MetalWoman posted on Jan. 30, 2013 at 9:08 AM
I really liked the DCnU take on Firestorm, which was to replace nuclear bombs in the real world with Firestorm. Each nation with the bomb had its own Firestorm, and terrorist groups were using dirty Firestorm protocols. It was a very neat idea, even if the delivery was unfocused.
I tried several issue's of Jurgens run, but have found that it has all the problems of his JLI. Boring villains, drawn out stories, and generally bland story telling. While the previous writers did not live up to the series's potential, the current run seems to have no potential.

Metal Woman

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:53 PM
To each her own, I suppose. I much prefer the comparatively traditional stories that Jurgens' writes about the life of a couple of kids trying to be a hero compared to Simone/Van Sciver's confusing and meandering international politics parable. Sales for the series have been tanking hard since the first issue, so it would appear that you are in a minority in liking the initial New 52 FIRESTORM, MetalWoman. In all realms of human endeavor, a "neat idea" is only as good as its follow-through.

But don't take my defense of Jurgens as anything other than a blind devotion to an artist I admire. I admit that he has flaws, and Jurgens most certainly will not be able to save FIRESTORM. The book's sales clearly indicate impending cancellation, and recent history indicates that the only way that DC could save it would be by putting a Johns or Morrison type "big name" on it, something the company wouldn't bother doing these days unless they were going to cancel the title and relaunch from #1. It looks like Firestorm will somehow soon be folded into the Justice League, which should sound like a familiar scenario to Booster Gold fans.

BridgeKeeper posted on Jan. 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM
Thought you might like to know: Booster is back!
http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/01/30/buzzfeed-unveils-a-first-look-at-april%E2%80%99s-wtf-certified-initiative

Kathryn Radun posted on Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:03 PM
This might refer to the DC April solicits and the 'WTF' initative (their name, not mine) in which DC explicitly stated that Booster Gold would reappear.

Kathryn Radun posted on Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:11 PM
I thought I should add the source: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=43478

Grimmy posted on Feb. 1, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Too bad Firestorm's sales are so low, barely above 10K. I expect Shag will be receiving the bad news of his favorite hero's cancellation very soon :(