A review by grilledcheesesamurai
Bloodshot Reborn Volume 1: Colorado by Jeff Lemire

3.0

3.5 stars if I could.

Well...this is certainly a different Bloodshot. Of course that's to be expected, I suppose, with Jeff Lemire on writing duty this time around.

Anyone here that follows my reviews already knows that I am a pretty big Lemire fanboy. It was because of his re-boot of the Bloodshot series that I even ended up exploring the Bloodshot story.

Before Lemire (the reboot), Bloodshot was this savage cold blooded killer that basically just shot the shit out of everything. It was primal and grisly and really fucking awesome!

Now, with Lemire at the helm, everything has changed. A lot of the crazy ass-kicking has been toned down. We find ourselves with a Bloodshot that is mellowed out and doesn't want to kill anymore. In fact, he doesn't even have his little nanite killing machines inside him anymore.

Or at least that's how he starts off.

The whole premise of this first arc is Bloodshot running around tracking people down that have gone crazy-ass with the nanites inside them and getting them back inside his body instead. You see he is the only one that can have them inside him without turning into a homicidal maniac.

Or at least that what he's telling himself.

This is a way more thought out story line. While I loved the over-the-top Bloodshot of the past - this new one is pretty damn interesting too. I'm in for the long haul and I'm stoked to see where Lemire takes this character.