Back in 2023, fan-favorite friends Beatriz De Costa and Tora Olafsdotter, better known as the superhero duo Fire and Ice, were the stars of their own DC Comics miniseries, Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallvillefrom the writer Joan Stahler. Two years after the miniseries was released, the publisher has announced that Statler will be rewriting a new six-issue miniseries starring DC’s hottest (and coldest) girls Fire and Ice: When Hell Freezes Over. Artist Stephen Byrne will join Staller. Joined Stephen Bourne About artistic responsibility. The miniseries, which will launch in April, will see the two swap bodies, a beloved and popular storytelling trope, especially in comics, that readers can expect to lead to some hilarious shenanigans.
DC describes it like this Fire and Ice: When Hell Freezes Over and
Before Fire and Ice: When Hell Freezes Over Launched in April, as seen on DC’s page absolute powerFire and Ice finally get what Fire has always wanted: the dynamic duo makes a glorious return to the ranks of the Justice League—and in the midst of a major world crisis! But when the crisis was over, the smoke cleared, and all superpowers were restored, Bing found himself spitting out uncontrollable flames, while Fire condensed ice crystals on his fingertips. oops!
With the powers shifted and no resolution in sight, Fire and Ice wrap up and regroup in Smallville, where they realize their predicament has made them worse than the heroes they once were: against the one they love Local communities pose a threat. But no matter how short-sighted, fire always has a plan! When she’s digging through Zatanna’s bag of tips for a quick fix in the middle of the night at karaoke…what could possibly go wrong? Except, you know, everything. again.
In a statement announcing the new series and his return to DC, Statler described the returning character:
“The last series of “Fire and Ice”, welcome to smallville“, it’s really about the ladies figuring out how their friendship works without saving the world,” said Stahler. “Of course, there’s a lot of conflict that ensues. With this new series, I wanted to show How well Bea and Tora understand each other and how powerful they are when working together.
The author also praises artist Stephen Byrne:
“The girls accidentally switch bodies in an attempt to correct the power chaos that occurred. absolute power,” Stahler continued. “this Blame Friday Without Stephen Bourne’s excellent art, things might have been confusing. He created incredibly interesting and unique new character designs that make it very clear when ice is in the body of fire and vice versa. The body-swapping chaos will be fun for readers, but not for Bea and Tora.
Fire and Ice: Hell Freezes It will be released on April 9th. Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson and variants covered David Nakayama, Jeff Stay and Kevin Wada (1:25).
