Argentinian comic book fan Pablo Stadelman, author of Cosa De Fans and Cosa De Fans 2, has written yet another book about comics, Decisiones Heroicas.

My Spanish is... well, very bad. So I had Google Translate translate the book jacket for me.

Heroic Decisions: history of the creation of the most important comics industries.

This book contains the beginning of the most significant editorial contest in the world of comics, of two of its most important exponents, such as DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

Through an extensive investigation, the period between 1960 and 1970 is analyzed, and it is shown how both publishers made decisions of different kinds to carry out their growth and achieve their well-deserved recognition.

It is a tribute to the actions of the different cartoonists, writers, inkers, and editors of both publishers, who had the difficult task of making the right decisions to be able to implement the stories of the characters most loved by readers.

This book is dedicated to all comic book lovers, as well as to all those who want to know the beginning of one of the most important events in the publishing industry.

Booster Gold wasn't around in the 60s or 70s, but he has always been a student of historical heroes. He's also a time traveler, a walking anachronism. Maybe that's why he's on the cover.

Or maybe he just couldn't resist the opportunity to be seen alongside so many members of both the Justice League and the Avengers. Our hero never could resist a good photo opportunity.

Good luck with the book, Pablo.

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Back in December 2020, I told you about Argentinian Pablo Stadelman's first book, Cosa De Fans, which contained interviews with comics creators, notably including many who had worked on Booster Gold. And now I'm telling you about Pablo's second book. Or, more accurately, here's Pablo to tell you about his new book, Cosa De Fans 2:

Dear All.

I am Pablo Stadelman, from Campana, province of Buenos Aires.

I am writing to tell you about my new book called "Fan Thing 2: Stories and Anecdotes from the World of Comics".

It contains interviews with comic references such as Sal Buscema, Keith Williams, Mark McKenna and Brandon Peterson along with various stories and anecdotes from the world of comics.

From the work of publishers to the creation of characters, the book covers different aspects of the publishing world.

The book is special for all those comic fans who want to know more about the way comics are made, as well as for those who seek to become familiar with the wonderful world of comics.

The cover is made by Darío Brizuela and its ISBN is 9789878819433.

I send you the image of the cover and the back cover so that you can know it.

I hope I have not bothered you with this message.

I send you a huge greeting.

Hey, that's Justice League Spectacular #1 on the book cover! Pretty cool Easter Egg for Booster Gold fans.

Good luck with your new book, Pablo.

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If you like reading about the history of Booster Gold (and since you're reading *this*, I'd say there's a pretty good chance you do), you may be interested in hearing from Pablo Stadelman of Argentina who wrote me last week.

I send you this message because I write a book about the comic industry, called "Cosa de Fans" (fans thing) in my country.

Two years ago I came up with the idea of writing this book with the purpose that people, comic fans or not, know the way the industry works and the stories behind the development of a comic, since its creation from a character to the writing of a story.

For this reason, I interviewed several cartoonists, scriptwriters, inkers and editors of the major publishers, such as Marvel and DC comics, to tell them in the first person how their work is, along with the vicissitudes that happened during the development of a comic.

It also contains stories, many of them unknown, about various specific events of both publishers, both about their characters and their authors.

I had contact with many other friendly people, such as Dan Jurgens and Devin Grayson, as well as people who at first seemed unattainable, such as JM DeMatteis and Kevin Eastman.

I had the pleasure of speaking in the first person with people whom I idolize and follow since I started reading comics, and I was able to appreciate the human quality of each one of them.

I wrote a chapter about Booster Gold and the importance of this character in the DC universe. I talked with Dan Jurgens about the creation of Booster Gold, and he talked about the origin, and the way that he created Booster Gold.

It sounds like a pretty educational read. Pablo tells me Cosa de Fans (ISBN 9789878618272) can be found on Argentinian e-commerce platform Mercado Libre or "in some book shops or comic shops in Argentina." If you're down that way, keep an eye out for it.

Good luck with your book, Pablo!

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