You are all no doubt familiar with the work of J.M. DeMatteis, the Justice League International writer who must share credit for making Booster Gold the man we know and love today. (And if you're not, shame on you!) DeMatteis has been writing for Booster Gold off and on for nearly three decades, but it turns out that he's written more than we've previously seen.

On Wednesday, DeMatteis posted on his blog a treatment for an rejected Justice League Unlimited episode featuring Martian Manunter and his Oreos addiction (as explored elsewhere in Martian Manhunter #24). Naturally, Booster Gold has a part to play.

"So," Booster says, "we're doing security, right?" "So," J'onn replies, "you're doing security, wrong." Bwanna Beast gets very excited, thinking that means they're the ones J'onn is picking to do the actual negotiations. "Even I'm," Booster says, "not stupid enough to believe that." "Thus exhibiting a level of self-knowledge," J'onn interjects, "that I thought was beyond you." "Thanks," Booster replies. "I think."

If you like DeMatteis' humorous writing or Martian Manhunter or JLU, you owe it to yourself to visit J.M. DeMatteis' Creation Point and give it a read.

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Tom Everett Scott's Booster Gold is going to be a pretty high bar for any future actors to hurdle.

Last week's poll question: ( votes)

After Kevin Maguire's recent fan casting, there's been some discussion in the Boosterrific Forum about who might play Booster when he returns to television (which as Russ Burlingame said at ComicBook.com earlier this week, may still happen in his own series).

 

UPDATE 2015-01-15: Tom Everett Scott appreciates his fans!

"@boosterrific: The Fans Have Spoken: @TomEScott is the best Booster Gold voice EVER bit.ly/1BwdU07" Thank you Booster Gold fans!!
— Tom Everett Scott (@TomEScott) January 15, 2015

You're welcome, Tom Everett Scott. (Now I wish I had a trophy to give him.)

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Booster Gold doesn't play a big part in today's Smallville Season 11: Continuity #2, but a small part is better than no part at all.

Two weeks into 2015 and two comics with Booster Gold appearances? I'm announcing that 2015 is The Year of Booster Gold!

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Osyrus68 dropped by the Boosterrific Forum this weekend to promote the work of his wife, the very talented Val Hochberg.

What he failed to mention was that you can own your own 11x17-inch print of this fine artwork for just $15. I can't approve of that. Would Booster Gold pass on the opportunity to mention that Goldstar Incorporated sold photos of Booster Gold in action? If you've got it, flaunt it!

Visit ValHoschberg.com for details on how you can own your own copy of this sweet print. (You can check out her other fine artwork while you're there.)

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On Friday, Chris Sims defended the legacy of the Justice League International.

Everyone always thinks of it as the funny Justice League book. That's how it's always referred to, with the emphasis on the bwa-ha-has, the "One punch!" scenes, and Beetle and Booster's wacky schemes, but that's not really accurate. All that stuff is in there, sure.
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The point is, while JLI was a book with a lot of very funny, very memorable parts, comedy was never really the main focus of the series. Or at least, it wasn't the focus at the expense of anything else. See, the thing that marked JLI more than being a funny book was that it was a balanced one.

Of course he's right. If you've never read the original Justice League International comics, come for the Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, stay for the action, adventure, and drama. You'll be glad you did.

You can read the rest of Sims' "Ask Chris" article at ComicsAlliance.com.

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