Morgenstern posted on May. 22, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Somehow DiDio's "love" seems to feel rather abusive..and I am always scarred when he mentions "plans" for characters I care about. Keeping someone in limbo is a plan as well after all.

Skeets posted on May. 22, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Sir... I think I'm getting scared.<br />I'll miss you all... *retconned out*

deusex2 posted on May. 22, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Don't worry Skeets! You have to look on the bright side, though. judging by the current situation of "Nu52", you're probably better off staying within the limbo, without anyone ruining you.<br /><br /> I mean look at the Booster's new suit and the new JLI as a whole.

Grimmy posted on May. 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM
I understand that plans are in the works for Wally to return as "FLASH PRIME" ;> heheheh<br />...there, that oughta take care of any fans who haven't already been disenfranchised.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on May. 22, 2012 at 3:28 PM
On the same panel, DC re-confirmed that they will be reintroducing a formerly heterosexual DC hero as a homosexual. Hello, nu52 Wallace West?

Grimmy posted on May. 22, 2012 at 3:48 PM
One who hasn't been seen yet in the nu52. Skeets? Have you been keeping secrets again? <br /><br />What about Ted Kord? Would it be worth such a major character change to have Ted back? hmmm?

deusex2 posted on May. 22, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but The Blue and The Gold don't exist in nu52, however Ted Kord does...Or at least that's how I understood one of the interviews. <br /><br /> Grimmy should totally go through the previous news several(dozen) times to read it himself :)

Grimmy posted on May. 22, 2012 at 7:23 PM
deusex, as I understand it Ted Kord does indeed exist, although I don't think he has been introduced in the nu52 yet. I'm not sure what Blue and Gold has to do with it, Jamie's the Blue Beetle now right?<br />BTW the terms DC used were, major, male, character, not hero. Could even be a villain based on that. Bwa-ha-ha-ha

deusex2 posted on May. 23, 2012 at 4:09 AM
Nah, that role is still reserved for Maxwell Lord

Kevin posted on May. 23, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Hopeful thinking: SyFy is doing a Booster Gold show (They confirmed they have the script and are working out the details a few weeks ago). Geoff and Dan are writing the JLI Annual. Geoff made the comment Booster is always a Time Master....what if DC is canceling JLI and will relaunch Time Masters, with some of the JLI (not characters like Guy, who is needed for Green lantern or Bruce, but others like General Iron) joining Booster to save the Time Stream or, with the rise of Earth 2, doing a Multiverse book?

deusex2 posted on May. 23, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Errrr....Yeah, about that...It doesn't look any good, to be honest. I mean I have no info on Booster Gold series, but there's already info on The Arrow(aka Green Arrow) show and it kinda sux:<br /><br /><a href='http://www.greenarrowtv.com/preview-clip-from-the-cws-arrow-pilot/11144'>http://www.greenarrowtv.com/preview-clip-from-the-cws-arrow-pilot/11144</a><br /><br /><a href='http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1220381p1.html'>http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1220381p1.html</a><br /><br /> At least that's my opinion. I can only hope Scy-Fy is using The Arrow as a crash course dummy for Booster Gold series.<br /><br /> And Time Masters-wishful thinking, dude. For Time Masters to be, there must be "historical events" gone bad and with "Nu52" those events either don't exist or they are completely messed up...Or there are going to be some brand new NU52 crappy, not worth of attention events in a universe most of us couldn't give a damn of.<br /><br /> That being sad, it can't be worse than extreme justice right, right?

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on May. 23, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Please, please, please don't challenge DC like that.

Morgenstern posted on May. 24, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Regarding Time Masters, Didio did comment that they dont want much time travel in the DCnU. Of course that can mean anything with him. At least he did not say that he loves time travel.

deusex2 posted on May. 24, 2012 at 11:58 AM
"Please, please, please don't challenge DC like that."<br /><br /> Uh, good point, sorry about that. Me and my long tong...

Jesster posted on May. 18, 2012 at 1:01 PM
*sob* I need Skeets. There is no future without Skeets. That's it, total DC boycott till we get a Skeets limited series.

CDN posted on May. 18, 2012 at 2:16 PM
I want to point out that, despite all that has happened, Skeets is the tipping point. It the bird on the car that's balancing on the cliff. No Skeets=the car falling to its death.

deusex2 posted on May. 19, 2012 at 4:32 AM
Boosterific, you've also forgot to mention that DC screwed over Black Beetle with their new Blue Beetle, where they blatantly revealed the identity of Back Beetle.

Grimmy posted on May. 19, 2012 at 10:15 AM
It's fate, I don't think Skeets has ever actually appeared in an issue of Justice League. Boosterrific would know better than I, if that's true. Maybe it's just not meant to be, JLI and Skeets, never the twain shall meet :(

MetalWoman posted on May. 19, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Grimmy, I remember Skeets appeared in Justice League when Dan Jurgens was writing it after Giffen and DeMatteis left.

Grimmy posted on May. 19, 2012 at 2:19 PM
You're probably right MW, Thanks.<br /><br />My memory of comics in the 90's is a little blurry, probly too much LDS at Berkeley

Curt posted on May. 19, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Arrgghhh!! Why, DC, Why??

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on May. 19, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Yes, Skeets made several Justice League appearances, first showing up in JLA 71 (by Dan Jurgens) after Booster lost his first power suit. He was around a few times after that, eventually being a semi-regular character in EXTREME JUSTICE.

Eyz posted on May. 21, 2012 at 3:20 AM
By this point, the best way to rectify all this is by bringing back the pre-New 52 DCU. :/<br />Oh, and they can keep this new Superman around by simply titling it "Ultimate Superman" or something~

Martin Gray posted on May. 26, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Aw phooey, I love Skeets. Except when he's evil.

Xylob posted on Mar. 29, 2012 at 12:25 PM
I really liked the development of the character and where the last BG title was going before they turned it into BWA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAA... maybe Flashpoint was a good thing?

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 30, 2012 at 2:28 AM
Are you suggesting that because you didn't like the last year of BOOSTER GOLD comics, you're okay with seeing the entire history of the character erased and started over? Well, I don't like the taste of Wendy's new Famous Dave hamburger, so I sure wish Iran would hurry up and drop nuclear bombs on us. (I think that's what passes as a rational argument here on the internets.)

Xylob posted on Mar. 30, 2012 at 10:58 AM
no... I am suggesting that the time and effort spent on evolving Booster into something more than comic relief was apparently all a big fat waste. So far the "new" Booster is a pale shadow of what the character had become.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 30, 2012 at 2:46 PM
I share your disappointment in the loss of Booster's series, his story lines, and his supporting cast. The lack of payoff on some of those teased stories is frustrating. However, I do not feel that the series was a "waste." It was a joy to read, and I will always remember that. There isn't even any concrete evidence that DCnU Booster Gold has undergone anything more than cosmetic changes since his series was cancelled, so I haven't lost hope yet that Skeets, Rip, Rani, and Michelle are still policing time somewhere.

Grimmy posted on Mar. 30, 2012 at 8:11 PM
This is a tough one. The Booster in me wants to say "Fame at any price", but my Grimmy side says "Leave my hero alone". <br />I agree that we're pretty lucky that Booster hasn't been subjected to more than minor cosmetic changes. I just miss the behind the scene moments a self-titled book provides.<br /><br />Also, have to say the last "Booster Gold" comic was definitely NOT a waste. Thanks to it Booster is more well known than ever before, a Smallville origin episode, numerous Brave and Bold appearances and an integral part of the DCU Online game. For a hero who never gets any respect, the powers-that-be at DC sure seem to think he has value.

Grimmy posted on Mar. 22, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I still think he's working offscreen to get Booster back to the DCoU. <br /><br />ie DC's escape mechanism if the relaunch sales go south.

Eyz posted on Mar. 22, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Heck, we're barely getting any background characters-screentime as it is. Just heroes and villains, ducking it out, non-stop action....<br /><br />Sigh....<br /><br />I'll go with Grimmy option above, working on a way to get Booster and the whole DCU back on track.

Xylob posted on Mar. 22, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Perhaps they're still working on a cool "New 52" design for him?

Nowen posted on Mar. 23, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Grimmy that's not a terrible idea.

Russ Burlingame posted on Mar. 13, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Just wanted to put it out there that as a result of my wife's pregnancy (our due date is April 9) there's a good chance next month's column will run late.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Mar. 13, 2012 at 2:02 PM
See, now that's planning ahead. You prepared that excuse 9 months in advance!

CDN posted on Mar. 13, 2012 at 4:31 PM
As always, great interview, but Dan seemed a bit more...secretive than usual.<br /><br />Also, congrats Russ!

Morgenstern posted on Mar. 14, 2012 at 12:29 AM
Well he did in fact confirm that he is still the writer of JLI. Expecting more is usual just wishful thinking.

Russ Burlingame posted on Mar. 15, 2012 at 4:43 PM
I don't think he was more secretive than usual. I didn't have as much time as usual to do follow-up questions after the initial batch came back because of day-job pressures, and that's probably what you're sensing.