When Firestorm transforms a quiet Colorado town into ground zero, a superhero becomes an existential threat—and the truth behind his breakdown may be more terrifying than his power. From acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire and atmospheric illustrator Rafael de Latorre comes a haunting, character-driven reimagining of a fan-favorite DC hero!
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The community of Bedford, Colorado, is a sleepy small town. The people say hello to their neighbors, attend town hall meetings, and root for the local high school football team on Friday nights. But this idyllic small town is thrown upside down when the Nuclear Man arrives and starts…experimenting.
Firestorm has turned buildings to sand and people to glass with no remorse and no warning. But what exactly provoked Ronnie Raymond to commit this heinous act, and can anyone contain the fury that is Firestorm? Brought to you by the incredible team of writer Jeff Lemire (Absolute Flash, JSA) and artist Rafael de Latorre (The Penguin) comes the next epic in DC’s Next Level line, a tense, character-focused mystery set against catastrophic scale.
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
Le retour de Firestorm annoncé, une grande question se posait : les événements de Doomsday Clock étaient-ils canons ? Non seulement la réponse est oui, mais c'est ce sur quoi repose ce premier arc. Jeff Lemire propose une intrigue à la fois spectaculaire et intime, qui se concentre davantage sur les émotions des personnages que sur la destruction mise en place dans le premier numéro. En résulte un arc assez décompressé, certes, mais qui continue de chambouler l'histoire du personnage, magnifiquement mis en scène par Rafael de Latorre qui brille aussi bien dans les scènes du présent que dans les séquences de flash-backs. On appréciera aussi d'avoir un Martin Stein bien ambiguë plutôt que de vouloir revenir à un statu-quo facile.