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Okay, I am reaLLLLLy looking forward to it now!

Read 32. LOVED IT.

A definite keep after the price hike based on this issue.

Batista's art was of course great.

The Emerald Empress... SO vicious. I was actually surprised by HOW vicious.

I'm curious about the little girl, I am sure she will bring comic relief... she certainly did this issue.

This story actually gave added depth to a segment of the Great Darkness saga that wasn't touched on as much as it could have been.

And I got at least 3 LOL moments out of it.

I'm back onboard without reservations.

One other thing I think is important to note about BG 32, and (IMO) the Giffen/Dematteis team in general-- this ain't no read in 5 minutes comic. They have always excelled in providing more bang for the buck dialoguewise.

agreed ... I'm curious where they go with BG being a 'daddy,' but the whole "I gotta poop!" rant made me groan ...

loved the portrayal of the Emerald Empress as a real psycho ...

Loved the portrayal of the Empress as well. She is an out and out A class villain with or without the eye.

One thing slightly grated on me and that was for what was a pretty serious subject, the humour seemed out of pace and forced. We have a story involving planetary destruction, a mad “new God” and daxamites on the rampage, we have a psychopathic killer who murders survivors for no real reason other than she wants to, leading to a character becoming so traumatised by what she has seen that she kills herself. And into all this we get poop jokes???

I'll agree its a very fine line... but this is a little girl and Booster Gold here.

It worked a lot better for me than it did for others.

"I gotta poop too!"

"Heeey... did you just pee on me?"

"Maybe a little."

I admit, while overall the potty humor was iffy, that exchange made me

I look at it this way, without her nd the potty humor, this book could have easily been massively depressing.

Agreed; we're on the same wavelength Dev.

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I'm gonna get the next issue. Preview is good, and I loove that kid. "Boppy" = Bwahahahahahaha

Read #33, and really liked it. Nice to see Booster standing up for himself and his former JLI teammates.

The whole ridicule thing for that team is growing old though, and I hope they leave it behind for good soon.

Read the second issue of the Giffen & DeMatteis run and I enjoyed it a bit more than the first though I see its not really that different. I liked seeing Booster return to the JLI glory days which we all knew was going to happen sooner or later. I feel both relief that it was lightly entertaining and didn't drag and also glad to get it out of the way. That era is one of my favorites so I fear the 'can't go home again' syndrome.

What I found especially nice was Giff & DeMatt focused on the fact that Max Lord was once a likable guy and good friend to the JLIers. It's something no one brings up anymore and I had begun to think DC simply said Max was always a bastard, he just hid it well. Here, it felt like perhaps that wasn't the case. I'd prefer if it wasn't and that Max became that way because of misguided intentions. We haven't seen that in Generation Lost yet and I've complained a few times that I simply don't give a shit about Max Lord anyjmore, and that is mainly because the Max that killed Ted Kord is not someone I want to read about. But if they start focusing on how Max used to be and a reason for the shift, then that's another story.

I also love the way Giff & DeMatt are writing Skeets. That's a lot of fun.

Glad to see continued focus on how heroic Booster is these days compared to then. He's come a long way through 52 and his own series.

And of course, Batista's art deserves a post of its own but there isn't much to say I haven't already said elsewhere. I like it quite a bit and he's better than ever. He's also shown a knack for drawing great facial expressions just like Giff/DeMatt's other partner in crime, Kevin MaGuire does so well.

33 rocked. I think I am going to really enojy this run and hope it lasts a nice long while.

Rani was -much- more bearable this ish... between drawing on Rip's blackboard and picking up Booster's cussing, she was alot cuter than last issue's Potty Girl.

Booster going up one side and down the other on Cyborg over his disdain for the JLI team was beautiful.

34 ROCKED!!!

Not only does it contain several pages of Giffen art, but it's also a story starring Blue, Gold, Barda and Mr. Miracle.

It was love.

I guess this is as good a place as any to talk about Vanishing Point: Timemasters, which is essentially a continuation of Dan Jurgen’s Booster Gold series, which I personally loved. We get to see Jurgens keep his characterization and larger story of Rip, Booster and their cast going, while adding his favorites Superman and Green Lantern to the mix. (Interestingly, while Dan has never been an artist on GL for an extended period of time that I can remember, he’s drawn Green Lanterns in an enormous amount of his Superman and JLA stories).

I’m finding the artwork by Jurgens to be pure pleasure to look at. He’s really come back full circle and is doing the best stuff of his career.

The plotline I think is really fun and interesting, while serving as a nice supplement to both the Return of Bruce Wayne story and the Booster Gold comic. I’m incredibly fascinated by Rip Hunter and glimpses of his origin and history are very welcome. I was also glad to see Goldstar as well as the Despero / Per Degaton team-up.

I’m also putting my theory out there now on Supernova: here he is a young Rip Hunter in his days between being trained by an older Booster and becoming the Time Master we know him as now.

I'll be catching up on Booster's own comic in the coming weeks...

The latest story-arc, with Booster back in time hanging with Blue Beetle, Mr. Miracle and Big Barda has been...surprisingly, pretty fun! Whereas the first few issues of Giff & DeMatt's run were enjoyable but left me with a few worries, I've found this arc to be worry-free and just an all around great read. The major reasons? (A) It is actually pretty hilarious in places and (B) every scene with the four of them has a lot of heart. I think the writers have found a great balance in providing the 'fun romp' type comic they want to do while keeping with the type of character Booster is these days.

I like the idea of Booster and Ted having had numerous un-chronicled adventures where Booster went back and time to hang with Ted. Like of like a buddy version of the Time Traveler's Wife.

Anyone else wondering if this planet they're on is Sorcerer's World? The Queen sure looks a lot like Mysa.

I am wondering if there is a little trouble on Batista's part to keep the schedule. Giffen pinched in one issue and then Pat Oliffe the next. I like both's art quite a bit so it didn't distract but I'd rather get a complete Batista story.

Above all else, this story is making me miss Mr. Miracle.

I'm curious about that "Ted Kord - Chipmunk" thing.

Issue #36 was good. Beetle is a chipmunk. Booster takes a side trip to JLI:GL during the issue. Nice use of showing us how this all fits together.

Loving this book. I lived it under Johns, Jurgens and now Giffen. Skeets is the best "straight man" in comics.

36: missed Batista's art a bit but who can complain about Oliffe??

It was yet another winner.

37 kicked mucho ass, as usual!

Estrogina was a trip and a half.

Long live the Giffen/DeMatteis team! Oh and that Batista guy? MmmmHmmm. That.

I really liked how in #37 Booster left the action to quickly visit Ted in Ted's future to make sure everything ends okay; it showcased the enjoyable complicity of tine-travel while also showing Booster finally having enough and "cheating" a little to check. Great moment!

I forgot to comment after 38 but I remember enjoying it too...

General Glory and Ernie? That was win. Or in Ernie's case, whine.

I read Booster Gold 39 last night. I'd classify it as the best issue yet of the current Giffen/DeMatteis/Batista run!

This issue is pretty light on action, and in this case, that's a good thing. After the multi-issue adventure in the past with the JLI-era Ted Kord, Booster takes a moment to reflect on his friend and the fresh hurt he still feels over it. This message is delivered in fine manner by the terrific Batista cover of Booster at Ted's grave as a spectral image of Booster and Beetle lies in the background.

Now, we've had at least two other "catharsis"-type stories in the current Booster series alone where he deals with Ted's passing, the end of Johns' run and the conclusion of the Blackest Night crossover. But this one really hits the mark and feels naturally placed in the wake of the just-concluded multi-parter and with Booster's ongoing struggles with Max Lord with the outcast JLIers. The scene where Booster just lets go with a scream and then tears up is just perfect.

I think Giff and DeMatteis are showing the potential here to put together an even better run than either Johns or Jurgens did. Here, other than some banter with Skeets, they subsume all the goofy antics and just tell a heartfelt story that really shows they understand how far Booster has come in recent years. Anyone who was afraid G&D would throw away all that development can rest assured. I suppose, though, that if you have no real affinity for Blue and Gold that this issue wouldn't resonate as much.

I like especially how Booster's confrontation with a wannabe Robin Hood escalates to the cathartic moment. It starts out as a funny back-and-forth between the two until Booster's feelings turn it into something else.

Chris Batista's art here really reminds me of Chris Sprouse's art more than it has before. That's meant to be a compliment mostly, but both artists share a problem in really conveying drama and emotion. In an issue like this one, that aspect was definitely missed. I know that if Jurgens had drawn the issue, for example, he really would have nailed those aspects. But generally Batista is perfect for this, a generally light and fast-paced book. This issue's more emotional core highlighted his weaknesses with such material.

If I'm reading this right, the story is meant to put Beetle to rest once and for all, so that Booster can go forward. If that's so, I'm surprisingly okay with it. The issue shows that Beetle will always live on as long as Booster does. As long as Booster continues to survive, so will Ted. After an issue like this, Ted returning at some point would seem cheap. Hopefully, DC will stick to their guns for once. Ted's death was meaningful and the repercussions have been very powerful. Ironic that Ted's role in the DCU had diminished so greatly before he was killed when he has become so resonant in the aftermath.

The ending with the gravestone persisting through the ages was absolutely perfect!

Lardy's rating for Booster Gold #39: 4.5 donuts (out of five)!