Monday, January 17, 2011
Congratulations on 100 Posts!
Not 100 blog posts. No, this blog passed 100 posts last June; it celebrates it's one-year anniversary this week.
I mean congratulations on the over 100 blog posts already in the one-week old Boosterrific Forum. That's far more immediate acceptance than I had expected. Thanks for the support, posters!
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Friday, January 14, 2011
The Letter Column Strikes Back
In yesterday's comments, Shawn bragged that he could see his letters to DC comics in any comic shop in the country. We at Boosterrific.com aim higher. Shawn, you can now see at least one of your letters at any computer in the world:
That may not quite be Superman flying a little blind girl around the world, but it's the best I could do on short notice.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Return of the Letter Column
You may be aware that DC has promised to keep the prices of it's regular series at $2.99 for the foreseeable future. To keep this promise, they are cutting the story content in each issue back to 20 from 22 pages. The extra space will be filled with an old standard: the letter column.
The letter column was phased out of comics with the last millennium, as fandom was introduced to the intenet. So letter columns were dropped in favor of cheaper production costs for comics. But now they, like Deadman, have been resurrected in the wake of Blackest Night. Does that spell the end of internet fans sites like, say, Boosterrific? (Rest easy; that's a rhetorical question.)
I happen to like letter columns. I've found that they provide a great contemporary commentary about comics that becomes even more enlightening as the years have gone by. Older comics are much enriched by the inclusion of reader's opinions and feedback. It's not just nostalgia, it's history told by the readers.
I know that it's against your nature, comic book fans, but speak up and tell DC what you think. I encourage you to write DC a letter about your favorite (or least favorite) title, character, or artist. You can drop them a line electronically at www.DCletterspage.com or the old fashioned way by mailing it to this address:
Letters to the Editor
DC Comics
1700 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Let's make this a success. I hope to be reading your letters in the back pages of Booster Gold volume 2 when I re-read it in 2030, when DC starts publishing Booster Gold volume 3. Plus, if the letter column can return, maybe there's hope for a comeback for page numbers!
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
New Releases: Booster Gold & Generation Lost
Lordy, lordy, Booster Gold hits 40! Booster Gold #40 and Justice League: Generation Lost #17 are scheduled to hit stands today. Buy them both and make Skeets happy.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
DC Universe Online is Online
DC Universe Online ships worldwide today.
I'm iced in, so my local gaming store might as well be in Metropolis. However, I trust that sooner or later someone out there will play it and give us a review of Booster Gold's surprisingly prominent role as official DC tour guide.
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