Tag: Firestorm reviews

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 6, Firestorm 61, Vigilante 43, Warlord 119

Wonder Woman 6 coverWonder Woman #6 – “Power Play” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

Last issue, Ares influenced people in the United States and Russia to prepare for a nuclear war. An American general (Tolliver) actually took over a military base, planning to launch nukes at Russia to kick things off. Wonder Woman, Julia Kapatelis, Steve Trevor, Etta Candy, and Colonel Michaelis made it into the base using the talisman Diana got from Harmonia, but before they could stop Tolliver and his men, Ares showed up in person. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 6, Firestorm 61, Vigilante 43, Warlord 119”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 5, Firestorm 60, Vigilante 42, Warlord 118

Wonder Woman 5 coverWonder Woman #5 – “The Ares Assault” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with the Amazons trying to figure out what’s going on in the outside world. They know Ares is causing trouble and his influence is even being felt in Themiscyra, but they can’t get any word from the gods about how Diana’s mission is going. The gods are all embarking on a huge ship that’s supposed to take them to oblivion, but the goddesses are delaying as much as possible to give Diana a chance to stop Ares. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 5, Firestorm 60, Vigilante 42, Warlord 118”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 4, Firestorm 59, Vigilante 41, Warlord 117

Wonder Woman 4 coverWonder Woman #4 – “A Long Day’s Journey Into Fright” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

Last issue, Diana met Julia Kapatelis, a history professor who took her home to help her assimilate to Man’s World and do some research. Phobos sent a Medusa statuette to the Kapatelis home which was opened by Julia’s daughter, Vanessa. The statuette came to life, manifesting as Decay, the daughter of Medusa, whose power lives up to her name. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 4, Firestorm 59, Vigilante 41, Warlord 117”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 3, Firestorm 58, Vigilante 40, Warlord 116

Wonder Woman 3 coverWonder Woman #3 – “Deadly Arrival” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Hermes showing Wonder Woman around Boston, telling her to get ready to face Ares and stop whatever plan the God of War has to wipe out humanity. They’ve already dropped Steve Trevor off at a base hospital in Concord and now Hermes says he’s going to show Diana her proper path. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 3, Firestorm 58, Vigilante 40, Warlord 116”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 2, Firestorm 57, Vigilante 39, Warlord 115

Wonder Woman 2 coverWonder Woman #2 – “A Fire in the Sky” – Greg Potter/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Colonel Steve Trevor (a war hero who’s managed to piss off some of his superiors because he testified about their warmongering attitudes) is called in to see General Kohler, who’s not a fan. Kohler orders Steve to fly out in a storm to coordinates in the middle of the ocean, taking Captain Slade with him. Steve wonders about the mission, but can’t disobey orders, so he and Slade take off. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 2, Firestorm 57, Vigilante 39, Warlord 115”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 1, Firestorm 56, Vigilante 38, Warlord 114

Wonder Woman 1 wraparound coverWonder Woman #1 – “The Princess and the Power” – Greg Potter/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This is the brand-new Wonder Woman series, rebooting the character after she was retconned out of existence by the Crisis. This series has a pretty good reputation (and leans heavily into Greek myth, which I like), so I’m looking forward to reading it for thee first time. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 1, Firestorm 56, Vigilante 38, Warlord 114”

Comics Reviews: Firestorm 55, Vigilante 37, Warlord 113

Firestorm 55 coverFirestorm #55 – “The Stench of Brimstone” – John Ostrander/Joe Brozowski/Steve Mitchell

This issue is a crossover with the Legends mini-series. Legends was about Darkseid manipulating humanity to turn them against superheroes, paving the way for Darkseid to take over Earth. Darkseid created a monster named Brimstone from sentient nuclear plasma and sent it on a rampage. Firestorm, Cosmic Boy, and the JLA all got their asses kicked and Firestorm had to leave the others to go after Brimstone. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Firestorm 55, Vigilante 37, Warlord 113”

Comics Reviews: Firestorm Annual 4, Vigilante Annual 2, Warlord Annual 5

Firestorm Annual 4 coverFirestorm Annual #4 – “Venom” – Gerry Conway/Rafael Kayanan, Dick Giordano. Gene Colan, Curt Swan, Al Milgrom, Martin King, Keith Giffen/Steve Mitchell, Bob Smith, Murphy Anderson, Steve Montano

This one starts with Firestorm flying frantically to New York to meet his father, Ed Raymond, who’s coming back from his honeymoon in South America. Unfortunately, Ed’s new wife Felicity (who Ronnie refuses to call his step-mother) got some weird disease in the tropics that’s shutting down her nervous system and will probably kill her. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Firestorm Annual 4, Vigilante Annual 2, Warlord Annual 5”

Comics Reviews: Firestorm 54, Vigilante 36, Warlord 112

Firestorm 54 coverFirestorm #54 – “Rock n’ Roll Fantasy” – Paul Kupperberg/Michael Bair/Bob Smith

This one is obviously filler, since it makes no reference to the ongoing storylines. It starts with a guy named Steve Brockman trying out for a rock band. The band are impressed by his cool, home-made guitar, but unfortunately Steve can’t play it worth a damn, so they tell him to get lost. Steve vows to show the world what a great musician he can be. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Firestorm 54, Vigilante 36, Warlord 112”

Comics Reviews: Firestorm 53, Vigilante 35, Warlord 111

Firestorm 53 coverFirestorm #53 – “Shades in Silver” – Gerry Conway/Joe Brozowski/Steve Mitchell

This one starts with Martin Stein being told by a doctor that he has an inoperable brain tumour and that he has eight months to live at the most. Stein has been having dizzy spells and headaches lately, which he assumed had something to do with his drinking problem, like some kind of withdrawal symptoms. Across town, a guy named Xavier Pervis taps into the city power grid to feed his natural ability to manipulate metal. The power boost lets him change large masses of metal, but he knows tapping into the city grid isn’t practical, so he’s built a suit that can gather energy from the sun. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Firestorm 53, Vigilante 35, Warlord 111”