Ok, so everything seems to be working around here. How about we give a poll a shot?

Winner and still champion of your Local Comic Shop's bargain bin, Extreme Justice!

Last week's poll question: ( votes)

In recent months, the NFL has been cracking down on player safety in the light of new evidence about the long-term damage of concussions. If football is no longer a safe sport for our kids to play, maybe Booster Gold should consider white-washing his past to be a better role-model.

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After posting about Extreme Justice on Friday, I went back and read all 19 issues of the series this weekend. Since the series is commonly derided as one of the worst (if not the worst) Justice League ongoing series of all time, it made me wonder how it compares to the latest failed Justice League series, Dan Jurgens' nu-Justice League International.

Art: Let's get this one out of the way. There is no comparison between the traditionally naturalistic drawings of JLI's Lopresti/Ryan team and the fitfully stylized work of Marc Campos and Tom Morgan in EJ. The Extreme Justice art gets worse every time I look at it. Advantage: JLI.

Line-Up: EJ: Amazing Man, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Carol Ferris, Firestorm, Maxima, Plastique. JLI: Booster Gold, Batman, Fire, Ice, Guy Gardner... need I go on? Advantage: JLI.

Action: In 12 Dan Jurgens JLI issues, the team is formed and fights domestic terrorists, rogue Firestorms, and aliens. In 19 Dan Vados and Robert Washington III EJ issues, the team is formed, fights domestic terrorists, rogue Firestorms, and aliens. EJ also found time to battle Monarch, Star Sapphire, the Wonder Twins, and the Legion of Doom. Advantage: EJ.

Characterization: In EJ, Booster Gold regains his business fortune and gains the benefits of Millennium, Maxima finds interracial love with Amazing Man, and Captain Atom discovers that he is not who he thinks he is. Firestorm gets cancer, cures cancer, becomes a super-model and an alcoholic. Only Blue Beetle goes unexplored. In JLI, the only element that hints at growth for any character is a teased budding romance between Booster Gold and Godiva that is never resolved. Oh yeah, and a Rocket Red dies. Advantage: EJ.

Sales: Both series were under-performing sellers ultimately cancelled not because of their sales figures but to make way for other Justice League series. Advantage: even.

Legacy: Although the Wonder Twins eventually found their way into Young Justice, most of the events of EJ may as well have happened outside of DCU continuity. It's too soon to tell what JLI's legacy is, but given that so little happened over the course of 12 issues, it's hard to imagine that people will look back on these events as precursors of stories to come. Advantage: even.

Skeets (tiebreaker category!): In EJ, we get to see Skeets and in JLI we don't. Advantage: EJ.

As I count it, Extreme Justice comes out slightly ahead. Whether that means Extreme Justice is better than its reputation or whether the New 52 Justice League International was downright bad, you can be the judge.

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For all the problems I'm having around here, at least the poll voting is working.

Realistically, how many people who visit a website devoted to a character whose title was cancelled for the New 52 are going to be satisfied by whatever replaced it? Looks like the answer is about 27%.

Last week's poll question: Other than how it relates to Booster Gold, are you happy with the New 52 so far? (47 votes)

I've only gotten a few complaints about the server problems here at Boosterrific.com, but I strongly suspect that for each complaint I get, there must be a dozen others who are silently disgruntled. I need to know how much trouble this is so that I can allocate the appropriate resources to eradicating it. Now's your opportunity to speak up anonymously and tell me if the slow response is damaging your satisfaction with the site, too.

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It's hard to tell how well Justice League of America #1 sales have gone overall. I suspect that since DC isn't crowing about how great they have been, they can't find anything to crow about. It certainly looks like Boosterrific readers didn't buy into the hype.

Last week's poll question: How many copies of Justice League of America did you buy? (44 votes)

I haven't been subtle about my dissatisfaction with the New 52. However, I'm willing to admit that it could be a case of new tricks for this old dog. Now that it's been a year and a half, what's your opinion of the New 52?

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Wow. Genuine surprise. I really thought Fire would be the winner here.

Last week's poll question: Of his female teammates in the New 52 Justice League International, which would you like to see romancing Booster Gold? (35 votes)

Whether you are satisfied with the New 52 reboot or not, you have to admit that it hasn't gone well for Booster Gold's supporting cast.

In August 2011, I asked which supporting character you would miss the most from the rebooted DCnU, and you said Skeets. So far, Skeets has only been heard and not seen (save one off-model Booster cameo in Stormwatch #12).

In August 2010, I asked which character from Booster's first series you would most want to see returned to action, and you said Trixie Collins. So far, we've only got a throwaway reference to Rip Hunter as the Justice League International was disbanded.

In April 2010, I asked you which of Booster's relatives you would want to read more stories about, and you said Booster's father. So far, we haven't even seen Michelle in the New 52.

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