UPDATE: Comics: First Look At DC's New Firestorm

UPDATE:  Comics: First Look At DC's New Firestorm

As various images of DC's relaunched characters begin to filter through, we have the first glimpse of how their re-imagined Firestorm will appear. Check it out..

By MarkCassidy - Jun 02, 2011 11:06 AM EST
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Source: Bleeding Cool

Some of the bigger news on CBM this week has not been movie related, but DC's decision to restart the clock on it's entire roster, beginning again at #1st issues. Below is the new character design for Firestorm by Ethan Van Sciver and Moose Baumann...

I have been asked to remove the image of Firestorm.

Bleeding Cool nabbed the first look. I would say it's certainly drastic in some ways but still recognizably Firestorm. The character has always been one of the more popular second tier ones on the DC roster. What do you make of his new look?

The new comic will be called The Fury Of Firestorm and will be written by Ethan Van Scriver and Gail Simone, and drawn by Yildiray Cinar. Here is what Simone had to say about it via her Twitter ..

All I’m going to say is, honest to god, this is one of the most amazing books I’ve ever worked on in any capacity. You guys are going to hear a lot of hype in the coming days, I know, and I’m sorry to add to that, but…this book is INSANE. The art for Fury of Firestorm is by Yildiray Cinar, @ycinar here on Twitter. And he is demolishing it. He is KILLING on it. I can’t say any more. But as Ethan was one of the great minds behind some of the biggest monster hits in comics…YOU WANT THIS BOOK. I am sorry for blurting this stuff out, but we haven’t been able to say a word, as page after page of beautiful art came in. That’s all I can say. Forget anything you ever thought about Firestorm being a b-list character. You will not believe this thing.





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BlueMex
BlueMex - 6/2/2011, 12:09 PM
ghost rider? lol
jazzman
jazzman - 6/2/2011, 12:10 PM
@BlueMex

more like ghost ride on crack
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/2/2011, 12:12 PM
Remember that it's just the new design , the actual comic art will be by Cinar and will most likely be a good bit different.
Dynamo
Dynamo - 6/2/2011, 12:12 PM
Judging by the picture that came out before, I'm guessing this is going to be about the two different firestorms who combine together to make this one.
TheQuestion
TheQuestion - 6/2/2011, 12:15 PM
What f**k is this s**t?!
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 6/2/2011, 12:15 PM
Firestorm is actually one of the characters that looked awesome already
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 6/2/2011, 12:15 PM
Firestorm is actually one of the characters that looked awesome already
Bloodwolf
Bloodwolf - 6/2/2011, 12:21 PM
thats crazy he looks dead
kookevin3
kookevin3 - 6/2/2011, 12:21 PM
gay
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 6/2/2011, 12:23 PM
They must of thought to bring this back somehow. When DC and Marvel merged back in the 90's. This was a mix between Flash and Ghost Rider.
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 6/2/2011, 12:24 PM
Oh, and yeah that looks awful.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/2/2011, 12:29 PM
He looks like a Thundercat I think.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 6/2/2011, 12:29 PM
Am I the only one seeing that that's the Anti Monitor?
Cross
Cross - 6/2/2011, 12:31 PM
looks like a gay ghost rider
Hannibal_King
Hannibal_King - 6/2/2011, 12:31 PM
Looks like a cross between the Age of Apocalypse Sunfire, and that red & yellow outfit Ghost Rider wore in the 90's for about 5 issues.
Even still I like the name of the comic, Fury Of Firestorm. If the story is a good one I just might give this one a go!
DarthTesla
DarthTesla - 6/2/2011, 12:32 PM
Wow, Firestorm on 'roids.

So he's now a huge and ripped schizo.
write33
write33 - 6/2/2011, 12:33 PM
EW
JoMar
JoMar - 6/2/2011, 12:35 PM
The birth child Ghost Rider and Dirk the Daring's (from Dragon's Lair) when in death mode.
jroka
jroka - 6/2/2011, 12:39 PM
If you see the other pic they put out today with the two Firestorms I don't think it looks bad at all. People should stop complaining and just not read the comic if they have a problem.
Aitrus233
Aitrus233 - 6/2/2011, 12:44 PM
Here's the cover I saw


Don't know what's going on with the one posted, but I get the feeling that the big guy in the background isn't Firestorm.
manthingnitsuj
manthingnitsuj - 6/2/2011, 12:45 PM
dumb. looks dumb.
LoudLon
LoudLon - 6/2/2011, 12:45 PM
Jeez, when is that whole "manga" style of drawing going to go away? He looks like something out of [frick]ing Ben 10.
ironknight
ironknight - 6/2/2011, 12:46 PM
That....looks...AWESOME
LordHuck
LordHuck - 6/2/2011, 12:46 PM
Ghostrider crossed with Holocaust crossed with Firestorm.



Hmm
Fastestmanalive
Fastestmanalive - 6/2/2011, 12:47 PM
Lame, I love Firestorm, have all 100 issues of the original series and all 5 anualls, but this looks awful. He looks like some kind of robot thing. so sad so very very sad.
luckylu
luckylu - 6/2/2011, 12:54 PM
terrible
GLprime2814
GLprime2814 - 6/2/2011, 12:58 PM
Cmon DC you wow me with the 2.99 permanent price then you surprise me with the new JLA redesign, but you shit on me with totally F?&ng up my favorite second rate character.
And bow the the superman law suit has been lost by DC rumors are poping up of re launching superman with new names and origins.
LordHuck
LordHuck - 6/2/2011, 12:59 PM
They kept the best design element of the previous costume. The Flaming head. Reserving judgment on this one till I see how it works. Are they permanently joined together? To they separate unless the need to extra power of the Fusion?


Overall the new design is curious I am going to have to see more art to know how I really feel about it.
DarthDan
DarthDan - 6/2/2011, 1:05 PM
Deathstorm?
shroud
shroud - 6/2/2011, 1:09 PM
Thats one ugly crap , who is leading DC? wth
skullboy
skullboy - 6/2/2011, 1:09 PM
Uh, what if Ghost Rider became Firestorm?

BARF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BlackSands
BlackSands - 6/2/2011, 1:19 PM
Uh, he looks like something between the Ghost Rider, Human Torch, and the original Ronald Raymond Firestorm.... their bastard love-child perhaps?

On the other hand, who's going to be in the driver's seat this time? I personally sometimes hated Jason Rusch's run as Firestorm and pretty much preferred Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein's fusion as the titular character. The only thing I kinda disliked from the original costume were the "disco sleeves" on his arms. For a guy that usually catches on fire, I half expected those sleeves were the first thing to go up in flames. :P
plasticman
plasticman - 6/2/2011, 1:26 PM
@ Aitrus233- That is a little better but that character in the middle pulls from so many different characters. Ghost Rider, Holocaust, Skeletor, Firemarshall Bill...

If I ever met Firestorm I would try to use his head to roast weenies and marshmallows.

We'll see, I will remain optimistic on this one.
SuperSomething616
SuperSomething616 - 6/2/2011, 1:29 PM
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL....i seriously hope this is a joke...DC WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!
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