Blair Butler (of G4’s Attack of the Show) is, according to her website, a comedian. She’s also, according to DC Comics’ The Source blog, “Booster Gold’s #1 fan.” And as of next month, she’s a DC Comics covergirl.
This weekend at San Diego, copies of the t-shirt worn by Butler will be available to fans at San Diego and while I challenge the claim that she’s the book’s #1 fan (raise your hand if you’ve been doing a monthly column dedicated to commentary on the comic for almost two years), I tracked down Booster Gold writer Dan Jurgens to talk about the finally-revealed cover to next month’s issue.
Why Butler? A number of fans asked in the comments section of the blog post that revealed this cover to those of us outside San Diego. “Why not?” Dan Jurgens asked back. “She’s a fan who has fans and that’s a good combo that makes for a great and unique cover!”
In terms of how–and if–Butler plays into the ongoing story of Booster and the Teen Titans fighting the Black Beetle in the 1980s, Jurgens answered that Butler’s station as Booster’s #1 fan plays “a slight role” in Booster Gold #23, but that readers would have to pick up the book to see what that role was.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Fiver says the title of the story is “Publicity Stunt”
July 25th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
My money’s on a random little blonde girl in the background getting rescued by Booster when the badguys knock over a building or something, and her mommy calling her Blair as Booster flies away.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I could care less who is on the cover, the shirt is up on their website for purchase. Just ordered mine, baby…will go perfect with my custom Booster Gold antique shirt (you know, like those Batman and Superman ones where the logo is fading and cracking?). Now I just need the Legion flight ring I purchased to arrive….
July 26th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
This is embarrassing. Never mind Infinite or Identity, is someone at DC having a midlife crisis?
July 26th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Oh, and is this lady going to sell comics? I’ve never heard of her - they may as well put Don Rickles on there . . .
July 26th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Great cover!
July 26th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
@Martin - I was frankly nonplussed with the cover. When Alex Segura started teasing at the DC blog that there was “more to it,” I was hoping that it would have something to do with the character, the story, whatever–but that said, I agree with Dan that she’s a fan of the character and a supporter of the book, who has a fanbase of her own who might pick this up even though they’ve never read it before. Can’t hurt!
July 26th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
I got my shirt - what about you?
July 27th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Cheers Russ. I wouldn’t be surprised if DC are having us on - they have the publicity now!
I keep expecting to see the woman from Grace Under Fire . . .