Grimmy posted on Dec. 27, 2012 at 12:51 PM
It would be nice to combine the first two. Oh well, family it is then. Speaking of family, do you think we'll ever find out who Rip Hunter's mother is?

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Dec. 28, 2012 at 2:34 PM
Ever is a long time! I think that one day, we'll find out what Dan Jurgens had in mind. But I don't expect to find that information in a DC comic book in the New 52, no.

Morgenstern posted on Mar. 21, 2012 at 10:10 AM
The art doesn't even look that bad on this one pic..for Extreme Justice. I mean it is till far from good, but much better than what else I saw of that title.<br /><br />Also..uh speaking as someone who is not from the Colonies, that speech would have left me rather confused than roused, at least the first part. Than again..at least Aquaman was not singing.

Grimmy posted on Mar. 21, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Happy birthday Mark, thank you for not putting Booster in "Kingdom Come".

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 21, 2012 at 2:58 PM
Morgenstern: That image is from JUSTICE LEAGUE TASK FORCE #14 and is by Sal Velluto and Jeff Albrecht. Their art is pretty good, mainly because they have some knowledge of how to lay out panels. The art by Marc Campos is much worse in the regular JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA title and would be even worse in EXTREME JUSTICE, which wouldn't start its run for about 6 more months later.

Grimmy: Booster is mentioned but not seen in KINGDOM COME #1 as the manager of Planet Krypton. We finally meet him in that role in KINGDOM COME THE KINGDOM: PLANET KRYPTON #1. Both of those books, obviously, were written by Mark Waid.

Grimmy posted on Mar. 21, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Boosterrific, you mean "The Kingdom" #1? Same Earth22 universe, different series. Sorry, my OCD is kicking in today.<br />My "thank you" was sincere, the 4 issue "Kingdom Come" series is too dark a place for Booster IMHO. I should correct myself tho, that series was Alex Ross's baby and Mark Waid was teamed with him due to his strong familiarity with the history of DC superheroes.<br />I haven't read any of "The Kingdom" books.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 21, 2012 at 5:20 PM
Oops. Yes, I had the name wrong. I knew better. Can I blame a typo?

If you really want to get into a discussion about sharing credit for KINGDOM COME, you have to mention Alan Moore. KC was clearly based on the unpublished Alan Moore proposal TWILIGHT OF THE SUPERHEROES. (Those unfamiliar can find a basic summary of that story on Wikipedia.) Yes, it is the art of Alex Ross that really made KINGDOM COME a smash hit, but the story shares too many elements with TWILIGHT to for me to comfortably give sole credit to Ross and Waid. (I don't mean to suggest that DC didn't have the right to rework the proposal. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't: I'm in no position to adjudicate that decision. However, if we can't mention WATCHMEN without giving credit to the Charlton characters as it seems everyone has to do all the time now, it seems that KINGDOM COME shouldn't be discussed without crediting the TWILIGHT proposal.)

Grimmy posted on Mar. 21, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Yep I completely agree, sorry I forgot the TWILIGHT connection. Can I blame old age?<br /><br />I was referring to the KINGDOM COME Wiki entry to refresh my memory on that series development. And YES Alan Moore is GREAT. I especially enjoyed his ABC books.

Russ Burlingame posted on Mar. 22, 2012 at 4:36 PM
You know, there's someone ELSE with a Booster Gold connection who had a birthday yesterday, too...!

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 22, 2012 at 10:56 PM
Happy belated birthday, Russ! When it's your 50th birthday, I'll run a spotlight column on you!

The Irredeemable Shag posted on Mar. 26, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Happy Belated Birthday to Mark Waid! He's phenomenal! His Flash run is still my favorite of the speedsters series.<br /><br />So let me get this right... Booster was killed by one of the Overmaster's henchmen? Overmaster?!?? Seriously? The guy Justice League Detroit beat? That's like losing to some guy that was defeated by the Inferior Five.<br /><br />Next you'll tell me Booster was killed by someone pathetic like Giganta. Oh wait...<br /><br />The Irredeemable Shag

Grimmy posted on Mar. 3, 2012 at 1:27 PM
I just started playing DCUO and had to theme my Hero (Sodercola) after a certain "other" Greatest Hero the world's never heard of. WARNING, flying around Metropolis is very addictive.<br /><br />Don't worry Booster can't die, he's EVERYWHERE in the DCUO, the guy owns those great Boostours kiosks. <br /><br />Now if only my personal security droid was gold...

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 3, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Grimmy, don't stop playing until you've got the Booster Gold t-shirt (screenshot here).

Shawn posted on Dec. 29, 2011 at 10:29 AM
That cake is awesome

Curt posted on Dec. 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I want that cake! Happy -431st, Booster!!

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Dec. 29, 2011 at 5:35 PM
As a rule I attribute my sources, but I don't know where this cake photo originated. The photo has been kicking around the internet for a few years (3+), and appears to have inspired at least one imitation. The one thing I do know is that it is definitely Boosterrific.

CDN posted on Dec. 29, 2011 at 6:35 PM
As a point, Michael is anywhere between being, physically, 20-35 years old. I personally prefer to think he's around 35, so wouldn't that technically make him (-411 to) -396 years old?

The Irredeemable Shag posted on Jan. 7, 2012 at 8:27 PM
That cake is brilliant! I can't help but wonder if it's real or a VERY clever photoshop.<br /><br />The Irredeemable Shag<br />http://firestormfan.com<br />

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 7, 2012 at 8:56 PM
I think it's real. Even if this cake isn't real, it has spawned copycat cakes which are definitely real.