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