Publication history
The Jason Rusch incarnation of Firestorm was introduced in 2004 following the death of the original Firestorm, Ronnie Raymond, in Identity Crisis .
Ronnie and Jason star in The New 52 title The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, initially written by Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver and drawn by Yıldıray Çınar. [2] Joe Harris replaced Simone starting in issue #7, while Van Sciver provided art for issues #7 and 8. [3] Dan Jurgens took over the series as both writer and artist from issue #13 in 2012 until the final issue, #20, in 2013.
Fictional character biography
Jason Rusch is a 17-year-old living in Detroit who lives with his abusive father Alvin after his mother leaves the family. He becomes a courier to gain money and bonds with the Firestorm matrix, which seeks a new host following Ronnie Raymond's death. Unlike Ronnie, Jason initially does not have a set matrix partner, instead bonding with various civilians. [1] [4]
In 52 , Firestorm is fused with Cyborg due to malfunctioning Zeta Beam technology. After being freed, he forms a new Justice League with Firehawk, Ambush Bug, Super-Chief, and Bulleteer. After failing to handle a crisis staged by Booster Gold's robot Skeets, the new League disbands.
In One Year Later , Jason and Gehenna search for Martin Stein after his former pupil Adrian Burroughs kidnaps him. Later, Jason and Stein meet Shilo Norman, who informs them that the Firestorm matrix contains part of the Life Equation. [5] After Darkseid kidnaps Stein, Jason and Gehenna work to find him.
In Infinite Crisis , Jason's friend Mick Wong is killed. Following this, he meets with Stein in space and agrees to have him be the Firestorm matrix's permanent secondary host. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Blackest Night
In Blackest Night , Ronnie attacks Jason after being resurrected as a Black Lantern. [11] In the final battle against Nekron, Ronnie is fully resurrected with no memory of his time as a Lantern. [12]
Brightest Day
In Brightest Day , Deathstorm attempts to manipulate Ronnie and Jason into fighting, destabilizing the Firestorm matrix, and destroying the universe. He seemingly succeeds, but instead transports Firestorm to the antimatter universe. After Deathstorm kills Martin Stein, Jason and Ronnie work together to avenge him. [13]
The New 52
In The New 52 continuity reboot, Jason and Ronnie are classmates who obtain Martin Stein's "God Particle", giving them both the ability to transform into Firestorm. [14] [15]
In the 2016 miniseries Legends of Tomorrow, Jason is separated from the Firestorm matrix after Stein mistakenly believes that it is harming him. Despite this, he continues to appear in association with Firestorm and eventually rejoins the matrix. [16] [17]
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