The Phoenix and Firehawk

 Hey, her origin can't be crazier than Rachel Summers', after all. I always thought that Lorraine Reilly gave off kind of a Phoenix vibe with those flaming wings of hers, and thus a cover concept was born!

Firestorm and The Beast

 

Two of my favorite heroes duking it out with demons for 22 pages would be enough incentive for me to pick up this issue.  Ronnie Raymond works well with intellectual types like Hank McCoy, so I see this as a winning combination.

Firestorm and Jessica Jones

 

What I am wondering is where Firestorm will fit in the cinematic DCU.  I think that James Gunn is a fan of the hero, but I haven't heard anything about his inclusion yet.  He is admittedly a tough character to pull off in live action, but I hope we can see a more comics-faithful interpretation than the TV Versions we got on The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.

Firestorm and Storm

 

This somewhat simple looking cover required a bit of editing before Firestorm could be added into the mix.  here's a look at the behind the scenes progress: 

Snowbird and Firehawk

 

We saw Shaman on the blog yesterday, now we see what his teammate Snowbird is up to.  All of the Members of Alpha Flight are interesting characters, and I'd love to see them utilized more.  Even in animation, they have only made a couple of appearances.  Who knows how far down the list they are on Marvel properties to bring to the MCU, but I hope the wait isn't too long.

Spider-Man and the Justice League of America in: "A League of His Own!"

 

Bob Greenwade, a Patron of this blog, requested the return of the Spider Signal, and I thought that it would also be a good opportunity for the JLA to make up for snubbing Spider-Man's petition to join the team way back in STF #57.  The Spider-Signal was first introduced in STF #2378, and made a return in STF #2417...

Rumor has it that Alfred Molina will be reprising Doctor Octopus alongside Jamie Foxx' Electro in the next Spider-Man Movie.  Can Thomas Haden Church as Sandman be far behind?

Giant-Man and Firestorm

Is Bill Foster still dead?  That's the kind of question you can only ask about comic characters.  I enjoyed following his story through his own short-lived series and then as a supporting character in Marvel Two-In-One as well as appearances in other titles.  He was killed by Ragnarok, a Thor Clone, in the first Civil War mini-series.  I'm not sure whether he's ever been brought back by any means.  I think there's a Bill Foster Jr. out there somewhere, maybe that's what I'm thinking of.

These two met during Foster's Black Goliath days in STF #2104...

Firestorm and The Beast

Firestorm was one of the first superhero characters that I was able to follow from the very beginning, so I have always had a soft spot for him.  I loved the student/mentor relationship between Ronnie Raymond and Professor Martin Stein - while one had control of immense power, the other had the know how to use it.  Only by working together could Firestorm operate at the peak of his abilities.  Plus, what a cool costume design.  He's one of the few characters to pull off the puffy sleeve look!

Firestorm and The Defenders

Now that Marvel has access to virtually their entire library of characters for movie treatment, there's no reason we cant get a proper Defenders team up on the big screen. They already have Hulk, Dr. Strange and Valkyrie established to anchor the non-team.  Heck, they could even use the group as a lead up to their next big crossover film - live action Avengers/Defenders War, anyone?

Firestorm and E-Man

I remember being surprised when the relatively new hero Firestorm was allowed to join the Justice League of America.  He was a welcome addition though - I really liked his interactions with other members of the team.  Superman acted as a mentor, and The Flash would get annoyed by his inexperience.  There was even a spark of romance with him and Power Girl during the JLA/JSA crossovers, I always hoped that would have gone somewhere.

Hawkman & Hawkgirl Vs. The Punisher

It was cool to see the Hawks' in action and their history explored on DC's Legends of Tomorrow, but the limitations of a TV budget really showed with their wings only appearing for scant seconds at a time.  I can understand why they will not be series regulars for Season Two.  Hopefully the silver lining is that they will be freed up as members for a Justice League sequel, where maybe they can finally be visualized to their fullest potential.

Firestorm Vs. The Green Goblin

I always saw Firestorm as filling in a void at DC when he was introduced.  Here was a teenage character with no ties to any previously existing hero with his own title.  He reminded me of Spider-Man in that way.  Given that and the Gerry Conway connection, I think that this would be a fun match up to see.

Firestorm and Iron Man

Well, Summer is almost upon us and that means that it's time for all the big splashy blockbuster movies to start coming out.  At one point in my life I would be most looking forward to the latest project by Arnold Schwarzenegger or Stephen Spielberg to get the most band for my movie buck.  These days, it's all about the Superheroes.  Kick-Ass, Thor, Wolverine, Superman and the Star Trek gang are all back for another outing and it looks to be an interesting movie season.  Of  course Iron Man 3 will be kicking off the whole shebang and that looks to be one of the more guaranteed hits.  I had my reservations about the second installment, but part 3 looks to me like the franchise is back on track!  Now let's get Tony in the suit depicted above for Iron Man 4!