Blue Beetle Vol. 1: Scarab War!

Blue Beetle joins the ranks of “Dawn of DC” as the Scarab War begins!

The follow-up to the hit Blue Beetle: Graduation Day series finds Jaime Reyes enjoying his new life in Palmera City, also operating as his alter ego Blue Beetle. He’s got a new crop of Beetle’s to train alongside his childhood friends Paco and Brenda! However, there’s a new evil lurking in the shadows and the Scarab War has only just begun. Jaime Reyes joins Dawn of DC in the first volume of his new ongoing series.

Josh Trujillo is a writer, editor, and narrative designer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with clients including Marvel, HBO, Google, Telltale Games, Netflix, and DC Comics, among others.

Trujillo is the creator of the colorful children's book Lost Beast, Found Friend, the sports comedy Dodge City, the historical romance Declaration, and more. His work spans different genre and audiences, including children's fiction, history, gaming, and queer issues. Trujillo has written for various iconic characters, including Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash. He has also written official comics based on Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, among others.

In 2020, he contributed to the Ignatz award-winning anthology Be Gay, Do Comics. Trujillo's work is also featured in DC Comics and IDW's Eisner award-winning Love is Love, benefiting victims of the Orlando nightclub tragedy, and the Ringo award-nominated Mine!, benefiting Planned Parenthood. In 2018, Dodge Citywas named one of the year's best comics by AV Club.

Trujillo speaks for inclusiveness and diversity in popular media, is a regular of conventions around the country, and has moderated discussion panels on historical comics, writing all-ages comics, and self-publishing.