Since Booster Gold's powers have always been derived from technology, disruptions in that technology have provided grist for many a story. For several years after Booster's original 25th-century power suit was destroyed, he relied on bulky 20th-century replacements. The best of these was the armor that he wore during his tenure with Extreme Justice

This costume was designed by Mike Wieringo and debuted in 1994's Justice League America #90. Ironically, Wieringo would never draw Booster in this suit in a published comic. In fact, the late, great Wieringo only drew Booster Gold for DC comics once, in 1993's Justice League Quarterly #12.

I'd love to tell you where this particular one-page spread was originally published, but I seem to have lost the info. Can anyone out there refresh my memory?

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Today DC releases Doom Patrol #22, Freedom Fighters #9, and JSA All-Stars #18, all final issues. Doom Patrol and Freedom Fighters -- as well as DC's two other May cancellations, Outsiders and R.E.B.E.L.S. -- had been selling far, far worse than Booster Gold. However, JSA All-Stars was selling marginally better and was probably canceled not for poor sales but to free resources to publish a Flashpoint tie-in or two. Can Booster Gold pick up any of the readers who are now without a series? Skeets sure hopes so.

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Since we opened the week with a bit of a look back to something many Booster fans may have never seen, let's continue that theme with a peek at something else that has been around awhile but may be new to you. (Slight warning, the following may contain spoiler information if you have not yet read 52. But if you haven't yet read 52, shame on you.)

Years ago, DC posted Keith Giffen's layouts for 52 at 52thecomic.com (now archived at www.dccomics.com/sites/52/). Among those layouts are two original rough drafts for the ending of 52 Week 15, including one ending where Booster Gold is disintegrated and another ending where he was cut in half. Fortunately, neither of those things ended up happening to our dear Booster. He just died instead.

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Last week at ComicsAlliance.com, Andy Khouri posted Kevin Maguire's turnarounds (front, side, and rear view drawings used for visual reference by a sculptor) for the 2009 DC Direct Justice League International action figures. Of course these things look great.

Comics Alliance may have just posted an article about it, and I may have just re-posted it, but there isn't really anything new here. These drawings were made for a set of action figures released 2 years ago. Comics Alliance even notes that they re-posted these images from the (apparently now-defunct) Poytress of Solitude website, where they had been originally posted in 2008.

But there is no shelf life on great art, and if you haven't seen these drawings before, they're new to you! Thanks to loyal Boosterphile Morgenstern for calling these images to my attention.

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Do you have holes in your Booster Gold collection? Do you like to read comics but you hate all that cumbersome paper? Then have I got a deal for you!

From yesterday through Sunday morning, DC is offering a huge selection of digital comics from 2005-2007 for sale at a mere 99¢ each at Comixology. Since these comics are the nearly complete Infinite Crisis and 52 storylines, they also happen to contain the resurgence of Booster Gold! The available comic books featuring appearances by Booster Gold are

• Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (Booster Gold gets a contract to sell sunglasses!)
• The OMAC Project #1-6 (Booster Gold attacks Batman!)
• Infinite Crisis #2, 4-7 (Booster Gold gets a new costume!)
• The OMAC Project Special #1 (Booster Gold flies away!)
• 52 #1-8, 10, 15, 20, 22, 24-25, 31, 33-37, 50-52 (Booster Gold dies and saves the universe!)
• World War III #2 (Booster Gold visits the Leaning Tower of Pisa!)

Sure, you could buy the issues that don't include Booster Gold, but why would you want to? (I mean, unless you also want the issues where Max Lord is killed. Or maybe you like to read complete stories. Whatever.)

You can find the whole list of comics for sale on DC's Source Blog here, and the Comixology DC Store here.)

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