Monday, November 29, 2010
In the spirit of Cyber Monday, I present this Booster-centric t-shirt found on eBay.com under the auction title "Mens T-shirt Super hero Skate Board dc man short W87 #M." (I found it while scouring eBay for "DC Heroes" for the DC Heroes RPG.) The seller, tamegems, is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and the item is very likely unlicensed. Booster would be pretty cheesed off to learn that someone somewhere was making money off his famous face without his permission.
The art for this t-shirt is pulled almost entirely from a one-panel splash introduction for "The Origin of Booster Gold" by Dan Jurgens, Andy Lanning, and Alex Sinclair as originally published in 52 Week 24 and hosted on DC's website, dccomics.com. Note the terrible lettering of the word "Superhero" cribbed from the "Superman" logo and the relocation of many of the buildings from the original to fill the extra space. I have no idea where those cars come from, but I think they make a nice touch for scale.
Despite that, I would have snapped up that sucker in an instant, but as is typical of international eBay auctions, the shipping was equal to the price of the shirt! Though the auction ended over the weekend, you may browse other wares offered by tamegems here.
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thumbster posted on Nov. 29, 2010 at 11:31 AM
I so surprise to see a word "Thailand" from this website since I'm Thai. I'm more surprise that some people put booster on a t-shirt for sales! Well, Thai people do stuff like this all the time but I never thing their'll choose booster to be on a t-shire though.<br />I bet the guy who do this shirt never really know of booster and just randomly pick him up. Because in Thai including me their's only feel people who're booster fans. I most of them only know famous like sup,bat.<br />And yes, It's unlicensed. A lot of stuff in Thai are unlicensed and no one ever do anything about it. Maybe now I'll go out to fine this shirt be chance but i doubt I'll fine one(LOL).
thumbster posted on Nov. 29, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Oops, I spells something wrong. It's "few" not "feel". I'm not that good in English language anyway.
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 29, 2010 at 6:54 PM
Thumbster, if you can say "Booster Gold," you know enough English for us.
Kevin posted on Nov. 29, 2010 at 11:45 PM
I'd get it, but I just bought the Official Booster Gold Logo T-Shirt from Graphetti Arts (everyone needs to buy that shirt...made by the same people that did the Booster Gold Fan Club Shirt, it VERY high quality...better than some of the stuff DC puts out themselves without third parties!)
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 29, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Graphitti does make some good shirts. They are expensive, but you pay for quality! (You can see the Graphitti shirt from my earlier post here: http://www.boosterrific.com/news.php?id=166&Dress-for-Success.)
Eyz posted on Dec. 2, 2010 at 5:33 AM
Hahaha! XD<br />*laughs at T-shirt*<br />I bought some Graphitti shirts from their site!<br />(guess which ones?)<br />The shipping fee was huuuuge to Switzerland! (as much as the shirt themselves!!)
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Dec. 2, 2010 at 2:17 PM
I think that all this talk of international t-shirt shipping defines the idiom "think global, shop local."
Friday, November 26, 2010
According to the latest DC solicitations at dccomics.com, the first collection of Justice League: Generation Lost will be released in February. The collected hardback will reportedly collect the first 12 issues, an usual number given that DC originally scheduled the series for 26 issues. Has the series plan been shortened to 24 issues?
The collection is advertised at 320 pages, and the first 12 issues have only 24 pages each, counting both covers for each issue. That leaves 32 pages of mystery bonus content if the book is really only collecting 12 issues or is actually 320 pages long. Most likely, the initial solicitation is wrong or incomplete. I guess we'll see what the real story is in February.
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Cnd posted on Nov. 26, 2010 at 12:07 PM
I am sorry to post this here, but I wasn't sure where else it should go. In the latest poll you have here, I would like to point out, Booster's already met DaVinci, his sister was the inspiration for the Mona Lisa. Though, the poll may be who we'd like to see him meet, I just kinda took it as meaning someone he hasn't met. I'm sorry if the intention was to include others he's met :P Also sorry for posting it here....<br />Side note: I should go spend my college loan on buying this! :D lol
Shawn posted on Nov. 26, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Judd mentioned that issue #24 is the big finale here: <a href='http://www.newsarama.com/comics/judd-winick-generation-lost-halfway-101117.html'>http://www.newsarama.com/comics/judd-winick-generation-lost-halfway-101117.html</a> which kinda sucks cause I thought it would be 26 issues as well
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 26, 2010 at 8:58 PM
@Cnd: When I compiled this week's poll, I was thinking more along the lines of a team-up. But you are right, though Booster's interaction with DaVinci was limited to essentially a cameo, that certainly meets the terms of the question, doesn't it. So I removed him from the poll. (Maybe I was just testing to see if anyone was paying attention? No? Ok.)
@Shawn: Thanks for pointing that out. I had been looking for an announcement from DC, but if the news came from Winick, I'll believe him.
Kevin posted on Nov. 26, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Well, I'd rather they wrap a story up 2 issues early, if it will serve the story well, then extend it by two issues just to make a buck.<br />My hope is the extra 32 pages will be filled with bonuses, including Cut scenes, rejected character designs, creator comments, so on and so forth.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Ted Kord, Michael Jon Carter, and Scott Free enjoy a gridiron contest in Justice League International #14, 1988.
Enjoy your Turkey Day the Booster Gold way: with friends and a side of football! (Alien invasion optional.)
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BoosterPowershot posted on Nov. 27, 2010 at 12:58 PM
What in the world is wrong with Booster's arm?
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 28, 2010 at 2:58 AM
I not sure if you're referring to the unusual foreshortening of Booster's raised left arm or the odd elbow placement of his crooked right arm. In either case, I'm already on record as not being a fan of Steve Leialoha's art in JLI #14.
BoosterPowershot posted on Nov. 28, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Haha! Well, I was specifically referring to his right arm. Not only the elbow, but also his right arm hand. I think it is completely impossible to hold one's arm and hand in that way such that the thumb is positioned away from the body like in the picture. <br />Also, what exactly is he doing? Is he making a lowercase "d" in reference to his defense complaint? Or is he trying to slap his own forehead?
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Justice League: Generation Lost #14 is scheduled to hit stands today. Buy it and give Skeets a Happy Thanksgiving.
UPDATE: Buying Justice League: Generation Lost #14 will not make Skeets happy, as Booster Gold is nowhere to be seen in the pages of this issue. It's a pretty enjoyable read and does give a strong hint about Maxwell Lord's plans for the future of the series. However, it's got no Booster Gold. Skeets will have to find something else (the sublime J.H. Williams III on Batwoman #0, perhaps?) to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
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tiggerpete posted on Nov. 24, 2010 at 1:56 PM
I was on my way to get comics and my car broke, now I can't get my comics till Friday, stupid power steering
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 25, 2010 at 12:25 AM
tiggerpete, I blame your car for keeping Booster out of this issue. Somehow Winick knew that you'd be late getting it, so he kept Booster on the sidelines to prevent your reading displeasure. Stupid power steering!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The latest "DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales" column by Marc-Oliver Frisch at comicsbeat.com is not nearly as pessimistic about recent Booster Gold sales as I was last week.
Comics Beat notes the accelerating month-to-month decrease in sales of 1.5% for July, 2.5% for August, and 3.1% for August, but attributes it to "standard attrition." Their numbers also provide a good comparison against other sinking titles like Power Girl and Red Robin, other middling books showing similar sales trends. So maybe Booster shouldn't be taking the slumping sales personally.
It's also worth remembering that no matter what we fear, Booster Gold is still selling many, many more issues than Batman Confidential, Jonah Hex, and R.E.B.E.L.S., none of which DC seems prepared to axe just yet.
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Morgenstern posted on Nov. 23, 2010 at 5:56 PM
Have guest-apperances of other Heroes on shows like Smallville influenced their comic book sales?<br />(Booster is scheduled for such a apperances, hence the question...this might actually bring me to watch an episode of that show for once)
BoosterPowershot posted on Nov. 23, 2010 at 7:39 PM
I've nothing to base this on, but I think DC keeps Jonah Hex in order to say they have some diversity under their belt. As far as I can remember, he's the only monthly western comic out there right now.<br />Batman Confidential is...well...Batman. Need I say more? But R.E.B.E.L.S., its the one that surprises me. I enjoy it A LOT, but I'm just waiting for the month it stops shipping. As long as it continues, it does give me bigger hope for Booster Gold.
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 24, 2010 at 3:19 AM
Morgenstern: appearances of comic book characters in media other than comic books rarely translate into a sales boost for the comics. It is very unlikely that many SMALLVILLE watchers will head to a comic book store in search of BOOSTER GOLD even if the episode with Booster is fantastic. But even some new readers are better than none.
