Captain Atom & Fury of Firestorm (USA)

[Green Hankey]

anzi ho paura che pure Captain Atom faccia la stessa fine, visto che vende meno di Hawk & Dove, serie precedentemente già cancellata 

[Azrael]

anzi ho paura che pure Captain Atom faccia la stessa fine, visto che vende meno di Hawk & Dove, serie precedentemente già cancellata 

Non mi dispiacerebbe come cosa 

[Azrael]

Preview: THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #8

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[Azrael]

I'm not quite sure where this book is headed, but I'll say this — The Fury of Firestorm looks great. Ethan Van Sciver balances the sinister and the sublime really well, going from Ronnie's rather scary-looking transformation/disintegration to Jason turning a giant piece of debris into an avalanche of gorgeous rose petals. And the other thing — it's been so long since I've seen Van Sciver draw a superheroine, but there's more character in Firehawk's arched eyebrow than some comics have in 20 pages. This French Firestorm is hot, and in more ways than one. But the rapid expansion of the cast does worry me some, as Jason still hasn't gotten much definition yet from Van Sciver and co-writer Joe Harris, and the "international weapon" aspect does skew a little too similar to The Ultimates to my taste. Our boys aren't feeling quite unique enough yet, and having international copies with the same powers only compounds that effect. Still, the core concept of Persons of Mass Destruction could still be salvaged and given its own spin away from Mark Millar's famed works — hopefully this book can leverage Van Sciver's artistic chops long enough to make its story a self-sufficient process.

7 out of 10

Da Newsarama

[Azrael]

Preview: CAPTAIN ATOM #9

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[Azrael]

CAPTAIN ATOM #12
Written by J.T. KRUL
Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• CAPTAIN ATOM'S evolution continues as he regains his human appearance. But even though he's closer than ever to regaining his humanity, it comes at a major cost as chaos is unleashed at his laboratory headquarters.
• This issue reaches from Earth to the edge of the universe and ends with a massive change in Captain Atom's status quo in the DC Universe.

[Azrael]

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #12
Written by JOE HARRIS
Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and MARLO ALQUIZA
On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The quest for ASHRA KHAN takes a new turn!
• The menace of ZITHER is revealed!

[Arthur Curry]

crossover?!

[Azrael]

Preview: The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #9

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[Azrael]

"The Fury of Firestorm: the Nuclear Men" #9 shines the spotlight a little brighter on Jason Rusch and his burgeoning relationships with Hurricane (the British Firestorm) and the French Firestorm Protocol-powered femme known as Firehawk. Ronnie Raymond makes a pair of very brief appearances, but the majority of the book focuses on Jason, the aforementioned pair of newer nuclear beings and the addition of the Justice League International team.

I really want to like this book. Truly I do, but the truth is, it is simply disoriented and unfocused right now. Van Sciver and Harris (and Simone before Harris) have established that there are a number of "Firestorms" throughout the world, some sanctioned and some not. In this issue it is revealed that the sanctioned nuclear beings have United Nations backing, which is especially curious given their somewhat abrasive encounter to the similarly-sanctioned Justice League International. The unsanctioned beings, other than Jason and Ronnie, seem hell-bent on spreading a wave of terrorism throughout the DC Universe that, obviously, has drawn the attention of the JLI.

Van Sciver and Harris handle many of the extra cast members of this issue quite nicely, like defining Guy Gardner as the belligerent jerk Green Lantern fans have come to expect. Hurricane and Firehawk are confident in their abilities and Jason seems to be gaining a better understanding and execution of his own capabilities. What simply doesn't work in this issue, however, is having Jason fight O.M.A.C. -- after the Rogue Firestorm has been dealt with, by O.M.A.C. no less -- in an overly aggressive manner, seemingly for no other reason than to show a new equivalent to Fury. It's a cool moment to be certain, but I'm still unsure what the impetus was for that action. Perhaps Kevin Kho loses his tenuous grasp on the O.M.A.C. persona, but it isn't overly clear.

What is quite clear, however, is how very cool that scene looks. Yildiray Cinar returns to the art chores with this issue. His O.M.A.C. is massive and strong, a great visual in a book that is filled with over-the-top visuals for riotously colorful characters. Other than O.M.A.C., Cinar also handles the expanded cast nicely, but has a few foibles of his own. His page layouts bounce back and forth between more traditional, grid-based panel layouts and pages with wildly erratic angled panels slicing across the page. It's a dynamic shift to be certain and it does help with some of the story beats, but in other cases, the wild angles just condense bits that need a little more room to breathe. Van Sciver's pair of issues was a nice change-up, but it's nice to see Cinar back behind the pencil, even if the sheer amount of detail and texture is slightly diminished.

This issue is an oddity: following a guest artist, crossing over with another title that itself is in a peculiar state of flux, introducing new characters, charging up a new power set and having one of the co-leads take the spotlight throughout makes for an exciting read, but doesn't do much to make this a particularly memorable read. The conclusion to this issue is rather anticlimactic, so it leaves me wondering what to truly expect in "Firestorm" #10. I'll be back to see, but I might need to refresh myself on the goings-on here.

3 su 5

Da CBR

[Azrael]

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #0
Written by JOE HARRIS
Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and MARLO ALQUIZA
On sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond try to return to civilian life after losing the power of the Firestorm Protocols...but when danger threatens them, will they be able to survive?
• Is this the end of Firestorm?

[Green Hankey]

vediamo un po' sto Harris se alza la qualità già in lenta risalita della serie

[Azrael]

CAPTAIN ATOM #0
Written by J.T. KRUL
Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
• Captain Nathaniel Adam volunteers for a dangerous experiment that will make him one of the most powerful heroes in the DC Universe!
• How much can man lose before he is no longer human?

[Green Hankey]

Che peccato. Una serie diversa dal solito, slegata dal DCU e non banale.............

Amen, sono comunque contento che questa serie è riuscita ad avere 13 numeri 

[Azrael]

Che peccato. Una serie diversa dal solito, slegata dal DCU e non banale.............

Amen, sono comunque contento che questa serie è riuscita ad avere 13 numeri 

Io proprio non lo sopporto