World Famous Comics: Booster Gold: - Volume One 52 Pick-Up
Booster Gold: - Volume One 52 Pick-Up
By: Geoff Johns, Jeff Katz Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 160 Publication Date: May 20, 2008 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: May 20, 2008
Product Description: Booster Gold, the hero of 52, is back -- and now the time-traveling super-hero from tomorrow must repair the timeline of the DC Universe if he's going to earn membership in the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA!
In BOOSTER GOLD: 52 PICK-UP, someone is exploiting the ravaged time stream, hoping to eliminate the world's greatest heroes, and only Booster Gold can stop them. But, really . . . Booster Gold? Why him? What does time master Rip Hunter truly want? And what shocking figure is behind it all?
Great Story I was a HUGE fan of 52, which is what first introduced me to Booster Gold. With that in mind, and also glancing at some of the other reviews, I had no doubts that I was getting a great book in 52 Pick-Up. I was not let down. Just like 52, Booster's story is humorous, yet still manages to protray a relatively serious plot. The great thing about this book is that it is basically a trip through the DC timeline, with Booster having to try and play a part in several key events, including one of the more famous ones, The Killing Joke. Overall, it's a great book, with great writing and art. After finishing this, I was ordering the next volume almost immediately.
Booster Bad@$$ Booster Gold is one of the most original and entertaining comic book characters to come around in a long time. I realize that Booster was created some time ago by Dan Jurgens, but Geoff Johns has made him his own and Booster is one of my favorite characters of all time. Pick this up if you have not. 52 is recommended reading before, but not necessary.
i love this comic there are not alot of comics that i like but this is one i love it is one of the best. if you like superheros that are more real and easy to relate to. then you too will love this
Pluse vol. 2 of this is so cool
The BEST hero that NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD OF!!! I was first introduced to Booster through his plot in the 52 storyline and his episode on the Justice League Unlimited cartoon. Both left me wanting more. He's superhero in it for the fame. He sells product endorsements on his costume, and pays off actors to pretend to be villains that he can take down for the media. I am crazy about this character.
So when I saw that he had gotten his own series I had to pick it up. Here, he is recruited by Rip Hunter to try to repair holes in the time stream that are being manipulated after the events in 52. SPOILER ALERT.... He crosses paths with Jonah Hex (in the Wild West), Barry Allen (in his prime), and Sinestro (in a time when he is the universe's greatest Green Lantern). Then he tries with all his might to undo some of the greatest tragedy's in DC history (the paralysis of Barbara Gordon at the hands of the joker, and the death of his best friend Blue Beetle). Best of All, to do all this, he has to turn down the fame that he has been seeking all his Life. It is a GREAT story.
Top Notch Team One of the best blends of comic lore and modern story-telling I've read in a while... A simple pleasure to read.
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