Back when James Gunn first announced plans for a Booster Gold project in 2023, Glen Powell (still fresh off Top Gun: Maverick) was among the Internet's favorite picks to play the role. When asked, Powell told Entertainment Tonight that he "wouldn't say [he] was educated" about the character but after a little reading had decided that "Booster Gold was really funny." The rumor mill took it from there and decided that Powell was campaigning for the role.

For what it's worth, while the rumor mill seems to have revived the "Glen Powell looks like Booster Gold" story of 2023, what Sneider himself actually insinuated was that Powell might get the starring role in a planned John Constantine movie. However, social media seems really bothered that Powell, an American, might be playing Constantine, a Liverpudlian, apparently forgetting that Keanu Reeves, an American, played Constantine as an American in a 2005 film. At least Powell is blond-adjacent. (But does he smoke?)

Of course, as we all know by now, James Gunn and Peter Safran have, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "stepped down" as the co-heads of DC Studios to be replaced by former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham. It's anyone's guess what this means for the slate of projects Gunn had announced but had yet to see the light of day, like, say, a Booster Gold project. But my knee-jerk response to the news was in line with Rob Snow, who emailed me "I'm guessing that means a Booster Gold TV show is statistically nil."

So make of all this what you will, Booster boosters. Your guess is at least as good as mine. Maybe Glen Powell will play Booster Gold, maybe not. Maybe Booster Gold will appear in Jeremy Latcham's DCEU, maybe not. Hope for whatever makes you happy. As for me, if Latchem decide he wants to put Booster Gold in a new Hellblazer project, that's fine. Booster Gold has been to hell once and survived. Hollywood can't be that much worse, can it?

If you've ever read Justice League Task Force #14, you already know what my favorite page from that issue is.

"It's fourth and goal... and the fate of the world rests on this drive." No pressure, then.

(That's a lot of tough talk on the first page from someone who doesn't do a heck of a lot for the rest of the issue. But I'll take what I can get.)

As you can see above, Booster Gold was not pictured among the patrolling heroes. At the time, Booster was a member of the "Extreme" branch of the Justice League which was not exactly on the best terms with the other branches (lead by Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter), so Booster's absence was understandable.

But what if he just wasn't pictured?

Last week in Superman: The Wedding Album 30th Anniversary Special #1, many of those same heroes reassembled to celebrate the anniversary of the happy event. As you can see below, Booster Gold and his Extreme Justice pal Blue Beetle were present this time.

Flash, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Martian Manhunter are just off panel there, which means almost everyone from 1996 attended the reunion. (Only Tim Drake, Guardian, and Alpha Centurion are absent.) So when Green Lantern Kyle Rayner says "We were busy covering Metropolis," could the "We" include Booster and Beetle? Were Blue and Gold present but unseen in 1996? Hmm.

Obviously there are other heroes here at the 2026 reunion who were not seen in 1996. At the time, Aquaman had his hands full with an alien invasion, John Stewart was in space with the Darkstars, Guy Gardner was freelancing as Warrior, and Black Lightning was cleaning up the streets of Brick City. The remainders, Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes, Supergirl, Damian Wayne, and Tomorrow Man, were not active heroes at the time. Kyle couldn't be talking about most of them. But Booster Gold? Sure, why not.

It's fun to think that Blue and Gold, two of the most public heroes in the entire DCU, were willing to hide unseen between the panels of one of the DC Universe's biggest events of the 1990s to ensure that Superman and Lois could have their special day in relative peace. What a couple of great guys!

Marcus To drew a booster and ted in halloween costumes at Winnipeg Comic Con today

That's quite a treat you got there, Xavier. Thanks for sharing.

Marcus To must be a Blue and Gold fan; he always makes Booster look so good. This is the fifth time I've been lucky enough to showcase one of his various commissioned sketches. You can see most of the rest here.

I've reached the age where even the idea of a helmet full of candy makes me a little queasy.

Pace yourselves this holiday, li'l Booster boosters.