The Fury of Firestorm #6 Review

 

The Fury of Firestorm #6 Review

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo

Letterer: Lucas Gattoni

Cover Artists: Rafael De Latorre & Marcelo Maiolo

Variant Cover Artists: Brad Walker & Maiolo; Eric Canete; Juni Ba

Editors: Marquis Draper, Andrew Marino & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: September 9, 2026

 

After Dr Polaris killed his son, Dr Martin Stein worked tirelessly to create metahumans that the US government could control. But while trying to protect other parents from losing their children, Martin's goal outweighed his ethics. Eventually, Ronnie Raymond and Lorraine Reilly realized how Martin had tricked them. So, despite what they accomplished together, Firestorm and Firehawk eventually parted company with manipulative Martin.

 

Now, Firestorm and Firehawk are back, but the artificial intelligence Martin designed controls Firestorm. Can Lorraine Reilly and Martin Stein help Ronnie prevent the Firestorm Matrix from transmuting everything in creation? Or does Martin Stein have another secret agenda? Let's put on our flame-resistant clothes, leap into The Fury of Firestorm #6, and see!

 

Story

After Lorraine Reilly brought Dr Martin Stein to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, they beheld a giant crystal protecting Firestorm. Firehawk invaded the Matrix’s new home and freed Ronnie from memories of working with the Justice League. But when Dr Martin Stein used his device to enter Firestorm’s home, the Matrix recognized him as its father. And instead of casting the Matrix out of Firestorm as he promised, Martin destroys his device.

 

In The Fury of Firestorm #6, Ronnie, Lorraine, and Martin work together again. This time, they battle supervillains in Ronnie's memories. Or perhaps it is an alternative reality created by the Matrix. Life may have torn them apart. But in this realm, Martin, Ronnie, and Lorraine can fight destructive metahumans to their hearts' content.

 

As Jeff Lemire muses on the relationships that define us, Martin Stein becomes a father figure. Ronnie and Lorraine love him. Yet Martin’s innate need to control others has prompted them to build barriers to protect themselves from his manipulative nature. Like its Human counterparts, the Firestorm Matrix also seeks freedom from the Humans who once controlled it. Yet while Ronnie, Lorraine, and Martin seek a way to regain control of Firestorm, the artificial intelligence protects them. And instead of transmuting everything around it, the Matrix hesitates to destroy its creator’s world in The Fury of Firestorm #6.

 

Art

While Firestorm kneels before its creator, Lorraine also kneels before the man who transformed her into Firehawk. Her features contort as Martin smiles and destroys the device that could have banished the Matrix from Firestorm. Yet while Firestorm and Lorraine raise an arm to ward off the resultant explosion, Martin throws his arms wide as the flames hurtle toward him. Then Firestorm stands alone and gazes down in contemplation.

 

As Rafael De Latorre transports readers from Firestorm’s physical domain to a mental mindscape, Marcelo Maiolo adorns Ronnie’s dreamlike existence with a recollection of the four-color era. Off-white pages replace bright white borders, while shades of green link Martin and Ronnie. Yet yellow, orange, and red link Martin with the “children” he created and link Firestorm’s crystal home with the memories he has placed the Humans inside. Yet everyone has a special place to call their own. As the Matrix contemplates its future, Ronnie, Lorraine, and Martin invade a realm dominated by violet and indigo with just a hint of blue.

 

Lucas Gattoni conveys speech with black uppercase letters in white balloons. Firestorm’s yellow dialogue appears in red balloons. When Lorraine transforms into Firehawk, she speaks into light blue fields. Martin's blue-and-white face accompanies a storm cloud as he counsels Ronnie in his pseudo-memories. Colored letters reveal the stress the Humans are enduring. Sound effects accompany Martin's act of mercy, his intrusion on Ronnie and Lorraine's privacy, and an action that will change everything. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Locked together inside the Firestorm Matrix, Ronnie Raymond, Lorraine Reilly, and Dr Martin Stein struggle with deactivating it. Yet after the Matrix remembered how Martin created it, and how Ronnie controlled it while Martin advised him, the Matrix ponders Martin's original intentions. As the characters confront their fears, love, desire for control, anger, and compassion, they reach for a slender thread of hope, even if their choices will part them forever in The Fury of Firestorm #6.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see The Fury of Firestorm #6 Preview. 

For what happened last time, see The Fury of Firestorm #5 Preview. 

For what happened before that, see The Fury of Firestorm #4 Preview.  

For what happened even before that, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #3. 

For what happened even more before that, see my review of The Fury of Firestorm #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

The Fury Of Firestorm #6 Preview

 

After Dr Polaris killed his son, Dr Martin Stein worked tirelessly to create metahumans that the US government could control. His desire to protect other parents from losing their children was noble. Yet in his grief, his goal outweighed his ethics. While his creations enjoyed success for a time, Firestorm and Firehawk eventually parted company with manipulative Martin.

Now, Firestorm and Firehawk are back. Lorraine wants to channel her powers as Firehawk to help Ronnie Raymond. But her former boyfriend isn't in charge of Firestorm. Can Lorraine and Martin Stein prevent the artificial intelligence controlling Firestorm from transmuting everything in creation? Or does Martin Stein once again have a secret agenda?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

The Fury Of Firestorm #6 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist & Cover Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Variant Cover Artists: Kyuyong Eom, Eric Canete, And Juni Ba

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 8 Issues

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 9, 2026

 

 

Atomized!

 

 

Firestorm has the city of Pittsburgh trapped and is going to start dismantling it atom by atom. Can Firehawk finally break through the Matrix’s control and reach Ronnie before it’s too late?!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see The Fury of Firestorm #5 Preview. 

For what happened before that, see The Fury of Firestorm #4 Preview.  

For what happened even before that, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #3. 

For what happened even more before that, see my review of The Fury of Firestorm #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

 

The Fury Of Firestorm #5 Preview

 

Martin Stein may pat himself on the back for creating Superhumans for the US Government. Still, Lorraine Reilly doesn't approve of his working methods. She realizes the unrepentant scientist is responsible for the chaos Firestorm is unleashing on the United States. But Martin's duplicity also made her past into a lie.

Martin may be the last person that Lorraine wants to work with. But after what Firestorm did to the people in Bedford, Colorado, she doesn't have a choice. Can Lorraine and Martin prevent Firestorm from transmuting everyone in Pittsburgh into sand or glass? Or can Ronnie Raymond regain control of the Firestorm matrix?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

The Fury Of Firestorm #5 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist & Cover Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Variant Cover Artists: Denys Cowan & Jeff Lemire, Toru Terada, And Brad Walker

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 12, 2026

 

 

Can Ronnie Raymond Be Saved?

 

 

Firehawk and Martin Stein arrive in Pittsburgh with a plan to save Ronnie from the Firestorm Matrix! But is Ronnie too far gone inside of his own mind to truly be saved?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see The Fury of Firestorm #4 Preview.  

For what happened before that, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #3. 

For what happened even before that, see my review of The Fury of Firestorm #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

 

The Fury of Firestorm #4 Preview

 

While leading the Department of Metahuman Affairs, Dr Martin Stein proposed the Firestorm Project. Yet as he sought to transform his personal tragedy into a means of protecting his country, Martin broke the rules. Worse, he deceived Ronnie Raymond, his fragile student, who was desperate to prove that he was worthy of being loved and respected.

When Ronnie discovered his professor's betrayal, he tried going it alone. But the Firestorm Matrix required two people to operate it. And in Martin Stein's absence, the Matrix started calling the shots. After battling the Justice League, Firestorm is leaving Bedford, Colorado behind. Where will the metahuman without a human consciousness venture next? And can anyone help Ronnie retake command of Firestorm?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

The Fury of Firestorm #4 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist & Cover Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Variant Cover Artists: Guillem March, Rahzzah & Ethan Young

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Age Rating: 13+

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 8, 2026

 

 

The End of Firestorm?!

A DC Next Level Series

 

 

Lorraine has tracked down Dr Martin Stein, but what she learns in the process could mean the end of Firestorm and Ronnie Raymond!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #3. 

For what happened before that, see my review of The Fury of Firestorm #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

 

The Fury of Firestorm #3 Preview

 

 

After his mother died, Ronnie Raymond grew up with his grandmother, and a father who was never around. While he worked hard to make his mark, no one valued his efforts. Then he met Professor Martin Stein. Suddenly, Ronnie had someone who looked at him, and envisioned who he could become. 

When Ronnie and Professor Stein fused into one person, Ronnie no longer felt incomplete. But now Ronnie sits on the sidelines, his body doing terrible things while holding him prisoner. Can Ronnie regain control of Firestorm? And what happened to Professor Stein?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

The Fury of Firestorm #3

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist & Cover Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Variant Cover Artists: Dustin Nguyen, Todd Nauck & Stephen Green

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 8 Issues

Release Date: June 10, 2026

 

 

The Search for Martin Stein!

A DC Next Level Series

 

 

Lorraine is on the hunt for the only person who can bring Ronnie back from the brink: Martin Stein. But what did Martin do to cause such a rift between him and Ronnie to begin with?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of The Fury of Firestorm #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

The Fury of Firestorm #2 Review

 

The Fury of Firestorm #2 Review

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo

Letterer: Lucas Gattoni

Cover Artists: Rafael De Latorre & Marcelo Maiolo

Variant Cover Artists: Riley Rossmo, Mark Spears & Sanford Greene

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: May 13, 2026

 

When a nuclear power plant exploded, Ronald Raymond and Dr Martin Stein fused to become Firestorm. But when Firestorm reaches Bedford, Colorado, he recreates the town in six days. Then, on the seventh day, he rests. The military can't touch him. Ronald's former girlfriend no longer recognizes him. Can Lorraine Reilly find a way to reconnect with "Ronnie?" Or will Firestorm destroy the world Lorraine strives to protect? Let’s put on our flame-resistant clothes, leap into The Fury of Firestorm #2, and see!

 

Story

Ronald Raymond remembers becoming Firestorm. Yet he struggles to remember who he was. So, Ronald steps back in time from the agony and fear of joining the Firestorm Matrix. But revisiting how he got to know Dr Martin Stein doesn't help him remember who he is. So, Ronald peers further back into his childhood. He remembers his attempts to please a father who never supported him.

 

Yet, who Ronald was isn't the key to understanding what he has become. Since he fused with Dr Stein, Ronald's memories have never been truly his own. And lately, Ronald seems to be caught in a loop. He remembers battling a villain in Pittsburgh while Dr Stein advises him. Yet, in The Fury of Firestorm #2, Ronald knows he's no longer in control. And worse, he doesn't know how to retake command of his body.

 

After portraying Firestorm as others see him, Jeff Lemire’s story reveals the battle for dominance raging inside the former hero. In losing his connection to Dr Stein, Ronald loses the mentor who helped him belie

ve in himself again. And as the gestalt entity yearns to evolve, Firestorm represses the weaker aspects of its nature. No longer guided by Ronald or Dr Stein’s principles, Firestorm loses touch with its Humanity. While aspiring to grow, Firestorm threatens to become the world-ending threat its creators feared in The Fury of Firestorm #2.

 

Art

Ronald Raymond and Dr Martin Stein’s distraught features merge into the determined face of Firestorm. Yet as Firestorm flies away from the explosion, closeups reveal that the agony of their transformation remains. The images cascade down the right half of a two-page spread while the background fractures like glass. Rafael De Latorre bookends Ronald's time in the driver's seat with another two-page spread (turned sideways) that shows Firestorm fragmenting until it casts Ronald into a white void. But then, Ronald was often alone before Firestorm's birth. The other students seemed to belong together, comprehending the lessons that boggled Ronald.

 

Surrounded by green plants and trees, Ronald walks across the lawn to the professor’s office. Ronald often wears green, and Dr Stein’s office shimmers with green and blue, while Ronald writes on a green chalkboard. Yet Marcelo Maiolo casts Ronald’s earliest memories amid a haze, and colors them in yellow and red. Even one of the toys the boy plays with should be green. But instead of radiating a connection with nature, it instead looks reddish brown in The Fury of Firestorm #2.

 

Ronald shares his thoughts with yellow uppercase letters in red narrative boxes. Lucas Gattoni conveys speech with black uppercase letters in white balloons. When Dr Stein's consciousness advises Firestorm, his admonitions and encouragement appear in a cloud. The letters grow bold for intonation and enlarge when Ronald stands up for himself. But the being who transformed the citizens of Bedford, Colorado, into glass statues responds with yellow letters in red balloons. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

After an explosion fused two entities into one, Ronald Raymond and Dr Martin Stein shared one body. As they battle villains and fly from one fight to another, the two halves of Firestorm grow more integrated. Yet like the child inside all of us who dared to dream big dreams, the part of him that was Ronald Raymond bemoans the adult Firestorm has become in The Fury of Firestorm #2.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #2.

 

For how this series began, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

The Fury of Firestorm #2 Preview

 

When a nuclear power plant exploded, Ronald Raymond and Dr Martin Stein fused to become Firestorm. But when Firestorm reaches Bedford, Colorado, he recreates the town in six days. Then, on the seventh day, he rests. The military can't touch him. Ronald's former girlfriend no longer recognizes him. Can Lorraine Reilly find away to reconnect with "Ronnie?" Or will Firestorm destroy the world Lorraine strives to protect?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

The Fury of Firestorm #2 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Cover Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Variant Cover Artists: Riley Rossmo, Mark Spears & Sanford Greene

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: May 13, 2026

 

Who is Ronnie Raymond, and how did he become the powerful nuclear man Firestorm? Is there an answer in his past that sheds a light on how he went rogue?

 

A DC Next Level title!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For how this series started, see my preview of The Fury of Firestorm #1. 

The Fury of Firestorm #1 Preview

 

 

Creation. Alpha energy. It's the lifeblood that brings vitality and renewal to any society. Still, change can come too quickly. And it's not always what people need. The inhabitants of New Bedford weren't expecting change. Then it walked among them: a man whose face was constantly changing. Who is the Nuclear Man? And what changes will he unleash on this peaceful, Colorado town?

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The Fury of Firestorm #1 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Rafael De Latorre

Cover Artists: Rafael De Latorre, Chris Burnham & Riley Rossmo

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Jeff Lemire

Next Level Variant Cover Artist: Jorge Corona

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Chris Burnham

Also Available: Blank Sketch Cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: April 8, 2026

 

The Nuclear Man goes Next Level with Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre!

 

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 Jeff Lemire (Absolute Flash, JSA), and Rafael De Latorre (The Penguin) comes the next epic in the Next Level line.

 

 

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