Richard posted on Sep. 3, 2015 at 1:37 PM
I think more than any of these is his drive to be a hero. Yes, he strives to benefit by it, but he genuinely cares about doing right by people. For me, the two most iconic moments for Booster are his decision to rebuild the skyscraper which had housed his penthouse after it had been destroyed--which marked him as a unique hero who sought to use his own wealth not just to further himself or to further his crime-fighting, but to use it for the good of Metropolis--and when, just before his death, Ted Kord reflected on Booster's actions in the attack in which Superman died--which marked Booster out as the kind of hero who would give his all even when he knew for certain he would fail (captured again in his efforts for Barbara Gordon early on in Vol. 2).

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Sep. 3, 2015 at 2:36 PM
As much as I appreciate Booster's determination to being a hero, that's not really a characteristic unique to the character. Superman has it, Batman has it, Guy Gardner has it, Fire and Ice have it, Blue Beetle had it, etc. While it is clearly a cornerstone of Booster's personality, that attribute is almost a prerequisite to being a hero in the DCU.

Tinuvial posted on Sep. 3, 2015 at 11:04 PM
For me Booster wouldn't be Booster without three things: the sense of humor, his checkered future-past, and his...well, not willingness but acceptance...of being the hero who "lives down to expectations" and then gets stuff down.

I'm thinking specifically of Vol. 2 when Booster pretended that trying to get into the Justice League was just a publicity stunt so he and Rip could stop the evil Supernova.

Ariel Justel posted on Aug. 28, 2015 at 12:09 PM
I'm hoping Dan Jurgens can finish Booster Gold Vol 2 with issues #48, #49 and special issue #50 closing all opened plot points and answering all pending questions (as it was originally intended). I hate Flashpoint/New52 for not letting this happen.

Ariel Justel posted on Aug. 28, 2015 at 12:11 PM
One more thing: as much as I love Booster, New52 Booster seems a completely different character. I don't know how to explain it but he doesn't feel like the original Booster. Is somebody else feeling the same?

Eyz posted on Aug. 28, 2015 at 2:19 PM
Every character feels like a completely different character since the New 52!!
That's why I completely dropped out of DC... That and for firing Kevin Maguire. And Paul Pope... and so many other great artists and writers...

Why did Jim Lee turn DC into Wildstorm 2.0.... sigh..

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Aug. 28, 2015 at 11:50 PM
It seemed when JLIv3 arrived that NuBooster was like a younger version of the previous book. But the farther away we get away from FLASHPOINT, the more distinctly different NuBooster has seemed from Original Gold. The clincher for me was NuBooster's origin in CONVERGENCE. Gone is the flawed Micheal Carter who wanted fame and notoriety, and in his place we have an impostor, a professional thief lost in time and muddling through a bad situation. I'm sure Jurgens has his reasons for making the distinction, but at one Booster Gold story a year, I don't know that we'll elver get to see what it was.

Bobdogrjr posted on Aug. 30, 2015 at 2:27 PM
Yes I agree with Ariel. I also would like to see 48,49,&50.