No Booster Gold comics this week, but Cort has come to our rescue with new entries in his Booster Gold sketchbook!

Let's take a peek inside (with Cort's commentary):

Brett Booth

Got this beauty from Brett Booth. The staggering detail in the background is awesome. Beetle being hidden in there made me laugh.

Bart Sears

A Bart Sears Booster commish I got for supporting the Hero Initiative, also got to chat with Sears, it was pretty rad.

Yale Stewart

A wicked and stylish, smug, and funny Booster from Yale Stewart of JL8 fame.

If you want to see even more of Cort's sketchbook, visit imgur.com.

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When we were growing up, my brother had a collection of Mr. Men books and merchandise. I distinctly recall forcing Mr. Bump playing the role of mutant burn victim in our G.I. Joe Mobile Command Center.

It seems I'm not the only one with a fond appreciation for the Mr. Men / Little Miss series. Over on DeviantArt.com, artist DCMrMenLittleMiss has been rendering DC heroes and villains in Mr. Men's distinctive style. Including, of course, Booster Gold:

Thanks for the memories, Mr. Booster Gold.

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If you like reading about the history of Booster Gold (and since you're reading *this*, I'd say there's a pretty good chance you do), you may be interested in hearing from Pablo Stadelman of Argentina who wrote me last week.

I send you this message because I write a book about the comic industry, called "Cosa de Fans" (fans thing) in my country.

Two years ago I came up with the idea of writing this book with the purpose that people, comic fans or not, know the way the industry works and the stories behind the development of a comic, since its creation from a character to the writing of a story.

For this reason, I interviewed several cartoonists, scriptwriters, inkers and editors of the major publishers, such as Marvel and DC comics, to tell them in the first person how their work is, along with the vicissitudes that happened during the development of a comic.

It also contains stories, many of them unknown, about various specific events of both publishers, both about their characters and their authors.

I had contact with many other friendly people, such as Dan Jurgens and Devin Grayson, as well as people who at first seemed unattainable, such as JM DeMatteis and Kevin Eastman.

I had the pleasure of speaking in the first person with people whom I idolize and follow since I started reading comics, and I was able to appreciate the human quality of each one of them.

I wrote a chapter about Booster Gold and the importance of this character in the DC universe. I talked with Dan Jurgens about the creation of Booster Gold, and he talked about the origin, and the way that he created Booster Gold.

It sounds like a pretty educational read. Pablo tells me Cosa de Fans (ISBN 9789878618272) can be found on Argentinian e-commerce platform Mercado Libre or "in some book shops or comic shops in Argentina." If you're down that way, keep an eye out for it.

Good luck with your book, Pablo!

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Cort's back with more Booster Gold sketchbook pages! He writes

These are a fun and varied mix of styles so it was nice to add them all to my collection. Which is now 59 pieces large! 2020 has had a lot of downs and twists and turns, but it has been fruitful for having artists open their lists for mail-in commissions, and I've been very lucky and very grateful for that.

Jon Bagdanove

Will Conrad

Elsa Charretier

Nick Prolix

Way to find the bright side of everyone being stuck at home without regular jobs in 2020, Cort! (And we're grateful that you shared your luck with us.)

You can see Cort's full Booster Gold sketchbook online at imgur.com.

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It seems like a while since Ross Pearsall showcased Booster Gold in his Super-Team Family Presents... blog, but it was worth the wait.

Maybe that's not the Avenger's greatest line-up, but holding off even Captain America alone is a noteworthy accomplishment.

Keep up the good work, Ross.

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