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Monday, March 14, 2011
I know that the Dan Jurgens interview at CBR was linked in the forum last week (if you haven't read it, you can find it here), but I'd like to revisit it a bit for one key fact: Booster's age.
CBR: What is the core concept to Booster Gold that you want people to retain in their iterations of the character from now to future generations to come?
DJ: ...[H]e is young -- in my head he's 23 years old, and in some ways more immature than that!
Twenty-Three? In recent issues of Booster Gold it was suggested that Booster was 30-35 before he served a five-year prison term. Ignoring that fact for a minute, Booster was only 20 years old when he returned to the 20th century from the 25th: are we to assume that his entire super hero career has lasted only 3 years so far?
Since arriving in the 20th century, Booster Gold has founded and lost a major business conglomerate and spent considerable time in the Justice League. He has cultivated a deep friendship and business partnership with Ted Kord, who has now been dead for some time. He has developed from an outsider to a laughingstock to a true hero to a leader. All this in less time than it takes to earn a college degree?
It's one thing for a character like Superman or Batman, paragons of their archetype with little need for character growth, to have accomplished a near infinite number of adventures in a relatively short span of time. But it strains credibility to imagine that Booster has matured so drastically in such a short period.
I'm not arguing that Booster should be 40 years old, but 23 is probably a little too young for such an accomplished hero.
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Jesse posted on Mar. 14, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Many people can accomplish a lot in a short period of time, and those people have no knowledge from the future. I agree 23 is a bit too young, I'd think 27 or 28 after the prison term (depending on how long that actually is). Ted has been dead no more than a year in DC time. <br />As for the maturation of Booster, look at it this way, he's been through a heck of a lot in a short period of time and that always speeds up the maturation process no matter who you are. Time in comics is always fuzzy, otherwise one character could not be in multiple books and on multiple teams unless they had super-speed or access to time travel. We also don't know what effects time travel might have on the body or since Booster's armor protects him from chronal energy it may decrease the effects of time itself on him.
Erin posted on Mar. 14, 2011 at 2:23 PM
I don't take those things Giffin and DeMatteis say too seriously. Giffin for example has written and said that Booster was a janitor and not a night watchman. Jurgens said that their versions of the characters are exaggerated. Even in the issue where they stated he was 35 it was iffy because of the gaps the henchmen were filling in with their own guess work. Technically I think Booster was 19 when he started. I know it said 20 but he's supposed to be born December 29th 2442. He went back to be cured around Christmas of 2462, the same year of the scandal. Michelle and his mother were hounded by Broderick for months meaning he'd have to leave the 25th century some time before his 20th birthday.<br /><br />I don't think there was ever evidence that he earned any degrees. But the rest of the DCU has compressed timescales too. Barry Allen apparently appeared 10 years ago (I think this was mentioned during the Reality Lost arc.) Johns had Hal Jordan get his ring 8 years ago, and Superman is already in action during that time. <br /><br />I said 25/26 since he arrived at a time he was roughly younger than Dick Grayson. But hey, time travel. Rucka/Johns hinted at Booster having easy access to time machines during OMAC project/IC and he's skipped ahead a few months before. Not too big a deal when you think how long Dick Graysons' been around or how long Franklin Richards was 4/5.
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 14, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Ok, let's look at it this way:
1.) Booster arrived in the 20th century (in 1985 according to canon, but I'm willing to allow that date to slide because timelines have been readjusted in-universe several times since). According to BOOSTER GOLD v.1 at least 1 year passed between issues 1 and 25 (though Booster did spend part of that time in the 25th century). +1 year
2) Booster spent enough time in the Justice League America to meet 2 different United States presidents. +1 year minimum
3) Booster lost an arm and was trapped in a life-supporting suit for some period of months. +? months minimum
4) Booster traveled to the future following OMAC PROJECT for an undisclosed period of time. +?
5) Ted has to have been dead for over a year: Booster spent a year after Ted's death defending the multiverse from Mister Mind. DC itself called the events immediately post-Infinite Crisis "1 Year Later." (It can be argued that Booster was not active for the entire year, as he could time travel backward and forward, but at that time he was simultaneously active as two superheroes, which has to keep a person busy.) +1 year
6) Since gaining his own series, Booster has been on a number of adventures outside of his "natural" time. This means that he is aging quicker than other non time-traveling heroes. +?
7) He is apparently in the process of serving a 5 year prison sentence. +5 years
By my count, that's 7 years of adventures, bare minimum. This would make Booster 26 years old even if he was only 19 when he returned to the 20th century.
Like Barry Allen, Booster can have many more adventures over a given chronological period than other heroes. That makes Booster older, not younger. While it is possible that Booster looks 23, or ages slower than the rest of DC's heroes because of future technology or universe revisions (i.e. ZERO HOUR) or whatnot, he has still had too many adventures within the DCU to allow him to be 23. Booster should be treated as though he were in his mid- to late-20s: young enough to be brash and old enough to have matured some character and wisdom.
Erin posted on Mar. 14, 2011 at 4:06 PM
True but they also state things like Bruce Wayne doing all that training for so many years, Dicks' age when he was Robin, etc. Things that get retconned to make Bruce stay young years later. I think Dick used to be 8 at the start then they changed it to 12. <br />Franklin Richards is supposed to be 8/9 but the Marvel verse has gone through several presidents since then. Counting at least two that ran for the office within 5 years of each other (our time). If we counted all the presidents all the writers in a ‘verse used all the heroes would be near retirement.<br />Boosters' also used the Supernova suit that stops aging and jumped ahead in 52 (can't buy them being on the run for months with Mr. Mind chasing them and Booster having no clue what he really is.) Not to mention the biggest game changer DC put into effect to explain most of their big changes Superboy Prime. But if I can believe Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent are STILL in their 30s’ despite Bruces’ mastery of near everything, etc. then I don’t have much of a problem believing a time traveler is younger than he’d normally be.
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM
First things first: I do not believe that we should take the passage of time in the Marvel Universe as indicative of any change in time in the DC Universe. Both publishers would agree that their internal universes differ, so the passage of time for Franklin Richards and the passage of time for Booster Gold are apples and oranges.
But none of that concerns me as much as the insertion of those damn symbols everywhere that you typed an apostrophe, Erin. Can you please tell me what web browser you are using so that I can adjust the script to solve that problem? If you'd rather not post it, please send me an email at webmaster at Boosterrific dot com.
Harry posted on Mar. 14, 2011 at 6:04 PM
I didn't take Dan literally. He said Booster is "like" 23. I think Dan likes leaving the actual age nebulous and DC probably doesn't want it nailed down either. Though, to me, in physical age, I think BG should be roughly 30. Maybe Russ can ask Dan about it?
Eyz posted on Mar. 16, 2011 at 6:15 AM
Wasn't he talking about Booster as a DC character since creation, with a sligh error, I know.<br /><br />Age-wise, Booster always seemed and was presented currently to be in his 30s IMO...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
As Russ Burlingame pointed out yesterday in the forums (you are reading the forums, aren't you?), Vaneta Rogers has a new article up at Newsarama discussing Booster Gold's enduring popularity. Rogers has interviewed Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Jeffery Katz -- writers for a combined 264 comic stories featuring Booster Gold! -- on their opinions about what makes Booster Gold great.
"I think it's pretty amazing that fans like him so much today because, if you think about the character and the way Dan [Jurgens] introduced him, he's a character you really shouldn't like, because he's so self-serving," said Keith Giffen, who has written the character several times during Booster's 25 years in comics. "And even though he's learning his lessons and growing as a person, there's still a little self-serving core in there. "But for some odd reason, fans just respond to it."
You can find the whole article, "Why They Endure: BOOSTER GOLD - the Self-Serving Superhero," at Newsarama.com.
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Curt posted on Mar. 10, 2011 at 8:24 PM
That article was completely on the nose.
eyz posted on Mar. 11, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Neat find ;)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
DC announced on its Source Blog yesterday that Dan Jurgens would be returning to Booster Gold with issue #44. This breaking news was accompanied with the Jurgens/Rapmund cover for the issue.
This advance art features flat blocks of color, not the sort of work we're used to seeing from Brian Miller's Hi-Fi Designs studio, the colorist for Booster Gold Volume 2. Is Hi-Fi leaving Booster Gold? Is this the color scheme for Flashpoint? Or is this just hastily colored solicitation art? We'll know more in May when Dan Jurgens makes his return to Booster Gold.
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tiggerpete posted on Feb. 8, 2011 at 4:53 PM
I actually like this a little better (not sure if its the inks or the colors, but it leads to a more "serious" looking Booster)
Cdn posted on Feb. 8, 2011 at 4:57 PM
I prefer this art more. It gives it an older feel and is very nice and gave me a calming feeling
eyz posted on Feb. 9, 2011 at 3:21 AM
Feels... "classic". Maybe to show off on first sight this will be the return of classic Booster Gold artist/writer Dan jurgens?<br />I don't think they'll be changing colors, just this cover.<br />Anyway, I love it personally^^<br />Looks great! I would love a poster of this pic! XD
RussBurlingame posted on Feb. 20, 2011 at 12:06 AM
My guess is that it was hastily-colored solicitation art. I got the very distinct impression from Dan that DC wasn't going to announce his return until the solicitations hit the following week, but that my bugging them about GX allowed it to go out a little early.
Friday, February 4, 2011
I know that I usually run "Gold Exchange" links on Tuesdays, but Russ Burlingame broke the news that Dan Jurgens will be returning to Booster Gold on issue #44 last night at Comic Related. I can't sit on news like that! As Burlingame himself posted in the Boosterrific.com Forum yesterday:
The Gold Exchange: So—as we've done once or twice before, last thing first: Back when it was announced you'd be leaving Booster Gold for a while to take on Time Masters: Vanishing Point, it became public knowledge after an issue of Booster Gold had "To Be Continued In..." tagged at the end. Now that story is finished and the last issue of Time Masters says "To be continued in Booster Gold #44." Will you be the one continuing your storyline in a new title here, as you did after The Tomorrow Memory?
Dan Jurgens: Yes. I'll be jumping back to Booster Gold as of issue #44, which I've just started drawing. It's good to be home!
It'll be good to have you back, Dan. You can read the whole article here.
UPDATE 02/05: FYI: Russ has posted a slightly longer version of the Comic Related "Gold Exchange" column at Newsarama that answers some questions specifically addressed here in the Boosterrific Forum. You can find that column here.
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DEATHSTROKE007 posted on Feb. 4, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Just had to said, its about time!!! Have not liked the BG comic book sense Dan had left.
BoosterPowershot posted on Feb. 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Gotta' say I'm looking forward to it, but I still want to give thanks to Giffen and DeMatteis for their work. For one, the comics are longer reads than any of my other weekly pickups. In addition, they had a real wonderful issue with Booster Gold's "coming to terms" with Blue Beetle's death.
Kevin posted on Feb. 5, 2011 at 10:25 AM
I'm just hoping that when JL: Generation Lost concludes, maybe Giffen & DeMatteis can take some of those characters into a modern JLI ongoing since Jurgens will be back on BG. ...maybe?
Kevin Allen (Mr. Chaos) posted on Feb. 5, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Hey look, another Kevin!<br />I have to disagree. While I liked Keith's run on Booster, I fear how they would ruin the importance and seriousness that the JLI has been gaining. I don't want them becoming a joke again, and I simply can't trust Keith and JM not to do that.
Superman posted on Feb. 7, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Hmm. It's nice to get Dan back, but he tends to run out of interesting ideas and become really boring. Then again, no one does get Booster better than him and Geoff Johns. And he must have some new ideas for Flashpoint to play with now... I don't know what to feel about this.
eyz posted on Feb. 8, 2011 at 5:43 AM
Finally!<br />I was hoping he'd be back after Time Masters^^<br />As for Generation Lost, I'd like it evolving into a new, say, JLEurope. (International means in others countries/continents, right? :P)<br />So we could have a JLA and JLEurope cohexist; meaning a JLI.<br />And for those who don't like Keith and JM, can't DC give them a real proper Metal Men on-going instead of just a back feautre? I love the Metal Men and their humour, it's a great fit^^
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
It's really starting to look like I need to make Tuesdays "Gold Exchange Day." Russ Burlingame released another "Gold Exchange" column at Newsarama.com last week with Dan Jurgens commenting on Time Masters: Vanishing Point #5. To pull a quote:
"Supernova and his wife will be addressed next issue." -- Dan Jurgens
I know that I can't wait.
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Morgenstern posted on Dec. 28, 2010 at 8:19 PM
This gives me confidence that my theory regarding Supernova's Identidy is true...(do theories based on already released issues count as spoilers?)<br />And another question...did the "general Superhero community" ever learn who Supernova was during 52? And what the deal was behind Booster's "death"?
Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Dec. 28, 2010 at 11:39 PM
So far as I am aware, Booster's role in the creation of the 52-verse is not public knowledge. Early in the current BOOSTER GOLD series reporter Rose Levin learned that Daniel Carter was Supernova, but whether she has shared this info with the public is unknown.
