Friday, October 19, 2012
No, Not the One with Charlie Sheen
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!
It's Booster Gold by Raymund Lee! This fan art is called The Arrival, and is but one of many entertaining pin-up illustrations of comic book heroes that can be found on his Deviant Art site.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Friends in High Places
Funny, isn't it, that when we take Booster Gold specifically out of the question, enthusiasm for a generic, selfish glory-seeker in the White House drops significantly.
Last week's poll question: If a celebrity like Booster Gold ran for President, would you be likely to vote for him? (39 votes)
As you all know by now, Booster Gold got his nom de guerre from none other than United States President Ronald Reagan himself. With friends like that, Booster could have a real career in politics without ever even having to be elected.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Month 4 and Counting
Blue Beetle finally gets the axe in January, so any hope that Booster would reappear in that series can be extinguished. Also canceled in DC's January solicitations released earlier this week are Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Grifter, and Legion Lost (which also saw a Booster appearance in issue #5).
The January solicitations don't give any evidence that Booster will be seen anywhere this month. There is no news yet on what will be replacing any of those books, but let's keep our fingers crossed for better news in February.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Booster Gold in the Fire and Water Podcast
Rob Kelly of Aquaman Shrine and The Irredeemable Shag of Firestorm Fan turned the latest The Fire and Water Podcast into an hour-long interview with Dan Jurgens, who takes over as writer and artist for Fury of Firestorm starting with issue #13 next week.
Of course, there can be no discussion with Dan Jurgens that doesn't touch on his greatest creation, Booster Gold. For an interview ostensibly about Firestorm, Rob, Shag, and Dan mention Booster Gold surprisingly frequently. (We all know that Firestorm just isn't as interesting as Booster Gold.)
Jurgens discusses how he came to work on Booster Gold in the first place, his interaction with Booster Gold cosplayers, and how he had to adapt Booster Gold for the New 52.
Jurgens: "I don't think that Booster Gold had to change, because he was still fairly true.... Booster was still very consistent, on model with his basic beginnings."
If you're a fan of Firestorm, Dan Jurgens, or comic book artists in general, consider dropping over to fireandwaterpodcast.tumblr.com and give a listen.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
New Eyesores For Your Toy Shelf
New York Comic Con 2012 was this past weekend, and there was plenty to see. Too bad most of it was so ugly.
TheBlotSays.com has details on DC Collectible's upcoming Booster Gold mini-bust planned for a February 2012 release. The sculpting looks fantastic; too bad that when we finally get a Booster mini-bust from DC, I can't buy it. Giving $69.95 to DC Collectibles for that 6" bust would imply that I approved of -- or at least tolerated -- that DCnU atrocity of a costume. I don't, and I won't. (By the way, what's with that star? Is it Booster's newest logo? Ugh-ly.)
Even on a 1/48 scale model, that costume looks terrible. Obviously, DCnU Booster Gold will be in an upcoming set of Heroclix as well. Fortunately, he won't be alone. Also on display at NYCC 2012 was an appropriately Heroclix-scaled version of the late, lamented Blue Beetle's Bug airship. (Now that's something that I can endorse dropping some heavy cash on!) Fly on over to Russ Burlingame's article at ComicBook.com for more info and pics.
UPDATE 10/15/2012: Heroclix.com has a page up detailing the dial, powers, and abilities of the Booster Gold figure to be released in the Batman set next month. The Heroclix website calls this week "Blue & Gold Week," so pay attention this week for more official news about that Blue Beetle Bug seen at NYCC.
UPDATE 10/16/2012: Action Figure Insider has complete details about the bust, including the name of the sculptor, James Shoop.
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