Liveblogging Booster Gold #27
That really is a great cover. The evil gleefulness in black lantern Ted's face is just lovely.
P1: Recap, OH HAI I'm Booster Gold and I have suddenly been confronted by my dead boyfriend. (poisonivory is right, this is a little like Twilight. "TEEEEEEEED WHEN YOU DIED SO DID OUR SPECIAL MEADOW")
P2-3: This black lantern Booster Gold costume is pretty spiffy. AHAHAHAHA AND THE STORY IS ACTUALLY CALLED "DEAD TED". BRB LOLING FOREVER.
P4: Still not clear on how Ted can have a corpse in the first place, as I seem to recall something about him being cremated.
P6: Those really are bitchin' gloves. Also, Dead-Ted, sweetie, you have no eyes. Just to let you know.
P8: AW YEAH, JAIME!
P9: "You know you can't blast me, Mikey. Not when you can have your old buddy back." I am just picturing black lantern Ted sticking around and bullying Booster into an abusive relationship where they become villains. All the while Booster'd be like "we never have fun anymore! love meeee!" and Dead-Ted would, like, IDK, sparkle or something. THIS IS TWILIGHT HOLY CRAP.
P10: "How'd you like to date a real man?" I'm sorry, but living or dead, surely Ted has better pick-up lines than that. What, are you telling me "if you were DNA, I would be helicase so that I could unzip your genes" was taken?
P11: "Jealous" Yes, Ted, Booster would rather be with a living version of you. "Sue Dibny is available!" Okay, STFU right there. Uh oh. Dead-Ted has tricks up his...sleeve bitchin' gloves.
P12: Again, look at that costume. Very nice. But again, you have no eyes, Ted.
P13: "This Black Lantern matter is getting out of hand." Yes, Rip, and fortunately I think this may be the only title I have to endure it.
P16-17: I do like it when Booster rants like this. And AHAHAHA I love Rip's whole "you'll understand one day, Dad". I feel like there should be one of those standard sit-com "AWWWWW" sound effects from the audience with that panel, so cheesy. But some day, it will be revealed that Ted is Rip's mom. Mark my words.
P18: "Only two people could activate this entrance. Ted and me." I'm wondering if this is going to tie into the mysterious "BWA-HA-HA"-er from the end of the Blue & Gold arc where Booster tried to save Ted and they have a Kirk-and-Spock goodbye scene.
P19: BEETLE CAVE!
P23-23: CARE BEAR STARE! I mean, oh yes, light gun re-programmed to approximate the emotional spectrum, yes, yes.
P26-27: Awww, a montage! Skeets, you ol' softie.
P28: "If you had arms I'd give you a hug." You know, you can still hug Skeets, he just can't hug you back. Oh, Booster, you are not very smart. <3
Jaime, this "can't measure up" business is bullshit. YOU ARE AWESOME, and much better than the bulk of the DCU, let me tell ya. I missed the Blue Beetle co-feature this month and last. I don't think Jurgens knows quite what to do with Jaime.
Last page (I think I messed up my count along the way): Um, huh? Who's the dude that Michelle's hanging with?
"Coast City, Cyborg Superman, Looming Death for 7,000,000 people. Need we say more?"
Yes, because I don't know whatever story you're referencing. But it's nice to see that Michelle hasn't disappeared completely!