KMD posted on Apr. 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Hear, hear--but as much as I loathed it, "Blackest Night" provided two good issues in terms of sales and plots for Booster. The comic slipped out of the top 100 in March--while its not at Doom Patrol level (or, to go even lower, Shield and Web which will have the plugs pulled on them after ten issues), Booster is treading water with Outsiders and Power Girl.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Apr. 22, 2010 at 2:33 AM
Ah, Blackest Night could have boosted the sales of any title. If, say, Vext had had a tie-in ring promotion, it could have sold a quarter million issues, too. DC publishes so many event books now because they really do sell. Unfortunately, the tie-ins do not necessarily relate to long-term readership boosters. I don't think the boost for Booster Gold was a negative, but I do think that it would be easy to mistake it for a false positive: it really appears to be irrelevant to the ongoing sales trends. And before you get all morose over the fate of Booster Gold, KMD, note that Outsiders has been treading water off and on for about as long as Booster Gold has been a character, proving that you don't have to be a juggernaut book to survive amidst the 500 Batman titles and annual mega event books.

Harry posted on Apr. 22, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Good or bad, event books are where the money is and that is what sales trends are encourage DC (and Marvel) to do. It is one of the few ways to get fandom to notice non-prime character properties. As for Booster, all he really needs is a core fan base of about 15,000 readers that will buy the book no matter what because of the character (and stories that are entertaining and true to the character that those fans love). Does BG have that? Can momentum be sustained with established creative forces (Johns, Katz, Jurgens, Giffen) or will a fresher, newer creative team be needed to generate buzz? Can BG's title survive DC's never ending expansion of titles in economy where buyers swap new titles for old instead of just adding?

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Apr. 22, 2010 at 3:02 PM
All great points, Harry. It seems that we endlessly wring our hands over the future of Booster Gold, but all we can really do is keep supporting the title and the character, and spreading the word about how great he is. That's what Boosterrific.com is all about, and I'm glad to know that there are so many others who support the Booster Gold cause with us.

Harry posted on Apr. 19, 2010 at 1:19 PM
I have very high hopes for Booster this year. I am hoping all three series provide great entertainment! I wonder if Time Masters requires the Batman Returns mini for completion or if it will stand alone?

tiggerpete posted on Apr. 19, 2010 at 3:51 PM
I think it will stand alone, but will be better appreciated when read with Batman's return, does that make sense?

Superman posted on Apr. 20, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Time Masters won't be released concurrently with Return of Bruce Wayne, right?

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Apr. 20, 2010 at 1:22 AM
Time Masters: Vanishing Point is scheduled for a release date of July 1. Batman: the Return of Bruce Wayne begins in May, and should be up to issue 4 by the time Time Masters starts.

Harry posted on Apr. 16, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Mmmmmmm..... graphs.

Harry posted on Apr. 16, 2010 at 4:44 PM
But seriously, while I wish the sales would stabilize, 20K at this stage is not bad for this title in this market. DC would be hard pressed to cancel the title with Gen Lost and Time Master's going. I think we are well on track to get to issue 50, and that would be a solid run for Booster. Does anyone see a reasonable senario that takes BG much beyond that mark?

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Apr. 16, 2010 at 8:06 PM
DC could always try to up the profile of the book by putting some HUGE names on it (Jim Lee, Grant Morrison), but they'd be more likely to relaunch it with a new title or number 1 issue and a retooled direction. I don't mean to sound pessimistic, however, because if rates of readership decline remain the same, sales won't dip below the cancellation threshold until issue 58, which counting issues 0 and 1,000,00, will be the 60th issue of the series. That's pretty respectable in today's market for, let's face it, a second-tier character with limited market appeal. Heck, more famous names like Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and the Spectre have a hard time stringing that many issues together in all their many series. It'll have been a good run when it inevitably comes to an end.

tiggerpete posted on Apr. 17, 2010 at 4:02 AM
I would think the Generation Lost might boost readers, and if the economy would turn around, people might be more inclined to add titles to their pull list rather than cutting them, that would help too, besides, my other favorite series (Green Arrow) just got restarted, but then again it also reflects a major shift in the status quo (it had just hit 32 too, the last series hit 75, the one before was in the 120's, if trends matter, than this one will be lucky to make it 2 years) so count your blessings that Booster seems to have a nice place in the market and will still be around for the foreseeable future.

KMD posted on Apr. 21, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Sorry did not see this post till now-would have not had made post for 4/21 entry on Blackest Night had I seen this. What bother me is Booster is now out of the top 100. Not the best of signs