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"""...a thought-provoking saga that transcends the usual genre clich�s."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""...a vital modern superhero story."" -- ""Comicbook.com"" ""...one of the most thought-provoking stories in comics all year."" -- ""SYFY WIRE"" ""Art by Gorham ... straddles the fantastic and the mundane with everyman-to-hero character design and imaginative cosmic scenery.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Cantwell ... develops strong characters and works them at a crackerjack pace, with a countdown clock insistently ticking.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The Blue Flame ... is a triumph.""-- ""SYFY Wire"" ""...brilliantly uses the sci-fi pulp superhero idea as a gateway to tell the very real story of someone that has to deal with the consequences of a horrible tragedy in real life in an exceptionally unique way. If you like brilliant art and clever storytelling this is one to pick up.""-- ""Comic Watch"" ""A perfect 10. ""-- ""Comics Bookcase"" ""THE BLUE FLAME is the real deal [...] It has that talk-amongst-friends vibe comics fans rarely get and the accessibility for casual or even non-comics readers. It's the kind of comic we don't get enough of.""""-- ""AIPT"""

...brilliantly uses the sci-fi pulp superhero idea as a gateway to tell the very real story of someone that has to deal with the consequences of a horrible tragedy in real life in an exceptionally unique way. If you like brilliant art and clever storytelling this is one to pick up. -- Comic Watch A perfect 10. -- Comics Bookcase The Blue Flame #1 is a triumph, and if the first issue is any indication, this is a series we'll be talking about for a long time. -- SYFY Wire THE BLUE FLAME is the real deal [...] It has that talk-amongst-friends vibe comics fans rarely get and the accessibility for casual or even non-comics readers. It's the kind of comic we don't get enough of. -- AIPT

""...a thought-provoking saga that transcends the usual genre clichés.""  * Publishers Weekly * “The Blue Flame ... is a triumph."" * SYFY Wire * ""A perfect 10. "" * Comics Bookcase * “…one of the most thought-provoking stories in comics all year.”  * SYFY WIRE * ""...a vital modern superhero story.""  * Comicbook.com * ""Cantwell ... develops strong characters and works them at a crackerjack pace, with a countdown clock insistently ticking."" * Publishers Weekly * ""Art by Gorham ... straddles the fantastic and the mundane with everyman-to-hero character design and imaginative cosmic scenery."" * Publishers Weekly * ""THE BLUE FLAME is the real deal [...] It has that talk-amongst-friends vibe comics fans rarely get and the accessibility for casual or even non-comics readers. It's the kind of comic we don't get enough of.”"" * AIPT * ""...brilliantly uses the sci-fi pulp superhero idea as a gateway to tell the very real story of someone that has to deal with the consequences of a horrible tragedy in real life in an exceptionally unique way. If you like brilliant art and clever storytelling this is one to pick up."" * Comic Watch *

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Christopher Cantwell is an Eisner-nominated comic book writer of such titles as DOCTOR DOOM and IRON MAN for Marvel Comics, STAR TREK: DEFIANT for IDW, PLASTIC MAN NO MORE! for DC Comics, and original books such as SHE COULD FLY (Berger Books), BRIAR (Boom! Studios), and THE BLUE FLAME (Vault). He is also the co-creator, Executive Producer and showrunner of the critically acclaimed television series HALT AND CATCH FIRE, and is also currently serving as EP & showrunner of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER, set to air on AMC in 2025.  Kurt is the colorist of comic books such as THE BLUE FLAME and MONEY SHOT from Vault Comics, GLITTERBOMB, and HACK/SLASH. Technically, he colored BATMAN one time in DC's LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD anthology. It counts. He won the 2021 Nerdie for Colorist of the Year from The House of Nerd Podcast. Kurt is also the creator of the Color With Kurt YouTube channel - a channel focused on making color more accessible.youtube.com/ColorWithKurt He lives in Long Beach, Mississippi, with his wife and two cats. When he is not coloring, he enjoys drawing, streaming, playing basketball, video games, movies, and coloring more. https://www.instagram.com/kmichaelrussell/ https://twitter.com/kmichaelrussell youtube.com/ColorWithKurt Hassan is a British/Algerian comics letterer, and has worked on titles like Vault Comics’ The Blue Flame, Black Stars Above, The RUSH, Engineward, No One’s Rose, and TEST, as well as X-O Manowar, First Knife, and Undone By Blood. He's also the editor of the Eisner-winning PanelxPanel, and voice behind Strip Panel Naked. https://twitter.com/hassanoe https://hassanoe.co.uk/

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