Thus far, the current arc of Booster Gold has featured Chronos, the bizarre return of an Egyptian knife apparently imbued with chronal energy, Elongated Man, Enemy Ace, and a trip through Booster Gold’s past. In this issue, Booster travels back to the first arc of this volume, when he, Rip Hunter, Barry Allen, and Wally West faced off against Supernova and “Rex” Hunter in the past. Now, he has to deal with getting Barry Allen back to his lab so he can become the Flash in the first place. Plus, he has to handle Chronos in his pathetic days and the mysterious villain of the arc.
This series has found its niche. For a while, I was worried that Geoff Johns was the only one with vision on the title, that when he left, it would fall apart. However, Dan Jurgens has proven himself a superb successor. Plus, his art is as great as ever. I’m extremely sad that Ted Kord had to stay dead, but bringing back Goldstar has begun to do something crucial for the success of a solo series: give Booster a supporting cast. He has Rip, Goldstar, Skeets, and his distant ancestors. This book may not be mainstream. It may be extremely confusing. But it’s fun. It’s rooted in continuity, and it’s all about a guy who became a superhero just to become famous. That’s cool. Booster is actually an awesome character, and he’s evolved more than most ever do. This series is better than the relaunches of a lot of tried-and-true DC titles.
Plot: 8.8 Art: 9.0 Dialogue: 8.8 Overall: 8.8
