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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun from start to finish, April 11, 2008
This review is from: Showcase Presents: Booster Gold, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
In his introduction, Booster Gold was considered not-your-normal hero. He was in it for the fame, fortune, and girls. While other heroes might disappear after a good deed, Booster Gold would stick around as long as it took for the reporters and television to arrive. Not your normal good guy, his flippant yet fun attitude made his comics different. This collection holds Booster Gold issues 1-25, along with a single issue of Action Comics where he met up with Superman again.
The stories here are fun, and there is this mysterious quality about him for a while as his origin is slowly revealed. Who is he? How did he get a Legion flight ring? Was he some other hero in disguise? The answers come quickly, but the fun keeps on going. I keep stressing fun because it's important you understand this isn't some dark brooding Batman comic. This is a hero who doesn't take himself seriously very often, and wants the glory for every good deed.
The artwork throughout is nice, but naturally the best issue is the one penciled by John Byrne. Still, there's not a shabby page in the bunch. Oh yeah, and Skeets is in there too!
I hope they release the next Showcase volume soon. With Booster's recent more serious turn in his new series, it's interesting to see his lighter side when he first started out.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid, innovative 80s comic, October 29, 2008
This review is from: Showcase Presents: Booster Gold, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
In the 80's DC's stodgy line of square-jawed heroes was shaken up by the brash and (for the time) hip Booster Gold. Unlike other heroes he used his heroic deeds to land endorsement deals, make money and date starlets.
This low-price collection shows off his story.
Of course readers will have to endure 80s relics. Not just the Miami Vice fashions but also that type of comic story-telling with simplistic villains, bad costumes and heavy-handed melodrama. And the book ends with a bit of a whimper as it is forced to play a minor role in a forgotten crossover event.
But for your $15 it's a fine deal.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun B-list spoof for comics fans, August 30, 2008
This review is from: Showcase Presents: Booster Gold, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
BG is not a grade A hero, but that's part of the fun of the book. Even he knows that. Unlike other superheroes, BG wants to be rich and famous. He has tremendous self-doubt and tons of people hate him.
This is mildly diverting superhero fare that's worth a read, esp at this price. Skip the last 5 or so issues before the last one though, they're pretty terrible (aliens from another dimension, that kind of thing). Before that though, BG manages to be pretty interesting take on the hero from the future archetype. Unlike every other hero from the future he actually does what a human would do and plays the stock market and tries to become famous. Also culture shock often leads to predictably amusing results.
As a whole, the book is always amusing, but never outright funny and generally good but never great.
Score would be more like a 3.5 if that was an option.
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