Building a Better Booster
Booster Gold has a history of frequently redesigning his costume. After his original suit from The Future was destroyed in a battle with Doomsday during the whole Death of Superman thing, he kept getting new suits in varying degrees of ugliness throughout the '90s. Fortunately, he appears to be back in his "classic" suit for good now, with occasional Supernova days.
Why is that important, you ask? Because, ladies and gentlemen, I am now creating yet another version of the Booster Gold costume! I decided several months ago that I was going to be Booster for Halloween, but then I heard about this contest on Project Rooftop. The deadline is October 21, so I'll have to finish the costume a bit sooner than I had planned, as well as bleach my hair out earlier than I wanted to.
The cool thing is that I'm making a female version of Booster's costume. I might even go so far as to classify it as "teen girl punk," but we'll have to wait for the finished product.
Hey Booster! What do you think of my idea?
Well, I don't know how technologically advanced my suit will be, but aesthetically, it will beat the pants off of the Ted Kord-designed suits:
"This new version of my armor looks pretty cool!"
No, Booster, it really, really doesn't.
Looks are one thing, but what else is important in a Booster Gold suit? I would say durability, practicality, logo placement...
*sigh* Yes, coolness is also a factor.
I will keep you posted on the costume's progress! In the meantime, enjoy some scans from Superman #124 (old new whatever numbering system) in which Booster gets his suit back, walks around half-naked, and flirts with Electric Bugaloo Superman.
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Anyone who is on my f-list and would be interested has probably already seen this, but just in case:
Go here! Request stuff! There is a chance that I may be the one to write something for you!
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While typing this, I'm drinking "Womyn Spirit" tea that an old hippie lady recommended to me in the grocery store. She said that it "balances the hormones," but I bought it mainly because it has hibiscus in it. Besides being delicious, hibiscus tea is bright pink in color which makes it fun to drink!
In my American Lit class today, my professor got off on some tangent about how red nail polish is supposedly derived from a tradition of ancient women dying their finger tips red with blood after the men of the tribe killed something. My professor seemed to deeply disapprove of this tradition. I looked down at my own red fingernails guiltily.
Between that and the spider thing, I think feminism may have jumped the shark in that class.
Why is that important, you ask? Because, ladies and gentlemen, I am now creating yet another version of the Booster Gold costume! I decided several months ago that I was going to be Booster for Halloween, but then I heard about this contest on Project Rooftop. The deadline is October 21, so I'll have to finish the costume a bit sooner than I had planned, as well as bleach my hair out earlier than I wanted to.
The cool thing is that I'm making a female version of Booster's costume. I might even go so far as to classify it as "teen girl punk," but we'll have to wait for the finished product.
Hey Booster! What do you think of my idea?
Well, I don't know how technologically advanced my suit will be, but aesthetically, it will beat the pants off of the Ted Kord-designed suits:
"This new version of my armor looks pretty cool!"
No, Booster, it really, really doesn't.
Looks are one thing, but what else is important in a Booster Gold suit? I would say durability, practicality, logo placement...
*sigh* Yes, coolness is also a factor.
I will keep you posted on the costume's progress! In the meantime, enjoy some scans from Superman #124 (old new whatever numbering system) in which Booster gets his suit back, walks around half-naked, and flirts with Electric Bugaloo Superman.
* * *
Anyone who is on my f-list and would be interested has probably already seen this, but just in case:
Go here! Request stuff! There is a chance that I may be the one to write something for you!
* * *
While typing this, I'm drinking "Womyn Spirit" tea that an old hippie lady recommended to me in the grocery store. She said that it "balances the hormones," but I bought it mainly because it has hibiscus in it. Besides being delicious, hibiscus tea is bright pink in color which makes it fun to drink!
In my American Lit class today, my professor got off on some tangent about how red nail polish is supposedly derived from a tradition of ancient women dying their finger tips red with blood after the men of the tribe killed something. My professor seemed to deeply disapprove of this tradition. I looked down at my own red fingernails guiltily.
Between that and the spider thing, I think feminism may have jumped the shark in that class.