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Friday, April 30, 2010

Never Meet Your Heroes

There's an old idiom that says that you should never meet your heroes lest you become disappointed by the disconnect between your idealized hero and the real human being behind the public persona. While the truth of this sentiment is, like all other generalizations, unique to the individual circumstances involved, one wonders how this would apply to the greatest of heroes, the DC super heroes.

Should Batman save you from a mugger in the streets of Gotham City, would you think he was an emotionless asshole if he didn't stick around until the police arrived? Would a chance encounter with the Man of Steel outside of Metropolis City Hall upset you if he didn't pause for small talk before brusquely excusing himself to deal with an erupting volcano? How would you react if you found yourself an unfortunate bystander to a battle between the forces of evil and Booster Gold, a shady "hero" publicly accused of jeopardizing public safety in pursuit of attention?

Jerk!

In the DC Universe, the average citizen's opinion of Booster Gold remains understandably pretty low. Booster is in many ways an unlikeable character: gambler, thief, egomaniac, and buffoon are all words that apply to his character. He tends to be a little manic-depressive. He's lost more money than most people will ever see. In over 20 years as a costumed hero, he has earned few friends with his selfish attitude and questionable judgment. In short, there are very few redeeming qualities about Booster Gold. But therein lies the character's appeal.

Despite failing at almost everything he has ever tried, Booster Gold still keeps trying. In spite of expectations, he even seems to be having a good time. Better, Booster Gold appears to be learning from his mistakes, proving him to be the rarest of DC Heroes: the kind that grows.

So if you should happen to bump into Booster Gold during your travels through the DC Universe, maybe you should give him a chance. Even if he did just endorse a company that turned out to be committing SEC fraud, speak against the Justice League on behalf of an alien race, or accidentally kill your dog, he's trying to be a hero. And real heroes don't care how you feel about them (so long as you keep buying their comic book).

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Who is Jim Pesl?

The name Jim Pesl has come up frequently in issues of Booster Gold. At this point, the name is still a complete mystery. Does Pesl draw/ink backgrounds for DC Comics? Is Pesl a friend of Dan Jurgens or Norm Rapmund? Is Pesl a pseudonym or acronym? Does Pesl know John Galt?

Internet searches and politely worded emails have failed to uncover the truth about the identity of this enigmatic figure in the background tapestry of Booster Gold. If anyone turns up anything, please let Boosterrific know; the mysterious is killing us.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Boosterrific is Not on Twitter

Boosterrific.com is not represented via RSS or Twitter feed. You cannot follow Boosterrific.com on Facebook or MySpace. The question here is should it? I just can't see any reason for it. These things don't strike me as necessary or useful. (I'm sure the same argument could be made about a website devoted to Booster Gold.) However, that being said, if anyone can think of a good reason to do any of these things, I'll entertain your ideas.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Skeets Keeps Electric Company

FactorX-Cuatro.com recently posted a list of robots in the DC (and Marvel) Universe. The list seems to confuse some cyborgs (i.e. Metallo) for robots, but does contain many very minor characters, some of whom have ever appeared in only 1 panel! Skeets made the list with no differentiation between the first (destroyed by Maxwell Lord) and second (Infinite Crisis) models which Boosterrific.com considers to be two separate beings. Notably missing is Skeets' mechanical nemesis Maximillion, proving that the list, though large, is not quite complete. Still, it's pretty interesting to see the artificial company that Skeets keeps in the DCU.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Flashpoint?

This article at CBR was written last week, and therefore probably qualifies as "old news." However, at the end, Dan Jurgens teases about Vanishing Point's hinted connection to Flashpoint, a potential event series coming from DC in 2011. While Jurgens tends to keep his teases very, very mysterious, what's the chance that Booster Gold will be playing a major role in a major DC event book in the near future? It's about time those pesky Green Lanterns took a back seat to a real hero!

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