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BOOSTER GOLD #29

The Tomorrow Memory, Part Two

April 2010

Written by Dan Jurgens

Layouts by Dan Jurgens

Inks by Norm Rapmund

Cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund

Synopsis

After making sure Hank Henshaw is in the accident that turns him into Cyborg Superman, Booster Gold is summoned by Rip Hunter to the Vanishing Point.  In Coast City, Sondra Crain arrives a few years before Cyborg Superman destroys it, hoping to prevent the catastrophe.  Elsewhere in the city, Michelle Carter, Booster Gold’s sister, remembers what happens to Coast City.  She tries to convince her boyfriend, but he doesn’t believe her.  She sees someone carrying a sign that reads “Coast City is Doomed” and tries to contact the man, who disappears.  At the Vanishing Point, Rip has detected a disruption in the time and orders Booster to Coast City to make sure the city is destroyed.  Booster and Skeets track down Crain, who tries to convince Booster they need to save the city.  She seems to be about to convince when suddenly he realizes they may be too late

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

This was a very solid issue.  I am not sure what else I can say about it, other than to applaud Jurgens for crafting a well-done issue.  It hits all the necessary plot points, keeping various different stories in the air as we move closer and closer to the destruction of Coast City.  I like the idea that the government would create its own time traveling experiment.  It has the feel of something the government would do, especially in light of the fact that it is not quite working correctly.  I mean, that is our tax dollars at work. 

Here is my guess:  the dude carrying the sign is the other time traveler. It follows the Law of Economy of Characters that indicates a character that seems to be extraneous to the plot will be revealed to be important later on.  It seems obvious enough that I have to think I am probably wrong.  Anyway, the real question revolves around the agenda of the time traveler.  Working for or against Booster Gold? 

The End Of The End

Written by Matthew Sturges

Art by Mike Norton

Synopsis

In the caves of Biayla where the scarab was originally found, the Peacekeepr confronts Jaime Reyes (aka Blue Beetle) about the true power of the scarab that has now been unlocked.  The scarab keeps telling Jaime to take over the world and kill everyone.  Peacekeepr then fires a rocket at the cave.  Jaime rushes to protect it.  Just as the rocket explodes, Traci 13 protects Jaime with magic.  Afterwards, Jaime pretends to remember nothing about what happened.  The scarab is better and things are going to be okay. 

Review

Ah! I was right, it was the peacekeeper.  Anyway, a decent installment that seemingly ends rather too abruptly given the build-up in the previous issue.  I mean when you lead up with the statement that you almost destroyed the world, you’d think there would be a bigger threat.  At the very least Sturges ties up everything and settles the plot point of the scarab acting differently.  In a way it just sets everything back to normal for Jaime.  It is a good ending. 

I love the meta-commentary at the end from Paco about his favorite comic being canceled (Blue Beetle) and that being part of a team (Teen Titans) is not the same as having your own comic.  I am surprised he didn’t make some sort of mention about being a “second feature.” 

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