Comments on: I’ll Have A Blue Christmas Without You, Jaime Reyes

By: Endless Mike

Endless Mike — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:10:41 +0000

This news really made me sad. Favorite moment: Jaime is on the Reach’s ship, with his scarab removed. He finds some Reach guy’s uniform and a pair of yellow bubble goggles then proceeds to kick some ass.

By: LurkerWithout

LurkerWithout — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:31:58 +0000

Call me an old fogey, the this recent incarnation just didn’t feel right. I miss Ted Cord!

Kord. The previous Beetle was Ted Kord…

By: Owesome

Owesome — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:13:13 +0000

Oh, also: Any BB fans wanting to stage an economic demonstration of their Blue Beetle love, there’s a suggestion on Scans_Daily (yeah I know) that folk buy the first TPB for Toys for Tots this Christmas, as they often have trouble finding suitable gifts for sassy adolescents.

By: Owesome

Owesome — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:46:17 +0000

The “market” just actively hates quality titles. Don’t know why, but show me a book with nuanced characters, great writing, beautiful art (I will follow Albuquerque to the ends of the earth) and I will show you a dead book walking.

I think Rogers is tied up doing some sort of television writing at the mo?

But yes, a Beetle/Ryan Choi book would rock like nobody’s business. Especially if they double date with Traci and Giganta.

Sturges, IMO, kept the book ticking over nicely- which is no mean feat. He did say in an interview that in the last two-part story, someone dies- if it’s anyone other than Paco’s car, I will be *most* put out. ^_^

By: AERose

AERose — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:34:44 +0000

I stopped reading after Rogers left the title, did I actually miss anything written by that hack Sturges? Because, I mean, it’s not like he was any good when he caught the last gasp of another otherwise quality title in Shadowpact.

Come to think of it, I’m far more put off by John Rogers dropping off the face of the Earth than I am about Beetle being canceled. Wasn’t he supposed to be moving on to other projects at DC? I miss him.