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The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, Vol. 1: God Particle by Ethan Van Sciver, Ethan Van Sciver
scottpm's review
3.0
The book has a lot of potental but it is unrealized. The story really jumps around a lot and does not have a good flow. The main characters are really not developed. Even though we are familiar with Ronnie and Jason we never really get to know who they are. They both just jump into being Firestorm. The artwork is very nice and the backgrounds are excellent and are a bright spot in the series.
philipf's review
3.0
A mash-up of previous versions of Firestorm. Not too bad, but it didn't keep my interest enough to keep reading individual issues, and I waited for the collection to become available at the library.
olsenc's review
5.0
I enjoyed reading this arc and learning the New52 origin for Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch. I always enjoy Gail Simone's writing and I really enjoyed the art for this volume as well.
the_graylien's review
3.0
I've wanted to read up on Firestorm for a long time. I've always thought the hero was one of the coolest LOOKING characters out there. I'd read some issues from a prior volume a long time ago, but never really found a Firestorm story that knocked my socks off.
I had actually read the first issue of THIS volume somewhere along the way before and remembered liking it, but I didn't stick with it on a monthly basis.
Anyway...
Enter The New 52 Firestorm... The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men. For those of you who don't know, Firestorm in the past (from what little I know) required two humans to join together to make the hero. This time around two humans each have a bit of the power of the earlier Firestorm, but if they come together, they create a huge, terrifying monster called Fury. (It doesn't end there! There are other people who are "Firestorms" and if ANY two of them come together, a different monster results! That's a cool concept.)
This story didn't absolutely blow me away, but it does have plenty of enjoyable elements. It DID start to hook me enough at the end to make me want to read the next volume.
Yildiray Cinar and co's interior art didn't wow me, but it's not awful either. Some good looking moments. The covers by Ethan Van Sciver & Hi-Fi ROCK.
Check this one out if you wanna read up on some Firestorm, if you dig The New 52, or if, like me, you just think Firestorm looks awesome!
I had actually read the first issue of THIS volume somewhere along the way before and remembered liking it, but I didn't stick with it on a monthly basis.
Anyway...
Enter The New 52 Firestorm... The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men. For those of you who don't know, Firestorm in the past (from what little I know) required two humans to join together to make the hero. This time around two humans each have a bit of the power of the earlier Firestorm, but if they come together, they create a huge, terrifying monster called Fury. (It doesn't end there! There are other people who are "Firestorms" and if ANY two of them come together, a different monster results! That's a cool concept.)
This story didn't absolutely blow me away, but it does have plenty of enjoyable elements. It DID start to hook me enough at the end to make me want to read the next volume.
Yildiray Cinar and co's interior art didn't wow me, but it's not awful either. Some good looking moments. The covers by Ethan Van Sciver & Hi-Fi ROCK.
Check this one out if you wanna read up on some Firestorm, if you dig The New 52, or if, like me, you just think Firestorm looks awesome!
bmaackreadscomics's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Writing: .5
Art: .75
Characters: .5
Enjoyment: .5
Originality: .75
Art: .75
Characters: .5
Enjoyment: .5
Originality: .75
lillian_francis's review
2.0
Art was great. Visually Firestorm is a great character.
Unfortunately the story is hyper violent macho bullshit, with unlikable characters (especially Jason, who is a complete dick). The reason why Martin Stein would send such dangerous items to random kids, only for them to keep in their locker makes no sense whatsoever.
Unfortunately the story is hyper violent macho bullshit, with unlikable characters (especially Jason, who is a complete dick). The reason why Martin Stein would send such dangerous items to random kids, only for them to keep in their locker makes no sense whatsoever.
trevorbramble's review
1.0
The New 52 remake of Firestorm is tragic abuse of one of DC's very few interesting and relatable costumed heroes. Offensive to this fan of the original character.
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