Enthusiastic crowd! Here's hoping that most of you aren't wrong.

Last week's poll question: What do you think Dan DiDio was teasing about DC's plans for Booster Gold? (62 votes)

Joss recently joined the Boosterrific Forum (hello, Joss!), and he immediately asked me the tough question: How old is Booster Gold? That's a hard question to answer.

Booster was in his mid-twenties when he debuted in Booster Gold volume 1, and was revealed to be in his mid-thirties in later issues of Booster Gold volume 2, but that was before he was infected with a disease that made his functionally immortal. Of course, the New 52 reset everything, making the entire DC Universe, and presumably Booster Gold, considerably younger, although Booster seemed to survive Flashpoint unaltered. Where does all that leave Booster Gold?

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I don't think a lack of Booster Gold cosplayers is in and of itself a problem, but when no one cares enough to dress like Booster Gold it seems to me that the fans are starting to move on to other things. Given how DC has underused The Greatest Character In History for the past 2+ years, maybe they should.

Last week's poll question: Does the lack of Booster Gold cosplayers at Comic-Con signify a bigger problem for Booster Gold fandom? (46 votes)

I often feel that I'm letting Booster Gold fans down when I don't gush with enthusiasm over teases like Dan DiDio's DC All Access announcement. Naturally, I'm not the sort of person who who gets excited about such things (especially when they come from someone with DiDio's track record of intentionally misleading statements), but that doesn't necessarily mean that you shouldn't. Hope and enthusiasm are good things. So I ask you, the fans, what was your reaction to DiDio's tease?

"So with the Five Year Later jump in September, There's one book that's a clue book, there's one book that sets it all up, and it's the one book that gives us a glimpse of what's about to come in. ... I'm not saying it's Booster Gold, but it'd be great if it was Booster Gold."

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I'm sure by now you all know where I stand on spreading empty promises and rumors. But since a lot of people seem to be very excited about the fact that a DC executive has actually uttered the words "Booster Gold" on camera, here you go:

That's right, Dan DiDio has officially gone on record in an official DC promotional video as saying that the company is planning something for next April that may or may not involve Booster Gold.

Make of it what you will.

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Better luck next month.

Last week's poll question: Do you believe the rumor that Booster Gold will be getting a new ongoing in June? (54 votes)

Today's question is for housekeeping purposes in a world without ongoing Booster Gold comic book appearances.

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I'm not trying to ruin anyone's week, but DC has released its solicitations for June, and as you can tell from the list at Newsarama.com, Booster Gold is nowhere to be seen. No solo title, no guest appearances, no nothing. Are we on the cusp of another long Booster Gold drought?

My favorite solicitation for June is the also rumored Infinity Man and the Forever People. Quote:

"Don't miss the start of this new series by Dan DiDio and Keith Giffen, the team that brought you the over-the-top adventures of O.M.A.C.!"

Why is it a selling point that the creators' last effort was among the first batch of cancellations following the New 52 relaunch? Sounds to me like we shouldn't expect more than 8 issues of Infinity Man. Maybe that will open up a slot for Booster Gold next February.

Thanks to Morgenstern for passing along the news in the Boosterrific Forum.

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