gio3432 posted on Jan. 17, 2013 at 11:34 AM
I never heard of BG until 2 years ago, when I first picked up a comic book. My whole Hero world was made up of memories of saturday morning cartoons and movies. The DC cartoon along with Video games will help Booster's popularity in the future. Also, Booster came out in the mid 80's while other's have been around for decades longer.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 17, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Personally, I agree children's cartoons are the ideal medium to spread the glory of Booster Gold. A live-action prime-time show is the second best option. Those will live on in syndication forever, and no printed medium gets the kind of attention that television does.

I really don't think that the era of Booster's origin (in the 1980s) is that big a handicap, except for the fact that it represents a gap in DC's television output. Booster is too new for SUPER FRIENDS and too old for YOUNG JUSTICE. Take a look at Martian Manhunter: he's never had much television presence and is virtually unknown to non-comic book fans, but he's been a lynchpin in the Justice League (and therefore the center of the DCU) since the team formed in 1960.

I guess what you're responding to is that you feel that Booster's relative lack of popularity is based on lack of awareness by the public, not any failing of the character.

Grimmy posted on Jan. 17, 2013 at 2:54 PM
Hopefully the mystery hinted at in the JLI Annual will play a pivotal roll in an upcoming Nu52 wide event. With Booster as a key player in such an event, he can't help but be propelled back into the prominent role he deserves. After all, time IS on his side...

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 17, 2013 at 3:50 PM
DC teased its last big event (remember something called FLASHPOINT?) 18 months in advance. If Booster is held out for a big event, does that mean we wouldn't get him back until February 2014?

Grimmy posted on Jan. 18, 2013 at 4:07 AM
I doubt we'll have to wait for another FLASHPOINT sized event, just a threat worthy of a little time-meddling, possibly involving the Reach. If that's the case, since BLUE BEETLE has been cancelled, then the new THRESHOLD series might be the place to watch. Just a thought, based on a lot of IFs.

deusex2 posted on Jan. 3, 2013 at 1:22 PM
Can we have "starring in a hit television show all the while fixing Flashpoint with the Time Masters?"

CDN posted on Jan. 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM
What do I EXPECT, or what do I HOPE? Hope would be Fixing Flashpoint, what I EXPECT, is joining the League. DC pushed him for years and Booster's on the cusp of being as recognizable as Hal, Barry, and the other "Non-Trinity" League Members. I doubt he'll ever get Bat-level of fame, but Booster's right close to being in DC's top 10 most recognized characters.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 3, 2013 at 6:21 PM
I wonder, CDN, is Booster really that well recognized? I'd like to hope so, but I still have my doubts. There are lots of characters I would expect people to know but don't. For example, Martian Manhunter should be a household name, but when I talk to people who haven't actually read JUSTICE LEAGUE brand comics for decades, I find he has surprisingly low recognition value. (Television, I find, has far more influence with superhero "fans" than comic books actually do.) I wonder how we can test Booster's true Q rating among fans who didn't actually buy BOOSTER GOLD or JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL?

CDN posted on Jan. 4, 2013 at 6:20 AM
Well, going by some of my comicbook friends who have been reading comics for FAAAAAR longer than I have, I've had a few point out to me that I shouldn't consider Booster someone on DC's "D-List". These are Bat-fan friends, HAL JORDAN fan friend, Flash Rogue fan friend....they all have told me I can't say Booster's not turning into a DC heavy hitter. At least that was before the Nu52.<br /><br />I've asked a few of my none-comic book fan friends too, if they know of Booster Gold. Reactions usually range from "Who?" to "That's the loser who sold himself out, right?" to "That Doctor Who rip-off guy, ya?"<br /><br />Also, DC would never give the "OK" to a script for someone they didn't feel was recognizable. As ironic as it sounds for DC, I doubt they're that dumb. You can't sell what people don't know, people need to know what's being sold.<br /><br />In the current DC universe, whi'd have expect they would just turn around and shove Cyborg into the spotlight/JL? Before Flashpoint, I'm sure no one knew much about Vic, other than him being a Teen Titan. I'd say, out of the three "League" books out there, Booster's probably more recognizable than more than half the characters in all three books. Katana, Vibe, Cyborg...Only reason people will know Vibe is because of all the flak DC got for bringing him back.<br /><br />--Side note-- Rereading before posting....and if this comes off as unintelligible, I'm writing this at 6 in the morning, in need of sleep. Or a Time Sphere.

Grimmy posted on Jan. 4, 2013 at 12:09 PM
I'd say Booster is in the same recognition ballpark as the Question. And he's even "still" the same person, despite having his fashion sense scrambled in a universe reboot. sigh

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Jan. 4, 2013 at 2:42 PM
"in need of sleep. Or a Time Sphere." Awesome.

Obviously, you don't remember DC's big Cyborg push in the early 80s, when he was on the SUPERFRIENDS and became the Super Powers Collection action figure that nobody wanted. FLASHPOINT marks at least the third big push DC has given Cyborg. (Personally, I feel if he was such a great character, DC wouldn't have to keep reinventing him every decade in the face of public indifference.)

As to whether DC would promote unknown products to mass media: see BIRDS OF PREY (ask your non-comic book friends who Black Canary is) and two different HUMAN TARGET television series (I would wager a sizable amount that most people have no idea he was a Bronze Age backup character), as well as CONSTANTINE (starring an American John Constantine) and THE LOSERS. I'm still not sure that Swamp Thing was well known when he got his film and television shows. (Is the character well known now?) The general public had no idea who those characters were, but someone at DC felt that they were marketable properties despite relatively low Q ratings compared to longstanding Justice League characters.

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.

deusex2 posted on Dec. 20, 2012 at 12:38 PM
BTW! If anyone's still playing DCUO after what they've done with Booster Gold, they're handing over YOUR OWN PERSONAL SECURITY BOT FROM 25TH CENTURY!<br /><br /> The dude looks like Skeets, but lacks the golden touch. Sounds very much like Skeets though...It's like they're handing over beta-versions of Skeets.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Dec. 20, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Thanks for the tip, deusex2.

DEATHSTROKE007 posted on Dec. 20, 2012 at 8:18 PM
When was Rip in the New DCu?

rubisca posted on Dec. 20, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Future Booster mentioned Rip in the awful JLI Annual, right before he faded from existence.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Dec. 20, 2012 at 11:48 PM
What rubisca says. Future Booster Quote: "Rip's going to follow the chronal disturbance and try to erase this conversation." Because both Boosters have disappeared by the next page, we can assume that Rip was successful.

DEATHSTROKE007 posted on Dec. 22, 2012 at 10:48 PM
thanks for the info. I forgot