Erin posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 1:23 PM
The timeline looks good but the only thing I'd say against it is that the "present" dates seem to age the character when the company keeps fudging the ages of Bruce Wayne, Hal Jordan and Barry Allan (who's actually a grandfather.) It kinda seems weird to have actual dates for when the character did stuff in our time to the fictional dates he traveled. But still pretty impressive. You keep adding more goodies to the site.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 3:24 PM
Erin, I think it is important that Booster Gold, the paragon of profit-motivated Capitalistic ideals, was introduced to the public by Ronald Reagan in 1985. In many ways, it's that sort of merging of the fantastic and the mundane that make Booster Gold in specific and superheroes in general so engaging. I have no problem with that at all. I long ago got used to the artificial aging of DC's fictional characters, and I think an actual timeline is always far more interesting than a sliding relative ("5 years ago") timeline, as absolute timelines are far more relatable to real people who experience the passage of time episodically.

I'll have more to say about this exact topic in a blog post planned later this week in response to some of Grant Morrison's comments at Comic Con. (Whereas you, Erin, prefer to keep plausibility in your fiction, Morrison apparently prefers to separate his fiction from his reality.)

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 3:32 PM
P.S. I'm not done adding things yet. This site started as a straightforward chronology of events in the life of Booster Gold. Every time I think of something that may illuminate his adventures or add interest for potential or existing readers of his adventures, I try to incorporate it. There are still some things that I would really love to have on the site, such as Dan Jurgens' personal thoughts about the creation, history, and legacy of his signature character. The next plan is to implement links to similar indexing sites for other characters, such as the Ambush Bug Archive (http://www.fourhman.com/ambushbug/), so that every fan can easily track their favorite characters. If you ever have an idea that you'd like to see Boosterrific.com incorporate, just let me know at webmaster at Boosterrific.com.

Erin posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 8:42 PM
What can I say, I was introduced to comics via Marvel during a time when Franklin Richards was stuck as a 5 year old (which I think went back to the Stan Lee years) and their saying he's eight now. Switching over to DC it does seem that the age game varies from writer to writer. Giffin/DeMatteis are dating JLI in their current BG run with the nods to tech, Johns alluded to Booster being 30 while Jurgens has hinted that Booster is in his early to mid 20s. I believe Winick has said it's been 3 years since JLI. I find it amusing especially for a time traveler.
If I may make a suggestion I think that family trees would be an interesting addition to the site.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Family trees is a great idea! Thanks, Erin.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 10:29 PM
I should probably note that so far as the published adventures of Booster Gold are concerned, the character has been dated to his early 30s. No one has yet published anything to contradict that in canon, no matter what opinions they may have on the subject off the record. It certainly makes Booster an appropriate "mentor" age for teen-aged Jaime Reyes, I think.

Erin posted on Jul. 26, 2010 at 10:54 PM
Really? I thought Ted was in his 30s. Booster is about a year younger than Nightwing, although he skipped a few months ahead in his 1st series. I've also seen it argued that he was actually 19 at the start since the twins birthdays are in December. (In case you're wondering I had an essay I was going to do but backed out of.) Generally I go with what the creators say.

TGB posted on Jul. 27, 2010 at 12:56 AM
I'm having difficulty keeping up as well with some job interviews that I've been going through and the prep for them. Hopefully I'll figure things out soon. I haven't even had a chance to get Time Masters yet.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 27, 2010 at 4:58 AM
Booster was a sophomore in college in the year 2462 when he was expelled, moved to Metropolis, got a job at the Space Museum, enrolled in night school, and stole a time machine (BG v1 #6). At the time he would have been 19 years old, as this all took place prior to Christmas 2462 (BG v1 #14). In BG v1 #5, Skeets implies that Booster is 20. In BG v1 #22, it was implied at Michelle's funeral that the twins were 24 years old. Fast forward 20 years of "real" time, and In Formerly Known as the Justice League #2, Booster establishes that he is approximately 35 years old in a conversation with Blue Beetle. Booster describes himself as over 30 in BG v2 #0, also to Blue Beetle. In BG v2 #17, Booster coyly puts his own age between 25-35 years in a discussion with himself. While Booster's exact canonical age cannot be determined exactly, it can very clearly be described at "over" 30 years old. (Michelle, of course, is considerably younger, having recently been rescued from moments before her own death.)

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 27, 2010 at 5:01 AM
And good luck, TGB. Everyone who has told me that they were going to an interview recently has landed a job. So I'm sure you'll do fine.