Blue Beetle 2016 3

ÒTHE POSSEÓ part three! How do you defeat a foe with 150 bodies? Meet the hive mind called Horde, an entity that can summon a host of minions to overwhelm any foe. ThatÕs not the sort of complication Jaime Reyes needs in his life as he continues to deal with his overbearing mentor, Ted Kord, and a new romantic interest.

Lost in the desert with no memory of the past few years, teenager Jaime Reyes must find his way home again-but when he reaches his town, heÕs shocked to find it abandoned and in the hands of government officialsÉofficials who are very interested in the Blue Beetle and the scarab that gives him his power! How can Jaime find his family and uncover the secret behind the townÕs seizure-and why Kord Industries is helping keep the world from learning the truth?

NEW STORYLINE! With an Earth-threatening menace behind him and Jaime now permanently back as Blue Beetle on his own terms, what’s a hero to do? Clean up the mess in his hometown, find places for his friends and family to live and deal with the latest super-menace to hit El Paso…the man called Ghostfire!

Bonded to the Blue Beetle Scarab, teenager Jamie Reyes has no idea what he's doing with one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. But he's in luck, because his predecessor--Ted Kord--is back in the DC Universe and here to serve as the young hero's mentor! Alongside fellow teen hero Doctor Fate, this duo will have to learn how to be heroes on the fly! Written by the legendary Keith Giffen (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES) and illustrated by Scott Kolins (THE FLASH), Blue Beetle is back for a new generation as a part of DC Rebirth! Collects BLUE BEETLE: REBIRTH #1, BLUE BEETLE #1-5. Rebirth honors the richest history in comics, while continuing to look towards the future. These are the most innovative and modern stories featuring the world's greatest superheroes, told by some of the finest storytellers in the business. Honoring the past, protecting our present, and looking towards the future. This is the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the DC Universe. The legacy continues.

Jaime Reyes is back home, but just when he thought he had a grasp on this alter-ego, the Blue Beetle, he discovers everything he believed about his scarab is a lie according to the mysterious Doctor Fate. With dire warnings about the symbiote that is fused to ReyesÕ spine, Kent Nelson, the original wielder of Doctor FateÕs power, seemingly on verge of insanity, has he come to save Jaime as he claims...or will he try to eliminate the Blue Beetle, no matter the cost?

Jaime ReyesÂÑa.k.a. Blue BeetleÑhas a decision to make. His mentor Ted Kord has given him a week to consider an offer to leave high school and pursue epic adventures while learning more about his Scarab-given powers. It could change his life forever, so whatÕs a teenager to do? The answer is obvious: a road trip with his friends! Jaime learns that his pals have gone through some changes while heÕs been busy training, but thereÕs not a lot of time to come to grips with their revelations. Or time for anything at all when they find the town of Dooley, a bizarre place where ordinary rules donÕt apply, and time itself is a weapon in the hands of the villain called Stopwatch! Plus, Jaime takes a visit to the future of Justice League 3001 in a story by the legendary comics writing team of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League International)! New Blue Beetle writer Christopher Sebela (Injustice: Ground Zero) and artist Scott Kolins (The Flash) take Jaime on an incredible journey in Blue Beetle Volume 3: Road to Nowhere. Collects Blue Beetle #13-18.

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!

ItÕs all hands on deck for the final battle against the powerful entity who has been lurking underground and wreaking havoc on the entire city of El Paso. Will the combined efforts of a rejuvenated Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, Doctor Fate and even special guest star Omac be enough to bring down this ancient menace? The outcome will signal a major turning point for Jaime Reyes and his friends and allies.