The motivation behind Guy's attack on Jaime will be part of a larger mystery in 'Blue Beetle.' 'We don't tell that in the first issue, but it is critical,' Giffen explained. 'He's in an awkward place because the first thing he really has to deal with once 'Infinite Crisis' is over is the fact that Guy Gardner shows up and wants to kill him,' Giffen stated. One of those people looking to kill the new Blue Beetle arrives in the first issue and he's not exactly a villain. 'It's hard to learn on the fly and it doesn't help that your teachers are usually people who want to beat the shit out of you or kill you.' 'I did take a little page out of the old TV show 'The Greatest American Hero'- the suit arrived without instructions,' Giffen explained. One of the horrific sides of super powers that Jaime will experience is having to learn what super powers he has on the fly. We will explore the horrific side of super powers in 'Blue Beetle' as we go along.' 'I've always felt the heart of horror is randomness, the fact that sometimes you don't deserve what you've got coming.

'Sometimes the most frightening things in life are random,' Giffen continued. But it's not like the scarab sought him out. 'He found it in a vacant lot, but we'll find out there's quite a bit more to it than just finding it. 'It happened just the way it's spelled out in 'Infinite Crisis,'' Giffen said. It was just random chance that lead Jaime finding the Scarab and becoming the new Blue Beetle. That said, though, once he has the Scarab, we're going to spend some time thanking God it did choose him because everyone's got little reservoirs of courage, purpose and responsibility and Jaime's run deep.' He's got the little sister that drives him crazy. He's just the archetypical sixteen year old kid,' Giffen told CBR News. Beginning with 'Blue Beetle,' our new hero, Jaime Reyes, is different than many comic book teenagers.

Lovecraft by Keith Giffen