Issue #117 – “The Blue and the Gold”

15 May Issue #117 – “The Blue and the Gold”

In this week’s issue we talk all about the friendship between Booster Gold and Blue Beetle!

As part of the #JLMay Podcast Crossover we discuss the Booster Gold tie-in issues to Blackest Night: Booster Gold vol. 2 #26-27!

Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co. 

Intro Music by Aaron Barry

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SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill)

Review-o-saurus Rex

(2:20) Dan Dunn’s glowing review

News and Notes

(5:27) Epix Releases New Pennyworth Teaser

(8:49) HBO’s Watchmen Teaser Trailer

(10:20) Batwoman Ordered by CW

J L May

(14:52) Backstory to the issues

(20:22) Booster Gold Vol 2 026

(40:29) Booster Gold Vol 2 027

(56:09) Recap and thoughts

The Blue and the Gold

(1:07:27) How to make a Blue and Gold TV series work?

(1:16:35) Which other famous comicbook duo would make for a fun team-up?

(1:21:09) Does DC intentionally mock them?

(1:24:37) What character could the other versions of Blue Beetle have a comparable relationship with?

(1:30:18) What’s the worst thing each has done to the other?  Did it end the friendship?

(1:33:39) What was the first story that had them become friends?

(1:36:44) What adventure best showcases the duo?

(1:41:07) What colour Lantern Corp would they belong to?

Dial-Doc

(1:44:33) Steep

(1:45:28) The Pondling

Characters, Places, Things

Beast Boy (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Booster Gold (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Dan Garrett (Charlton) (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Damian Wayne (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Daniel Carter

Detective Chimp (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Impulse (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Jaime Reyes (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Kent Nelson (PreFlashpoint)

Kooey Kooey Kooey

Maxwell Lord (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Nightshade (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Peacemaker

Rip Hunter

Skeets

Ted Kord (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Recommended Reading and Viewing

Blackest Night

Booster Gold Vol 2 026

Booster Gold Vol 2 027

Countdown to Infinite Crisis Vol 1 001

Green Arrow/Green Lantern Vol 1 – Hard Traveling Heroes

Justice League Vol 1 003

Justice League International Annual Vol 1 003

Media

Charlton Comics

Dark Angel (TV Series)