Jaime Reyes Gets a Shocking New Blue Beetle Costume

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Blue Beetle #8, on sale today.

What happens when Jaime Reyes's scarab craps out, but the day still needs to be saved and El Paso still needs a Blue Beetle?

That's the question posed by today's Blue Beetle #8 from writers Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis with artist Scott Kolins, and the answer? Well, it's pretty simple: he dons the classic Blue Beetle costume worn for years by Ted Kord during the pre-Flashpoint publishing era at DC Comics (and before that at Charlton Comics).

Ted, who was killed in the 2005 event comic Countdown to Infinite Crisis, resurfaced alive and well in the pages of Forever Evil during the New 52 era of DC publishing but only really stepped up into a major role in the DC Universe in Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1.

Since then, he has served as Jaime's mentor, advisor, and constant nagging voice.

Jaime has, more often than not, appreciated Ted's input...and this week, he got to show just how much he appreciates what Ted brings to the table by preparing for battle by dressing in Ted's costume, as seen below.

You can check out the official solicitation text for Blue Beetle #8 below.

Contact your local comic book retailer to reserve yourself a copy of the issue, or pick a digital copy up here.

After taking on the mystical Mordecai Cull, Blue Beetle is left broken and powerless. With an even more powerful menace about to appear, Jaime Reyes is going to have to defend the people he loves without the powers of the scarab and show what it really means to be a hero!