Earlier today, we reported on some strange goings-on within the pages of The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man #15. After a protracted battle with Captain Atom, both parties are forced into an unexpected position by the end of this issue and Captain Atom in particular finds himself in a spot that promises a lot of potential for future storytelling.Series writer/artist Dan Jurgens joined us again this month to provide commentary on the issue.As always, this is a spoiler-filled conversation. So buy a copy of the issue and follow along with us!ComicBook.com: This Captain Atom story reminds me a bit of the Helspont story in Superman–the power scale is epic and the fight scene is huge, but at the end of the day it’s pretty short. What do you think is the advantage to telling one-and-done or two-and-done stories?Dan Jurgens: Over the last few years, I think readers have tired a bit of expanded storytelling. Whenever you have that, it feels like there simply isn’t as much happening in a book. Lots of dialogue, much of repetitive, and a lack of action.We want this book to move. For a character like Firestorm, that’s a natural. ComicBook.com: Is Firestorm’s appearance a choice, then? Or at least a subconscious one? Megala’s appearance throws that into question, whereas up until now I’ve assumed there was an element of the random, I guess.DJ: We’ll touch on this a bit as the series develops. Exactly why does Firestorm look the way he does? It it a subconscious thing that’s a byproduct of a dominant personality? That happens to be my general thought here.But I want to play around more with the idea that Ronnie and Jason really don’t understand the full nature of what Firestorm is and what their powers are. It should be somewhat mysterious for them. Exactly what can they stand up to? What can they survive?
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