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sailorlibra (sailorlibra) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-23 18:57:00

Entry tags:

char: alfred pennyworth, char: batman/bruce wayne, char: booster gold/michael jon carter, publisher: dc comics, title: booster gold

More Alfred Awesomeness
A two-punch of everyone's favorite butler for Alfred Week. First, a scene of him being awesome from Booster Gold, followed by a sad woobie scene of him after Bruce's death.

That's right: I'm setting you up, then I'm knocking you down.

From Booster Gold #12:

That was the one that got me into Booster Gold (the title, not the character) in the first place.

From Batman and the Outsiders Special:

I will never not love that scene.

Recommended tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: alfred pennyworth, char: booster gold/michael jon carter, title: booster gold

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	taggerung301 2009-09-23 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	this made me laugh, and then this almost made me cry your post is making me feel quite bipolar (Reply to this)

	ametatsu 2009-09-23 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, Alfred, I love you way too much. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-09-23 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Alfred does seem a little trigger happy in those first scans. But, I love the second set besides his inexplicably full head of hair. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jedd_the_jedi 2009-09-24 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Yeah...somehow prim and proper Alfred, despite his awesomeness, doesn't strike me as the type to go crazy with a shotgun. Also, I was a little confused by seeing Alfred with his full head of hair... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ar_feiniel_ 2009-09-24 03:01 am UTC (link)
	I read it as Alfred just acting at being so overzealous to scare them out of the cave. I doubt he was even aiming to hit them with the shots. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bluejaybirdie 2009-09-23 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"for he was my son too"..."goodbye, dad." sniff Please excuse me while I go cry in a corner for a minute or two... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	endis_ni 2009-09-24 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	Can I join you in the crying corner? waves tissues (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-09-23 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	If I could reach through the screen and hug Alfred, I would. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-09-24 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Great choice of scans. Thanks for posting! What was the secret mission that Bruce wanted to send Alfred on, by the way? (Reply to this)

	ar_feiniel_ 2009-09-24 01:16 am UTC (link)
	"You're not LIKE a father -- you ARE my father" Made.Of.So.Much.Win. (Reply to this)

	sistermagpie 2009-09-24 01:17 am UTC (link)
	I love the thought that Bruce was making that not knowing when Alfred would see it, but thinking about what he would say to him if he died. ::sniff:: Also I love that first story. Even if I don't really believe Alfred would have killed him. (Reply to this)

	beoweasel 2009-09-24 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Wibbles Not going to cry at the second one. ;~; (Reply to this)

	jedd_the_jedi 2009-09-24 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Before I am reduced to a quivering mess by the second set of scans, may I ask what is the context for the Booster-in-the-Batcave bit? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	faile_neume 2009-09-29 11:35 am UTC (link)
	Time nonsense. He needed to stop Mothman for some reason (even though it was actually Booster dressed as Mothman because at first they thoguht Mothman needed to succeed) but he couldn't mess with history so he dressed as Batman (and 'Shel may have been Batgirl, I'm not 100% sure) That.. probably doesn't help. Time travel is very confusing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

mysteryfan
2009-09-24 02:22 am UTC (link)

The first story's fun, but oh, that second one.

So much love for Bruce calling Alfred father. It's a perfect understanding of how the Bat family works. In Bruce's special secret tape that Alfred will only see after Bruce dies. Which is a perfect understanding of how Bruce often tends to work.

And that "I was lucky enough to have two amazing fathers in my life..."

Nice.

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	shadowpsykie 2009-09-24 02:33 am UTC (link)
	..... sniff.... ahem .... whimper starts to cry oh this, this is excellent stuff. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kingrockwell 2009-09-24 03:32 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, everyone went wild when Winick tried the same thing after BftC, but I could only think of how much better it was here in the Outsiders Special. Tomasi knows how to bring it. ...sniff. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jelly_ace 2009-09-24 07:13 am UTC (link)
	Well, I cried then, too, so I'll say it was effective. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-09-24 07:08 am UTC (link)
	Not overly keen on Alfred blasting away with the shotgun bit, but I love the second scans. Anongst the other lovely moments, in particular I like that Bruce gives him five minutes to make up his mind about taking on a new mission, and Alfred doesn't even wait until he's finished the sentence explaining that he has five minutes. (Reply to this)

	sun_soraya 2009-09-24 09:09 am UTC (link)
	I guess the second scene will always make me cry, at least on the inside. As for the first part... I was thinking of buying Booster Gold trades, and this is definitely a plus. YAY! for Alfred week, btw. :D (Reply to this)

psychop_rex
2009-09-24 09:53 am UTC (link)

Aww, Alfred.
I hope when Bruce inevitably DOES come back, he'll record another message. Come to think of it, it'd be very like Bruce to do that - he'd be constantly planning ahead in the case of his possible death, and recording a message for Alfred so he won't leave any unfinished business. It's probably a standard part of the procedure when he's getting ready for a big case - and I'll bet he ends every message with that 'goodbye, Dad'. *sniff* The only reason I'm not tearing up myself right now is because I know that Bruce ISN'T dead - still, this is sad stuff.

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