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While over in Superman: Leviathan Rising – it was still in play. Where is the car now? Who broke it the second time? And who will lift it over their head? The Blue Beetle? Or a least someone they know? Meet The Yellow Beetle, everyone, emerging as Superman did in 1939? With a new take on the[...]

No sooner is Superman back, than he is whisked away to his supposed death… While in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary One-Shot, Midnight and Apollo, who also got involved in Action Comics' recent storylines, are also heading to their own Dark Crisis presence in the final issue, Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 which promises Deathstroke and[...]

It's a momentous occasion in this preview of Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1 as a comic book character actually shows signs of aging The Archie kids have been in high school for something like 80 years, so seeing anyone graduate anything is highly unusual. LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you[...]

The time has come as it is Bros Before Heroes as pre-orders finally arrive for McFarlane Toys newest 2-Pack figure set! Blue Beetle and Booster Gold are back and are ready for some new adventures! The DC Comics DC Multiverse line is getting a real treat here with a figure set right from the fan-favorite[...]

Move over Batman and Robin; there is a new dynamic duo in town with Booster Gold and Blue Beetle This Super Friendship dates back to 1987's Justice League #4 as these heroes team up to take down the Royal Flush Gang The heroes went on to do many more tea-ups together, only building up their[...]

Blue Beetle #19 (Charlton, 1955) contains a story from Blue Beetle #55 (Fox Feature Syndicate, 1948) called The Anonymous Atom, which appears to be by Jack Kamen and others from the Jerry Iger studio This is not unusual, as much of that short lived 1955 Blue Beetle #18-21 series is composed of reprints of original[...]

Despite his historic debut 83 years ago this month, in Mystery Men Comics #1 from publisher Victor Fox, it took a few months for the Blue Beetle to emerge as the star of the series.  The evolution of the character in the series parallels the rapid rise of superheroes during those historic later months of 1939. [...]

On March 6, 1942, the notorious Golden Age publisher of Blue Beetle and much more, Victor Fox was forced into bankruptcy by creditors.  Fascinatingly, one of those creditors, printer Holyoke Press took over the title, and with Fox's Blue Beetle and other titles the publisher acquired under similar circumstances from Frank Z Temerson, Holyoke decided[...]

Fox Feature Syndicate founder Victor Fox was one of the most notorious publishers of the Golden Age of comic books — and that's saying something.  Through lawsuits over copying characters from other publishers, two bankruptcies, and tangling with the War Production Board over violating paper quotas, Fox was a man who wasn't afraid to get[...]

Matthew Lanter channels his childhood hero voicing Ted Kord in The Blue Beetle By now, you may have already curled up on your couch with a big bowl of cereal and enjoyed the Saturday morning cartoon nostalgia-laden short featured along with three other stories in DC Showcase- Constantine: House of Mystery Inspired by the 60s[...]

The Black Beetle was originally a citizen of the future, approached by Mister Mind to join the Time Stealers, tasked with preventing Jamie Reyes from becoming the Blue Beetle, by posing as the Blue Beetle of the future, but changing history in the process. He claims to be Hector, brother of Nadia one of Blue Beetle tech[...]

Buggles turns on Blue Beetle and Booster Gold in this preview of Blue and Gold #8, the series finale Check out the preview below. BLUE & GOLD #8 DC Comics 0222DC087 (W) Dan Jurgens (A/CA) Ryan Sook Keep your friends close and your enemies closer! Things have never been easy for Booster and Beetle as they set out on their[...]

Blue Beetle could have found its villain in one kick-ass actress This cast is already pretty damn impressive, and it looks like they are gaining another big name According to The Wrap, Academy Award nominee and Emmy-winning actress Sharon Stone is reportedly in talks to join the cast as an original character created for the[...]

During their conversation, the topic shifted to how viewers on social media have been pushing for Braff to play the Ted Kord version of Blue Beetle- an idea Braff was more than willing to support (more on that below) Well, in this week's episode they return to the topic with Faison admitting that the series[...]

It looks like the cast for Blue Beetle continues to grow, which means that they are either in production or getting ready to kick off production The latest round of castings more or less fills out the rest of Jamie's family unit, which is an essential element of the story they are looking to tell[...]

Now thanks to his Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald podcast with friend & Scrubs co-star Zach Braff, we're learning some cool information about Faison's future with the "Legends" and the future that Braff is officially throwing his hat into the ring to have with the "Legends." Image: The CW, DC Comics & Screencap Starting[...]

Check out the preview below. BLUE AND GOLD #7 DC Comics 1221DC071 (W) Dan Jurgens (A/CA) Ryan Sook Blue & Gold Restoration is up and running, with Booster Gold and Blue Beetle taking on any number of strange cases, from paranormal extremes to lost civilizations, ancient aliens, gateways to other dimensions, and even super-villains looking for help in going straight![...]

Blue Beetle was first announced in November of 2018, but like many DC projects in early development, we didn't get much information about it right off the bat In fact, we didn't hear much of anything until February of last year when it was announced that Angel Manuel Soto signed on to direct and that[...]

Last night, Bleeding Cool dropped the bomb about a) the identity of Red X in the Teen Titans Academy books but also that b) everyone had probably guessed

Why does Booster Gold want to kill Blue Beetle in this preview of Blue and Gold #6, in stores Tuesday from DC Comics? And more importantly, will he succeed? In this issue, Blue Beetle… WILL DIE?! Probably not Check out the preview below. BLUE AND GOLD #6 DC Comics 1121DC049 (W) Dan Jurgens (A/CA) Ryan Sook Booster and Beetle are[...]

The two of them go to visit billionaire Ted Kord, who flits around the world in a fitting spandex costume as the Blue Beetle The question is whether or not an attempt was made to murder Lex Luthor with irrevocable poison, which Chance ingested while masquerading as Luthor in his work as a deep cover[...]

The shenanigans of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold pull Rip Hunter way from an early Beatles concert in this preview of Blue and Gold #5 Check out the preview below. BLUE & GOLD #5 (OF 8) DC Comics 1021DC077 1021DC822 – BLUE & GOLD #5 (OF 8) CVR B SIMONE DI MEO PEACEMAKER CARD STOCK VAR – $4.99 (W) Dan[...]

Blue Beetle was first announced in November of 2018, but like many DC projects in early development, we didn't get much information about it right off the bat In fact, we didn't hear much of anything until February of last year when it was announced that Angel Manuel Soto signed on to direct and that[...]

Victor Fox's Mystery Men Comics has an underrated place in the pantheon of historically important Golden Age comic book series.  In addition to the 1939 debut and development of the Blue Beetle, the series features very early work by a number of important creators, like Will Eisner, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Bob Powell and others. [...]

We knew that a Blue Beetle movie was on the way for a little while now The film was first announced in November of 2018, but like many DC projects in early development, we didn't get a lot of information about it right off of the bat In fact, we didn't hear much of anything until[...]

And with Blue Beetle getting a new mode of transport in such financially struggling times, we learn something new about Booster Gold's connections. Blue & Gold #2 Spoilers Of course Booster Gold knows Todd McFarlane And with Todd having a deal with DC Comics creating action figures and figurines, the idea of him making a toy of[...]

Early Monday, it was reported that DC was looking to tap actor Xolo Maridueña for the role of Blue Beetle, and it looks like the casting choice is now official! Blue Beetle #13 Cover Credit: DC Comics First reported by The Wrap, we learned that Maridueña was being sought out by DC/Warner Bros[...]

1940 was the Blue Beetle's year.  After launching in June 1939 in Mystery Men Comics #1, Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle would get a newspaper strip starting in January 1940, and his own series which hit newsstands around the same time A Blue Beetle radio show started in May 1940 Like a lot[...]

The issue's publication date, June 15, 1939 according to the Library of Congress Copyright Office's date of publication records (actual newsstand dates would have varied around the country), puts the debut of its most important character — the Blue Beetle — very near the beginning of the super-hero wavefront that ultimately transformed pop culture Mystery[...]

DC Comics has announced a new eight-issue mini-series, Blue & Gold, starring Booster Gold and Blue Beetle, by Booster Gold's creator Dan Jurgens, alongside Ryan Sook And they have speech balloons on the cover as well. Dan Jurgens and Ryan Sook's Blue & Gold From DC Comics in July Michael Carter, aka Booster Gold A scoundrel from[...]