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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Gold Beetle Gets What She Deserves
Friend of Boosterrific ("F.O.B") Mike Foster took me to task for spending last Wednesday teasing Green Arrow when I should have been focused the latest Gold Beetle appearance as seen in this panel from that week's Green Lantern #2:
words by Geoffrey Thorne, art by Dexter Soy, Marco Santucci, Alex Sinclair
Exactly why Gold Beetle appears to be handcuffed is unclear, as this panel is her only appearance in this issue. Perhaps the "present day" Time Masters have finally taken notice of her recent shenanigans in Future State: Suicide Squad #1 and #2 and Flash #768 and #769.
By the way, this would seem to be Gold Beetle's first canonical (objectively documented) meeting with Rip Hunter and Waverider, her previously reported encounter with the "Linear Police" being merely anecdotal (as told by her) and apocryphal (because she's the very definition of an unreliable narrator). Good luck finding a game show that will ask for *that* thinly-sliced bit of comic book trivia.
At the rate Gold Beetle is popping up across DC's new Infinite Frontier, it's only a matter of time (har, har) before she finally comes face to face with Booster Gold and Blue Beetle themselves, maybe in this summer's Blue and Gold mini-series that everyone I won't stop talking about.
Thanks for the correction, Mike.
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Monday, November 30, 2020
Well Read
My friends Mike and Keith are big fans of "The Dresden Files" books by Jim Butcher, and they were eager to tell me that Booster Gold is name-checked in the latest book, Battle Ground, as you can see below.
That page makes no sense to me, but I suppose jumping into any novel on page 153 would be confusing.
Despite my friends' urging, I have not read any of "The Dresden Files" books. I bought the first one, Storm Front, but only got through the first chapter before loaning it to my father, who was looking for something new to read in the hospital. I haven't seen it since (though Dad has now read the first 16 in the series).
Apparently, fans of the series know what I didn't, that protagonist wizard Harry Dresden — as Wikipedia tells us:
Harry prefers to drive his Volkswagen Beetle because the simple technology powering it makes it less likely to be adversely affected by his magic, and it can be fixed easily. He refers to it as the "Blue Beetle" due to its original color, though damage by supernatural creatures has forced him to replace several pieces of the bodywork in different colors.
Despite Harry's objection, comic book fans will agree that "Booster Gold" is the prefect callsign for someone associated with the Blue Beetle.
For the record, Battle Ground, the 17th "Dresden" book, was released in September. It can now be found in fine bookstores everywhere (and I'm sure it will make a good gift for my father this Christmas).
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020
No New Comics? No Problem
Since today is the first New Comics Day without comics in the history of New Comics Days, you're probably looking to get your Booster Gold fix somewhere else. How about Youtube?
First, Booster booster Eskana lets us know that our hero — as played by Ali G — appears briefly in the latest Honest Trailers take on "Justice League: The Snyder Cut".
Meanwhile, friend of the blog Michael Foster has spotted Booster Gold in a musical montage of Phil Cho's fan created "Earth-27 Heroes". (Start looking at the 50 second mark, right after Fire and Ice.)
And that's not all! According to CDN, the YouTube series Death Battle has promised in their latest video to next feature a Cable vs Booster Gold match-up. If you want to keep tabs on when that might drop, you can find their videos here.
Thanks for the notifications. And if anyone else spots Booster somewhere in the wild, please let me know.
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Monday, November 12, 2018
Return of the Jacket
Two and a quarter years ago, we finally got a custom-made Booster Gold hoodie from Coyote Pop Clothing.
Coyote Pop is no longer around, but Destructo Disc Designs has arisen to take its place. Although they don't offer hoodies, they are, for a limited time, making a Booster Gold jacket.
The "Gold" jacket is one of six comics-inspired polyester jackets currently being offered at DestructoDiscDesigns.com. You can order your own for $69 (plus shipping) until the end of the week. If you're interested, act now!
Thanks to Michael Foster for pointing this out.
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Monday, July 2, 2018
Booster Gold Versus Blue Beetle
My friend Michael pointed me to this video hosted by DCComics.com in which Collin Kelly and Mike Kalinowski debate whether Booster Gold or Blue Beetle, respectively, would win in a fight. Just a couple of comic book nerds talking about some of their favorite characters; it's like a podcast but with pictures!
(Frankly, I don't know why they're wasting so much time. We all know that Booster Gold would win.)
Once you've watched the video, be sure to drop by DCComics.com to vote for Booster Gold the character you think would win in a fight. Don't wait! Voting ends early Thursday morning.
Thanks for the link, Mike.
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