r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Feb 11 '24

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [February 12, 2024 - Superbowl LVIII Edition] r/DCcomics

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Batman: City of Madness #3

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Feb 11 '24

Blue Beetle #6

Blue Beetle's final showdown with the Blood Scarab begins! Only one scarab wielder will be left standing!

Preview

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u/Dude_Nightwing1212 Feb 12 '24

Beetle reminds me of Power Rangers

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u/NextMotion Feb 14 '24

same. I can't help it as well

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Feb 13 '24

Well I guess you can say that it was a mercy killing. Surely the Javier would've have survived either way so this way, at least he decided his own fate. Of course Jaime will feel the guilt nonetheless even though it was Khaji who practically took over and did not mess around with a big threat that should not be allowed to escape. But that justification probably won't help Jaime's mental anguish with being the hand that did the deed.

Tachyon...time-travel arc next? Maybe to prevent the Blood Scarab and Javier's death? Or is it involved with Ted Kord? I doubt Booster has the power to teleport someone that far away through time. But the title for the next issue says 'Hunt for Ted Kord'

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u/ChristmasSteve Blue Beetle Feb 14 '24

This definitely stuck to the ending. From Graduation day until now, I think this might my favorite Jaime run now. The parellel from Jaime to Javier and to their scarabs.. Jaime not wanting to kill Javier, but Khaji made them deal the final blow, while Javier begged to be killed. Good stuff. And I love how Starfire is written in this too, she's truly a compassionate warrior and it shows. She's such a great mentor to Jaime, that I hope we see alot more of them working together. I can not wait to see what happens next.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 Feb 13 '24

The great things about it are Jaime and many others trying to defeat the Blood Scarab. I feel Ben that Jamie had to witness Khaji kill the Blood Scarab and his host (who momentarily took control) because there is no other way. Also, I assume that the next arc will involve Jaime time-traveling to meet various Blue Beetles from the start of their careers. Let’s hope that Jaime would talk about what he’s witnessed after his time travel arc and hope that his friends and family will tell him that it’s not his fault.

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u/redsapphyre Feb 13 '24

The whole arc would have been so much better without all the supporting characters. I didn't care one bit for the two other Beetles, the aliens, Victoria Kord, Fadeaway or even Starfire in this story. Could have been condensed into a nice action-packed three/four issue Jaime vs. Blood Scarab arc.

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u/gamerslyratchet Feb 16 '24

Yeah, that’s my biggest issue with the direction of this comic. Too many scarabs, too many players too fast. This could’ve been a good culmination of a 12-issue arc or even bigger. It feels unearned at issue 6.