Blue Beetle Vol. #1

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• 8.4

  The Fandom Post - Chris Beveridge

  Feb 21, 2013

  The opening volume doesn't have much in the way of surprises to it as we get a full on relaunch of the Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle. The past of the name itself isn't brought up, but we do get a bit of an origin story for the Scarab itself which makes things interesting as it ties to The Reach. The origin story doesn't stand out in a big way with what it does, but it does it all competently and with a lot of accessibility to it that I wasn't sure would be there. Though the book doesn't knock it out of the park as it is just an origin story here and doesn't truly go big in any particular way, it does it all with ease and polish, making it an engaging read overall. While I couldn't get into previous incarnations of the character, I found myself more interested because of the Young Justice: Invasion cartoon and that made me a lot more interested and engaged in this book. Definitely an easy recommendation for people to sample something that doesn't reach big into the DC Universe or require a lo Read Full Review