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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Bully for Booster Gold
Believe it or not, there are several comics websites I enjoy that have nothing to do with Booster Gold. (Hard to believe, I know, but they do exist.) When those sites veer into Booster territory, no matter how tangentially, I'd be remiss not to promote them here. Today's link falls into that category.
Bully the Little Stuffed Bull spends a great deal of time entertaining the web on his website, Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun. One of his regular weekly features is "Ten of a Kind," in which he posts 10 comic book covers sharing a common theme. This week, the theme is anger, and -- guess who? -- Booster Gold is included from the cover of Extreme Justice #6.
This issue, you'll recall, is the one in which Booster reclaims what was left of the fortune stolen from him by the Manhunters in Millennium. This comic is also the last recorded appearance of Dirk Davis, Booster's former manager and among the first character casualties of DC's emerging, line-wide annual crossovers strategy. DC editorial mandated turning established supporting characters into sleeper-agent villains for Millennium, resulting in some very confusing continuity and permanently truncated story lines. Good to see that DC has learned their lesson on that front (he says, sarcastically).
So go, enjoy Bully's gentle, loving mockery of comic books. I know I do.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Trying to Predict the Future
So last week we learned that Justice League International is being canceled for reasons as yet unknown. I've gnashed my teeth over the potential loss of Skeets and the future undiscovered country for the members of the JLI. What could motivate DC to do such things?
I'm not alone in trying to guess what's coming next. Among those speculating is Tom Bondurant, who considers the JLI's future in his "Grumpy Old Fan" column for Comic Book Resources's Robot 6 blog.
A JLI book which took such an approach [as Checkmate] might come out something like Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke's Justice League Elite. That wouldn't be so bad by itself, but if the next JLI included high-profile superheroes like Booster Gold and Guy Gardner, having to juggle public images with office politics and the dangers of diplomacy, it could be a real change of pace for the League books.
Or, you know, DC could just make it another "proactive" super-team like Extreme Justice...
Some people remember the Alamo or the Lusitania. I remember Extreme Justice. *shudder*
Meanwhile, James Hunt reports for Comic Book Resources on DC's panel at the Kapow Comic Convention in London last weekend. After DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio rejected a question about the Flash from an event attendee, another audience member asked about the future of Booster Gold and Skeets. Dan DiDio's response was short and cryptic:
DiDio: There is a definite plan. I love Skeets! Just like I love Wally West.
Take note that's the same Wally West who, despite being the focus of the past 25 years of Flash comics, hasn't been seen since his predecessor ruined history in Flashpoint. Could Skeets be busy behind-the-scenes working to restore the missing West to reality? Or does DiDio just mean that we won't be seeing Skeets anytime soon, either?
Poor, poor Skeets.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
The Letter Column Strikes Back
In yesterday's comments, Shawn bragged that he could see his letters to DC comics in any comic shop in the country. We at Boosterrific.com aim higher. Shawn, you can now see at least one of your letters at any computer in the world:
That may not quite be Superman flying a little blind girl around the world, but it's the best I could do on short notice.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
In Defense of Extreme Justice
A friend of mine just opened a comic book shop, Randyland Gaming, in Douglasville, GA. Visiting his store this week, I was pleased to see he had copies of 1996's Extreme Justice in his $1 comic book bins. Ah, Extreme Justice, probably the most controversial series featuring Booster Gold. Stories so bizarre that they makes the mind numb perfectly complementing artwork so bad it makes the eye bleed. The $1 bin is probably too good for it.
Completely coincidentally, ejne7 just posted a defense of the art of Extreme Justice over at scans_daily. Maybe "defense" isn't the right word; "criticizes with respect" is perhaps a more appropriate description. And really, there is precious little respect. Which is about what Extreme Justice deserves.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
What If Wednesday Came without Comics?
It's Wednesday, but sadly there are no new comics (at least in America). It's not the end of the industry just yet, it's just a side effect of our 3-day weekend. Be patient: there are two Booster Gold comics on the horizon.
To kill the time until they get here, perhaps you can peruse Gavok's review of the Geoff Johns teaser panels from the beginning and end of his run on Booster Gold over at 4thletter.net.
Or maybe you'd just like to keep the beefcake theme going:
"Completely healed" but without toes? (Ah, the 1990s.) Panel from Extreme Justice #12, 1996. Art by Tom Morgan and Ken Branch.
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