I know I’m supposed to get all excited about the Thor movie, and the Green Lantern movie, and the Herbie the Fat Fury movie, like everyone says I’m supposed to, but my reactions so far have been “meh”.
But when I saw these pictures of Eric Martsolf as Dan Jurgen’s excellent character, Booster Gold from the upcoming episode of Smallville (April 22), I couldn’t help myself – I started grinning from ear to ear.
It’s not just that they get it so, so right– the actor is perfect, the costume is perfect, the sponsor patches, the goggles, the whole thing….it’s that this is a fairly obscure little character from the DC files that you just don’t expect to ever see adapted as a live action version. That makes it a joyful surprise, instead of just another example the cynical Hollywood money spigot at work.
For those who don’t know, Booster Gold has a permanent place in my heart, 
and I never get too far away from him (such as the convention sketch from last year, above). Inking some issues of Dan Jurgen’s original Booster Gold series was my first DC gig, and Booster was one of the main characters on my penciling run of JLA a few years after that. I’ve written him into stories for no reason other than I felt like it, drawn him in animated covers, and even did art for a Booster Gold Role Playing Game thing back when people still played these…
Cover by Jurgens and Templeton. Booster Gold obscura!
So it’s probably that combination of pleasant surprise and personal connection to the character, but I’m a giddy child waiting for this show to air – on the 22nd of this month! I’ll let you know what I think of it after I see it! Look at all the exclamation points!
Ty the Guy OUT!
Here now, your Booster Gold Bonus moment…try not to feel too icky.
The image comes from PORTALCOMIC.com but the page this comes from is fairly NSFW, so careful websurfers!
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