Friday, April 16, 2010
Booster Gold Versus The Clock King
Recent sales of Booster Gold have continued their downward trend from before the hiccup of Blackest Night, demonstrating unequivocally that DC's zombie-fest has provided no long-term boost in readers for Booster. Note that these numbers are linear with the continued downward trend in sales for Booster Gold and are not indicative of any significant change in readership habits due to the planned departure of Dan Jurgens. (The truth of the previous statement will be revealed in coming months, once sales figures are released for the first few Giffen and DeMatteis issues.)
Fortunately, recent history also suggests that DC's average cancellation threshold (the line in red above) is low enough and flexible enough that the series will last at least another 12 months, benefiting from the full length of the Generation Lost maxi-series. And despite Booster's falling sales numbers, DC clearly has a lot of faith in the character to feature him in at least 3 series this summer. Should Generation Lost or Time Masters: Vanishing Point perform well, there could still be a be a sales boon for Booster Gold which would postpone the executioner's axe. Only time will tell.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Nekron and Taxes
Think your taxes are complicated? Stop and think a moment about Booster Gold, the world's least altruistic super hero, and his income derived entirely from public sponsorships. With no secret identity (the IRS recognizes Booster as a legal alien named "Booster Gold"), it's not like he can hide any cash in his other clothes. Presumably Booster has an unseen agent and accountant. Hopefully they are more honest than his first manager, Dirk Davis, who embezzled Booster's multi-billion fortune in the late 1980s when he turned traitor against the entire human race. Good help is so hard to find.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
New Release: Booster Gold #31
Booster Gold, Volume 2, #31 hits stands today. This is the last Dan Jurgens' written or drawn issue for the foreseeable future. (Apologies to tiggerpete, who is certainly disappointed that it was not written by Geoff Johns. Keep a stiff upper lip, 'pete, your day will come again.) Buy it and make Skeets happy.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Winick Lords His Knowledge of Generation Lost
Now that Blackest Night has wrapped up, Judd Winick has more to say about Generation Lost. Apparently, Max Lord has successfully duplicated the Devil's greatest trick and convinced the world that he doesn't exist. Read more at Newsarama.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
2010 Eisner Award Nominees
It was revealed last week that DC Comics is the publisher with the most 2010 Eisner Award nominations, and Booster Gold fairs better than usual. Former Booster Gold writer Geoff Johns and his latest baby, Blackest Night (which includes minor appearances by Booster Gold), were both among the nominees. The Brave and the Bold #28 was nominated as the best single issue of the year, no doubt because Booster Gold appears on the DC Nation page in that issue. Listen up, artists and writers: you want to be nominated for Eisner Awards? Include Booster Gold in your work!
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