#manuel soto

[spawn-universe]

Spawnuary Covers

Cover By Wayne Nichols

Cover By Edwin Artex Badillo

Cover By Renae De Liz and Inks Ray Dillon

Covers By Flaviu Pop

Cover By Marcos Millar after H.R. Giger.

Cover By Manuel Garcia

Cover By Leandro Franchino

Cover By Komilksman

Cover By Christopher Uminga

Cover By A-z Volt

Cover By Jamie Ryan

Cover By Edwin Artex Badillo

#spawnuary #image comics #todd mcfarlane #spawn #variant cover #history making #breaking records #spawns universe #Wayne Nichols #Edwin Artex Badillo #Renae De Liz #Ray Dillon #flaviu pop #Marcos Millar #Manuel Garcia #Leandro Franchino #Komilksman #Christopher Uminga #Manuel Soto #A-z Volt #Jamie Ryan

[cristinabcn]

"Casa Sordera" y su "Herencia cantaora"

“Casa Sordera” and its “Herencia cantaora” TERESA FERNANDEZ HERRERA Periodista, Escritora Directora Gral. de Cultura Flamenca. Prensa Especializada Vicente Soto Sordera, su hermano Enrique Soto y su hija Lela Soto, cantaores gitanos del histórico Barrio de Santiago de Jerez de la Frontera, dejaron ayer viernes 23 de febrero su Herencia cantaora, acompañados por las guitarras  de Vicente…

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#23 DE FEBRERO #ANGEL PEÑA #ANTONIO MALENA #BARRIO SANTIAGO DE JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA #CANTAORES GITANOS #CASA SORDERA #CULTURA FLAMENCA #ENRIQUE SOTO #España #HERENCIA CANTAORA #Lela Soto #lomasleido #lomasvisto #MANUEL SOTO #MUNDO #SALA DE CAMARA DEL AUDITORIO NAIONAL #TERESA FERNANDEZ HERRERA LA MEJOR PRENSA ESPECIALIZADA 2023 #VICENTE SANTIAGO #VICENTE SOTO

[mostbelovedwwewrestlertournament]

Most Beloved WWE Wrestler Tournament

#wwe #wwf #manuel soto #hawk #most beloved wwe wrestler tournament

[idontbeatgames]

For the last several weeks, I've gotten to witness what may be the most positive thing I've ever seen the DC fandom do. 

To not let Blue Beetle become forgotten or ignored, a group of Twitter users got together and unironically formed what is now known as "The Blue Beetle Battalion". If you didn't know about this the "Blue Beetle Battalion" grew to become a genuinely positive group of folks who had one intention: to positively promote Blue Beetle as much as possible because Warner Bros/DC Studios couldn't do so. 

To most people's shock, that group grew to become a massive amount of people across Twitter to the point where even the cast of Blue Beetle became aware of its existence and started to push the #BlueBeetleBattalion hashtag to higher levels than we ever thought it'd reach. We'd spam gifs, tell people why they should support it, push all the positive stories surrounding Blue Beetle and even hype up all of the new posters that would drop. The best part is that along the way, a lot of people grew to become friends or at least aware of each other's existence and social media profiles as we'd joke around as we continued to push Blue Beetle across social media. At most, it was gonna be a funny joke to look back on where we'd all think "Man it sucks it didn't work out but at least we tried" but here we are today, having our efforts and love for Blue Beetle, Xolo Mariduena and the cast of Blue Beetle vindicated.

At the time of this post, Blue Beetle has gone against all the odds and currently sits at an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes! The highest DC film score since The Batman, can you believe it!?

As I said in so many of my other Blue Beetle posts, please support this film. Please go out and watch Blue Beetle with your friends and family. As the first live-action Latino superhero film, the representation that it's bringing is such a warm welcome and no matter what people say, we need more superhero projects that represent massive cultures to have amazing lighthearted success stories now more than ever. Let Blue Beetle be the beginning of this amazing trend of these incredibly important films overcoming all of the odds no matter how many people choose to immediately write it off. 

Blue Beetle releases Aug 18 in theaters across the world y'all

#dc comics #dc universe #dccomics #idontbeatgames #dc extended universe #dc films #dc movies #superheroes #blue beetle movie #blue beetle film #blue beetle #bluebeetle #jaime reyes #xolo mariduena #xolo maridueña #dcu #dc heroes #dc studios #dceu #angel manuel soto #blue beetle battalion

[bellacardoza16]

Me right now because we did it guys! 🥹😭 ✊🏽🇲🇽🤎 I’m literally crying tears of joy right now!! 😭😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹🥹 I never in my entire life felt this proud to be Mexican American! 🇲🇽🤎✊🏽 anyways, go support Latin American cinema this week y’all! Viva La Raza! I can’t wait to go tomorrow! 🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭

#xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #blue beetle #bruna marquezine #belissa escobedo #elpidiacarrillo #george lopez #harvey guillen #damian alcazar #adriana barraza #raoul trujillo #becky g #susan sarandon

[harveyguillensource]

Harvey treating us to some Blue Beetle set selfies ✌️

#harvey guillén #harvey guillen #blue beetle #susan sarandon #xolo maridueña #dcu #dr sanchez #set photos #november 2023 #angel manuel soto #raúl max trujillo #ángel manuel soto #raul max trujillo #victoria kord #carapax

[luckydiorxoxo]

The first trailer for Angel Manuel Soto’s ‘BLUE BEETLE’ starring Xolo Maridueña and Bruna Marquezine has been released.

#bruna marquezine #xolo maridueña #dc cinematic universe #dceu films #Angel Manuel Soto #dceu #blue beetle

[soranatus]

The Criterion Collection’s official cover for Blue Beetle

#dcu #Blue Beetle Movie #Blue Beetle 2023 #blue beetle #jaime reyes #xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #criterion collection #photography

[chaosyippee]

Man, this silly Blue Beetle movie just brings me so much joy. I love talking about it and thinking about the various details within it. The thought and care put into Blue Beetle is very evident. Whether it performs well or not, I am extremely happy it exists. It means a lot to me, as well as many others. I hope the numerous people who worked on Blue Beetle truly know how much it means to us. Thank you all for this beautiful movie. Hopefully more to come! :)

#blue beetle #blue beetle 2023 #jaime reyes #khaji da #xolo maridueña #ángel manuel soto

[lily-s-world]

The beauty that is seeing a movie about Latinos, made by an actual Latino. And yes, I'm talking about Blue Bettle.

From one of the first scenes when Calle 13 started to play, I knew it was going to be good and I was right.

Go watch it! Please support movies where 90% of the cast is latino. 💙

#blue beetle #jaime reyes #Dc comics #dc movies #Dceu #xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #latino representation #Latinos

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Most Beloved WWE Wrestler Tournament

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[idontbeatgames]

The Reyes Family playing such a positive and pivotal role in Blue Beetle brought such an amazing and much needed dynamic to the superhero entertainment genre. After having so many superhero movies and shows that focus on the hero protagonist maintaining secret identity, watching Jaime's family impact him throughout his journey in the movie was so refreshing whether it was a serious moment, emotional moment or comical moment. And it was because of how much effort Angel Manuel Soto put into making the viewer feel their impact on Jaime throughout the movie. There's never a moment where any of the Reyes Family members felt left behind. Each and every one of them had their own special moment with Jaime that made Jaime a much better hero and person by the end of the movie. The payoff in the end of Blue Beetle wasn't just Jaime accepting that he has to Blue Beetle or finally having his "hero" moment in the final act of the film, it was how much love and motivation he received his family that helped him finally become the Blue Beetle like he needed to -- for himself, his family and most importantly, Palmera City. The Reyes Family truly were the heart of Blue Beetle. If you can't tell by this post, by the way, I absolutely adored Blue Beetle wholeheartedly.

#blue beetle 2023 #blue beetle film #blue beetle #blue beetle movie #bluebeetle #jaime reyes #jaime reyes family #reyes family #xolo mariduena #xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #dccomics #dc movies #dc extended universe #dcu #dceu films #dceu fandom #dceu

[weclassybouquetfun]

I have a passing knowledge of Jaime Reyes' Blue Beetle from the character's appearance on SMALLVILLE, BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD and these panels.

Milagro, you are so real for this.

And this is where my true knowledge about Blue Beetle comes from - Ted Kord's Blue Beetle and his friendship with Booster Gold.

Blue & Gold Forever.

So with only knowing the bare minimum about Jaime I was able to watch BLUE BEETLE with no expectations. It's an incredibly vibrant, fun and heartfelt film. I'm concerned at its low box-office showing, but films with bigger leads and bigger budgets have also failed at the box office, or at the very least, didn't recoup it's budget and marketing. There has never been anything that was a guaranteed box office success. I would rather it tried to get eyes in theaters than get lost on HBO Max where it was originally slated for release. Here's hoping National Cinema Day on Aug 27th (where theaters are selling tickets for $4 for all formats) will bring more people to the tent.

Too true.

My thoughts on BLUE BEETLE

Nothing but SPOILERS.

THE GOOD

Xolo Maridueña (COBRA KAI) is a great Jaime. If you have seen Maridueña across these five seasons of COBRA KAI, it's not surprising. He has shown consistently that he can play humour, dutifulness, vulnerable and excel at action.

Big up to COBRA KAI's annual blow-out fight sequence.

Oddly enough, at the end of the film I didn't think we got to know Jaime beyond a cursory level, but I'm sure if they did a deep dive on him I would complain about that too as my issue with origin story films is that so much real estate is given to building up the history of the character, that the plot and action seems relegated to the final act. But I guess BLUE BEETLE gave us all we need to know about Jaime.

Good egg, duty bound, gets hard from hugs (and kudos to this film for actually having a character who gets horny. Comic book films are nearly always a sexless thing, but my guy Jaime pulling his shirt down to cover his crotch after Jenny's (Bruna Marquezine) tale of woe was refreshing.)

-Really liked Jenny Kord. She wasn't the typical damsel in distress. She's formidable in her own right. She and Jaime doesn't feel rushed or shoehorned in. I especially loved the fact that they didn't just make her the love interest,

Though she and Xolo are great together,

but also gave her - in the Reyes - a new family. If she and Jaime were to go pear-shaped we can just know that Jenny still has a place within the Reyes clan.

-We have not one, but two new members to the Legion of Great DCEU Family Members. Joining the mom and dad of SHAZAM, AQUAMAN's dad, THE FLASH's mom is BLUE BEETLE's Alberto Reyes (Damián Alcázar) and Nana Reyes (the Oscar nominated Adriana Barraza).

Still waters run deep and Nana proved that. She's not just up in her room sewing and watching reruns of "María la del Barrio". She is sitting back waiting to showcase her experiene while fighting in the revolution.

And Alberto Reyes! He was this film's King T'Chaka. Always with a wise word, strong, caring. I hate that he had to die and I think it's a worn out trope that a hero has to suffer loss in order to come into their greatness, but it worked. Long Live Alberto Reyes!

Just enough George Lopez to not be annoying. He's funny, but only in small doses IMO so he was just good enough and used well enough that it wasn't eye-rolling. I really loved that he wasn't just there for the obvious comic relief, instead Uncle Rudy is a brain.

The opening along had me hyped. It set the tone and it lent to idea of the scarab being from space, but the inclusion of a classic Blue Beetle comic sketch just ::chef's kiss:

-Director Ángel Manuel Soto listed which stories he pulled from for this film,

but I see a lot of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD episode "Fall of the Blue Beetle" in the bits where they go to Ted Kord's home/lab.

-The way they took OMAC/Kevin Kho backstory and merged it with Carapex's. In the comics OMAC was a Cambodian child of war, in this film Ignacio/Carapex was left an orphan and trained by the School of the Americas (rebranded Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) whose training manuals advocated tortuing and blackmailing civilians. Using Kord Industries as not just a amorphous shady big tech corp, BLUE BEETLE's writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and Soto tied Kord Industries to the realties of what big corporations are doing globally.

This ties into another thing I loved about the film - it had a strong cultural identity. From Nana using Vivaporú (Vicks Vapor Rub) as smelling salts to rouse Jamie, to El Chapulín Colorado(!!!).

The idea of gentrification that affects people across colour lines and specifically targets people of lower income.

The full integration of Jaime and Khaji-Da being exemplified by Khaji-Da (voiced by singer/actor Becky G) speaking Spanish.

THE BAD

-Is there someone with less screen prescence than Susan Sarandon? I don't know how she was ever a thing. I guess they needed a "name" but there several other actors like Anjelica Huston or Sigourney Weaver who would have done something more with that role. Carla Gugino. Anyone else!

-The establishing CGI of Kord Entrerprises was basura. There was a tangible change in F/X as if mid way through post-production they found out WB-Discovery was moving it to theatrical release and they effects crew got a cash infusion.

-While I came around on the character towards the end, I wasn't a fan of Milagro. Glad they aged her up but she fell into the trope of annoying movie sibling and it grated.

THE REST

-Harvey Guillen's character died in the film (good!) and he appears to be dead again on HARLEY QUINN (not good. There is no way Nightwing's death sticks).

-Soto and James Gunn says that Jaime has a future in the DCU. While an interview snippet is making the rounds where Soto says he would like Jason Sudeikis (TED LASSO) to play Ted Kord, I don't really believe that is true as the source is from an online site I'm not familiar with and people lie for clicks.

Yes, Buster. All. The. Time.

-While comics! Jaime lives in El Paso, Texas, film! Jaime lives in Palmera City - on El Paso St. - which was created for the film (and appeared in the comics months ahead in a tie-in). Soto found inspiration in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. But I wonder what Palmera City's real-world city will be when James Gunn finishes the DC Map that he say is being redone. Maybe because over the years Metropolis has been Chicago/Delaware/New York.

Metropolis is not in Delaware, GTFOH.

#Youtube #blue beetle #blue beetle movie #blue beetle 2023 #jaime reyes #xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #dc comics #comic book movies #movies #film #dcu #wb/dc #harvey guillen #bruna marquezine #spoilers

[dreamingaboutsakuratrees]

I have so, so many thoughts about the Blue Beetle movie that I can't quite begin to put into words because the whole movie is a mass of blue lights and emotions in my brain right now. Like I remember the plot, I remember some really funny lines, THE emotional moments. But the whole thing is just a big ‼️‼️‼️ in my head.

I'm gonna go see it again and I'm gonna take notes

#blue beetle #blue beetle 2023 #blue beetle movie #xolo maridueña #bruna marquezine #jaime reyes #DC #dc movies #angel manuel soto

[harveyguillensource]

Another peek at Harvey as Dr. Sanchez on the new Blue Beetle poster.

#harvey guillén #harvey guillen #blue beetle film #blue beetle #angel manuel soto #xolo maridueña #susan sarandon #george lopez #bruna marquezine #raoul max trujillo #adriana barraza #damián alcázar #elpidia carrillo #belissa escobedo #becky g #khaji da #jaime reyes

[aishaemerson]

Blue Beetle is one of the best DC movies I’ve seen in a while and one of the saddest ones at that. Go check it out you won’t regret it 💙💙💙

#blue beetle #xolo maridueña #jaime reyes #ángel manuel soto #dc movies