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raul3893's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Booster gold is fun and the premise was really good, since the different guest appearance on every issue kept it from going stale. But also they whitewashed Jaime
dantastic's review
4.0
In the aftermath of 52, Booster Gold and Rip Hunter work to save the Justice League from being erased from existence...
52 brought me back into comics after some time off and I was ready for more Booster Gold when the event wrapped. I bought the first couple years of Booster Gold as it was coming out and was thinking about digging the individual issues out of the totes when I saw they were reprinted the trade. Here we are.
I think one of the reasons I liked this so much when it was coming out is that the issues have a pacing more akin to Bronze Age comics. There's no decompression and maybe a little compression. Lots of stuff happens. Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund supply the art and Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz handle the writing chores.
Like I said, each issue is satisfying on its own. Booster and Rip try to fix time anomalies as best they can. Booster talks Sinestro into leaving earth, drinks whiskey with Jonah Hex, and has a heart to heart with Guy Gardner, among other things, all with an eye toward bringing Ted Kord back.
Dan Jurgens on art could easily have felt like a throwback but Norm Rapmund's inks give his pencils a more contemporary look. I'm not a huge Geoff Johns fan but the guy knows how to pace a monthly super hero book. I don't think he'll ever write something the level of Watchmen or Daredevil: Born Again but he's a cut above most monthly super hero writers at this time.
The Booster Gold doing Quantum Leap concept works as well now as it did when it was new. Four out of 5 stars.
52 brought me back into comics after some time off and I was ready for more Booster Gold when the event wrapped. I bought the first couple years of Booster Gold as it was coming out and was thinking about digging the individual issues out of the totes when I saw they were reprinted the trade. Here we are.
I think one of the reasons I liked this so much when it was coming out is that the issues have a pacing more akin to Bronze Age comics. There's no decompression and maybe a little compression. Lots of stuff happens. Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund supply the art and Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz handle the writing chores.
Like I said, each issue is satisfying on its own. Booster and Rip try to fix time anomalies as best they can. Booster talks Sinestro into leaving earth, drinks whiskey with Jonah Hex, and has a heart to heart with Guy Gardner, among other things, all with an eye toward bringing Ted Kord back.
Dan Jurgens on art could easily have felt like a throwback but Norm Rapmund's inks give his pencils a more contemporary look. I'm not a huge Geoff Johns fan but the guy knows how to pace a monthly super hero book. I don't think he'll ever write something the level of Watchmen or Daredevil: Born Again but he's a cut above most monthly super hero writers at this time.
The Booster Gold doing Quantum Leap concept works as well now as it did when it was new. Four out of 5 stars.
karliclover's review
4.0
I absolutely love Booster Gold. He's definitely in my top 10 favorite superheroes. Really, I love anything that has to do with time travel. Add Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, and Norm Rapmund, and you've got the perfect comic series for me!
This is a really good series so far, though it hasn't done anything to really blow me away yet. The throwbacks to Infinite Crisis and The OMAC Project were awesome, seeing Booster fight for something other than fame and riches is probably the best thing to come from Ted Kord's death.
I did, however, feel like this story was lacking something. I don't think it was as good as it could have been, despite the stuff with Sinestro and Barbara Gordon. But it's still really good!
This is a really good series so far, though it hasn't done anything to really blow me away yet. The throwbacks to Infinite Crisis and The OMAC Project were awesome, seeing Booster fight for something other than fame and riches is probably the best thing to come from Ted Kord's death.
I did, however, feel like this story was lacking something. I don't think it was as good as it could have been, despite the stuff with Sinestro and Barbara Gordon. But it's still really good!
welsh_person's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Violence, and Alcohol
philippmk's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ruthbrarian's review
Wonderful follow-up for Infinite Crisis. Can't wait to read the next set of issues.
trin's review
2.0
Aww, jeeze. I think I honestly read this because “it was there,” my library’s collection of comic books being really not the best. It was okay, but I’ve never really read much DC (Make mine Marvel! Or, well, Vertigo), so it lacked resonance for me.
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