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ap0cryphal (ap0cryphal) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-27 01:08:00

Entry tags:

char: blue beetle/jaime reyes, char: eclipso, char: paco, char: traci 13, creator: john rodgers, creator: rafael albuquerque, publisher: dc comics, title: blue beetle

Blue Beetle #16: WITNESS the MONSTER within BLUE BEETLE!
so i was checking the tags for Blue Beetle / Jaime Reyes and apparently the issue where we find his "DARKEST FANTASIES of ULTIMATE POWER" hasn't been posted yet, which is a crying shame.

it's a one-shot issue, and i'm posting just the last couple of pages, but you won't be spoiled for anything massive for the series.

so, preliminary exposition, since the scans are kicking things off mid-issue:

Eclipso, evil magic person, needs a new "pure" host so she kidnaps a baby in el paso, heads to consecrated ground which is a church somewhere in nowheresville. also, if you keep track of continuity and stuff, Eclipso's current host is Jean Loring, Sue Dibny's murderer from that CLASSIC WORK OF GENIUS, Identity Crisis. Sarcasm aside, this is a plot point.

Traci 13, magic wielding good gal, is trying to stop Eclipso so she recruits Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) and Jaime's friend Paco to help. (well, more like Paco's there when she appears and Paco has sweet convertible, so he gets to be designated driver). Jaime and Traci have some banter, totally make eyes at each other and Paco sort-of plays wingman.

so now Eclipso's at the church, about to start, Blue Beetle busts in to distract Eclipso while Traci 13 and Paco go for the rescue...

the solution to his banter woes is obviously a crossover with Marvel Adventures Spider-Man. Or Deadpool (the Joe Kelley version, for extra homicidal fun.)

ONOEZ! THE MONSTER WITHIN BLUE BEETLE IS...

skip two pages where Paco rescues Baby, Eclipso makes threats, and Jaime bleeds on the floor. Apparently the blood of a hero has some serious mojo on consecrated ground, which gives Traci 13 a boost of power (hence glowing staff)...so then Eclipso asks Traci 13 what her damage is and why she's all up in Eclipso's business, to which Traci answers:

The End.

direct links for the dial-up crowd:

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/paradigm_se7en/S_D/BB_16_p15.png
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/paradigm_se7en/S_D/BB_16_p16.png
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/paradigm_se7en/S_D/BB_16_p17.png
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/paradigm_se7en/S_D/BB_16_p18.png
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/paradigm_se7en/S_D/BB_16_p21.png
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/paradigm_se7en/S_D/BB_16_p22.png

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	Since it must inevitably be done - perletwo 2009-08-27 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Let's just go ahead and get this out of the way right now, shall we? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Since it must inevitably be done - ashtoreth 2009-08-27 06:22 am UTC (link)
	Well, dentists ARE domineering and always putting you down for not flossing and drinking soda. Then they make you pay through the nose for the priviledge. :P (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Since it must inevitably be done - arilou_skiff 2009-08-27 12:40 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome :p (Reply to this) (Parent)

	darklorelei 2009-08-27 05:56 am UTC (link)
	And let's not forget that this issue was 'Total Eclipso: the Heart'. So much win. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	darklorelei 2009-08-27 05:57 am UTC (link)
	was CALLED. Action verbs ftw. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	greenmask 2009-08-27 11:52 am UTC (link)
	Almost too much! But not quite. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lieut_kettch 2009-08-28 03:36 am UTC (link)
	TURN AROUND... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jelly_ace 2009-08-27 06:25 am UTC (link)
	This was in the old S_D, but hey, this scene just never gets old. I still snicker every time I remember it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	foxhack 2009-08-27 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Well, yeah. Point is, there's a lot of classic stuff from there which we haven't seen reposted here yet. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	leikomgwtfbbq 2009-08-27 09:53 am UTC (link)
	Hooray Jaime! He's awesome. But dentists are totally evil. D: And they have scary dental tools and shit. (Reply to this)

	greenmask 2009-08-27 11:53 am UTC (link)
	It really is great. Everyone is so full of fine effort! And Jaime's little chin-hairs are so awwwh. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-08-27 12:41 pm UTC (link)
	I--am--a DENTIST! Oh my god! That is so great! and this is so made of win! :) (Reply to this)

	scottyquick 2009-08-27 02:22 pm UTC (link)
	Traci was raised by the Dibny's? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cricharddavies 2009-08-27 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	She was now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bariman1987 2009-08-27 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	Apparently while they were members of Justice League Europe, going by Traci's British accent. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kingrockwell 2009-08-27 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Croatoans. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	comicoz 2009-08-27 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	I forget, was this the debut of the legendary Stick (later used to much greatness versus invading aliens)? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlbarnett 2009-08-27 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	If he used Stick before I never saw it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	starwolf_oakley 2009-08-27 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	Eclipso can be a cowardly wuss, can't he? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ap0cryphal 2009-08-27 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	you mean she. :P (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kingrockwell 2009-08-27 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	Entity, not host. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	parsimonia 2009-08-27 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	Hell YES! (Reply to this)

	brandiweed.livejournal.com 2009-08-27 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	I would truly love to see the dentist scene worked into Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Sure, it'd probably end up being Bats who has to sock Jaime and fight Eclipso, but I'd still enjoy seeing it. (For that matter, if they ever figure out how to work Jaime's mom lecturing Guy into the TV show I will be happy.) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-08-27 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	But who would win? The Goddamn Batman or Paco's Stick? When an unmovable object meets an irresitable force... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	halloweenjack 2009-08-27 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Squirrel Girl, of course. (Reply to this) (Parent)

liarashadowsong
2009-08-27 04:36 pm UTC (link)

I saw part of this scene once as the context for the "I -- am -- a dentist!" quote in a meme-response-style post with several other super cool quotes. It never gets old. Hahahahahahaha!!! "Deepest, darkest fantasies of ultimate power", huh? Well, I guess it works. People really don't like going to the dentist, for all that it's a good respectable career, and what teenager would admit to it being a career aspiration for them? ...Jaime is awesome.

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	mullon 2009-08-27 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	While I could see a dentist as his dream job, for a secret power fantasy it's a sadly underwhelming. Come on Jaime, shoot for the moon! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlbarnett 2009-08-27 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	hey, it's a realistic way to totally take care of his family. He totally spells it out. Just shows how grounded Jaime is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-08-27 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Which is just one reason why this book was so awesome. The only suspension of belief you had to do was superpowers; everything else seemed completely realistic. (Yes, I know ignoring superpowers is more than a small thing, but every small child dreams of flying - just bank that for a bit). (Reply to this) (Parent)

	halloweenjack 2009-08-27 06:20 pm UTC (link)
	Having a dentist in the JLA would make complete sense, when you think about it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-08-27 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	Coming September 2009 from DC - Dr. Mid-Nite and Dr. Over-Bite: Tales From the HMO! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	i'm hit by a tremendous amount of irony that i'm delayed in making this comment by a bad toothache kingrockwell 2009-08-27 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Oh Jaime, that bastard, always thinking of other people! <3 But Paco hits him anyway! <3 <3 (Reply to this)

	superfan1 2009-08-28 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Paco at the end, so much cuteness win! (Reply to this)