IN A SURPRISING TWIST-- A REAPP!
Name: Michael Jon Carter, AKA Booster Gold
Series: DC Comics
Age: 30s...ish
Job: Marketing and Self-Promotion Spokesman Counselor
Canon: The year is 2462 and football is still America's past time of the future. The name in college football is Gotham U's golden boy, Michael Jon Carter. Unfortunately, being the greedy little glorywhore he is, Mikey does a naughty thing and bets on his own games. Of course, he gets in trouble with the law and ends up being a janitor in a museum specializing in 20th century artifacts. Then Mikey gets an idea: steal things like a flight ring, a forcefield belt and a time machine and travel back to the 20th century to use his knowledge of the future to become the greatest hero of the past! Nothing can possibly go wrong! And it doesn't, for awhile. President Reagan even names him: Booster Gold. But all that glitters isn't gold and Booster has a hard time balancing his reputation with his desire to profit from a traditionally non-profit pursuit.
Booster is that jock. He's meat-headed, low-brow, and oftentimes inappropriate. He says stupid things and does even stupider things, all in the name of attention and fame. He perpetuates a façade of being the funny idiot and will do a lot to keep up that reputation, but in truth, it's all an act. Somewhere in there is a guy who cares and who is a superhero for the right reasons. But having a lot of money can't hurt, which is why he has no problem putting his face on products that range from comic books to cereal to fragrances, or marrying a septuagenarian so that he'll inherit her massive wealth when she eventually croaks-even if it means dressing up as Wonder Woman in the bedroom in the meantime.
Sample Post:
Have you ever found yourself feel unnoticeable, lost in the crowd, and looked over? Have you ever had feelings of inadequacy and doubt? Well, it's probably because you're a loser. But today, with Uncle Booster's Guide to Self-Promotion, produced by the Canadian Films Undercover Division with a mostly-live studio audience, we're going to try to make you, yes you, less of a loser. It is not going to be an easy journey, but Booster Gold doesn't shy away from a challenge. In fact, to prepare for a day of crime-fighting and chick-saving, I start my morning with a great big bowl of Booster Bits Cereal... Guys, seriously? That's what we're calling it? It's bad enough that it tastes like shi-- Oh, we're still rolling! I assume. What with the "undercover" part of that interesting company name, the cameras are embedded in the environment and my director- I don't think that purple gorilla costume is necessary, Barry! Those aren't native to anywhere. Anyway! Booster Bits, the best way to start a morning. That's what I always say! And that's what Sally Ann said last nigh... morning. Awww yeah.
What was I doing? Let's see, I got the name of the producers in there, the name of my cereal... Right! People who suck at not sucking... We can edit this out in post, right? I have an image to maintain here, and it's the kind that can score me a lot of hot chicks. Is anyone actually paying attention to me? Wha-- Now with the crossdressing gorilla suit, Barry? That's just a little over the top. Not that I never suspected you were some kind of frea... Right! Okay, so self-promotion, kids. Really, it boils down to if you got it or you don't got it. I know this video is supposed to teach all you don't-got-its to get it, but it's a lost cause. Trust me. And why wouldn't you trust me? I'm Booster Gold! Sure, my reputation has fallen on rocky times, but this is America, where people believe in redemption and second chances. Of rising from the ashes of your defeat to become an even wealthier and better looking person than before!
Except this is being produced by a Canadian company and... I guess they believe in those things. Except instead of wealth, I'm pretty sure it's flannel. And smoked moose sausages. We can edit that out in post, too, right? Anyone? The Canadian fanbase is really important to my bank-Me. Important to me. Speaking of me, I'm looking at this bird over here. It's the camera, right? Hello! Seriously, I hope you get out of this ninja phase soon. In the future we had floating cameras instead of Toucan Stan and it makes a lot more sense. You know when people are paying attention to you! Look, this is getting hard. And boring. And boring and hard so I'm going to take five. I read in the briefing packet that there's a masseuse here? By the lake? Massages by Marcy. You can find me there, shooting "Uncle Booster's Guide to Self-Promotion... with the ladies".
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