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As the saying goes, “You can’t keep a good man down,” and that is so true when it comes to the Blue Beetle. DC is starting to come around to the backup story in comics, by adding the Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle to the Booster Gold series. The backups will be written by Matt Sturges, with Mike Nortan taking on the art duties.
Well it was fun while it lasted
Has it really been three years? Three years since Infinite Crisis introduced readers to Jaime Reyes, a teenager who picked up a scarab and became the new Blue Beetle? In three years we’ve seen Jaime learn to use his powers to fight crime, defeat an alien invasion, land a super hot girlfriend, and build an extended family of those willing to go the distance to help him in his battle against those that would do evil. It’s too bad everything comes crashing down on Jaime’s head in this final issue. Well, Ted Kord does make an appearance, so that’s a plus…
Sometimes Actions Have Repercussions
One of the best stories to come out of the most recent Blue Beetle series featured Jaime Reyes and friends kicking the butts of the alien Reach who were invading the Earth. That battle ended when Jaime and his scarab (the Khaji-Da) severed the connection between the Blue Beetle alien technology and the invaders. With one issue to go after this one, one might think the tale being told would settle down a bit.
Miss Ted Kord as the Blue Beetle? The January 23, 2009 episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold features the duo teaming up for a prison break.
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Wham! Bam! A Dead Blue Beetle?
This title can’t come out often enough, but sadly, the faster the issues come, the sooner the series ends (thanks DC). With two issues to go, the big showdown between the new Doctor Polaris and Blue Beetle comes to a head. Only… Blue Beetle died last issue.
I love it when a plan comes together. Wait, there’s a plan?
One of the great things about the Blue Beetle series is how the writers who have taken on the challenge of this series are able to bring the collected group of heroes together to fight a common enemy. While the big bad doesn’t get his comeuppance in this issue, it’s good to see everyone come out of the woodwork to give aid to our favorite beetle in blue.
As the big opening day approaches, we’ll have a face off between each of the Watchmen characters and their Charlton originals. This week we’re putting Dan Dreibert/Nite Owl in the ring with his counterpart Ted Kord/Blue Beetle.
Who will win? Who will lose?
FIGHT!
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As I’ve been preaching for the last several months, Blue Beetle has walked the line to cancellation, and now it’s confirmed in an interview with Dan DiDio.
One of the books that I’m most disappointed about in that regard is a book like Blue Beetle, which we are cancelling. That’s a book that we started with very high expectations, but it lost its audience along the way. Recently, we felt that it was standing on firmer ground, and was getting a more positive response. The problem is that the firmer ground and positive response is not enough to keep the book afloat. So unfortunately, we had to cancel that series.
Bummer. I really like this series for a number of reasons. It’s a positive character for minorities, it has a great Buffy-centric vibe to it, and Matthew Sturges was just starting to make his current run pop with the introduction of the new Doctor Polaris.
This is a fantastic book, but as DiDio said, postivie response alone is not going to save the many titles DC is canning. You could try a letter writing campaign, ala Manhunter, but at this point, I think everyone’s minds are made up. One good piece of news is the character is not being killed, so we will probably see him appear in other titles, or anthology series.
Well DC, that’s six titles down (Nightwing, Robin, Birds of Prey, Manhunter, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Blue Beetle), who’s next? Jonah Hex, Booster Gold, and Black Canary/Green Arrow, I’m looking your way…
Secret origins are fun
I miss the days when comic books would spend an issue telling the back story of how the latest villain of the week became the villain of the week. It was fun to discover how that person was wronged or what led him down the path to evil, and best of all it was all revealed in a single issue. After reading Blue Beetle #32, those good ol’ days are back again.
Buy the book, read the book, love the book, save the book
I’m sure more than a few readers were a tad apprehensive when John Rogers stepped away from writing Blue Beetle and Matthew Sturges took over. But now that Sturges has more than a few issues under his belt, it is clear that the title isn’t suffering due to a change in writers. It’s as strong as it’s ever been.
In this outing: The news yas can use! The comic book reviews! The Statue of Bruce! Kirk and Han’s number twos! The Sturges interviews! Tag might make you say “eewwwws!” Beetle’s got the blues! And one listener in ten gets the joke when I say, “Burma Shave.” All this and more, cause papa needs a new pair of shoes
This episode is sponsored in part by the Mid-Ohio-Con (www.midohiocon.com)
Show Notes (and more art) after the Jump
DON’T LOOK AT THE COVER!
Issue #25 concludes a huge story arc that begin two years ago when Jamie Reyes became the latest in a growing list of heroes who would be the Blue Beetle. And oh, what an adventure it has been! From the opening page of issue #1 to the closing page of issue #25, Blue Beetle has proven itself to be one of the best titles coming out of DC.
But damn it if the story isn’t potentially ruined by the cover.
Following after last month’s Booster Gold 00 issue, which was the last tie in to DC’s Zero Hour storyline of 1994, Booster Gold 07 picks up where it left off. Booster and his best friend, now returned from the dead, Blue Beetle, are being attacked by Max Lord’s OMACs.
However immediately you begin to get the sense that we’ve entered another of the 52 universes. Things are just not right, and we see more of this as the book continues.
Rot in Hell, Reach!
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! If you thought the last issue of DC’s Blue Beetle rocked your socks off, then you are going to love how everything falls into place in the latest battle with those bastards from the Reach.
This issue proves why you should be reading Blue Beetle. I think too many readers dismissed Jamie Reyes when he first appeared as just another Ted Kord wanna-be, but issue #23 proves he has what it takes to be a hero.
