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by Brendan Bettinger Posted:June 13th, 2010 at 10:54 am
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Comic book/television writer Geoff Johns dropped some exciting news for Blue Beetle fans on Twitter today. To wit:
BLUE BEETLE NEWS from DCE!! We have a live-action test of Jaime Reyes’ scarab activating his suit. It. Is. Awesome… we’re hoping to develop a live-action show. Fingers crossed!
The word choice (“hoping to develop”) indicates that it’s still very early in the process, but exciting news nonetheless. Despite the comic book boom in film, adaptation of heroes to live-action television series has been scarce, save for Smallville and perhaps Human Target. Johns also promises that Blue Beetle will continue to make several appearances the upcoming season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Hit the jump for a character biography.
Jaime Reyes was a relatively normal high school student from El Paso, Texas. His father ran a garage, his mother was a paramedic, and his little sister was a brat. Jaime hung out with his two best friends Brenda and Paco, the mediator between the hard-working Brenda and the laid-back Paco. By both Brenda and Paco’s accounts, he was a good friend, the kind of person who could let them be themselves, and who could always make things better. Jaime aimed to help his father out at the garage, but Alberto turned him down, not wanting to see his son grow up too fast.
Jaime discovered the Blue Beetle Scarab on the way home from school with Paco and Brenda, half-buried in a disused lot. He took it home, curious as to what it might be. That night, the Scarab came alive, and grafted itself to the base of Jaime’s spine, inducing strange dreams in Jaime.
This symbiosis gives Jaime access to the Scarab’s powers whenever he chooses. The Scarab can, and will, use its powers of its own accord; Jaime, however, can override the Scarab if need be. Should Jaime fall prey to a mind-altering power, the Scarab will take control of the armor.
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terrible character. This will not catch on.
Amazing character, if you've read the book. This WILL catch on.
Wow, if this happens, well all know DC is headed in the right direction.
The series was great to bad more people didn't buy it. One of the best comics of the past few years without a doubt.
Ted Kord was a amazing character, created by Steve Ditko, the inspiration for Watchmen's Nite Owl, and he had a giant beetle ship.
The third Blue Beetle, and the way DC dealt with Ted Kord, is one of the reason why DC is mostly a crap company that acquires other companies and peoples characters and has no foundation of it's own.
I won't watch it, and long live Charlton Comics.
Why are you explaining who Ted Kord is? Shouldn’t any fan of the Blue Beetle already know that? Whatever. If wanna explain who Ted Kord is, fine. Just make sure you remember to mention that he was the second Blue Beetle. Seriously, how could you forget to mention that? How will those unfamiliar with the Blue Beetle know what you’re talking about?
Oh, I get it. You’re one of those bitter fans who refused to read the third Blue Beetle, rejecting it without giving it a chance, because you weren’t content with the death of Ted Kord. Look, he had a good run and an honorable death. What more do you want? You guys are whinier than Superboy Prime. You weren’t complaining when Rorschach got the axe in Watchmen, and if you say you didn’t like Watchmen anyway, then you have no place judging other comics.
Yes. DC Comics, the people who made Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, are incapable of making money from original ideas. It all makes so much sense now.
That’s right, this genuine attempt to continue the legacy of a great superhero in the history of comics doesn’t deserve your viewing, because you didn’t like the way Ted Kord ended. After all, if you think something ended on a low note, then it only makes sense to leave it there, rather than revive it and bring it back up to a high note.
Did Charlton Comics ever make much? I mean, their greatest accomplishments, aside from the Blue Beetle, were Captain Atom, the Peacemaker, and the Question, none of whom ever got really popular, even after introduced into the DC universe. Are you sure you know what you’re talking about?
Frankly, I think you are wrong on all accounts. This show deserves to see light of day, whether you would have it or not. But why argue with you anyway? It’s not like the show needs the approval of one troll of a comic book fan.
it's good. You can go and see it.
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I freaking love the Blue Beetle. All three Blue Beetles are awesome, and if Geoff Johns is writing it, then any television adaptation of any of them would be great. I’m familiar with all three, and I actually kind of like Jaime Reyes the most. There’s just something about teenage superheroes that I’ve always loved.
By the way, those of you who say this won’t catch on (which really means you don’t want it to) are probably unfamiliar with the awesomeness that is the Blue Beetle. That, or you’re just bitter about the way the second Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, died. Personally, I thought that it was a fitting death for his character to choose, and that it was a strong, honorable note for him to end on, considering the objectivist values of Steve Ditko, creator of Ted Kord, and of Ted Kord himself. In fact, DC made a comic in which Jaime Reyes traveled back in time and worked together with Dan Garret (the original Blue Beetle) and Ted Kord, and in this story, Ted Kord said he was content with the way he died and happy to let Jaime Reyes be the next Blue Beetle. One can draw from that that DC wanted to give a true conclusion to Ted Kords story because they respected the character.
Anyway, this idea sounds awesome, and I really hope to see it made.
Also, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a Blue Beetle movie (about any of the three Blue Beetles). Now that would be awesome.
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