Monday, February 27, 2017
Some Comic Book Guy Went to the Pro Bowl
To reward their fans, the National Football League selected loyal fans from every team and sent them to the Pro Bowl in January. Guess who the lucky fan representing the Minnesota Vikings was?
Amy Jurgens, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and the creator of Booster Gold
It's Booster Gold creator Dan Jurgens! While the article about the experience on Vikings.com does include an image of Booster Gold (from he cover of Booster Gold Vol. 2, #21), the writer doesn't seem aware of exactly how significant a role Jurgens has played in the history of DC Comics. Quote:
Jurgens is now currently working on two titles — one Batman and one Superman, whom he says he's had a longstanding affiliation with.
When talking about the career of the man who killed Superman then saved him from oblivion after the New 52 reboot, created Cyborg Superman, and co-created Doomsday, "longstanding affiliation" feels like a bit of an understatement. (And don't even get me started on how important his work on Booster Gold has been!)
Congratulations, Dan and Amy. Go Vikings!
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Friday, February 24, 2017
The Blot Finds
If you thought that a mini Thomas the Tank Engine toy was the strangest Booster Gold-related thing we'd see in 2017, you might be right. That's pretty strange.
But yesterday, Booster booster The Blot announced on his blog that he's found something else plenty unusual: a 1.5-inch Booster Gold-themed Dunny keychain.
I can hear some of you asking "What is a Dunny?" (I asked it myself.) To quote from the manufacturer's website, KidRobot.com:
A DUNNY is a type of vinyl designer art toy created by Paul Budnitz and Tristan Eaton, and produced by Kidrobot since 2004. The toy is based on a rabbit figure with distinctive tubular ears. The origin of the name Dunny came from a combination of street slang and one of the early "Devil Bunny" prototypes.
I have no idea how that concept ties in with the DC Universe, but I think the same thing about that Thomas & Friends toy. All I need to know is where I can buy them (which, frankly, probably answers my question). Lucky for us, the Blot has a lead on that information at TheBlotSays.com.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Blot. I wonder what bizarre Booster Gold item we'll get next?
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Putting a Bow on It
Those of you who follow Boosterrific on Facebook have already seen this, but for those of you who don't, Brian Miller of Hi-Fi Designs posted this yesterday:
To recap: First Dan Jurgens tells us that he's drawing "BG". Then Norm Rapmund says he's inking someone with a star on his chest who isn't Captain America. And now Hi-Fi designs removes any lingering doubt. This is definitely a Booster Gold cover.
Jurgens, Rapmund, and Hi Fi were the art team for most of the late, lamented Booster Gold Volume 2. Isn't it nice to have the band back together?
If you'd like to reward Miller for sharing the image with us, consider donating to his Kickstarter campaign for the Femme Mystique graphic novel. Good luck, Brian.
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Monday, February 20, 2017
This Day in History: Starlin Deposits Gold
Nine years ago today, DC released The Death of the New Gods #6. If for no other reason, this book is significant as the only time that the legendary Jim Starlin has drawn Booster Gold for DC Comics.
Starlin, perhaps most famous as the creator of Marvel Comics' Thanos and many fantastic Batman stories, has been working as a comics writer and artist for over forty years, and yet somehow, The Death of the New Gods #6 is the only issue in which he has included Booster Gold!
Unfortunately, I can't tell you exactly where it falls in Booster's continuity. Booster is seen very briefly on one video monitor among many in Darkseid's lair. The monitors all appear to be tuned to different realities across the multiverse, so I can't even tell you which Booster Gold we're seeing!
But some Booster is always better than no Booster. Thanks, Jim!
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Friday, February 17, 2017
You Got Booster Gold in My Tank Engine
Hold on to your cabooses, Booster boosters, but there's about to be a Booster Gold-themed toy train.
That's the Thomas the Tank Engine character Dash dressed as Booster Gold, and he's just one of many new character mash-ups coming soon to a retailer near you, according to Matthew Mueller at ComicBook.com
If you've got a young child, you might already be familiar with the Thomas & Friends Minis line of toys by Fisher-Price. There have been DC Comics variants of these toys for a couple of years, but Booster Gold is a new twist.
(I have only one complaint about this development. In TtTE mythology, Dash has a twin brother named Bash. So why isn't there a Blue Beetle-themed Bash to go with my Booster Gold Dash, Fisher-Price? #MissedOpportunity)
Either April Fool's Day has come early this year, or you'll be able to buy "Dash as Booster Gold" later this month.
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