tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post7170536000062678209..comments2024-03-29T08:15:48.921-04:00Comments on Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues!: Firestorm and The Human TorchRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456766784122686858noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-22770570466894563862013-11-21T21:05:38.572-05:002013-11-21T21:05:38.572-05:00For me, Firestorm's costume was something that...For me, Firestorm's costume was something that had to grow on me. I didn't care for the puffy sleeves and asymmetrical chest design at first, but eventually they became an iconic part of the character that just shouldn't be done without (rather like Power Girl's cleavage window).<br /><br />And on the topic of costume redesigns, it's just recently occurred to me that two redesigned superheroines who eventually went back to their old looks would work well together: Wonder Woman and Storm. Both wore leather jackets with their costumes for a while (Storm during her "mohawk" days), and a team-up between the two would be sweet.<br /><br />And, for my own part, I would have rather kept the newer costumes (though I'm glad Storm went back to her old hairstyle).Bob Greenwadehttp://lulu.com/spotlight/bobgreenwadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-27982228964708074942013-11-19T17:36:58.219-05:002013-11-19T17:36:58.219-05:00@AirDave: In the early 1970's Marvel and DC ha...@AirDave: In the early 1970's Marvel and DC had almost zero competition in super-heroes (besides each other), so the new titles and features were mostly monsters, barbarians and apocalyptic futures. In the second half of the decade they had to compete with video games and science fiction/fantasy movies for kids' quarters and eyeballs. That's why they suddenly tried to repeat their past super-hero successes; it was something still unique to them. Spider-man was an obvious model for a character that younger, new readers could identify with. They tried Firestorm at DC and Nova at Marvel then went even younger with Air Wave II and Kitty Pryde.pblfsdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471473189061385119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-42026389514536683352013-11-19T13:42:36.369-05:002013-11-19T13:42:36.369-05:00@AirDave: Yeah, he was a mutant, thus why he attra...@AirDave: Yeah, he was a mutant, thus why he attracted the attention of The Human Torch. I belief he wound up being killed in a battle with the Mad Thinker.<br /><br />Firestorm as Marvel character in the DCU? I guess I can see that.Mr. Morbid's House Of Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721085161381688977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-51543419132523733002013-11-19T11:36:24.019-05:002013-11-19T11:36:24.019-05:00Wasn't it Len Wein or somebody that said somet...Wasn't it Len Wein or somebody that said something to the affect that Firestorm was DC's version of Spider-Man? I'm not sure the exact quote, but DC was looking to do a teen hero, like Spider-Man, but with a twist, and the '70's twist was Firestorm... <br /><br />I missed the pre-DC-implosion Firestorm. I got started with the character in the early '80's. I stuck with the character for the first 25 issues. Good read. He was a unique addition to the Justice League around 1979...<br /><br />So, Jim Hammond was an artificial life form, with a human kid sidekick? Was Toro a human kid or a mutant? AirDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888950508297936735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-62570050389450278852013-11-19T11:08:40.433-05:002013-11-19T11:08:40.433-05:00Firestorm is another character some consider to be...Firestorm is another character some consider to be Marvel hero accidently winding up in the DC Universe (like Batman and Lobo)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com