Wednesday, February 17, 2016
New Releases: Bat-Mite TPB
If for some reason you passed on Dan Jurgens' Bat-Mite mini-series, you missed some very entertaining Booster Gold misadventures. Fortunately for you, the collected trade hits store shelves today, so there's still time for you to enjoy the exploits of "Black Gold."
The $14.99 trade collects all six issues of the mini-series as well as the post-Convergence "Sneak Peek." Lucky you.
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Team-Up of the Future
We were talking about him just last week, and Ross Pearsall has already done it again! For a recent Super-Team Family Presents cover, Booster Gold crosses paths with Mike Baron's and Steve Rude's hero of the future, Nexus:
(This is Booster's second Super-Team Family Presents cover in 2016. He previously appeared in the background of Captain America's declaration of war against the Marvel Universe.)
I always love the covers Pearsall creates each day for his site, Super-Team Family ...The Lost Issues, as evidenced by the many times I've showcased his previous Booster Gold team-ups. Thanks, Ross.
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Friday, February 12, 2016
Booster Gold and His Fellow Time Lords
I don't usually post two pieces of Booster Gold fan art in the same week, but when Booster booster Logan pointed my attention to this commission, I knew it couldn't wait.
This piece, appropriately titled "Time Lords," was created by artist Jeremy Roberts. Roberts has worked for DC Comics, including recent issues of New Suicide Squad. You can find more of his truly exceptional work (as JPRart) at DeviantArt.com.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Dan Jurgens Hates Cowards
A few days ago, Booster Gold creator Dan Jurgens made a pretty strong statement on Twitter.
The inspiration for Jurgens' comment was Booster booster Keith Callbeck's post of Ross Pearsall's Super-Team Family mash-up cover of Booster Gold and Blue Beetle running from the Hulk. Pearsall's inspiration was the opening splash page of Booster Gold, Volume 2, #34, drawn by Chris Batista in 2010. Specifically, it is this panel by Batista that Jurgens takes issue with:
It's easy to understand Jurgens' dissatisfaction with Batista's choice of poses and expressions. That panel has gained some traction on the Internet in recent years. You may have seen it copied by Blue and Gold cosplayers. Howard Porter's 2015 cover for Justice League 3000 #12 saw a similar scene of the panicked pair.
That wasn't always their reaction to trouble. In their Justice League International heyday, Beetle and Booster were chased by mobs of angry citizens, vampires, middle-eastern dictators, runaway islands, demons, and countless super villains. Yet Kevin Maguire, the artist most associated with the Blue and Gold pairing, never showed Blue and Gold turning tail in fear.
So what's the right way to depict Blue Beetle and Booster Gold running for their lives? Here's Dan Jurgens' take on the scenario in Booster Gold, Volume 2, #7 (2008):
Ok, so maybe Beetle is still scared. But look at Booster. What a hero!
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Monday, February 8, 2016
Booster Gold, Redefined
I've been wondering lately what Booster might be wearing when we see him in Justice League Action. Will he be wearing his classic high collar, or will it be more like his New 52 look? Certainly, I have no idea. Maybe it will look something like this:
Tevin Jones posted his take on the character on DeviantArt.com last week. It looks reminiscent of his Smallville costume. I like it.
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