Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Only Thing I Remember
Just in time to welcome Dan Jurgens back to Booster Gold and remind you about his upcoming appearance at SpringCon (more on that tomorrow), I found this on withnailrules.tumblr.com:
For the record, I should state that I have never found Dan Jurgens to be an ass. He has always been friendly and even generous in his communications with Boosterrific.com. I am also aware that no one is on his best behavior all the time, and that applies to both creators and their fans.
This reminds me of a friend who was self-publishing his comic and tried to get John Byrne to comment on it. It had been a long day at a convention, and a tired Byrne had simply replied to my friend's request for a review with a snappish, "I don't read comics." Rather than be offended, my friend had that quote printed as a pull quote on the back of his comics. It's a prized jewel in my personal comic book collection.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
New Releases: Booster Gold #44
Welcome back, Dan Jurgens! Jurgens makes his inevitable return to the title with the release of Booster Gold #44 today, taking the reigns back from the polarizing team of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis. As you no doubt know, Giffen and DeMatteis had assumed creative control from Jurgens last year while he completed the Flashpoint lead-in mini-series, Time Masters: Vanishing Point.
I'm sure there will be a huge spike in sales for this issue (though mainly because of the tie-in to Flashpoint, no offense to Jurgens). Buy it and make Skeets happy.
UPDATE 05/19/11: For the first time, Booster Gold is available for purchase digitally at Comixology.com!
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Before and After: #44
The DC preview of tomorrow's Booster Gold #44 is online at The Source. Once again, I find it interesting to compare the solicitation cover art with the finished work. (I previously compared the solicitation and final art for the cover of issue #42.)
Both images were drawn by Dan Jurgens and inked by Norm Rapmund. The difference between the two images -- for good or ill depending on your personal aesthetic -- is the work the colorists at Hi-Fi Designs.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Maguire Drinks and Tweets
Late yesterday, Booster booster Morgenstern drew my attention to the following text and picture posted by Kevin Maguire (@maguirekevin) via twitter:
I'm sitting here working at Starbucks and all I can see is ass. http://yfrog.com/gzdthoaj
It seems a shame that an artist as good as Kevin Maguire has been reduced to serving coffee at Starbucks, but I guess times are tough. Kevin may only see ass, but I see something far better: Oberon and Booster Gold (with collar)! Presumably, this is work from the upcoming DC Retroactive: Justice League of America - the 90s due in August. I don't care what Kevin thinks of his own work; I like what I see.
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Friday, May 13, 2011
A Question for the Ladies: Is Booster Hot?
Booster sure thinks he is. But a better question is whether his audience thinks so. After yesterday's beach pic, it's only natural to ask if you find Booster Gold attractive.
Yes, he is a comic book character, and his personal appearance varies widely from artist to artist. But he is always young and blond and has a quarterback's physique. Booster is also always charming, funny, and even pretty smart. On the flip side, he's often flippant, selfish, and kind of a cad, at least publicly. Do all of Booster's qualities sum to a turn-on or a turn-off?
Today's Boosterrific Poll has gone Cosmopolitan and is specifically tied to this question, so speak up. I know I specifically asked the ladies, but if you're a guy, you can vote, too; there's no wrong answer here. Inquiring minds just want to know.
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