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Blue Beetle #9
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• BLUE BEETLE squares off against GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER and THE NEW GUARDIANS! • If Beetle and the Lanterns don’t kill each other, the bounty hunter packing Oan technology will be happy to do it for them. Wait…OAN technology?! • Continued this month in GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9!
Blue Beetle #8
Written by TONY BEDARD
(previous issue cover shown)
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale APRIL 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Blue Beetle: Runaway! Following the tragic events of BLUE BEETLE #6 and 7, Beetle has abandoned his friends, family and home, setting out on a path that brings him to New York City. As Beetle struggles with the curse of the scarab that is the source of his powers, a loathsome threat emerges – a predator who stalks runaway children. Just when he thought his life couldn’t get any worse…well, welcome to New York, Blue Beetle!
Blue Beetle #7
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by HOWARD PORTER and RAY McCARTHY
On sale MARCH 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
He will peel Blue Beetle out of his armor and crush the flesh beneath! He’s Silverback, the one-man tank, and he’s coming for the alien scarab that grants Beetle his powers. But if Beetle can barely control those powers, will he finally embrace the scarab’s true purpose and become the weapon destined to conquer Earth? The decision Jaime makes in this issue will change his life forever!
Blue Beetle #6
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and SAL REGLA
On sale FEBRUARY 15 • RATED T
Jaime Reyes has been captured by La Dama and her powerful magicks, and she wants the scarab, no matter the cost. Will he be able to fight off the nightmares she throws at him, or will he succumb to her power?
Blue Beetle #5
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and SAL REGLA
On sale JANUARY 18 • RATED T
Jaime Reyes’s entire life changed the moment an alien weapon bonded with him. He’s had to hide his secret from his friends and family, run from insane and powerful villains, and be careful to watch his anger…but how can he cope when the armor acts on its own and mortally wounds someone close to him?
Blue Beetle #4
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and SAL REGLA
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
What is Jaime Reyes going to do? La Dama and the unstoppable, mechanical monster known as Silverback both want the scarab for their own nefarious purposes, and Jaime’s family and friends want to know why he disappeared. Can he keep his secret safe, or will he risk everything to tell his loved ones the truth?
Blue Beetle #3
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by IG GUARA and RUY JOSE
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and SAL REGLA
On Sale November 16, 2011Newly bonded with his alien armor, high-schooler Jaime Reyes must keep his symbiotic partner from enacting its mission: to conquer planet Earth. Can a teenager turn an alien weapon of mass destruction into a force for good?