#blue beetle 2016

[thenixkat]

I like BERT and I think it had a fairly reasonable reaction to 2016 (hello JLI 3.0)! Ted trying to throw it away for a new AI by trying to kill his ass. It wouldn't have happened if this fuckass version of Ted had been a better parent to his AI.

[id: A comic panel showing Ted Kord and the superhero Blue Beetle 3 looking up at the distorted angry emoji face hologram of an AI as it yells at them.

BERT: No. No one leaves. We're all going to die together. /end id]

[id: Two panels continuing the scene. Ted and BERT are now yelling at each other as they argue. Blue Beetle 3 steps in between them to break up the argument.

Ted: BERT, you were never meant to... this is what happens. We all get obsolete. BERT: You think I'm simple. But I've been learning, watching everything here. I see everyone's lives, snippets of their stories. They get beginnings, endings. While I've been stuck watching everyone in the middle. And now you're going to turn me off?

Ted: Listen, BERT, I've been nicer about this than I need to be... Beetle: Ted, let me do this. Ted: Jaime, I've got this. Beetle: We can't fight alone, remember? I'm here for a reason. /end id]

[id: A panel of Blue Beetle 3 talking to BERT the AI. The AI's emoji face calms as Jaime talks to it.

Beetle: So what's the plan, BERT? You kill me and Ted and destroy yourself. Who wins there? BERT: No one. But no one loses either. It's an equally fair solution. Beetle: The future's freaking scary. You blink and years go by and you wonder what happened. You wish... a lot of things. You can give up everything to do the thing you were put here to do., but all it gets you is one more day. Eventually we run out of days. I will. Ted will. You, too. /end id]

[id: Two panels as the scene continues. BERT has calmed entirely as it listens to Blue Beetle 3. Blue Beetle 3 takes out a tablet and shows it to BERT.

Beetle: But it doesn't have to be now, for any of us. BERT: What are you proposing Mr. Reyes?

Beetle: What we leave behind are our stories. With beginnings, ends, the whole ball of wax. And we've got thousands of them, if you're interested. /end id]

[id: Two more panels as the conversation continues.

BERT: There's more like that? More stories? Beetle: Lots more. Books, movies, tv shows, comics. A billion stories all downloaded into that folder.

Beetle: Enough to last a hundred upgrades. Tucked away on your own private server. BERT: Thank you, Mr. Reyes. Thank you, Mr. Kord. I'm sorry I tried to obsolete you. /end id]

[thenixart]

[id: A rendition of the 'corporate needs you to find the difference between these two pictures' meme featuring screencaps of the superhero Ted Kord/Blue Beetle as he was portrayed in the Justice League International/America comics and the Blue Beetle (2016) comics.

In place of the woman in the original meme is a drawing of an anthropomorphic bird monster with black feathers, orange eyes, and large blue wattles.

Captions:

-Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture. -They're the same picture. /end id]

OOC Ted Kords written in a way that disregards their character motivations for being a superhero, Dan Garrett's role in their life, and that scraps over half the character's real personality are the same.

[low-quality-comic-characters]

Blue Beetle (2016) #9

Romulo Fajardo Jr.

[astrid-goes-for-a-spin]

Rebirth Blue Beetle’s not as bad as New 52 Blue Beetle but like. A handful of issues into Rebirth, Jaime is throwing a fit bc his mom is providing medical care to the Posse. Meanwhile in the 2006 run, a handful of issues in, Jaime is helping break Posse members out of extrajudicious magic prison

[groundrunner100]

A bigger debate than real world politics.

[give-grian-rights]

can someone tell me why im being abnormal about a character i've barely touched the content of. like yay yippie i watched like 20 hours of you. there's fucking 80 years of content get me OUT OF HERE?

[lands-of-fantasy]

DCEU (2013-23)

1. Man of Steel (2013) 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 3. Suicide Squad (2016) 4. Wonder Woman (2017) 5. Justice League (2017) | Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) 6. Aquaman (2018)

7. Shazam! (2019) 8. Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) 9. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 10. The Suicide Squad (2021) 11. Peacemaker Season 1 (2022)

12. Black Adam (2022) 13. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 14. The Flash (2023) 15. Blue Beetle (2023) 16. Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (2023)

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Despite the upcoming reboot of the DC movie universe, Peacemaker will also be considered a part the new continuity (DCU), with a confirmed second season in the works. Viola Davis will also return as Amanda Waller. Blue Beetle might also make a comeback.

[daigah]

I DON'T like Ted's rebirth origin story but I DO like how Jaime spends his 2016 solo being annoyed by him. Mr. Kord, please shut the fuck up.

[that-one-dork]

I’m genuinely so curious is Blue Beetle in the Year of the Villain / The Infected / Secret Six a separate iteration from his main comic runs or is he like 2016?

I cannot tell

[firebirdmaximus]

My DC Extended Universe Rankings (From Best to Worst) as of 18/08/2023 having just seen Blue Beetle

1. Tie between Man of Steel and Shazam 2. Aquaman 3. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 4. Tie between Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Wonder Woman 5. The Flash 6. Justice League 7. Tie between Blue Beetle and Shazam: Fury of the Gods 8. Black Adam 9. The Suicide Squad 10.  Wonder Woman 1984 11.  Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn

12. Suicide Squad

[nightmareinfloral]

Jericho- Where to Read?

Joseph William Wilson (Jericho) is the youngest son of Slade Wilson (Deathstroke) and Adeline Kane. Beneath the cut is a complete list of Joey’s major appearances updated as of January 2024. Most important issues are in bold.

The 1980s:

Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) 42-44, Annual 3, 45-48, 50-52, 56-57, 58

The New Teen Titans (1984) 1-2, 3-5

Crisis on infinite Earths (1985) 3-5, 9, 11

Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) 11

The New Teen Titans (1984) 6-10, Annual 1, 11-13, 14-15

The Omega Men (1983) 34-35

The New Teen Titans (1984) 16-17, 18, 22, 24-31

Action Comics (1938) 584

Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) 3-6

Secret Origins (1986) 13

History of the DC Universe (1986) 2

The New Teen Titans (1984) 33-34

Blue Beetle (1986) 11-14

The New Teen Titans (1984) 35-37, Annual 3, 39-49, Annual 4

The New Titans (1988) 50-55

Secret Origins (1986) Annual 3

The New Titans (1988) Annual 5, 57-59

Batman (1940) 440

The New Titans (1988) 60-61

Secret Origins (1986) 46

The New Titans (1988) 62-63

The 1990s:

The New Titans (1988) 64-67

Hawk & Dove (1989) 11-12

The New Titans (1988) 68-69

Who’s Who in the DC Universe (1990) 1

The New Titans (1988) Annual 6

Wonder Woman (1987) 47, 49

The New Titans (1988) 71, 75-79, Annual 7, 80-85. 86

Deathstroke the Terminator (1991) 1-7, 9, 11, Annual 1

Showcase ‘93 (1993) 2

Batman Shadow of the Bat (1992) 34

Deathstroke (1991) 48

JLA/Titans (1998) 1

Nightwing Secret Files and Origins (1999) 1

The Titans (1999) 10

The 2000s:

The Titans (1999) 25, 46

Teen Titans (2003) 2

Batman Gotham Knights (2000) 44

Teen Titans (2003) 3-5, 7-8

Avengers/JLA (2003) 4

Teen Titans (2003) 9, 11-12, 21

Nightwing (1995) 106

DC Special The Return of Donna Troy (2005) 1

Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins (2005) 1

Teen Titans (2003) 33, 39-47, 52

Countdown to Final Crisis (2007) 36

DC Universe: Last Will and Testament (2008) 1

DC Universe Decisions (2008) 3-4

Titans (2008) 6-12

Teen Titans (2003) Annual 1, 69

Vigilante (2008) 5

Teen Titans (2003) 70

Titans (2008) 13

Vigilante (2008) 6

Teen Titans (2003) 77-78

The 2010s:

DC Universe Legacies (2010) 5

Titans (2008) 37-38, Annual 1

Deathstroke (2011) 0, 13, 19-20

New Teen Titans: Games (2011)

Deathstroke (2014) 2-6, 17-20

Convergence New Teen Titans (2015) 1-2

Deathstroke: Rebirth (2016) 1

Deathstroke (2016) 1-3, 6-10, 12-16, 18

Teen Titans (2016) 8

Deathstroke (2016) 19

Teen Titans The Lazarus Contract Special (2017) 1

Deathstroke (2016) 20-25

DC Holiday Special (2017) 1

Deathstroke (2016) 26-27, Annual 1, 28 -32, 34-50

The 2020s:

Dark Knights: Death Metal: The Last Stories of the DC Universe (2020) 1

Batman Black and White (2020) 5

Deathstroke Inc. (2021) 1, 5, 7

Future State Gotham (2021) 12

Tales of the Titans (2023) 2

Thank you to @jerichogender for helping me compile!

[thenixkat]

Me: The Blue Beetle 2016 run was bad and I don't think it should be kept as canon for any future Blue Beetle runs.

Also Me: The notion that Dr. Fate and Khaji Da have beef is funny, I'm keeping that. Also I like BERT, I'm keeping BERT, Ted needs to be a better parent to BERT tho. Also the notion that Ted just fucking goes on nearly mad scientist benders every now and then just building armies of robots is delightful.

[vampyrochor]

i love your recs (over on tiktok) i’ve read alll of them with the exception of ladyblackhorn which I can’t find :( what are other comics (or mb specific issues!) that you love—either for their characters or premise? doesn’t have to be comprehensive, i’m just genuinely curious :))

i've personally been enjoying both green lantern: secret files (1998) & green lantern: circle of fire (2000) for kyle rayner atm !

other comics i personally love and would recommend are:

Batman / Spawn

Batman by Ed Brubaker

Robin: Son of Batman

Martian Manhunter: Identity

Blue Beetle (2016)

[low-quality-comic-characters]

Blue Beetle (2016) #10

Romulo Fajardo Jr.

[astrid-goes-for-a-spin]

thank you!!!!!! Rebirth, then! Do you happen to know what issue??

(this is less emotional than I remember it being lmao??? I definitely forgot it was during one of the untranslated periods lol)

i am so deep in blue beetle rn and i am trying so hard to find a particular panel where Jaime is sitting by himself and says to Khaji Da something like "my future is you" and I CANNOT FIND IT, I was sure it was in Graduation Day and it was not, is it in something that was retconned already or did i get it mixed up with fanfic i am so tired

[funkbun]

TOP TEN BUGSNAX HIDDEN SECRETS AND FUN FACTS:

Some totally WILD things that YOU might have never known about BUGSNAX!

1. The first Bugsnak created was Rootle, as confirmed in some 2019 interviews with Young Horses. It was also supposed to be the mascot for the series, but Paletoss was the far more cuter mascot.

2. Grumpuses as a species are just genetically modified humans, created eons ago (2016). They were all told to leave Earth, and now all live on the planet the game takes place on. This will be a major plotpoint in Bugsnax 5: We Know The Bugs Are Parasites Again, coming out in 2040.

3. If you jump over the shorter grumpuses (Gramble, Beffica, Wambus, etc), your friendship points with them will go down, and you'll get a stern talking to. Be nice!!!!!!!

4. The player can actually solve the Frosted Peak door puzzle before Major Celebration. Doing this makes 75% of the late game events completely useless, and most of the grumpuses have a high chance of dying. But HEY, you get to find Lizbert!

5. When searching through the game files, you can find models meant for every type of bug and every type of snack that shows up in this game as Bugsnax. Next to Bunger's model files, for example, you'll be able to see a fully modeled cheeseburger and rhinoceros beetle. Really shows you how dedicated these devs were!

6. Cromdo is gay

7. Much like the hidden Triplicate Message in Boiling Bay before the Isle of Bigsnax dlc, when you click Triffany's photobook in her and Wambus' hut, you'll get a message saying "Bronica's Tragic Awful Backstory Is NOT Finished, Now PLEASE Look Away!!!" with a silhouette of Bronica's sticker next to it.

8. The game was set to be released all the way back in 2007, but it was pushed back because Adolescent Horses couldn't figure out what the name for that silly blue guy should be. They went through hundreds, possibly thousands of name choices all those years, but couldn't find one that truly fit that guy. In November 2020, just 2 days before the game released, they got it! They're gonna name that blue guy Philbo.

9. The real villain of the game is that one Flamin' Cheepoof found in Boiling Bay. It may not seem obvious to you, but after listening to what those Old Horses have to say, you'll get it.

10. On the first day of the fourth month of the year 2024, some person with a blog will give out some strange but interesting information about Bugsnax. Don't know why they all waited four years to reveal this information, but whatever.

The TOTALLY REAL and RELIABLE sources for all of these facts have all been compiled into THIS VIDEO! Wow!