In celebration of American Independence Day, today DC Comics is releasing Justice League International #11. A 4-page preview of the issue is online at Comic Book Resources. (Thanks to MetalWoman for the link.)

According to DC's advance solicitations at dccomics.com, "the team is defeated at the hands of The Burners," a team of anarchists currently planning to bomb the nation's capital. Hooray!

While the timing may be only coincidental -- what team of anarchist super-villains aren't always trying to blow up national monuments? -- I'm just not sure I want to read a story in which America's foremost hero, Booster Gold, gets his ass handed to him on America's birthday. Maybe tomorrow.

Buy this issue and watch some fireworks with Skeets.

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Nerd Caliber compiled some great reporting from the costume contestants at June's Granite State Comic Con 2012. It helps when you have some great cosplayers to work with.

Interactive, flying Skeets? Fingertip controls? Brilliant smile? That's not a costume, that guy really is Booster Gold!

With Comic-Con International 2012 less than two weeks away, the bar for Booster Gold costumes has been raised awfully high.

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Given his never-say-die attitude and public persona as a huckster, it's probably understandable that most fan artists typically present Booster Gold as all smiles. But Booster's had more than his fair share of obstacles, and the man does have his demons. It's interesting to see that aspect of Booster's personality explored occasionally.

Brooding Booster Gold is brought to us by Inima-de-Leu, whose Deviant Art gallery is otherwise filled with fantasy and Japanese-influenced chibi characters. Maybe being surrounded by all that cuteness is what has Booster reflecting so darkly.

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Earlier this week, Booster-phile Morgenstern directed our attention to OldTimeFamilyBaseball.com, a blog devoted to -- you guessed it -- baseball. Not just any blog about baseball, it's a blog that recognizes greatness when it sees it. That's why Wednesday's post was about Booster Gold.

Specifically, the post was about Booster Gold's brief meeting with the Minnesota Twins as published in 1987's Booster Gold, Volume 1, #21 and #22. As you would expect from someone who honed their powers of observation by looking for funny mustaches on old baseball cards, Old Time Family Baseball's interpretation of the events of the issues aims right at the center of the strike zone. Recommended reading for Booster Gold and baseball fans alike.

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It has been well established in the past three decades of comic book adventures that Booster Gold is a red-blooded male, always interested in the female form. That history has not been forgotten by his fans.

Last week's poll question: What would be your reaction to Booster Gold coming out of the closet? (39 votes)

I was trying to be a little provocative with last week's poll question. Interested in topping that, I asked myself what's more personal than someone's sexual preferences? Their pets!

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