And we’re all very happy when you leave. Oh, and you’ll love Texas–it’s filled with racists looking to pin the evils of the world on illegal immigration instead of looking at the real problems of world.

Aren’t you the guy who said there’s no reason to insult anyone? So you’re not just a racist, you’re also a hypocrite–got it. Look, you have every right to voice your opinions, Nazi-esque though they may be, and I would vehemently defend your right to free speech. But know this: Your words are only making YOU look bad–not DC, and not the writer of Blue Beetle. Comments like the one above, as well as your other comment about no other comic ever bordering on racism, make you look embarrassingly ignorant of the comics world, and your racist, insensitive and hategul comments speak for themselves. But hey, that’s your choice–it’s a free country…even for racist hypocrites who have no clue what they’re talking about.

Rubbish. They have every right–it’s their character. And they’re not “foisting” a foreign-language comic on anyone, Adolf. There’s a HUGE difference between racism and cultural tolerance. The latter is what DC has written. The former is what you have written.

Say no to scarab labor!

Actually, yes it does. If you’re going to try and claim that there’s some sort of deliberate politically-backed theme in the book, then you better friggin’ make sure you have your facts straight about the book that you’re attempting to put down.

Jaime Reyes is the son of legal immigrants to the US, whose primary language isn’t English. The story doesn’t take place in the US, it takes place where Spanish is the primary spoken language. So for ONE FRIGGIN’ ISSUE, the writers decided to try something new.

If anyone should have the NOT WELCOME sign thrown at them in this country, it’s you.

Again, I apologize for railroading this discussion with my political opinions, but hey, thats the free speech you’re so eager to defend. You can speak up for all the border jumpers you want, and I’ll speak for the millions losing their jobs to immigrants.

Although I’m sure I’ll later wonder why I bothered, I’ll point out that Jaime Reyes is an American, not “some immigrant kid,” or (sigh) a “border jumper.”

1. I hate illegal immigration.
2. I originally passed on Blue Beetle because it was written by Keith Giffen – a writer who once told artists who miss deadlines to “die in a fire”. So I pass on his stuff.Later, once Giffen had gone off to offend someone else, My store was having a sale, and being a fan of Rafael’s art, I picked up a few copies, thinking that if they were the childish nonsense I expected it to be (as per usual with DC/AOL Comics), I could turf them onto my nephew and never think about them again. And I read them.

Here’s the thing. Ted Kord, is a truly great character. And the stories, and creators who are being wasted by DC who have decided no one’s ever going to read a Ted Kord series. I would. Instead, he got killed. And, instead of say, the Question, where there was a link, albeit a tenuous once, between Vic Sage and the idiot girl – Dan Garrett’s scarab, literally falls from the sky and lands on some immigrant kids head. Thats the legacy of the Blue Beetle?? Hero-Hero-Border Jumper? So I returned the issues to the store, got my fully deserved miniscule store credit and bought an issue of Wolverine Origins.

There is no reason for Jamie Reyes to be Blue Beetle. DC have no right to foist a foreign language comic book on a predominantly English speaking public. Thats racist.

You might not like my political opinions – but here’s a fact – this book is circling the drain. And the next writer has already managed to bludgeon Catwoman…friggin’ CATWOMAN into cancellation. So enjoy it while it lasts. And meanwhile – I might pick up a copy of the Spanish Language Ultimate Spider-Man trade, published seperatley from the English Language version, and send it as a gift to my second cousin, who lives in Spain. Thats sharing. Thats opening a new audience to comics. Blue Beetle is not.

Carumba! Ai Papi! No es Bueno!

1) Anglo Dave hates Mexicans.
2) Anglo Dave thinks that Blue Beetle is a pathetic series.
3) He buys extra copies of certain books because he knows they won’t be cancelled.

So it’s a pretty safe bet that Anglo Dave is either a) not reading Blue Beetle, or b) a nutcase buying a book he hates full of people he hates. In either case, DC has no reason to give a damn what Anglo Dave thinks, because he’s obviously either ignorant of the series, or just plain ignorant in general. Among other things.

People like this are almost the DEFINITION of why comics are dying.

–Sess new writer is Will Pfiefer. Oh look. You hit the bottom of the well, and kept digging. I think I’ll buy two copies of Amazing Spider-Man when I’m in my store this week. Or another Wolverine comic. Something I know won’t get cancelled.

Dave, you make me sad. I learned about tolerance and acceptance through my reading of comic books, especially the X-Men, where the characters could be found to speak German and Russian at times. I think it was a brilliant move for DC to promote this book since there are few TRULY ethnic superheroes.

Not only does this comic portray Americans of Mexican origin with respect and relative dignity, but they also GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT. That says a lot.

In any case, if this really offends you, Dave, you have a choice to vote with your dollars. Don’t buy Blue Beetle, and if you feel strongly enough, stop buying comics. I’m sure that DC will miss your $3.50.

Dave, you make me sad. I learned about tolerance and acceptance through my reading of comic books, especially the X-Men, where the characters could be found to speak German and Russian at times. I think it was a brilliant move for DC to promote this book since there are few TRULY ethnic superheroes.

Not only does this comic portray Americans of Mexican origin with respect and relative dignity, but they also GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT. That says a lot.

In any case, if this really offends you, Dave, you have a choice to vote with your dollars. Don’t buy Blue Beetle, and if you feel strongly enough, stop buying comics. I’m sure that DC will miss your $3.50.

Not one hundred percent sure, but Sergio Aragones grew up in Mexico, even if he was born in Spain, so he does know the Mexican dialect.

This guy is sad and funny at the same time.

Oh, and a racist.

You’re really not making us Brits look particularly good here.
You stated that when you go to a foreign country you’d speak their language, and then immediately followed it up by saying you spoke English in Holland? Way to show the example.
While we do have some immigrants over here who don’t learn the language, as they rarely go out of their own communities, the vast majority speak at least some English. Are we to ban them from speaking their native language amongst themselves?
I’m not a fan of uncontrolled immigration, but I still believe immigration in general is a positive thing, you only need to look at the Afro-Caribbean immigrations in the sixties and seventies to show how positively that affected the UK, both economically and culturally.
There are huge swathes of Spanish-speakers in the US, yes, many illegally, but a vast majority perfectly legally, so why shouldn’t one comic book out of thousands in a year be mainly in Spanish?
It did have a translation in the back, y’know?
I’m kinda guessing you voted BNP last week…

>>>> I’m Irish

I liked the opportunity to practice my Spanish reading skills, which are rather rusty, I’m afraid. But I did find it odd that they turned to a Spaniard* to check the translation… which is a bit like asking Dave to check the dialog in a scene set in Kansas or LA.

*I’m curious: does Sergio speak Castellano or Aragones?

It’s this kind of complacency that allows Klingons to abuse our welfare systems and steal our jobs.

Yus. Just yus. That’s EXACTLY how I feel about this issue too and what I wish they did with it My sister’s fluent in Spanish and is rly annoyed about the translation also :\

You’re really not making us Brits look particularly good here.
You stated that when you go to a foreign country you’d speak their language, and then immediately followed it up by saying you spoke English in Holland? Way to show the example.
While we do have some immigrants over here who don’t learn the language, as they rarely go out of their own communities, the vast majority speak at least some English. Are we to ban them from speaking their native language amongst themselves?
I’m not a fan of uncontrolled immigration, but I still believe immigration in general is a positive thing, you only need to look at the Afro-Caribbean immigrations in the sixties and seventies to show how positively that affected the UK, both economically and culturally.
There are huge swathes of Spanish-speakers in the US, yes, many illegally, but a vast majority perfectly legally, so why shouldn’t one comic book out of thousands in a year be mainly in Spanish?
It did have a translation in the back, y’know?
I’m kinda guessing you voted BNP last week…

>>The name calling is pretty rude and unfair, and I won’t stoop to your level. For someone banging on about free speech and DC’s “right” to force this issue on people, you’d do well to keep that in mind