Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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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Curt posted on Jan. 11, 2011 at 5:44 PM
I have played in the Beta Test of DCUO, and I love Booster's commentary on all things in the DC Universe. The DCU specific product placements are a favorite of mine. Now, I'm hoping there is a mission or series of missions where you can work alongside him and the Blue Beetle (either Ted or Jamie).
Corey posted on Jan. 13, 2011 at 7:55 PM
I absolutely love when I get a City Tour mission! With Booster Gold as the historical illuminator, where could it go wrong? As a Booster fan I was rather giddy that he was included at all, regardless of his rather flagrant 'corporate hero' characterization. Random product placement, cheesy one liners & an introduction that screams Troy McClure, it all certainly plays into Booster à la 52.<br />Sadly, I've seen many people become exasperated by the missions & frankly the inclusion of Booster at all. I'm really hoping that they'll have a mission where you get to team up with him & see that he has some serious depth. The last few years in the comics have been his renaissance & I hope the game won't overlook that.<br />Even if we don't get to see that side of him in game, at the very least I'm pleased he was included. I still know he's the greatest hero you've never heard of!<br />Although, there is one thing that I'm disappointed with; the Booster Flakes adverts do not proclaim they're Boosterrific! :D
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 13, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Corey, can you get me a screenshot of Booster Gold? I have yet to see what his character model looks like. Email it to webmaster at Boosterrific.com, and I'll post it here in the blog.
tiggerpete posted on Jan. 13, 2011 at 10:58 PM
I can't get this until I get my taxes done, unfortunately life is conspiring against my more expensive hobbies
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 14, 2011 at 8:04 PM
I just heard from a friend that Booster is encountered as a kiosk voiceover, not an in-game model. I did not know that. Now I wonder if Booster does physically appear in the game.... Hmm. I sure hope so.
Eyz posted on Jan. 17, 2011 at 3:24 AM
I see something BOOSTERRIFIC in this shot!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Greet the week with a new toy: introducing the Boosterrific.com forum. I hope that it will be used to spread the glory of The Man of Gold. Comments will still be allowed for all blog posts. I suspect that most of you probably know how to use a web forum already, so I won't post instructions. Go, use it, enjoy.
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Superman posted on Jan. 10, 2011 at 9:19 PM
Awesome, thanks!
Morgenstern posted on Jan. 11, 2011 at 1:54 AM
Now I wish for a Booster Gold live-action movie with a JLI sequel.<br />(It worked the last time, so it is worth a try)
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 11, 2011 at 5:14 AM
That may take a little time. But I'll see what I can do.
Friday, January 7, 2011
The web is abuzz with the news that Tom Welling will be directing the Smallville episode "Booster" featuring guess who. Pros and cons:
- Pro: Welling plays Superman
- Con: He has never read comic books and is no doubt completely unfamiliar with Booster Gold
- Pro: Welling has directed several earlier episodes
- Con: He has only helmed 6 episodes over 9 full seasons
- Pro: Welling directed the Justice Society in an earlier episode written by Geoff Johns
- Con: He wore a black trenchcoat in that episode
Made up your mind yet? Don't worry, you've still got time before Booster Gold's first live-action appearance. "Booster" is scheduled to air sometime in April.
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CanadianFan posted on Jan. 7, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Any word on who's playing him?
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 8, 2011 at 2:28 AM
Nope, not yet. I'm certainly interested, and I'll be passing the word along once I find out.
Curt posted on Jan. 8, 2011 at 11:44 AM
While he is definitely directing the episode, I think the biggest pro is the fact that he didn't write it himself. Kidding aside, though, I cannot wait for this episode!!
Curt posted on Jan. 8, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Sorry, I was wrong, the biggest pro is Booster just being in the show. Then . . blah blah
Morgenstern posted on Jan. 9, 2011 at 12:56 AM
How watchable was the Justice Society episode? (From the viewpoint of someone who generally finds the show unwatchable).
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 9, 2011 at 1:38 AM
I cannot tell a lie: I did not watch it. But my one friend who does watch says it was a series highlight. (I gave up on the show after two seasons and haven't looked back. I will look back only when Booster arrives.)
tiggerpete posted on Jan. 9, 2011 at 8:04 PM
this episode along with the teen titans episodes (and Green Arrow, who I'm a big fan of, but not from the show, though I'm sure he is great) and the JSA from last year has inspired me to get into this show, though the early episodes are pretty bad with the teen drama crap, but I heard season 4 when he goes to Metropolis starts the show down the path of being watchable, and maybe even fun.
Moseguy posted on Jan. 9, 2011 at 11:44 PM
I've only watched the last three years of Smallville. They have all been great. The show is basically "The New Adventures of Lois and Clark." The Justice Society episode, as well as the Legion episode (both written by Geoff Johns) were amazing. I have very good expectations for this episode.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Guessing game time, folks. Who is this:
The above panel by J.J. Birch, Sam De La Rosa, and Nansi Hoolahan from Firestorm: The Nuclear Man, Volume 2, #67, takes place during Millennium #1 (between pages 14 and 15, in fact). It shows a hero with a mask and hair.
Characters who meet that description in Millennium #1 are Black Lightning, Booster Gold, Geo-Force, Hal Jordan, and Katanna. Lightning and Jordan are both also in this panel, and the hair looks unlike Katanna (she is seen elsewhere in this issue). So what do we think? Is this character Booster Gold, or is it Geo-Force? Does this book belong in the chronology of Booster appearances?
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Morgenstern posted on Jan. 6, 2011 at 1:51 PM
I looked at pictures of Geo-Force and I fear he once more steals Booster's place (just like Geo-Force was asked into the Justice League before Booster was).<br />Booster googles are round, and also drawn as such in Millenium. This mask on the other hand is not round and goes "deeper" then the eyes, which would fit for Geo-Force as his Mask is connected to the rest of his costume while Boosters Googles should not go as low, or even lower, as the Nose.
Harry posted on Jan. 6, 2011 at 3:09 PM
I do not think that is intended to be Booster. I'm not convinced the artist had any specific hero in mind when he drew it, but give the presense of Black Lightning and Katanna, I would support Geo-Force as a possibility (the whole Outsiders connection). BTW, I admire your completist drive!
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 6, 2011 at 10:33 PM
I accept your judgment. There is another panel earlier in the book that shows the same figure with the same face-mask, so I assume that artist J.J. Birch had someone in mind both times. The bulge above the cheekbone suggested to me that it might be Booster's goggles. However, since we can't be clear, unless I hear otherwise, I'm going to assume that it is Geo-Force and be done with it.
Davy posted on Jan. 9, 2011 at 8:56 AM
You might be right. Either way, very cool.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A friend of mine just opened a comic book shop, Randyland Gaming, in Douglasville, GA. Visiting his store this week, I was pleased to see he had copies of 1996's Extreme Justice in his $1 comic book bins. Ah, Extreme Justice, probably the most controversial series featuring Booster Gold. Stories so bizarre that they makes the mind numb perfectly complementing artwork so bad it makes the eye bleed. The $1 bin is probably too good for it.
Completely coincidentally, ejne7 just posted a defense of the art of Extreme Justice over at scans_daily. Maybe "defense" isn't the right word; "criticizes with respect" is perhaps a more appropriate description. And really, there is precious little respect. Which is about what Extreme Justice deserves.
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tiggerpete posted on Jan. 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM
the best I can say about the art in Extreme Justice is that the later issues had some art that didn't make your eyes bleed, I mean it did get better later in the series.
Morgenstern posted on Jan. 5, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Extreme Justice is the one Booster-heavy series (I know of) that I never got my hads one. Though the few pictures I saw of it did not really make me try very hard. The only things that make me even consider getting it (if I would it in a 1€ bin) would be for the Blue & Gold action and Booster getting healed.
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 6, 2011 at 2:35 AM
I have to admit that I am extremely fond of EXTREME JUSTICE, largely because it is so unlovable. It really is very, very ugly. It tries so hard -- too hard -- to be "EXTREME!", and that makes it easy to overlook some very satisfying character development for all the characters involved.
ejne7 posted on Jan. 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Heh! I hope it came across in the Scans Daily post that I am an EJ fan - but it's one of those series you can't really appreciate on its own terms, especially at the beginning. Too much a product of its time, I guess. But Booster got one of the better storylines - I think the plot around the deal with Monarch to get out of the life-preserver armour still holds water. Right up until the tentacle lion balagan, anyway.<br />Since the good folks at Scans Daily didn't express their horror loudly enough, I'm also planning to post a little more from later in the series - probably those pages after the new writer took over and basically announced in the text that he thought the book was directionless and wanted to turn it around. <br />(FWIW, I got the whole series off eBay for the equivalent of a dollar a pop, and think that was just about fair :) )
Harry posted on Jan. 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM
MY EYES! Why must your torment me with more 90's art. In truth, since I had quit comics by this time, I appreciate the articles and anaylsis of this era. Not sure I buy the "Leifeld is a transcendant artist" arguement, but I am heartened by the affection for EJ.
