain )
( France )
( and India )
( And just because it's me... )
The Return of Firestorm!
Firestorm's first comic book series kind of turned into a limited series when one of the periodic industry downturns hit DC and they had to axe a bunch of titles. But the concept and design of the character were pretty cool, so it was decided to give the character another shot.
To start "pushing" the character, the folks at DC decided to have him guest star with Superman in "DC Comics Presents", the "Superman teams up with people" book.
Five and two-thirds pages from DC Comics Presents #17 "The Ice Slaves of Killer Frost!"
( I need fire, to melt the frozen heart within me )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
To start "pushing" the character, the folks at DC decided to have him guest star with Superman in "DC Comics Presents", the "Superman teams up with people" book.
Five and two-thirds pages from DC Comics Presents #17 "The Ice Slaves of Killer Frost!"
( I need fire, to melt the frozen heart within me )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
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aaron_bourque2011-09-28 16:44
The Last Page Of Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #1 has two distinctions.
1. It has the longest title of the reboot.
2. The last page is arguably dumber than the last page of Batman: The Dark Knight.
One page under the cut.
( The rest of the issue was kind of bland. Mediocre, really. )
Aaron "The Mad Whitaker" Bourque; also, Voodoo #1 was surprisingly good. It definitely did "sexy" better than either Catwoman #1 or Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 . . . not that that would be hard in the latter case.
1. It has the longest title of the reboot.
2. The last page is arguably dumber than the last page of Batman: The Dark Knight.
One page under the cut.
( The rest of the issue was kind of bland. Mediocre, really. )
Aaron "The Mad Whitaker" Bourque; also, Voodoo #1 was surprisingly good. It definitely did "sexy" better than either Catwoman #1 or Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 . . . not that that would be hard in the latter case.
Brightest Day finale, featuring the return(?) of an old favorite. Kinda. Maybe?
So the final issue of Brightest Day came out, wherein we get the grand reintroduction of Swamp Thing to the DCU! Except... not exactly. And I'm really not sure how to feel about this.
( SPOILERS GALORE behind the cut! )
This is my first time in a long while that I've hastily thrown together a post for a brand new issue. Please let me know if I've screwed up at all with spoilers or anything. Bat-Apologies in advance.
( SPOILERS GALORE behind the cut! )
This is my first time in a long while that I've hastily thrown together a post for a brand new issue. Please let me know if I've screwed up at all with spoilers or anything. Bat-Apologies in advance.
Man-dates in Extreme Justice, and "event comics" criticism request
Two things:
Firstly, people actually requested more Extreme Justice, so I'm sharing the two scenes in which bystanders read a team-member as Blue Beetle's boyfriend. The surprising part is that neither of these teammates is Booster Gold.
( I'm so worn out from all that cowboy stuff, I feel I could use a whole new body! )
Secondly, a request: Can anyone recommend me any serious/scholarly books, journals, etc. that discuss the phenomenon of "event" comics? I saw that the Sequential Art Journal is bringing out Classics on Infinite Earth: The Justice League and DC Crossover Continuity, and I'm looking for titles like that: stuff discussing the genesis of events comics, and how we got from The Great Darkness Saga through CoIE and developments like 52 to *fifteen* distinct mini tie-ins with Flashpoint. (I know my DC bias is showing here; I'm equally interested in Marvel-focused material for this.)
If I get a good response on this I promise to stop posting Extreme Justice :)
Firstly, people actually requested more Extreme Justice, so I'm sharing the two scenes in which bystanders read a team-member as Blue Beetle's boyfriend. The surprising part is that neither of these teammates is Booster Gold.
( I'm so worn out from all that cowboy stuff, I feel I could use a whole new body! )
Secondly, a request: Can anyone recommend me any serious/scholarly books, journals, etc. that discuss the phenomenon of "event" comics? I saw that the Sequential Art Journal is bringing out Classics on Infinite Earth: The Justice League and DC Crossover Continuity, and I'm looking for titles like that: stuff discussing the genesis of events comics, and how we got from The Great Darkness Saga through CoIE and developments like 52 to *fifteen* distinct mini tie-ins with Flashpoint. (I know my DC bias is showing here; I'm equally interested in Marvel-focused material for this.)
If I get a good response on this I promise to stop posting Extreme Justice :)
Extreme Justice, and the horrors (and delights) of 90s art
I just read this very interesting piece on Matt Seneca's blog, Death To The Universe. It's titled "Monday panel 39", but he should've used one of his own pull quotes and called it "Everything rioting all at once". The article is, and I want you to hear me out on this, a defence of Rob Liefeld. Seneca argues that, whatever you might think of Liefeld, you have to credit the bonkers genius of a vision so weird, so relentless, so complete in its reinvention of comics art that it's almost transcendent. Though the argument's not getting a ton of support in the comments, it's made me rethink Liefeld -- and my great pleasure in life is to shout "LIIIIIEEFEEEEELD" whenever something goes wrong, from burning toast to the Irish economy, so this is saying something.
( More than that, he's made me reconsider the book I've just finished reading, <i>Extreme Justice</i>. )
( More than that, he's made me reconsider the book I've just finished reading, <i>Extreme Justice</i>. )
Entry tags:
- char: atom/ray palmer,
- char: firestorm/jason rusch,
- char: firestorm/ronnie raymond,
- creator: ardian syaf,
- creator: geoff johns,
- creator: ivan reis,
- creator: joe prado,
- creator: patrick gleason,
- creator: peter j. tomasi,
- event: brightest day,
- nsfw,
- nsfw: gore,
- publisher: dc comics,
- title: brightest day,
- trigger warning: violence/gore
kingrockwell2010-05-07 17:50Brightest Day and Racism
Brightest Day #1 is out this week, and while the jokes have already been made about the White Power rings supposedly shipped with it, the book itself displays some very troubling racial politics.
( About four pages behind the cut )
( About four pages behind the cut )
jlroberson2010-05-05 01:49BRIGHTEST DAY #1 Cover: Oh Yes. Hal Likes It When People Are Watching
Tags: char: hal jordan/green lantern, char: hawkman, char: aquaman, char: firestorm, char: j'onn j'onzz, char: hawkgirl, title: brightest day, creator: david finch
Batman: The Brave and the Bold brings the crack again!
( Firestorm, Booster Gold, the Riddler, Catman, cameos galore! )
Suggested Tags:
char: batman/bruce wayne
char: booster gold/michael jon carter
char: catman/thomas blake
char: firestorm/jason rusch
char: firestorm/ronnie raymond
char: riddler/edward nigma
Suggested Tags:
char: batman/bruce wayne
char: booster gold/michael jon carter
char: catman/thomas blake
char: firestorm/jason rusch
char: firestorm/ronnie raymond
char: riddler/edward nigma
Entry tags:
- char: aquaman/orin/arthur curry,
- char: firestorm/ronnie raymond,
- char: flash/barry allen,
- char: floronic man/jason woodrue,
- char: green arrow/oliver queen,
- char: green lantern/hal jordan,
- char: hawkman/katar hol,
- char: superman/clark kent,
- char: swamp thing/alec holland,
- char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira,
- char: zatanna zatara,
- creator: alan moore,
- creator: john totleben,
- creator: steve bissette,
- publisher: dc comics,
- title: swamp thing
Alan Moore does the Justice League
I remember someone posted the first page on S_D 1.0. So, reposting 7 pages from 21-page Swamp Thing 25, volume two. I suggest first rereading this post, as it leads directly to this one.( Read more... )
Suggested tags: char: swamp thing/alec holland, char: jason woodrue, char: superman/clark kent, char: flash/barry allen, char: wonder woman/diana prince, char: hawkman/katar hol, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: aquaman/arther curry/orin, char: firestorm/ronald raymond, char: zatanna, char: green arrow/olliver queen, title: swamp thing, publisher: dc, creator: alan moore, creator: stephen bissette, creator: john totleben
Suggested tags: char: swamp thing/alec holland, char: jason woodrue, char: superman/clark kent, char: flash/barry allen, char: wonder woman/diana prince, char: hawkman/katar hol, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: aquaman/arther curry/orin, char: firestorm/ronald raymond, char: zatanna, char: green arrow/olliver queen, title: swamp thing, publisher: dc, creator: alan moore, creator: stephen bissette, creator: john totleben
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'Cause this is Blackest, Blackest Night...
ETA: Okay, just discovered this one, too, which is relevant to our interests.
Firestorm Villain: Hyena
What do you get when you cross a werewolf with giggling, babbling insanity? Why it's next up on Firestorm's Black Lantern list: The Hyena! (dial-up beware)
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Firestorm Villain: Killer Frost
Or: Gerry Conway and his Gender War issues!
The early Gerry Conway had some pretty good stuff. Since she's coming back as a Black Lantern, here's a look at the original Killer Frost. (Roughly 16 pages, poor dial-upper..)
The early Gerry Conway had some pretty good stuff. Since she's coming back as a Black Lantern, here's a look at the original Killer Frost. (Roughly 16 pages, poor dial-upper..)
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