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Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: Metamorphosis by Sal Regla, Tyler Kirkham, Tony Bedard

birdmanseven's review against another edition

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3.0

Enjoyable, but forgettable.

For more on the character, see this episode of Comic Book Coffee Break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umujofv3zpw

raul_reyes's review against another edition

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4.0

It was really good book.
It made a great job of setting the stakes of the mission, and showing us the relationships of Jaime with every of the characters.
While also being really fast paced and also not feeling rushed.
I feel really intrigued on what’s going to happen next, and it’s really sad that it only lasted for 16 issues

bmaackreadscomics's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

Writing: .25
Art: .5
Characters: .5
Enjoyment: .5
Originality: .5

ishmael's review against another edition

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1.0

The original Blue Beetle run is one of my all-time favorite comics. I was excited for the reboot because it meant more Jaime and his amazing group of people.

Then I read this and it proceeds to ruin everything that made the original run so great. It feels like a bad Spiderman knockoff filled with cliches and the characters who border on unrecognizable.

The only thing I liked was the new origin story. It provided a neat little history without Ted Kord and the big crossover muck the original had.

The art is meh, standard bleh comics fare. I much preferred the styles of the original run.

If I hadn't read the original I might've given this 2 stars but the comparison makes it all the more glaring how amazing it could've been and wasn't.

hammard's review against another edition

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1.0

Sometimes you can't bottle lightning twice. In 2006 Keith Giffen was given the seemingly impossible job of creating a series for the successor to the much loved Ted Kord. In doing so he crafted one of DC's best series and gave life to the brilliant character of Jamie Reyes.
Five years later, Tony Bedard is given the job of trying to recapture this excitement and yet do something new with the character. Unfortunately this was going to be an almost impossible task and this version of the Blue Beetle ended up as just another subpar superhero.

angieinthemorning's review against another edition

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1.0

I need to go bang my head against something, be right back.
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