Booster Gold #2

"Booster Gold" has rapidly shot up my first read list. Writers Geoff Johns & Jeff Katz have taken a joke character and really instilled a sense of purpose. Booster's supporting cast of Rip Hunter and Skeets also really shine in this book. The layouts by Booster Gold creator Dan Jurgens and finishes by Norm Rapmund are exceptional. While the main story of intercepting Sinestro so that Guy Gardner never becomes the Greatest Green Latern was executed quite well, the one page cut away to the original Blue Beetle intrigues me the most. I know at some point in the near future Booster will attempt to save Ted Kord (Blue Beetle II) from being killed. I am not a die hard Ted Kord fan, but there are a lot out on the internet ranting about his death. I'm looking forward to see Booster's story move forward as he meets other DC Universe characters and, just maybe, figuring out how to save Ted's life.

This book is fun. It brings a lot of what is missing from DC's bigger names and harkens back to a time when comics could be about adventure and being a hero, not grim, gritty, and reality.