At ComicCon in July, Geoff Johns promised Booster Gold fans that Forever Evil would link to our hero in some way. Unfortunately, there is no sign or direct reference to Booster anywhere in the book.

I don't understand what Johns could have been referring to... unless it was this:

That's Lex Luthor having a politely threatening converation with one Thomas Kord. (Boy, that name seems familiar. Where have I heard that before?) Lex is threatening Thomas's family, including his son at Northwestern University. (Gee, I wonder who that could be?)

If you want more details, you'll have to pick up Forever Evil #1, now at your local comic shop!

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The fans and artists of ComicBookResources.com's "The Line It Is Drawn" column keep giving us more Booster Gold and Blue Beetle than DC has in a long time. Take the latest example from last week's column, "When Superhero Movie Casting Goes Wrong!":

This mash-up based on the Big Lebowski was created by Cynthia "theamat" Rodgers and Amanda Rodgers in response to a request by for "John Goodman and Jeff Bridges as Booster Gold and Blue Beetle." I'm pretty sure we can all abide more cool art like this!

Thanks to Russ Burlingame for forwarding me the link to the work. And thanks to Brian Cronin for running "The Line It Is Drawn" each week at goodcomics.comicbookresources.com

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Time for a long Labor Day weekend. Long Labor Day weekends mean time for DragonCon. And DragonCon means time for Booster Gold cosplayers!

That's a television-inspired Booster Gold from DragonCon 2011. (Flickr.com picture by mchulin. The cosplayer is Thomdave.)

And this is a gender-bent Booster Gold enjoying some pole-dancing at DragonCon 2012. (Flickr.com picture by Paul Cory. The cosplayer is Shelley.)

What will DragonCon 2013 bring?

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If it was good enough for Joe Namath, it ought to be good enough for Booster Gold.

Last week's poll question: What kind of endorsement opportunity would Booster Gold be most likely to decline? (39 votes)

Today's poll question was requested last week by Lee. I'm still pretending I have no idea what inspired it.

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In the Boosterrific Forum last week, CDN updated us that there were new developments online about the DC Deck-Building Game expansion Heroes Unite. (The game was previously mentioned on January 28 and June 24.)

Thanks to the website of the game's publisher, cryptozoic.com, we now know that Booster Gold will be a playable character!

• Play as Shazam!, Hawkman, Red Tornado, Nightwing, Black Canary, Batgirl, or Booster Gold.
• Each Super Hero has a unique special ability that will open up different strategies to the player. Follow that strategy or break away with a plan of your own!
• Card combos, strategy, and fun abound in this game where every card is a well-known, fan-favorite card with amazing art. This is a standalone game, but also an expansion to the hit DC Comics Deck-building Game released in late 2012. Mix the two sets together for the ultimate showdown!
• Easy to learn, entertaining and engaging gameplay.

CDN points out that while RB Silva's art was used for the box, previously existing art appear to have been used for the cards themselves. "Even the games want Booster back in his preNu costume," he adds. For example, the Kevin Maguire alternate cover to Justice League: Generation Lost can be seen on the "Booster Gold" card. If pre-Flashpoint art was used, does that mean we'll be seeing Skeets? (IhopeIhopeIhope.)

Cryptozoic plans a fourth quarter 2013 release, so the game should be available for Christmas. I know what I want to see under my tree this year!

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