Firestorm #27 - DC

I think I already told you Firestorm is one of my favorite characters. Been with him since his inception in the 70's. And this new book is staying true to everything that has come before, while at the same time breaking new ground. At the end of last issue Professor Stein appeared to be dead. So Jamal, Firestorm, panics and sends himself right into his brain. He doesn't know what to do, so he pulls Lorraine in with him. Which doesn't make Gehenna, his girlfriend, very happy. It also leaves her wide open for the Pupil, and his minions, to attack her. Apparently the Pupil's main objective is to gather information. So he'll take it wherever, and from whoever he can get it from. Jamal and Lorraine basically jumpstart Martin's brain and then when they come out, use the Firestorm matrix to rebuild him from the inside out, according to the computer specs that the Pupil had of Martin before he was tortured. So of course the Pupil gets away. Gehenna is mad at Jamal for letting her fend for herself while he was trying to save Martin. And when he gets home, Jamal in ambushed by his father and mother. Mother? Where has she been during the last 27 issues? I guess we'll find out in the next. And then Lorraine is visited by a binary looking Firestorm whom she doesn't recognize. I'm guessing it has something to do with Ronnie Raymond. Great story. Good supporting cast. This book really draws you in.