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Blue Beetle: Sharon Stone Reportedly in Talks to Be The Villain
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[...]
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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[...]
Blue Beetle: George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, And More Join the Cast
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[...]
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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[...]
Cover image for Blue and Gold #7
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![...]
First Look at Concept Art for Blue Beetle
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[...]
Cover image for Blue and Gold #6
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[...]
Human Target #4 Review: Engaging, Breezy
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[...]
Cover image for BLUE & GOLD #5 (OF 8) CVR A RYAN SOOK
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[...]
Xolo Maridueña Reportedly Cast as Blue Beetle for HBO Max
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[...]
Mystery Men Comics #15 (Fox, 1940)
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. [...]
First Look at Concept Art for Blue Beetle
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[...]
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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[...]
Xolo Maridueña Reportedly Cast as Blue Beetle for HBO Max
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[...]
Blue Beetle #5 Vitamin 2x.
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[...]
Mystery Men #1, 1939, Fox Features Syndicate, Blue Beetle title panel.
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[...]
Dan Jurgens and Ryan Sook's Blue & Gold From DC Comics in July
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[...]
Creator Details For DC Round Robin Announced Along With 8 Contenders
Facing ancient aliens and planet-sized machines, trickster asteroids and the gigakrakens of Neptune, Superman and Lois will fight across all nine planets to prevent Earth's dark destiny and save our future! DC Round Robin: Suicide Squad Seven Writer: Rex Ogle Artist: Diogenes Neves Harley Quinn leads a team of criminals—a millionaire adventurer, a stage magician, a sugar-obsessed serial killer,[...]
DC Comics Will Let Readers Vote To Publish Justice League Queer
But, when the power begins to corrupt Jesse, she must decide to give up these gifts or risk becoming, quite literally, her own worst enemy. Blue Beetle: Graduation Day Trapped between heroics and his future, Jaime Reyes is directionless When the Reach interrupt Jaime's high school graduation, things only get worse Starfire becomes a new mentor[...]
Angel Manuel Soto is Reportedly Tapped to Direct a Blue Beetle Movie
A Blue Beetle movie has been sitting in development hell since about the end of 2018 that we know about, but according to The Wrap, they have made progress on bringing on a director Angel Manuel Soto, the director of Charm City Kings, is set to helm the project that will star the Jamie Reyes version[...]
Mystery Men #1, 1939, Fox Features Syndicate, Blue Beetle title panel.
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[...]
Suicide Squad #10 Review: Urgency and Momentum
RATING: BUY. Suicide Squad #10 By Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo The world knows Ted Kord as Blue Beetle, superhero But the members of Task Force X know him as something else entirely — the violent and vindictive puppet master who rigged them to blow With Deadshot murdered and Kord finally at their mercy, will the Suicide Squad get[...]
How A Comic Book Publisher's Family Helped Start the Republican Party
 Many comics historians and collectors reading this will be familiar with the name Holyoke Publishing Company (called that because of its Holyoke, Massachusetts facility) due to the printing and publishing company owned by Sherman Bowles, which made a brief but memorable contribution to golden age comics history around 1942-48.  During that period, Holyoke printed 19[...]
Warner Bros. Developing DC Comics Latino Superhero 'Blue Beetle' Film
is moving forward on a film based DC Comics Latino superhero Blue Beetle. Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, who wrote Universal's Scarface, is penning the script according to a report from The Wrap. The film will theoretically be based on the third version of the Blue Beetle (previous versions as published by Fox Comics, later by Charlton Comics, and eventually by[...]
Is Blue Beetle Finally Coming to the Arrowverse?
But now that we have some more details, speculation has begun on who the new characters are — and one of them could finally be the introduction of Ted Kord, aka the Blue Beetle, into the Arrowverse. Take into account two things First is that Stephen Amell has said that he got the whole season 7[...]
Green Lanterns #40 cover by Will Conrad and Ivan Nunes
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz, among heroes like Blue Beetle, Firestorm, Power Girl, Supergirl, and the Bulletteer, are helping a city weather and recover from a hurricane. In the aftermath, the Bulletteer tells Simon that the Night Pilot, another hero whom Simon recently dated, has gone missing Simon and Jessica investigate and, with[...]
Blue Beetle Confirmed To Be Cancelled With DC February Solicitations
Sometimes it's a sad occasion when Bleeding Cool has the opportunity to say, "pip pip." Today is one of those occasions, as DC's February solicitations have confirmed that Blue Beetle #18 will be the final issue of that comic. As we reported in October, deleted tweets from writer Christopher Sebela implied that this month's cancellation was[...]