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Monday, July 11, 2011
Adding to the total number of movies including Booster Gold (total: 2), over the weekend I pleasantly discovered that Booster Gold is briefly seen in the 2010 movie Cop Out thanks to his JLI teammate Black Carnary.
Early in the movie during the investigation of a crime scene within a hobby shop, Adam Brody shows the camera a Justice League International Series 1 Black Canary figure. Prominent on the packaging is the Justice League International line-up, including Booster Gold.
Booster Gold: conquering Hollywood one movie at a time.
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Shawn posted on Jul. 11, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Cop Out was not very good what happened to Kevin Smith
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jul. 11, 2011 at 3:51 PM
I enjoyed it, but it was no masterpiece as it careened wildly between buddy cop action film and broadly-played slapstick comedy. I spent the entire movie asking "how did this movie get made?" I figured it was because someone wanted to work with someone else. Afterwards, I heard that Bruce Willis has wanted to work with Kevin Smith. Add that to the facts that Kevin Smith did not write the script and his longtime production partner Scott Mosier declined to participate, and I think you can see where this thing went off the rails.
Jesse posted on Jul. 11, 2011 at 8:54 PM
Kevin Smith worked with Bruce Willis in the last Die Hard movie, that should have been enough for both of them, lol
Eyz posted on Jul. 13, 2011 at 6:00 AM
I still need and want to see Cop Out... It might not be the best of Kevin Smith, but the worst of K.Smith will always be more entertaining than the best of, say, Michael Bay!
RussBurlingame posted on Jul. 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM
It's funny--I hadn't heard the "Bruce Willis wanted to work with Kevin Smith" thing before, but I do know that according to an interview on Marc Maron's WTF podcast, Smith was ecstatic to work with Willis--until production started, when Smith found him to be a prima donna who refused to do anything he was asked, including pose for the movie poster!
Monday, May 2, 2011
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.
| | Tags: action figures andy khouri comicsalliance.com kevin maguire morgenstern poytress of solitude rare art
Eyz posted on May. 3, 2011 at 6:29 AM
Always for looking at more Keving Maguire art^^
Andrew posted on May. 4, 2011 at 7:50 PM
It's a shame that the sculpt for Boost didn't maintain the character of Maquire's art. The figure's face just looks goofy.
Sebastian posted on Oct. 10, 2018 at 8:44 PM
I own the original of this, franed on my wall. He signed it for me at Tampa Bay Comic Con.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Finally, there's a Booster Gold figure in scale with the G.I. Joe toys of the 1980s. Check out this cool 3-3/4" Booster Gold figure at Cool Toy Review.com (photo by Dan Curto):
This figure is part of the DC Universe Infinite Heroes line, and was included in the Omac Attack 6-pack box exclusive to Wal-Mart. Mattel has already released a Ted Kord Blue Beetle as a stand-alone figure, but if you want Booster, you'll have to buy a box set including Maxwell Lord to get him. Oh, will the evil machinations of Max Lord never end?
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ncllcn posted on Nov. 19, 2010 at 8:32 PM
No Skeets?!
Morgenstern posted on Nov. 20, 2010 at 11:53 AM
If this Booster is based on the Omac Story line it makes sense that there is no Skeets.
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 21, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Good point, Morgenstern. However, very few of the DC Universe Infinite Heroes figures have any accessories at all, so it's no surprise that Booster has no Skeets.
Monday, May 3, 2010
I found this surprisingly detailed review of the DC Universe Booster Gold action figure this weekend on isitfun.net. Personally, I prefer my Booster Gold figures with collars, but I'm a traditionalist.
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Harry posted on May. 3, 2010 at 11:00 PM
I have this figure (I like my Booster sans collar). It is a great toy. My four year old plays with him constantly, and it has held up very well. As we read BG comics, he and I pose the figure to match various comic panels. I actually bought the whole series 7 (b/c my son also wanted Blue Beetle (natch), Captain Cold, and Kid Flash... I went for the whole Atom Smasher collect and connect figure). The cover to Booster Gold #7 is a fun one to emulate.
Wes GRogan posted on May. 5, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Wow, what a great website! I had no idea that there were such hardcore Booster fans, but I'm glad to see it! Bravo to you! I was very pleased with how fun Booster was overall, and just wished he had received a little more love!
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on May. 5, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Thanks, Wes, for the thorough breakdown of the figure. I'm glad that someone like you, clearly interested in the figure as a toy and not just a physical manifestation of the most awesome hero ever, could provide a write up for me to link to. I've been too pleased that Booster figures even exist to be too upset at the horrible failure in representing his costume correctly in the DC Universe line. (For example, I've never taken mine out of his blister because I once heard that the Skeets' attachment sags over time and I just couldn't stand to take a chance on a saggy Skeets.)
Harry posted on May. 7, 2010 at 4:21 PM
I got lucky, my Skeets detaches. You can't imagine the fun my son and I have had flying Skeets around the house. I do wish the paint job had been better (wrong color hair, gloves should be blue on modern figure, tooo many bad spots and splotches). Sad news, Beetle's arm broke off a couple of days ago (I told you we were rough on our toys). Super glue should do the trick.
Wes GRogan posted on May. 8, 2010 at 12:59 AM
The Skeets is definitely detachable, at least on mine as well. It really is an accessory rather than a permanent part of the figure, but of course that leaves a rather large hole in poor Michael's back. Not so recommended. Heh. But I do understand the desire to preserve the figure. There were subtle inaccuracies, but overall it was definitely great to see Booster represented at all. He really is one of the richer characters to have been created in the last 25 years, and easily the most under appreciated, I'd argue. Though maybe not at this site! Heh heh.
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