Booster Gold #12
Guest writer Chuck Dixon goes back to the future and brings our heroes into the past for "Vicious Cycle" Part 2. When Booster's attempts to right a wrong from Batman's early days goes horribly wrong, he must look to the newest member of his Time Masters team to set things straight.
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 0.23%
Comments
If this issue isn't considerably better than #11 I will probably be dropping this.
Posted by stuclach on 09/08/08 at 08:07 PM
@GungaDin- French Onion chips are awesome.
I keep looking for reasons to drop this, but I can't think of any...yet.
Posted by Kory on 09/08/08 at 09:37 PM
The first part wasnt too bad, although I'm still alittle shaky on this since Johns left. I'll probably decided dropping this or not once Jurgens is full on writer.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/09/08 at 12:12 AM
@Kory French Onion Sun Chips, if I can be more specific ;)
@stuclach Issue #11 was better the second time around.
@TheNextChampion I think this book shouldn't be just Jurgens. This should be a playground for anyone to play with as they choose with like... Jurgens as collaborator or creative consultant... Dixon said it best. It works great as an in-out-simultaneously mess-around-with-DC-continuity title for anyone to mess with. I'm looking forward (very much) to Remender's arc. That'll be fun.
Posted by GungaDin on 09/09/08 at 01:38 AM
@Gunga: Well they are doing a bunch of writers til Jurgens. Now it's Dixon and then Rick Remender has an arc after this issue....Then Jurgens is gonna be full time writer and maybe artist(?) for the book. We'll see how that goes...
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/09/08 at 10:45 AM
@GungaDin- Sun Chips rule!
Posted by Kory on 09/09/08 at 11:00 AM
The last issue of this was my first for the series, & I thought it was pretty good fun comics. Nothing serious or mind blowing, but it was a good read.
Posted by WadeWilson on 09/09/08 at 12:24 PM
@stuclach wait till next issue when we get a new writer and we have to see if he lives up to the old team
Posted by RoiVampire on 09/09/08 at 06:43 PM
@TheNextChampion Apparently, Jurgens coming on as writer is the thing to worry about.
Posted by GungaDin on 09/09/08 at 07:52 PM
I know people are'nt high on Dan Jurgens taking over the writing (that's all I hear in my LCS) but I'm going to keep the faith. I want to read his stuff with an open mind.
Posted by Kory on 09/10/08 at 12:10 AM
@Kory This book just has potential to be a top five DC book... Like, seriously... They just better not botch it cuz I will be mucho sad....
Posted by GungaDin on 09/10/08 at 12:22 AM
@RoiVampire - I plan on giving Jurgens one issue to wow me.
Posted by stuclach on 09/10/08 at 08:43 AM
If it's bad, I'll drop it after one issue.... But it's gotta be super terrible.... I'll probably give it anywhere between three issues and its first arc...
Posted by GungaDin on 09/10/08 at 12:58 PM
That was pretty weak. I don't know if it seems bad compared to John's magic or if this issue really as bad. As I said I will give this one more issue.
Posted by stuclach on 09/10/08 at 08:32 PM
This issue just did'nt do it for me. I don't know what it was that did'nt click.
Posted by Kory on 09/10/08 at 09:18 PM
I think this is fun series that anyone with just a hint of writing chops could pull off. i agree with GungaDin that it should have a new writer each arc.
the only thing that pissed me off with this issue was another one of those damn navy adds stapled in the middle of the book. it makes turning the pages cumbersome.
Posted by bird on 09/10/08 at 10:06 PM
This issues was completely strange. On the one hand it was much fun and a great romp, but on the other hand it was completely confusing and shows you everything that can go wrong about a time travel story. Booster as Elvis was awesome, but... I dunno... I feel that this arc coulda been three issues and was two.
That said, bring on Remender! Let's see what he can do!
@bird It's not stapled in, it's inserted between the staples. Just pull on it and it'll come right now...
Posted by GungaDin on 09/12/08 at 12:27 AM
Also, why is DC trying to fix what's not broken? I don't see Jeff Katz doing anything. Keep him on board. I know that people say the magic was Johns, but come on. Let's see what this Katz guy can do!
Posted by GungaDin on 09/12/08 at 12:29 AM
@GungaDin - I agree. This title was excellent. I am disappointed it isn't going to stay that way.
Posted by stuclach on 09/12/08 at 02:28 PM
That cover (really, just the Batgirl part) makes me so insanely excited about this issue. Batgirl, Gwen Stacy, and French Onion chips... Any of those and something becomes my most anticipated book of the week... YAY Batgirl!
Posted by GungaDin on 09/08/08 at 06:52 PM