We're continuing our Required Reading series with a look back at Blue Beetle: Jaime Reyes - Book One from DC Comics. With the movie hitting theaters soon, how does the classic reboot hold up, nearly two decades later? What plot points from the series tie into the film? And how does the series shake up the dichotomy of good and evil in the DC Universe?

Episode Rundown:

Blue Beetle: Jaime Reyes - Book One

Written by Keith Giffen and John Rogers

Art by Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Rafael Albuquerque, Cynthia Martin, Kevin West, Phil Moy, Jack Purcell, Casey Jones

Colors by David Self, Guy Major

Letters by Phil Balsman, Pat Brosseau, Jared K. Fletcher

Background

Plot Overview

Review of the Book

Discussion Questions:

• How does this book mix up the dichotomy of good versus evil?
• Why does the book lean so heavily into magic?
• What do you think about Peacemaker, and the very different take than the TV show?
• How does this work divorced from the Infinite Crisis/One Year Later events?

Movie Speculation and Info

Wrap-up

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