Blue Beetle

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) I like Dan Jurgens' writing, don't get me wrong. Not only did he pen stories from one of my favorite eras of Superman (and that's before Death of Superman, but also I've dug his Tangent concept and comics through three individual volumes and the first part of Tangent: Superman's Reign.

By Russ Burlingame Geoff Johns: There was always going to be a Booster/Ted confrontation in Blackest Night, but when it expanded beyond our series - thankfully, since we couldn’t do it justice in the space we had compared to what Dan is doing it moved over to Booster Gold.  It truly is my favorite issue of Boost...

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) A week or so ago we looked at Dan Jurgens' Tangent: Superman's Reign, and in contrast here's Booster Gold: Reality Lost with art by Jurgens and writing by Jurgens and Chuck Dixon. This volume of Booster Gold goes firmly in the "more fun comics" pile; not very much happens here right up until t...

By Russ Burlingame Blog@: “Impossible!” –Are we to assume that Skeets now knows the identity of the Black Beetle? Blog@: Simply because I know readers will ask: Where in the timeline does this Black Beetle relate to the Black Beetle currently acting up in the Blue Beetle second feature?

By Russ Burlingame As much as I hate to take to the obvious choice for my favorite Boosterrific moment, I have to admit that I never tire of reading Booster Gold’s Justice League audition in Justice League #4. In so many ways, it’s Booster at his best. It even makes Batman smile.

By Russ Burlingame This longtime Justice League villain has good reason to want the JLA dead—which seems to be all Booster and Rip’s shadowy adversary has really vocalized as a raison d’être. He’s faced off with Booster before (with the JLI). He also played a big role in 52, the story where Booster’s renaissan...

By David Pepose For example — if some people are on the fence about the continuity-hopping Booster Gold, DC is banking that the small-but-devoted cohort of Blue Beetle readers will bump the series’ sales numbers. Another example is giving readers even more incentive to try out the upcoming Detective Co...

By David Pepose My plan was to have Tim quit as Robin and become the new Blue Beetle under Ted Kord’s guidance. Batman would pick Steph to take on Robin’s role. Tim would then be featured in a six-issue mini as Blue Beetle until events in the Batbooks would bring him back to the fold. The idea coming out of this wou...

 Ca The most likely upshot of all this isn't by any means a certainty – aside from The Blue Beetle (presumably the third, Latino one), assignments unknown, in the back of BOOSTER GOLD, I have no idea what backups DC plans or who's doing them – but again ...

Moore based Watchmen's second Nite Owl -- the slumped, impotent Dan Dreiberg -- on the second version Blue Beetle, known as Ted Kord and created by Ditko. Fittingly, Moore gave Dreiberg's Nite Owl a Golden Age predecessor, Hollis Mason, just as Ted ... Movie Review: Watchmen The Trades

 Ca You know, if we had to give up John Rogers writing Blue Beetle, I’m inclined to be a lot more forgiving about it now that I’ve discovered his new TNT cable-original show, Leverage. It’s the story of ex-insurance investigator Timothy Hutton leading a ...

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) If you ask a crowd to name their favorite Justice Leagues, you'll get a variety of responses: the Satellite era Justice League, for instance, or Keith Giffen's Justice League International; maybe the current Meltzer lineup, or Grant Morrison's Big Seven. One or two fans might even singl...

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) The original Blue Beetle Dan Garrett, Rogers posits, had the potential for superpowers but not the ability to access the alien beetle scarab's intelligence database; Blue Beetle Ted Kord had the intelligence, but was prevented from utilizing the scarab's powers. Enter therefore Jaim...

By noreply@blogger.com (Abhay) 1) This is a reference to the DC character, the Elongated Man, a former Justice League member who dates back to 1960. Issue #15 is a fill-in issue involving a team-up between Blue Beetle and Superman. Issue #21 involves the Blue Beetle meeting the Spectre.

By noreply@blogger.com (Rogers) My point being -- a lot of those great untold stories make the best sense told in a serialized nonstandard page length, with accompanying art. When I was working on Blue Beetle, the final two issues originally plotted out to 50 pages. A tight fifty pages. They had to fit into 44. Now, setting asid...

 CA - Nov 11, 2008 Following the show's quick, streamlined title sequence, the episode introduces Jaime Reyes, aka the new Blue Beetle, concisely establishes his everyman ... Diedrich Bader on Voicing Batman Comic Book Resources all 11 news articles

By Greg Burgas Criminal vol. 2 #6 by Ed Brubaker (writer), Sean Phillips (artist), and Val Staples (colorist). $3.50, 30 pgs, FC, Marvel/Icon. True Believers #4 (of 5) by Cary Bates (writer), Paul Gulacy (artist), Rain Beredo (colorist), and Dave Lanphear (letterer). $2.99, 22 pgs, FC, Marvel.

By Brad Curran Some quick reviews of comics from last week. Which already makes them dated. If I let them sit around un-typed-about too much longer, they’ll spoil! Blue Beetle #31- I really like how topical writer Matthew Struges is working topical elements in to this very enjoyable teen superhero comic....

9:19 Speeding Bullets: Superman/Batman 52, Blue Beetle 32, Greatest Hits 1, Action Comics 869, Superman 680, Jonah Hex 35, Birds of Prey 122, Smallville, Lego Batman, quick chat about All Star Batman and Robin 10. 1:40:39 Final Crisis Superman Beyond 3D

By Rogers(noreply@blogger.com) BLUE BEETLE #29 with MATT STURGESS BLUE BEETLE POST-GAME We wanted to establish a new superhero for younger readers, and add a different viewpoint to the DCU. Something you could give your 12 year old nephew to read without first forcing him to complete a degree in DC Continuity.

 - Blue Beetle: There's a separate column in this somewhere, but Blue Beetle is the best superhero books you aren't reading. For as much buzz as Booster Gold ...

By Greg Burgas It’s the penultimate issue, so it matters not what anyone says about it, but I always like fun stuff in comics that lets us know we’re reading about a weird universe. Why wouldn’t there be fetish parties in which attendees dress up as DC superheroes? In our universe, we have Halloween partie...

 CA - And not to spoil anything, but the band gets a new member that isn't quite as riveting as Blue Beetle, but could be damn close. ...

 - Manhunter meets the new Blue Beetle, and Andreyko makes sure to point out that both of them are a little in over their heads when trying to figure out their ...

 - Rip Hunter and his team work on preserving Booster’s life-history, while the Blue Beetle comes to terms with the fact that he can’t let Booster rip up the ...

 CA - Continuing the disastrous events following Booster Gold's decision to save his buddy Blue Beetle from death at the hands of Maxwell Lord, this chapter of ...

Episode 114: Sean and Jim discuss DC Universe #0 with casual discussion about the NYCC DC Nation Chalkboard Teasers, Countdown to Final Crisis 8-5, Listener rants from NYCC, Blue Beetle 25 quick discussion and much more. 0:00 Show opening: Blue Beetle #25, Heroinitiative.org, DCBServi...

Blue Beetle #26 Review  CA - Jaime Reyes, the Blue Beetle, is a Mexican American, and in an effort to embrace that heritage, this issue is presented almost entirely in Spanish. ...

By Michael May Blue Beetle MS: Story-wise, we’re going to see some new threats moving in to take up Jaime’s time: new problems, new villains; new worries. In our first story, now that Blue Beetle has established himself as “El Paso’s Superhero,” he finds himself in the middle of a metahuman-fueled immig...

By Rokk Krinn Hawkman tells everyone to get ready to go to Lord’s castle in 10 minutes. That Blue Beetle’s ship is invisible to OMACs and that they are going to take the fight to Maxwell Lord. Booster Gold tells Hawkman to slow down. That Maxwell Lord has Superman as a weapon and that this rag tag band of heroes isn’t going to be able to take on Superman. Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are the only heroes still alive. Lord then shoots Blue Beetle in the shoulder. Lord then says that there is much more going on with Booster Gold than he ever imagined. Lord demands that Booster Gold tell him everything that he knows about time travel.   [read the full post]

By Michael May Blue Beetle #26 What I’m wondering is, culturally and linguistically, was your family fairly representative of the rest of your community or did you grow up feeling like an outsider to the community the way Traci does in your Blue Beetle story? Blue Beetle #26 pp. 2-3 Blue Beetle #26 p. 5

By Greg Burgas Blue Beetle #25 by John Rogers (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Guy Major (colorist), and Swands (letterer).  $2.99, 22 pgs, FC, DC.  This issue of BLUE BEETLE = awesomeness and win. I re-read it 5 times in a row. I just can't ... I'd double/triple dip if they put out a Blue Beetle Omnibus.

Blue Beetle #25 Review  CA - Mar 26, 2008 Meet Blue Beetle, the best DCU book (apparently) no one is reading. I am a huge fan of the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League, so when Countdown to Infinite ...

By Shelly Justice Society of America 13 I love the cover. Just. Love. It. Inside, the Kingdom Come universe seems to be coming true for the main DCU Earth, also. I think I need to reread Kingdom Come as I'm a bit rusty on my Gog and Magog mythology. Lots of nice character bits in this, too.

The biggest X-Men crossover in years has reached its conclusion, and so this week, Blake and Chase talk about X-Men: Messiah Complex. The guys break down the crossover, talk about how it effected each of the four titles, and give their thoughts on the future of Uncanny X-Men, X-Men: Legacy...

This week, Brent Kossina, our most regular reviewer, joins us for a discussion of: Flash 233, Robin 167, Countdown 27, Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Superman Prime, What If Planet Hulk, Green Lantern Corps 17, Gotham Underground 1, Blue Beetle 20 and X-Men 204. We also read e-mails, and mak...

By Chris Sims Blue Beetle #18: You know, Blue Beetle is one of those comics that I pretty much write the same review for every month, and with good reason: John Rogers and Rafael Albuquerque are doing a pretty phenomenal job with one of the most ...

By collectededitions Beetle also makes good use of the DC Universe at large. We see Guy Gardner, sure to appear again, and also Oracle and Black Canary. Ted Kord gets an early mention, as does Dan Garrett, and it's good to see that the Beetle legacy will be an important part of this series. The Phantom Stranger shows u...

By Greg Burgas Blue Beetle #16 by John Rogers and Rafael Albuquerque.  $2.99, DC. Criminal #7 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.  $2.99, Marvel/Icon. She-Hulk #19 by Dan Slott, Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, and Cliff Rathburn.  $2.99, Marvel. X-Factor #20 by Peter David, Khoi Pham, and Sandu Florea.  $2.99, Marv...

By collectededitions UPDATE: Apparently Amazon has the Infinite Crisis novel at the discount price of $4.99 right now. Get 'em while they're hot.] I've been raving for a little while now about Greg Cox's Infinite Crisis novelization. In short, it's far better than I expected, and frankly stands up as a pretty good...

By Greg Burgas Good call last week, people, with Blue Beetle.  Let’s see what we can find this week! Checkmate #13 X Isle #5 Simple done in one stories...easy to review. Also, aside from AS Superman and the Spirit, its one of ... Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness

By T. Michael Testi Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics beginning in October 2005. It was written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez. The series storyline was based on the 1985 series Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it revisits characters and idea...

By Greg Burgas Blue Beetle #14 by John Rogers and Rafael Albuquerque.  $2.99, DC. Planetary Brigade: Origins #3 (of 3) by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Julia Bax.  $3.99, Boom! Studios. I'm pretty sure we HAVE been telling you about Blue Beetle (at least I have)! Glad you enjoyed it. And, ...

By SallyP Guy whips up a shield while Jaime screams..."flightless and harmless? These are FLIGHTFUL! And HARMFUL! Full of Harm!" Oh Jaime, you get cuter by the minute. Jaime takes the book almost reverently, while Guy continues to reminisce about Ted.

By Brian LeTendre Topics Covered In This Issue: Movies/ TV: Xanadu is coming back to Broadway Dr. Who Series One Episodes 1-3 Review Whedon off Wonder Woman Goyer off—Levy on Flash Schumacher wants Sandman Stan Lee to appear on Heroes 2/19 Bridges joins Iron Man Next up on the remake list—The Hidden New Grin...

Episode 28 Part 2 of 2: This episode: We review 52 weeks 23 and 24 and have a listener audio review of Blue Beetle issues 1-7.  We also discuss email and forum comments 28:16 Blue Beetle Audio Review of issues 1-7 from Brent Kossina (Spoilers). This was an awesome submission and we hope to have m...

Episode 28 Part 1 of 2: This episode: Listener Request Plastic Man on the Lam and Wetworks #1 as part of our Worldstorm coverage. We also check in with some listener emails. Join us for part 2 on Friday was we review 52 weeks 23 and 24 and have a listener audio review of Blue Beetle issues 1-7.  NOTE...

One of comic bookâs most cherished creators joins the comic book radio talk show for the first time. Fanboy Radio is honored to have Len Wein, who has dramatically left his mark on pop culture with so many properties like Wolverine, The Human Target and worked successfully on Justice Leagu...

This episode: We review Ex Machina 1-5, the OYL titles: Blue Beetle #1, Green Lantern #10, Green Arrow #60, and Catwoman #53. Also, we share some listener emails, our first audio comment, and give a shout out to our friends at the Comic Timing Podcast.  We proudly announce that we are now memb...

One of the true greats of the comic book craft graces Fanboy Radio for this hour. Keith Giffen is the writer of this year's huge summer event out of Marvel Comics, Annihilation, is co-writing the return of Blue Beetle for DC Comics and is handling the breakdowns for their weekly extravaganz...