Monday, March 19, 2012
A Father's Work is Never Done
Eyz of Geek Life (and a Solid Gold member of the Booster Gold Fan Club) reminds us that no matter how much we may miss our Booster Gold title of yesteryear, our favorite supporting cast is alive and well, safe in our back issues boxes.
Ah, Rani. We barely knew you. Literally. Who was that kid?
(Click on the picture or the link above to find a larger copy of the image at Eyz's site.)
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Enthusiasm Should Count for Something
I've put off watching this video from Exploring the Multiverse for weeks, because it bothers me to listen to people who have no idea what they are taking about talk. It's almost painful. However, I ultimately do have to support anyone who is willing to devote an hour of his time to discuss Booster Gold.
Spoiler: in the end they agree to dislike the new Booster Gold costume. Whatever I might fault Mike, Victor, and Bill for their lack of preparation (they seriously didn't know that Booster Gold had his own title before 2007?), they deserve full credit for their super hero fashion sense. Good job, guys.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Are You Not Entertained?
Honestly, I expected the opinion pieces to be among the least favorite blog topics. Boy, was I wrong. (And who would have guessed that "25th-century erotica" would receive more votes than non-Booster comics news?) I guess I shouldn't be shy about giving you a piece of my mind.
Last week's poll question: What type of content would you most like to see more of on the Boosterrific.com blog? (38 votes)
Death. It happens to all of us sooner or later. In real life, it always marks "The End" of our personal stories. In comics, that's not necessarily the case.
Comic book characters suffer death much like real humans suffer the common cold. It's an inconvenience, but it will pass. This condition jades audiences, and the resulting difficulty to maintain suspension of disbelief then requires something unusual or spectacular to make an audience pay attention, as recent events in Justice League International #7 and DC Universe Online Legends #24 highlight.
Counting alternate realities, Booster Gold has now "died" at least four times, but as expected he keeps getting better. That makes you wonder: what would it really take to kill off Metropolis' greatest hero?
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
New Old Releases: F:TWOFFS #1
The final issues of Booster Gold Vol. 2 hit the stands again today, collected in the Flashpoint: the World of Flashpoint Featuring Superman. That title may seem unnecessarily long, but then so did Flashpoint.
Other than Booster Gold issues #44 through #47, the collection includes The Canterbury Cricket one-shot and the complete Project Superman and World of Flashpoint mini-series. With a retail price of $17.99, that's eleven comics for the price of six! With pricing like this, why would anyone bother buying individual issues anymore?
If you have any interest in the expanded Flashpoint universe, you can't fault the value here. This volume contains the last appearance of Skeets to date if nothing else. Buy this collection and let DC know that you want more Skeets.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
International Exchange: JLI #7
If you haven't yet read Justice League International #7, stay far, far away from this month's "International Exchange" column at ComicBook.com. Once you've read the issue, rush over for Russ Burlingame's grilling of Dan Jurgens about the events of the paradigm-shifting issue.
IX: Going on the assumption that I made last issue—that [Rocket Red's] armor would have been infected by that interface... does that now put Skeets at risk?
DJ: Perhaps. Or it's possible that Skeets might make a startling discovery of his own. Or none at all. Or might just go to an ATM to withdraw cash. Hard to tell at this point.
Believe it or not, for this issue with plenty of focus on Booster Gold, Burlingame and Jurgens don't even mention our hero. However, a hinted implication that we'll be seeing more Skeets in the future is a happy substitute. An unasked, unanswered question is whether we'll actually be seeing Skeets, who has yet to appear on panel since Flashpoint, over half-a-year ago. Where have you been hiding, Skeets?
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