Booster Gold #8 - DC

This is another one of my favorite books on the shelves right now. I can even get past my intolerance for these time-travel stories on this one. I think what I don't like about them is that if time travel were possible . . the only people that would have any power would be those that control the technology. That would be it. The rest of us would have no say so in anything. We would just be the worker ants. Plus the idea that once you change something, you can go back or forward or whatever and change it back? Please! Anyways, the stories all starting to come together. Unfortunately, our lead characters . . the Blue and the Gold . . have no idea what that is. Basically we have 3 fronts. Obviously we have our distinguished duo here trying to attack everything head-on. Maxwell Lord is the problem? Lets go get him. The OMAC's are the problem? Let's go get them. Our second front is actually trying to help them. Rip Hunter has gathered up Daniel Hunter, Michael's long distant relative and his soon to be spouse, Ms Levin. Although she knew nothing about this before this encounter. They're trying to piece together where the actual threat is coming from. Obviously when Michael went back to save his friend Ted, he put certain events in motion. Which really pissed off Rip. But there's another group out there that's taking advantage of the upheaval in the time-stream. They're sitting at the Vanishing Point, at the end of time, trying to nudge all the pieces in to place like they're playing a game of chess. Right now it seems like they're holding all the cards. They're outmaneuvering the other two sides at every turn. And really, the way they're playing it, the other 2 don't even know what's being done to them. But, I don't thing Rip is stupid. He's got more of a plan put together than he's letting on. He's not all raw emotion, like he's acting. On the final page of this issue, our daring duo are trying to figure out their next step when it dawns on Michael that they need support. Where should they get it? Why not put the old team together? The Justice League International! That's their next step. Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz are doing a great job with this story. I really like the way they have the whole thing unfolding. Also Dan Jurgens art, finished by Norm Rapmund, is probably some of the best I've ever seen from him. Together, this creative team is really turning out a heck of a book. They definitely can be proud of their work.