Today at your Local Comic Shop, you might find a new printing of JLA: Earth 2. This 2002 story was Grant Morrison's introduction of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika to the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths DC Universe. Be forewarned that it has nothing to do with current continuity.

Obviously, DC is hoping to squeeze a few extra bucks out of fans excited about the current Forever Evil mini-series that introduces the Crime Syndicate to the post-Flashpoint DC Universe. I'm not opposed to DC Comics re-releasing old stories to new readers, but I have to suspect that the timing of this particular reprinting is going to cause some problems.

For one thing, Earth-2 is no longer home to the Crime Syndicate in the "New 52" Universe. That's now Earth-3. Earth 2 is now another title altogether, more or less the book that used to be called JSA. How many fans are going to see JLA: Earth 2 and think it's either related to the comic Earth 2 (which it isn't) or feature the same characters that are now found in Forever Evil (which it doesn't)?

Don't get me wrong: I like and recommend JLA: Earth 2. I just hope that everyone has a good Local Comic Shop operator who can clear up the confusion about when and where the events of this book take place before someone decides to pay $24.99 for this "deluxe" reprint.

(And for the record, no, Booster Gold does not appear in this book. Sadly, we still haven't seen Frank Quitely's interpretation of our favorite hero. The world can be a cruel, cruel place.)

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At ComicCon in July, Geoff Johns promised Booster Gold fans that Forever Evil would link to our hero in some way. Unfortunately, there is no sign or direct reference to Booster anywhere in the book.

I don't understand what Johns could have been referring to... unless it was this:

That's Lex Luthor having a politely threatening converation with one Thomas Kord. (Boy, that name seems familiar. Where have I heard that before?) Lex is threatening Thomas's family, including his son at Northwestern University. (Gee, I wonder who that could be?)

If you want more details, you'll have to pick up Forever Evil #1, now at your local comic shop!

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Here we go again. Trinity of Sin: Pandora #2 is released today. Will Booster Gold make an appearance? I have no idea.

Last month I told you to expect a glimpse of Booster Gold flashback in Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1. That information was based on a teaser released at dccomics.com. I was misled, and Booster was nowhere to be seen in that issue.

Will the teased pages with Booster be printed in today's book instead? I don't know. It's not in the issue preview at mtv.com. We now know that Booster won't be involved in Trinity War, and I begin to suspect that he won't be in Trinity of Sin: Pandora, either.

If anyone notices Booster in the issue, please let me know. Until I hear from you, I'm going to assume otherwise.

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Today will be a busy day for Booster Gold fans. Smallville Season 11 #15 is on stands today, concluding Booster's trip to the 31st century to meet Smallville's version of the Legion of Super-Heroes. A preview of the issue is available at Mancave Daily

If that's not enough Booster for you, Justice League Dark Volume 2: The Books of Magic is also out today. This collection reprints Justice League Dark #14, the issue where Booster appears on John Constantine's magical mystery bulletin board.

They're both worth a look, if you are a Booster Gold fan. (And if you're not a Booster Gold fan, what are you doing here?)

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When the Justice League fights the Justice League and the Justice League, who will win? (Hint: it's the Justice League.)

The prelude to Trinity War officially kicks off today in Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1. Pandora is the mysterious character inexplicably seen (but never explained) in the final panels of Flashpoint. Are we finally going to learn what caused her to create the post-Flashpoint DCnU? Will her story make Flashpoint make any sense? Will this event justify the existence of three Justice League titles? And most importantly, what role will Booster Gold play in the Trinity War?

Booster appears in the two-page spread teaser for the issue that DC released last month, so he will be in this issue, at least as a flashback to Justice League International, Volume 3, #1. Will this be the start of Booster's big return to the DCnU? Or will he be relegated to the same limbo as Captain Atom, Resurrection Man, and Voodoo?

The answers to these questions and more begin in Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1, on sale today!

[UPDATE 2013-07-03: False alarm. Although dccomics.com explicitly described "this incredible spread from the series' debut issue," the pages DO NOT appear in Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1.]

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