Blue Beetle



The Blue Beetle is published by DC Comics. The current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * The Blue Beetle #35: 28 Jan 2009

Current Issue

 * The Blue Beetle #36: 25 Feb 2009

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Final issue is #36.

Main Characters

 * Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes

The Blue Beetle #36
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Blue Beetle, vol. 1 - Collects #1-6. "Tearing its way through the events of Day of Vengeance and Infinite Crisis, the mystical Blue Beetle scarab has chosen its new guardian: teenager Jaime Reyes! But supernatural powers can be a blessing or a curse, and when it comes to the powers of the Scarab, you don't get one without the other." - WorldCat ISBN 1401209653


 * Blue Beetle, vol. 2: Road Trip - Collects #7-12. "In this volume, Jaime discovers the secret of his Blue Beetle armor and hits the road looking for answers from the Scarab's original owner." - WorldCat ISBN 1401213618


 * Blue Beetle, vol. 3: Reach for the Stars - Collects #13-18. "Jaime has his hands full when he learns the scarab's alien owners are invading Earth - and no one will believe him! Plus, more adventures guest-starring popular Green Lantern Guy Gardner, the Teen Titans, the villainous Eclipso, Typhoon, Giganta and more!" - WorldCat ISBN 1401216420


 * Blue Beetle, vol. 4: Endgame - Collects #19-26. - WorldCat ISBN 1401219527


 * Blue Beetle: Black and Blue - Collects #27-28, plus the back-up stories from Booster Gold #21-24. "Jaime discovers the source of the scarab and what it was designed for." - WorldCat ISBN 1401228976


 * Blue Beetle, vol. 5: Boundaries - Collects #29-34. "Jaime Reyes faces the arrival of a mysterious group of men sporting super-abilities as they try to illegally cross into the U.S. from Mexico! And as the protector of both El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, that means double trouble." - WorldCat ISBN 1401221629

History
The Blue Beetle spins out of events in Infinite Crisis.

Leftover Useful Information
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Creative Team
Writers: Keith Giffen & John Rogers. Writer (issue #29+): Matthew Sturges. Artist: Rafael Albuquerque.

Publishing History
This series first published in March 2006.

A previous Blue Beetle series was published by DC for 24 issues from 1986-1988.

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

News & Features

 * 02 Apr 2009 - Matthew Sturges & Blue Beetle Back Together in Back-ups
 * 12 Feb 2009 - The Road to Albuquerque ... Rafael Albuquerque
 * 10 Feb 2009 - Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, 2
 * 17 Dec 2008 - Matthew Sturges is Ready to Run!
 * 14 Nov 2008 - Hail and Farewell: Sturges on Blue Beetle's End
 * 13 Aug 2008 - Talking Blue Beetle with Matt Sturges
 * 14 Apr 2008 - Sturges Picks Up the Scarab Running in Blue Beetle
 * 14 Apr 2008 - Blog@ Q&A: New regular Blue Beetle writer Matt Sturges
 * 11 Apr 2008 - Nitz Hablo Español for the Blue Beetle
 * 04 Mar 2008 - John Rogers: A Bye-Bye to ''Blue Beetle'
 * 09 Apr 2007 - Torres & Williams II: Bugging Blue Beetle
 * 23 Mar 2007 - Blue Beetle Year Two: Talking to John Rogers
 * 11 Jan 2007 - John Rogers & Blue Beetle Year Two
 * 02 Mar 2006 - Springtime for the DCU: Giffen talks Blue Beetle and 52

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Blue Beetle