DC has released the first issue of its new Blue & Gold, showcasing Booster Gold and Blue Beetle reuniting as the best bromance in the DC Universe.
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Blue & Gold #1
DC Comics has just released the first issue of their new series Blue & Gold, showcasing the return of the biggest bromance in the DC Universe. Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are back in action, and it's certainly a sight to behold. While Booster is his bombastic and self-promoting self as always, Ted Kord's Blue Beetle is once again by his side as the perfect counter-balance, reminding him what it truly means to be a hero. Not only that, but their first adventure in this new series reveals how strong their bromance truly is.
Blue & Gold is the comic series fans have been wanting for years, coming from writer Dan Jurgens and artist Ryan Sook. While Booster Gold and Blue Beetle have been friends for a long time, this new series is finally the opportunity for their friendship to shine, and this first issue definitely delivers (a good sign for the rest of the 8-issue limited series). As the first issue reveals, Booster Gold is doing the most Booster Gold thing imaginable: using social media to become popular and relevant with the hopes of one day joining the Justice League. However, when the League themselves are captured by alien forces, Gold soon gets way in over his head trying to rescue them, seeing it as the perfect audition opportunity.
Thankfully, Booster's loyal droid Skeets finds Ted Kord's Blue Beetle to stage a rescue for Gold before the League's rescue, and the issue soon sees the pair back in action in Blue & Gold #1. While Beetle isn't so sure about Booster live-streaming their heroics to all of his subscribers, he sticks by his friend Booster as the two of them attempt to rescue the League (as Kord wouldn't mind joining their ranks either). Not only that but their epic bromance is hilariously featured on every page.
While Booster Gold and Blue Beetle manage to actually save the League against all odds (and the negative posts in Booster's comments section), the truly impressive feat is when the Justice League asks Blue Beetle to join their team...but just Beetle. While becoming a part of the Justice League would certainly elevate Kord to new heights, he declines the offer due to Booster not being extended the same invitation. In his mind, it's Blue & Gold together or nothing, and it's a true testament to how much he cares about their friendship by choosing to stick by Booster. Apparently, their bromance is stronger than any personal gain one of them alone could receive (at least in Beetle's mind).
In any case, it seems as though Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are now set to forge their own path, and Beetle wants to start a new initiative together where they can handle situations and threats the Justice League doesn't normally deal with that could still use their particular brand of super-heroics. Naturally, Booster's all in after seeing the marketing opportunities, and he's not going to pass up the chance to work with his best pal as DC's Blue & Gold continues (Bros before roes').
