A week from now, Comic-COn International will be in full swing, with fans of superheroes and comic book culture in all media swarming through downtown San Diego, California. I suspect we'll be learning the fate of the JLI from one of the many DC artists and editors present at the convention. One notable absentee will be Skeets, who couldn't even be bothered to show up in Booster's latest series. Now I think I know why: he's been busy with his family!

These Skeetlings were the idea of Demyrie, a devoted Booster Gold fan and artist. In addition to this great idea, Demyrie's Deviant Art gallery includes several pics of gender-swapped Blue and Gold cosplay from Comic-Con International 2011 and even some fan-made SuperBuddies strips. A true Renaissance fan!

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No surprises here: the Labrador Retriever has been America's favorite dog breed for decades.

Last week's poll question: If Booster Gold was a dog, which breed would he be? (37 votes)

Jim Brown in The Dirty Dozen. Brett Favre in Something About Mary. Merlin Olsen in Little House on the Prairie. Fran Tarkenton in That's Incredible. All famous athletes making notable screen appearances. How would you expect Booster Gold to follow in their footsteps?

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In celebration of American Independence Day, today DC Comics is releasing Justice League International #11. A 4-page preview of the issue is online at Comic Book Resources. (Thanks to MetalWoman for the link.)

According to DC's advance solicitations at dccomics.com, "the team is defeated at the hands of The Burners," a team of anarchists currently planning to bomb the nation's capital. Hooray!

While the timing may be only coincidental -- what team of anarchist super-villains aren't always trying to blow up national monuments? -- I'm just not sure I want to read a story in which America's foremost hero, Booster Gold, gets his ass handed to him on America's birthday. Maybe tomorrow.

Buy this issue and watch some fireworks with Skeets.

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Nerd Caliber compiled some great reporting from the costume contestants at June's Granite State Comic Con 2012. It helps when you have some great cosplayers to work with.

Interactive, flying Skeets? Fingertip controls? Brilliant smile? That's not a costume, that guy really is Booster Gold!

With Comic-Con International 2012 less than two weeks away, the bar for Booster Gold costumes has been raised awfully high.

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Given his never-say-die attitude and public persona as a huckster, it's probably understandable that most fan artists typically present Booster Gold as all smiles. But Booster's had more than his fair share of obstacles, and the man does have his demons. It's interesting to see that aspect of Booster's personality explored occasionally.

Brooding Booster Gold is brought to us by Inima-de-Leu, whose Deviant Art gallery is otherwise filled with fantasy and Japanese-influenced chibi characters. Maybe being surrounded by all that cuteness is what has Booster reflecting so darkly.

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