I think this book has lost some of it's momentum, after Geoff Johns left, but . . I still have a soft spot in my heart for it. Booster is a great character and has some huge potential. Despite how he was handled in the past . . and his original emergence in the DC Universe, I think that now he's on the right path. I think there was a little adapting by Dan Jurgens when Geoff left, but . . I believe he's got control of the reigns now. This Black Beetle story-line seems to be more focused than the first one. Basically, someone in the future, at Vanishing Point, is directing the Black Beetle to specific events in the past which will lead to the destruction of the JLA. At the end of last issue, he helped Deathstoke and Ravager take down the Teen Titans. Apparently the loss of Dick, the heir to Batman, is more than the League can take. Without their 'conscience', the team quickly folds, and the world is ripe for the picking by Trigon. Rip and Booster become aware of their ultimate plans this issue, but they still don't know why, and who's ultimately behind the whole thing. At the end of this issue Booster, who's allowed himself to be captured in order for his counterparts to escape, comes face to face with Trigon. It's hard to believe that this character has been around since 1986. That's almost 25 years. Man does time fly. Dan originally created him, which is why he appears to be so emotionally attached to this series. Like I said, I really feel like this Black Beetle business has brought a focus back to this series. In the back-up, Blue Beetle faces Dr Von Neumann's creation, his daughter, if you will. She broke him out of jail because the good doctor gave her emotions when he built here. She's really struggling with that. Right now she'd rather exist without emotion than to deal with this constant pain. In the end Jamie takes her down, with Brenda and Paco's help, but then . . the Black Beetle shows up and takes her away before they can do anything with her. This will serve to push Jamie's story-line over into Booster's. This part of the story is by Matthew Sturges and Mike Norton. I really like this character . . these characters . . and I'm glad to see that we're back on track again. But . . I just thought . . whatever happened to Michael's sister? Didn't they leave her at Vanishing Point? What's she been doing during all of this? Hmmm!!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Booster Gold #23 - DC
I think this book has lost some of it's momentum, after Geoff Johns left, but . . I still have a soft spot in my heart for it. Booster is a great character and has some huge potential. Despite how he was handled in the past . . and his original emergence in the DC Universe, I think that now he's on the right path. I think there was a little adapting by Dan Jurgens when Geoff left, but . . I believe he's got control of the reigns now. This Black Beetle story-line seems to be more focused than the first one. Basically, someone in the future, at Vanishing Point, is directing the Black Beetle to specific events in the past which will lead to the destruction of the JLA. At the end of last issue, he helped Deathstoke and Ravager take down the Teen Titans. Apparently the loss of Dick, the heir to Batman, is more than the League can take. Without their 'conscience', the team quickly folds, and the world is ripe for the picking by Trigon. Rip and Booster become aware of their ultimate plans this issue, but they still don't know why, and who's ultimately behind the whole thing. At the end of this issue Booster, who's allowed himself to be captured in order for his counterparts to escape, comes face to face with Trigon. It's hard to believe that this character has been around since 1986. That's almost 25 years. Man does time fly. Dan originally created him, which is why he appears to be so emotionally attached to this series. Like I said, I really feel like this Black Beetle business has brought a focus back to this series. In the back-up, Blue Beetle faces Dr Von Neumann's creation, his daughter, if you will. She broke him out of jail because the good doctor gave her emotions when he built here. She's really struggling with that. Right now she'd rather exist without emotion than to deal with this constant pain. In the end Jamie takes her down, with Brenda and Paco's help, but then . . the Black Beetle shows up and takes her away before they can do anything with her. This will serve to push Jamie's story-line over into Booster's. This part of the story is by Matthew Sturges and Mike Norton. I really like this character . . these characters . . and I'm glad to see that we're back on track again. But . . I just thought . . whatever happened to Michael's sister? Didn't they leave her at Vanishing Point? What's she been doing during all of this? Hmmm!!
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I have to agree with most of everything you said in your review, especially the part about where Michelle Carter is. There's been no mention of her since the last arc.
ReplyDeleteAnd obviously she's not the mysterious figure at Vanishing Point because that's a man. Right?
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