Monday, June 2, 2014
Where Were You When You Met Booster Gold?
I'm sure most fans remember their first encounter with their favorite hero. I remember when I first saw the cover to Booster Gold, Vol. 1, #1 back in 1985. The author of the Super Fan articles at imstillakid.com remembers his first encounter with Booster Gold too:
I had started collecting the retooled Justice League title in 1987 from the first issue of this new series. In the fourth issue, weasely businessman Maxwell Lord found his way into the JL's headquarters and immediately demands Booster Gold's inclusion on the team. Having no familiarity with the character whatsoever (this was long before the halcyon days of the Internet to look things up), I thought "who's this nerd"?
Visit imstillakid.com to read more and see panels from Booster's classic first encounter with the Royal Flush Gang in Justice League #4.
Comments (4) | Add a Comment | Tags: imstillakid.com justice league international royal flush gang
Friday, May 30, 2014
Never Forget Extreme Justice
I started the week with one Extreme Justice homage, so I'm going to close the week with another one.
That's Blue and Gold at their 1990s best (worst?) by Ammotu. You can find more work by Ammotu at DeviantArt.com.
Comments (0) | Add a Comment | Tags: ammotu blue beetle deviantart.com extreme justice fan art
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Someone to Love
Be careful, ladies. Booster Gold is a heart-breaker!
Last week's poll question: Which reality television show would be the best showcase for the talents of Booster Gold? (47 votes)
DC Entertainment recently sent me a survey asking what I thought about romance in comics, as in, "do you want to read about your heroes having love interests?" My answer was "yes"! (Without love, what are heroes fighting for? Market share?) What would your answer be?
Comments (5) | Add a Comment | Tags: polls romance television
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The Blot's Booster Gold Sketchbook Returns
Thrice before we've seen The Blot's Booster Gold sketchbook commissions. (Here, here, and here.) Now that convention season has returned, so has The Blot!
From left to right, those sketches are by Aaron Lopresti and Neal Adams (!) commissioned at Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas, his past weekend. Click on the images to see The Blot's larger pics, or visit the whole sketchbook in much larger detail at The Blot Says' Flickr page. While you're out and about, also consider dropping by The Blot's blog, TheBlotSays.com.
Footnote: via Twitter, The Blot paraphrased Neal Adams as saying it was only the third time he'd drawn Booster Gold. Adams hasn't ever drawn Booster in a DC comic so far as I am aware, so where are those other Neal Adams Booster Gold sketches, hmm?
Comments (2) | Add a Comment | Tags: 2014 aaron lopresti blot comicpalooza commissions conventions fan art flickr.com neal adams twitter.com
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
That Really Isn't an Improvement
DC released the Dan Jurgens/Norm Rapmund cover art for Booster Gold: Futures End #1 late last week. And it..., well, see for yourself:
I'm a big fan of Jurgens' art, but I have to say that this isn't his best work. Was this piece rushed? The foreshortening on Booster's forearms in the "before" panel is especially unpleasant. (Look at the "stripes" on the biceps and forearms and try to imagine what they would look like if Booster was holding his arms out straight.) I understand that the 3D covers are created from layers, and maybe they arms will look better in the finished 3D piece. However, they just don't come together well here.
What I hate about that second panel isn't Jurgens' fault. (Although note that Booster's hair is parted on the opposite side. Was that intentional?) That A.R.G.U.S. armor is really not awesome. As has been mentioned before, it looks a lot like Booster's mid-1990s power suits. Those bulky costumes were supposed to look awkward and awful as part of their stories. Is that the case here? I hope that someone at DC hasn't become nostalgic for those old stinkers.
Russ Burlingame scoured these images for what they might tell us about what we'll see between the covers this September. You can read his analysis at ComicBook.com.
Comments (4) | Add a Comment | Tags: comicbook.com costumes covers dan jurgens futures end norm rapmund russ burlingame
SITE SEARCH
SPOILER WARNING: The content at Boosterrific.com may contain story spoilers for DC Comics publications.
Booster Gold, Skeets, and all related titles, characters, images, slogans, logos are trademark ™ and copyright © DC Comics unless otherwise noted and are used without expressed permission. This site is a reference to published information and is intended as a tribute to the artists and storytellers employed by DC Comics, both past and present. (We love you, DC.) Contents of this page and all text herein not reserved as intellectual property of DC Comics is copyright © 2007-2026 BOOSTERRIFIC.com. This page, analysis, commentary, and accompanying statistical data is designed for the private use of individuals and may not be duplicated or reproduced for profit without consent.