Blue-Skying: The Blue Beetle Retrospective (ALL IN ONE) - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@ghidorah15]

1:35 "And by the way, you know it's a weird reality where the third guy to hold the Blue Beetle name appears before Superman does." In the wake of the news that the _Blue Beetle_ movie would be placed into the new DC Cinematic Universe even though _Superman: Legacy_ is the first movie fully produced under that umbrella, this is all the more ironic and fitting.

[@JennyBlaze253]

Does make me hope we get a sequel in the next few years. I loved the first movie and seeing as they teased that we'll see Ted in the next one makes me hope it's not a one-off.

[@talesfromthenuzlocke1619]

“Hi, I’m Traci 13. I’m dating your son. I brought cookies.” 10/10 wish they were still together

[@RichardWatt]

@@ellnats That's like how my wife's family treats me when I get to visit them.

[@ForrestFox626]

I'm hoping the new series brings her back

[@AlSidre]

@@ForrestFox626 They did, she's dating Natasha Irons now

[@ForrestFox626]

@@AlSidre Not what I was hoping for

[@AlSidre]

@@ForrestFox626 I get it, I felt the same way about Bernard urg I loved Steph and she got done so dirty. I happen to like Natasha, though I didn't keep up with her comics so for me it's not that bad, but yah I get you lol

[@michaelrobinson6040]

Dan was hit in the head so many times that it caused him to develop new powers. That's why he got powers in later FOX comic issues.

[@NarwhalEntertainment]

Fun fact about The Blue Beetle for those who don't know, he's the basis for Watcmen's "Nite Owl". Most of the characters in Watchmen or reworked Charleton heroes; Dr. Manhattan is Captain Atom, Ozzymandias is Thunderbolt, Silk Specter is Night Shade, Rorschach is The Question, and The Comedian is the suddenly hyper-popular Peacemaker.

[@mitchellalexander9162]

The idea of Dan Garett as the Blue Beetle lecturing John Cena after Cena opens fire on a bunch of Protestors about 'What Happened to Us?!?' is funny.

[@ApothecaryGrant]

It was my first thought upon seeing The Owl and his airship .

[@Rabbitlord108]

Now I want someone to draw Dr Manhattan in the Monarch armor.

[@the4thwallkid132]

Jaime: Do you think they saw us? Dan: We're five grown men dressed in bright colors inside of a plastic bubble over a rainbow background Jaime, They saw us!

[@evanartist8060]

Ah yes, one of my all time favorite lines in comics.

[@Savagewolver]

What comic is that in?

[@izzywade6751]

@@Savagewolver booster gold, I think?

[@cardboardcrafter2482]

2:18:29.

[@troin3925]

That's the kind of humor I would expect in the MCU.

[@Double_D__]

Rewatching this after watching the Blue Beetle movie. Glad they did Jaime and his family justice, as well as doing the Khaji-Da and Jaime relationship in a really cute way.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

I like when these movies stay in cannon and true to the source material…they can’t get away with not like they use to back in the day

[@ForrestFox626]

I thought the movie was fine. The only thing I was sad they didn't adapt was Brenda and Paco

[@JennyBlaze253]

​@@ForrestFox626Yeah, wish Brenda and Paco were there, but at the same time I like that we got to see how close the Reyes family is. Also, loved how many references fit into the movie. They really wanted to pay tribute to the Blue Beetle's legacy.

[@thomasraines1396]

What’s really sad about Ted’s death is his funeral: it’s held in a dingy church basement and Booster Gold is the only one who really cares, he’s not remembered as some grand hero or anything like that he’s still treated as a massive joke.

[@trevoranthony3018]

Wowwwwww I hate the DC Comics characters now

[@Kazzy234]

​@@trevoranthony3018hate the writers because they don't care for the characters

[@OnDavidsBrain]

Still better than what happened to 8-Man.

[@Anynom]

Stopping an alien invasion with a letter and a 39 cent stamp made me a Jamie Reyes fan for life.

[@jagnestormskull3178]

Even without time travel, that sounds like a _Doctor Who_ plot.

[@cassie6146]

I will never get tired of Jaime and Khaji Da's dynamic of "Scarab, no!" "SCARAB, YES!"

[@Dave175]

“Scarab, why?!” “Because I’m a Beetle!” *grows into giant beetle*

[@cassie6146]

@Caleb Mayfield That's the Scarab's real name.

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@Dave175 Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@Caleb Mayfield Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@cassie6146 Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@michaelrhett4958]

Also I like how in Rebirth, Ted turned down the offer to join the Justice League because they didn’t want Booster Gold in the League.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

That’s from Blue and Gold #1, which is part of Infinite Frontier

[@michaelrhett4958]

@@joshuaingobo1559my bad

[@Detahramet]

In my opinion, Blue Skying was probably the best AT4W multipart series.

[@mightygregdoge]

It's up there. But I prefer the one on Cassandra Cain.

[@zerodark666]

I love this one but I guess for me the ROMtrospective is the best for the love he shows to the character but at the same time knowing that it's days were numbered.

[@Jinzo126]

I always was a Big Fan of Ted Blue Beetle (mostly because of JLI) but through this i Started to Learn about Jaime, and i recently started reading his Solo Series

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@zerodark666 I agree, it was cool to see just how many adventures and lore the guy had. And watching this merchandising comic interact with the marvel universe

[@KonElKent]

It's probably the one I revisit the most. So it's got that going for it, which is nice.

[@osirisatot19]

This video is really interesting in hindsight, knowing that Peacemaker being a goofy joke is what eventually made him popular and got him his own show; and having seen the Blue Beetle movie; that they did a good job with the legacy of the three Blue Beetles. Also Rebirth really fixed the New 52 crap.

[@robertwyatt3912]

The way that the scarab eventually gets revealed to be alien technology that’s designed to essentially singlehandedly overthrow the population of planets so they can be sold reminds me of Dragon Ball’s Son-Goku, and how after all his victories and all the good he’s done, he turns out to be a low-class member of an alien warrior-species, sent to earth to slaughter the population so the planet could be sold. Both have the icon of their series revealed to have been corrupted all along- not by evil, but by good.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

You left out that it's also caused by memory loss in both case too!

[@Tobbe9975432]

PERFECT idea for an "Alternate Universe Blue Beetle" Take inspiration from Kamen Rider. The scarab is the belt and it appears when ever Jaime says Khaji-Da instead of Henshin (Transform).

[@KertaDrake]

But there's an even more obvious way... Big Bad Blue Beetleborgs!

[@armoredvistitor2197]

you mean juukou B-Fighter

[@DarkLiger]

Well, the Jaime Blue Beetle did take inspiration/steal ideas from the Guyver who was heavily inspired by Kamen Rider and Super Sentai shows.

[@patrickhathcox1816]

Imagine if he team up with any of the insect riders from kabuto. Jaime scarab and Gattack clock-up.

[@coreylineberry8557]

They've been taken a lot of Kamen Rider inspiration in the latest Blue Beetle books.

[@Nightwing9597]

“It sounds stupid when you say ‘A guy loves pacifism so much, he shoots people over it!!’” Linkara, have you ever heard of a movie called ‘Dear Wendy’?

[@daelen.cclark]

Is it any good?

[@DavyEddyBenny]

I'm quite curious how is this gonna be portrayed by John Cena in the next Suicide Squad film, also really cute that they went with the silly Charlton costume there.

[@myriadmediamusings]

Among all the retrospectives you’ve done, this is probably my favorite. It perfectly encapsulates and gives a comprehensive yet easy look at the entireity of the Blue Beetle at the time sans Rebirth. I attribute this as to why Blue Beetle is one of my favorite Legacy Superheroes period. BB’s cartoon appearances are great but I do yearn for a live action series. Like say an anthology series that follows the exploits of Dan, Ted & Jamie across the eras with their own separate supporting casts.

[@tombeats7179]

I think writing that would be a bit difficult, because after all, you're bouncing between 3 different eras of dialogue (At least, depending on if you use Charleston or DC Ted Kord), 3 different eras of people, and different rogue galleries (Plus, Dans bit would most likely be the most boring)

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

Jaime's mom dressing down Guy is such a *chefkiss* moment. But wait... Bones is just a skeleton now? Not a guy where everything's invisible except his bones?

[@wolfknightleon3264]

IS THAT A GIANT GREEN FIST?!

[@matthewsimpson5529]

Who else came back to this after Stargirl: The Lost Children brought back good ol' Sparkington?

[@coreylineberry8557]

Geoff Johns does it again.

[@OverlyPositiveFanboy]

I didn't. I'm here because of the movie.

[@justinbush4482]

I've also seem a comic panel with Dan and sparky as part of the justice society

[@JaelinBezel]

There are Stargirl comics again? I’ve only read Stars and STRIPE, and the JSA run that had her as a member

[@Relichunters01]

Wait, they brought back sparky? And I missed it!?

[@Roserae16]

It sort of is fitting that Khaji-Da was originally found in Egypt, since it was originally a harbinger of great evil... Then Khaji-Da was like "screw that, I like this kid! I'm on his side now" 😁

[@matthewhancox4389]

Coming back here after watching the Blue Beetle movie. Thanks to this retrospective I actually got a lot of the references to Ted and Dan, which I appreciate that the movie homaged that much history of the character.

[@clarktooncrossing3975]

Keeping in the tradition of Blue Beetle ripping everyone off, they included a Blue Beetle animated short on Batman: The Long Halloween, Part 2 that totally mimics the style of the 60s Spider-Man cartoon. DC is in on the joke as well. XD

[@lightxz27]

The fact that Jaime tried saving the Negotiator after the dude tried taking over his planet, killing him, and attacking his family really shows just how much he lives up to Ted. Even after all that the kid didn't want him dead.

[@aaronwilder2775]

Watching this in 2023, and Jaime is getting a new series. It started with a 6 issue run called "Graduation Day," which personally I found absolutely fantastic (if a bit rushed in places). I honestly cannot wait for it to continue :)

[@solumanblevins5906]

34:07 "It took all of 5 min for Sparkey to get a Costume." Well have you SEEN how many spares BB had? Probably just pulled out one of MILLIONS he had in storage.

[@skyslasher2297]

You know the best part about pre new 52 Jaimes was that his story and status quo felt like just such a breath of fresh air compared to almost every other Superhero before and after there no tragedy that motivates him to be a hero he’s open and honest about his life to his loved ones I really should pick up his old series it seems to be right up my ally

[@WolfDB]

Oh! The reason that Dan's hair color kept changing is because he kept getting hit in the head so many times! The scarab kept thinking of ways to try and ward off people from attacking Dan by changing his hair color to different things that might make opponents think he was poisonous or dangerous. But the Scarab, being damaged, didn't consider the fact that Dan's hair was constantly being covered by his outfit!

[@wstine79]

Another awesome Linkara Trade Paperback of the Blue Beetle. This helped me get into this character.

[@sscool100]

Same

[@legomaniac213]

There is technically a character called "The Scarlet Scarab" he was introduced in an episode of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" as the Earth 3 counterpart to Jaime's Blue Beetle.

[@firesonic23]

Yep. Was just about make this comment

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@firesonic23 Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@firesonic23]

@@xxxvvvxxx4736 ...No?

[@SiRenfield]

@@xxxvvvxxx4736 For the love please STOP spamming the livestreams and the comments with your hate boner for that book and how you endlessly whine about how you hate the entire comics medium over this one book a la “breakfast is ruined”! It is really goddam obnoxious! If you really want to vent your frustrations make a blog post instead of accosting random strangers

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@SiRenfield I don't do that anymore and besides I am done with comics because I actually like Moon Knight and the MCU will ruined Moon Knight. Comic books now suck There are only two good comics right now that are ongoing I know this might sound shocking to you but I actually liked Geiger by Geoff Johns. To me the book just felt like a apology letter to everyone who hated Doomsday Clock. It is surprisingly really good series the only reason I read it was because I was worried that I'll ruin Image Comics but nope this is like really good Geiger is awesome Doomsday clock still sucks Radiant Black is another good one but I am a little behind so I'm going to catch up on that But other than those two I'm officially done with comics and now I shall say goodbye to this terrible and toxic community. I am now a movie and television and cartoon and anime guy now and forever. I still like the comics I like. But still I am done with this awful community

[@joshuaingobo1559]

3:17:15 To all the Green Arrow fans, Joshua Williamson’s first issue of Green Arrow (spoilers by the way) made sure that Lian (with her memories restored) would see Roy Harper again! So, the wait is over!

[@bthsr7113]

Screw you, Cry For Justice! PARTY HARD!

[@joshuaingobo1559]

@@bthsr7113 Party hard indeed!

[@PosthumanHeresy]

I'm so glad Sparky returned and I blame you

[@DavyEddyBenny]

Coming from seeing the movie and it was great. They did justice to Jaime’s character, his family, and even acknowledge the legacy of the character with mentions of Dan Garrett and Ted Kord.

[@danielallen3454]

Anybody else now *really* want to see Sparkington J. Northrup introduced as a major villain in the next DC reboot?

[@daelen.cclark]

Maybe, though likely changed to spunkington.

[@DrZuluGaming]

Considering that Spunky Sparky was meant to be a rip-off of Bucky, I'm surprised they didn't bring him back as a Winter Soldier rip-off.

[@stephenquinn7931]

@@DrZuluGaming maybe he could be black beetle

[@michaelahsue5979]

I would love to see him show up resentful over being called "spunky," considering he's British and 'spunk' is British slang for semen.

[@thomasraines1396]

@@michaelahsue5979 to be fair a lot of people would hate that.

[@StardustWhip]

I can't help imagining a Blue Beetle movie adaptation where the scene of adult dentist Jaime has him talking about all the benefits of a dentist career while looking at the camera, and that one royalty-free happy whistle song playing in the background. EDIT: Spring In My Step is the title of that song I'm thinking of.

[@jordanloux3883]

I'm imagining Jaime getting into a fight with a supervillain, notices the guy has an impacted wisdom tooth, and they stop the fight so Jaime can take care of the pain.

[@billding6032]

I’ll watch this while drinking Kooba Cola

[@OverlyPositiveFanboy]

"It's not a toilet seat. It's a beacon of freedom!" - Peacemaker

[@jeremy1860]

I know BB has gained popularity with the likes of DCs animated shows, but I still hope we'll see him on the big screen one day 😊

[@DAntreShivers]

He had a buddy cop style movie planned with Booster but Idk if its still even in production Edit: it's being directed by a latino director and now it's solely focused on Jaime

[@Windona]

And that day will be next year!

[@GatorRay]

Sadly, we are soon. And Mario Lopez as Jaime's dad called Batman something ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING in the first trailer. So, I've got a bad feeling it will bomb at the box office.

[@vcom741]

​@GatorRay oh no! A superhero was called a fascist! How terrible!

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

​@@GatorRayBatman's a fascist... Even in comics where he's heroic, like Kingdom Come, He still made Gotham a police state

[@larrylaffer3246]

Editor's Note: The original ending has been changed due to Copyright Concerns. Feel free to listen to "Total Eclipse of The Heart Written by Jim Steinmann and Sung By Bonnie Tyler." On your own to get the same feeling. "Or another of Jim Steinmann's classic songs, they're all classics."

[@pygmalion0451]

Alternatively, the original unedited videos are still up.

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@pygmalion0451 Yes. The comment is a bit of a fun lil lark. Plus I wanted to bring attention to Jim Steinmann, the writer of Total Eclipse of The Heart. Bonnie Tyler sung it but she didn't write it.

[@pygmalion0451]

@@larrylaffer3246 Yeah, as a fan of his work with the Loaf, I'm all for sharing Jim Steinmann with the world.

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@pygmalion0451 Amen.

[@nebulousprime]

What's the new music that's being played? I actually like it better

[@Rixec2]

Sucks that copyright really makes things tough, as Total Eclipse of the Heart really is fitting for all the themes of Blue Beetle. Still, great to see the Blue-Skying get combined and now I have two means to watch reviews of my favorite superhero going forward!

[@sethbrokmeier3744]

If you want to see an incredibly good story about Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, check out the Injustice 2 comic series. It's an elseworld series from the Injustice universe but tells an incredible story about Booster Gold's relationship with both Ted Kord and Jaime Reyes.

[@JennyBlaze253]

With the Blue Beetle movie on the horizon, it would REALLY make my day if James Gunn had them slip in a Peacemaker cameo as homage to their partnership in the original comics! I would especially love it if it's an aftercredits scene where Peacemaker busts in on Jaime and says something along the lines of "Better get off your ass, kid. The Reach are coming."

[@JennyBlaze253]

Update. Saw the Blue Beetle movie yesterday. Loved it, but I am sad there wasn't a Peacemaker cameo.

[@Dragonecro0987]

I find this funny that I had just recently finished watching the entire BB Retrospective right as the All in One vid comes out xD Fantastic work though, I was one of those people who had only learned of the Blue Beetle through Jaime in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and did not realize the mantle had such a legacy and a history. I would love to see more retrospectives of various DC and Marvel characters or even videos that cover the exploits of certain groups in the comics; like Marvel's Illuminati and DC's Suicide Squad. Keep up the good work and cannot wait to see other videos from you man!

[@SiRenfield]

The New 52 Blue Beetle aka “did we really need an Evangelion version of this?”

[@Forntoth]

There is so much love and respect in this compilation. And critique of when others seek to tarnish that which is loved and respected.

[@talk2myself315]

1:02:50 - Actually, the intent from the beginning was to set up a shared Charlton Universe. I don't recall anything specifically connecting Nature Boy, Son of Vulcan, Yellowjacket or Thunderbolt to the other heroes (though it's been a while since I read through my Action Heroes library). However, Captain Atom, Nightshade, Sarge Steel, Blue Beetle and the Question were all connected. Judomaster's series was chronologically set during WWII, making him technically Charlton's oldest (retroactive) hero. In Judomaster #92, he fought a Nazi agent named the Smiling Skull. A year previously (1965), Sarge Steel fought a still active Smiling Skull in the modern day. This definitely connected the two series, and the Smiling Skull remained a recurring antagonist for the both of them. Captain Atom #82 introduced Nightshade as an ally of the Captain, and her backstory was expanded on in Captain Atom #87-89. Here, it was shown that she was training with a now grown-up Tiger, who had been Judomaster's sidekick back in WWII. This connected Judomaster, Captain Atom, Nightshade and Sarge Steel together. You already mentioned the appearance by Vic Sage in the Blue Beetle series, but there was also a story that connected him to Peacemaker. In Charlton Premiere #3, a one-shot character named Sinstro, Boy Fiend crossed over into the Charlton Universe. Essentially, he was a brat from the "real world" where Charlton heroes were fictional characters, and he knew their backstories. The kid, however, preferred villains (and was just a "super smart aleck"), and decided to use his knowledge to make the heroes' lives more difficult. He fought pastiches of Superman, Captain America and Spider-Man (called Superguy, Captain USA and Green Spider), but also fought Ted Kord and Peacemaker, thus connecting the two. So, yeah, there actually was a Charlton shared universe that was in development at the time, and already established. We had WWII era heroes, legacy heroes, and modern heroes. There was even a sort of Multiverse established with the Sinistro story. And that's not all. Three more heroes were introduced right before the Action Heroes line was cancelled in Charlton Premiere #1: Spookman (a time traveling archeaologist dressed like a ghostly pilgrim, who I think would be most comparable to the Spectre or Phantom Stranger), the Shape (an artificial lifeform based on Plastic Man), and the Tyro-Team, a trio of adventurers. I apologize if you were already aware of all of this, but I hope you find it interesting. I personally think cancelling the Action Heroes line was a great loss for comics in general, not just Charlton. Imagine what they could have done if the company actually supported it! They already had many diversified characters and a shared universe established within 2 years. At least they did it quicker (and better) than 90's Image. I'm happy that DC bought them, especially as a gift for Dick, but still... I would have liked to see it happen.

[@o76923]

Wow, the first two years of Jaime Reyes looked amazing. I was tempted to look up what was going on with the character. Then the video went on for another hour and that evaporated.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

DC Comics!

[@mingchoi8369]

Some days, I'm grateful for AT4W's compilations, especially since KZbin's increasingly bad copyright bot system have blocked and/or given copyright strikes for old videos. It's been fun revisiting the evolution of Blue Beetle's legacy - the two versions of Dan Garrett, the exploits of Ted Kord in both the pre-Crisis and post-Crisis eras and his untimely death, Jaime Reyes's adventures following Infinite Crisis...and the terrible New 52 series. Given the Scarab's origin had been retconned as a magic artifact in Rebirth, it's evident that the New 52 comics had been erased from the timeline - that's how bad the New 52 comics are. Still, I wonder if there was a continuation of the New 52 Blue Beetle series being planned, with Jaime not only forced to work with Ted Kord despite his open distrust and hostility towards Kord but also dealing with the fallout from the bad things that had happened to him in the New 52. I wish they had done a Convergence tie in featuring pre-Flashpoint Jaime Reyes and his family. I hope you'll get to do reviews on the Rebirth Blue Beetle series. They've got to be way better than the New 52 comics.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Ooh blue beetle retrospective yay I love this history on blue beetle especially Jamie Reyes who’s super underrated and really deserves another series in my opinion.

[@sscool100]

We can only hope. Especially seeing as there is a plane tv show as well as a movie

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@sscool100 oh i certainly hope so I really do

[@talesfromthenuzlocke1619]

“Sometimes you watch my feet instead of my hands, Big Dix!”

[@wstine79]

He had to remove the ending? Nothing I can say but total eclipse of the heart. 😪

[@Materminds187]

Sadly copyright is way more difficult these days, but yeah, I prefer the old one. It fits better with the whole speech he was doing about the creativity and imagination of the Blue Beetles, to keep going despite the odds.

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@Materminds187 Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@Materminds187]

Alexander Babicz Why do you ask?

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@Materminds187 Nevermind you a fan my bad

[@Mobysimo]

Ok... How many guys named Prometheus are running around? We've got wanna be Colossus from the Ted Kord bit. There's the freaky archer guy that got adapted into Arrow, and theres purple bucket head from Cry for Justice

[@tinkerer3399]

In a weird bit of cross media translation "freaky archer guy" and "buckethead" are kinda technically the same character. All that they share is the name Prometheus and the father being killed while doing crime causing the child to pursue revenge but according to DC the character in Arrow is an adaptation of the comic character.

[@Mobysimo]

@@tinkerer3399 Huh Honestly I prefer Arrow Prometheus. The freaky looking mask, the way he inflitrated Oliver's live, the way they showed he's a true sociopath A lot more interesting that purple buckethead who uploads data into his head to fight

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@tinkerer3399 Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@xxxvvvxxx4736]

@@Mobysimo Do you hate Doomsday clock

[@Mobysimo]

@@xxxvvvxxx4736 I don't see how thats relevant honestly. And I haven't read it

[@captaintaco979]

Seeing how they handled Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad. I can honest to god say that they took a character who I had no interest in. And made him so compelling and genuinely funny.

[@thatonea-hole]

To quote peacemaker, himself: "Because it's cool as fuck!"

[@gelibrva472]

John Cena is a big reason for that his acting was really good

[@ApothecaryGrant]

Screw John " Please China , love me " Cena .

[@Batmanbeyyond]

@@ApothecaryGrant john cena is the goat

[@ApothecaryGrant]

@@Batmanbeyyond John Cena is mutton

[@johnaldridge83]

Just saw the movie (it's fantastic BTW) time for a refresher before I go see it again.

[@keyblademasterclark]

Thanks to both Young Justice season 2 and Linkara's retrospective Jaime has become one of my favorite superheroes. Super excited for the movie coming out soon!

[@clnlart]

It's crazy how accurate The Suicide Squad got Peacemakers look from the Charleston era. Like minus the helmet tweaks it's almost 1 to 1. Crazy stuff. And I think that almost all of the Charleston era characters (specifically the ones that would move on to DC) are so goofy and colorful. Very much what a COMIC character should be. Even if it isn't believable all the time, it's fun, and I think that's what matters. Edit: typo/syntax errors

[@Mr_Periwinkle]

Hey I just wanted to thank you for making this retrospective series, as I wouldn't have gotten into Jaime's comics with out it, and he's become a favorite of mine in modern DC.

[@Canoby]

Tim Drake is my favorite Robin (helps that I really like Dick "Not Rick" Grayson as Nightwing), and I agree. I'd love to see Dick Grayson Blue Beetle. That said, let me emphasize absolutely NO lack of love for Jaime Reyes

[@clnlart]

1:54:25 comparing Jaime to Spiderman is something I never understood. Other than maybe the character design, but that's a stretch in my book. I think if anything Jaime is more like Miles Morales, if he's like any of the webslingers. But to compare him to anyone, I'd say he's almost like a young Bruce Wayne, if Bruce led a less traumatized life. The craftiness, the brains, the crazy plans, I think the comparison is fair to make.

[@thanoskell1335]

Blue Beetle is definitely my favorite use of the legacy character archetype, each unique in their own ways but work well with the characters' shared history so they don't clash next to each other. It's why i wish more legacy characters were utilized and played with both in comics and outside them since the concept of the legacy character is brilliant for a superhero universe, directly showing how influential a hero can be by having someone else being so inspired they take on the mantle.

[@troin3925]

The Dan Garrett era of comics is probably the most I've ever laughed watching an AT4W video (I also love how in the chapters, you added the extra "T" in parentheses to acknowledge that eventual inconsistency with his name)!

[@GatorRay]

3:12:52 In regard to Rocket Raccoon. He WAS added to Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 BEFORE the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie came out (To clarify. UMVC3 originally came out in 2011. Two years before Threshold)

[@DigiRangerScott]

You had to remove Total Eclipse of the Heart? Well now I’m REALLY falling apart!

[@tylerbertram7065]

Rewatching this combination video just to excited for the Blue Beetle movie because it looks awesome.

[@93MANIAC]

I just saw the movie and it's freaking amazing

[@tylerbertram7065]

@93MANIAC finally a DCEU movie that doesn't suck ass.

[@93MANIAC]

@@tylerbertram7065 Yeah and there have been some other DCEU movies that did not suck ass like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Shazam and The Suicide Squad.

[@OnDavidsBrain]

So any word on the Rebirth version of Big Dix?

[@Domzdream]

Wow. I literally watched the whole 3.5 hours of this cool documentary. Well made man, well made! 👌

[@breawycker]

Watching this video for the first time and I can't believe I waited to long to watch it! I really wanna read Jamie's original run now (and Graduation Day if that's any good). Great video as always!!❤

[@OverlyPositiveFanboy]

Wait, Jaime is such a good person that he would quit if he ever killed someone or did something terrible? I think I've just realised a potential in-universe reason for why we haven't seen Jaime much since his 2019 Infection.

[@scottbruckner4653]

Honestly if there was ever a team that needed to be reunited it's Booster, Guy, and Jaime. Mainly because it would make for a killer dude trip series about Jaime being his own man despite being on a team. Captain Atom would be a cool addition, but I prefer Boost, Guy, and Jaime because of brave and the bold bias. If you really wanted to salt a wound Drag Wally out of the speed force and make him lead the team.

[@CazMeister]

Copyright law: So you see, I must become Big Dix!

[@blixer8384]

Steve Ditko’s politics reminded me of an old joke: Over the Years the Soviet Union has committed countless atrocities: the Holodomor, the great terror, teaching Ayn Rand how to read and write...

[@Igarappappa]

I read The Fountainhead for class in middle school. It was interesting, but not something I'd wanna live my life by.

[@Kilthan2050]

Her biggest flaw as a writer is being long winded. Atlas Shrugged is good, but could stand to be a third to a half shorter.

[@Igarappappa]

@@Kilthan2050 Sounds about right.

[@Mister-Thirteen]

Ayn Rand was/is often compared to Nietzsche, though Rand herself hated the comparison calling Nietzsche a mystic because of his obsession with existentialism. But here's the thing, they both use Aesop style stories to convey their philosophy and so both figures have various issues with where the story begins and the philosophy ends. Nietzsche is ironically easier to analyze like this due to having a very clear author/character voice in the work, whereas Rand is telling a story first and expressing a philosophy second leading to a massive disparity between interpretations. So consider Nietzsche, who's works have been co-opted, muddied and heavily altered to meet everything from fascist nationalism to post-communist socialist theory. Now take that and multiply it by Rand's lack of skill as a essayist and you begin to understand why no one can agree on the details of her outlook. I even wrote a paper in university on how we have a more clear understanding of pre-socratic fragments then we do Rand, leading to very bad faith engagement both for and against the ideas she espoused.

[@bunnybismuth]

Her books aren't something to be tossed aside lightly. They should be thrown with great force.

[@AgentofChaos315]

2:18:28 Most glorious line ever.

[@noir-214]

1:17:42 I like how every incarnation of the suicide squad has captain boomerang as a member as he was one of the original members

[@MadameTamma]

When your Blue Beatle retrospective first came out, it inspired me to read the comic. It wasn't my first comic book series but it was my first superhero comic and it opened me up to trying more material similar to that. I was going through a stressful period in my life at that time, but I remember many a days where I sat on the subway, coming home from a bad day at work and feeling better by reading how Jaime Reyes was handling his new life as a superhero. So I thank you, Linkara (PS I'm in a less stressful job now)

[@TheAluren]

I never get tired of Spoony's "ARGH, YOU FOOL!"

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

Prior to this all I knew about Ted was being the one without power, with the assumption he was the lamest Blue Beetle. As it turns out, one could argue he's the best one!

[@jamesrosengrant8675]

I have always loved the dynamic of an older hero mentoring Jamie because they respected Ted and thought the blue beetle deserved to live on. Most depictions I've seen either put batman or booster gold in that role. It usually depends on if Bruce is a dick or not in that universe.

[@tonysstonersaloon9351]

The Blue Beetle movie looks awesome. Can't wait to see it.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Well speaking of blue beetle Jamie Reyes great news we finally got the trailer for the blue beetle movie and it look’s everything I ever wanted which is really awesome and tons of fun.

[@romdan7136]

@TevyaSmolka Curious how this has aged for you.

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@romdan7136 If you’re referring to the movie itself I thought the movie was really good in my opinion.

[@smrenshaw]

Another ALL IN ONE?! Well, I know what my morning entertainment is! And even though I just listened to all of them the other week, I would be remiss if I did not give Linkara another view!

[@eddihurta7173]

Blue Beatle is a underrated hero like Dr. Fate!

[@TevyaSmolka]

Indeed

[@daelen.cclark]

Not too far off a comparison, since dr fate was actually a bit of a supporting character in the DC rebirth blue beetle series.

[@eddihurta7173]

They should use these op characters to fight Darksied in 1 future Justice League movie before they never get used again :/

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@eddihurta7173 indeed and honestly i would've been all for that because damn it if any character deserves a shot in the spotlight it would be Jamie reyes blue beetle and booster gold teaming up to save the day.

[@shadowlinkbds]

Oh copyright. You'll will always be hated and despised like marville, one more day,holy terror, EA, Operation Overdrive, Megaforce, (I could seriously go on.) Still despite that and not being able to hear such fun song and stuff I do enjoy enjoy these complete reviews all in one for particular comic topics and like hopr hope you'll continue to do them.

[@JulesVonBasslake]

I thought the first series of Megaforce was well liked, but when they adapted Gokaiger into Super Megaforce they screwed up somehow...

[@christopherb501]

@@JulesVonBasslake It was an Arc-V-level screw-up.

[@bthsr7113]

I love this retrospective, nice to see it all together.

[@maskedhombre625]

Thank you Linkara. I may be very late to this party but thank you for this grand review of some of my favorite heroes of all time (Booster too). I hope that one day you can review the Rebirth series as well as the current Blue & Gold series.

[@SchazmenRassir]

Blue Beetle: A great set of characters with long and varied history, of course completely crapped on by DC's failed attempts at good reboots.

[@thomasraines1396]

So like a good majority of them?

[@SchazmenRassir]

@@thomasraines1396 Yep.

[@thomasraines1396]

@@SchazmenRassir how sad but unfortunately it keeps happening.

[@SchazmenRassir]

@@thomasraines1396 Yep...

[@thomasraines1396]

@@SchazmenRassir and it doesn’t seem to be stopping.

[@BigLittleFedoraProdt]

I keep coming back to watch this every few weeks because I really love and enjoy this retrospective. Good job and thank you for everything you've done

[@Domzdream]

I love the fact that the scream - AIEEEE- still hasn’t lost its charm to this day…😂😂😂

[@twig8523]

I'm spreading this video around since the Blue Beetle movie is coming out soon.

[@nolanmcbride5653]

Rewatching the first part since Sparky is now back in canon with Stargirl: The Lost Children. I wonder if they’ll acknowledge the massive retcons

[@OverlyPositiveFanboy]

Linkara's feelings about Lian Harper's resurrection in Convergence matches my feelings about Nick Spencer retconning Sins Past.

[@andreworders7305]

Apparently all legacy heroes must be done away with, despite being one of the most interesting parts of DC. Great job guys.

[@DrdrOblivion]

Did I just recently rewatch this entire series recently? Yes. Am I going to Rewatch all of it again? Yes.

[@michaelk8860]

Incredible job on the retrospective. Admittedly, I haven't read any modern comic series since the early 2000s, so not only was this a chance for me to get clued into a hero I've always wondered about but never knew much of - and in a fun and entertaining way - I also had the chance to hear some of the background of what DC has been doing in the new century. Also, Course: Oblivion is one of my favorite Voyager episodes.

[@armoredvistitor2197]

two things linkara didn't mention but are pretty cool: first, dan and ted appear in the mini series jla year one. ted gets to invent of the jla's earliest technology saying he wants to be them when he grows up, and dan gets the short of the stick being the test subject of villain's master plot but he gets his payback in the finale. second, dan garret appears in project superpowers by dynamite entertainment. in it, we can see alongside other pd golden age superheroes like black terror, the flame, samson, daredevil and the fighting yank during ww2. but what happens to him is unknown and flashforward to modern day where every superhero is released from imprisonment inside pandora's box( it makes sense in context) the middle east is protected from the frankenstein troops by a secret new hero called THE SCARAB( who is dynamite's lawsuit free character designed so they don't have to pay for the name blue beetle). The scarab runs into the released samson who motivates him to take a more bolder public approach to end the conflict, destroying the frankenstein troops before they can made. we learn his name is amon khadul and like silver age dan he found stone shaped like a scarab, but it was magic just priceless so he sold it to build a financial empire and suit of armor to fight for right. he's also became the project's spy inside a villainous political group called the supremacy

[@Arkus]

This retrospective was awesome. I remember watching your original video and the amount of praise you gave Jaime's book. At the time I was focussed on reading Geoff Johns Green Lantern books that led into Blackest Night, but your video convinced me to give Blue Beetle a go and he quickly became my 2nd favourite DC superhero. I'm also rather dissapointed with how the New 52 treated him and Threshold was a chore to go through, I just hope the next time we see him in books he'll have a better story.

[@AubriGryphon]

So... Dan Garret decided to quit being a cop... so that he could fight crime... as an unlicensed vigilante.

[@gregorymelissinos6109]

Cops have to play by the rules while vigilantes have more fun.

[@galactic85]

When you get right down to it is there really much of a difference?

[@PosthumanHeresy]

@@galactic85 Well, the vigilante doesn't have institutional power to abuse or a ton of backing to prevent criticism or consequences for mistakes. Since he wears a costume and draws attention to himself, if he did something to turn society against him, truly screwing up and causing real harm, he wouldn't have an army with military equipment to protect him and put down protest.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

2:18:57: If you read the final issue of Blue & Gold, let’s just say that the identity of the Black Beetle would shock you, and you will know his backstory and motivation on why he did such things.

[@N00bOps]

3:21:34 A beautiful conclusion. Thanks Linkara!

[@cbruce78]

Golly! Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Nightshade and The Question sure look a lot like the characters from WATCHMEN.

[@morbiusv5857]

also Peacemaker

[@lucasmackey2808]

3:17:29 Screw it Lian’s alive! Up yours cry for justice! PARTY HARD!

[@Cdr2002]

The infinite expanses of No’s is so relatable to me whenever garbage that out of character happens

[@HashbrownMashup]

Jesus, Eisner and Eiger sound like they're the magnificent bastards that wrote the book Pat Lee read when he started his company.