Reviews - Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: The More Things Change

13 reviews for:

Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: The More Things Change

Scott Kolins, Keith Giffen, Josh Reed, Romulo Fajardo Jr., J.M. DeMatteis

2.95 AVERAGE

13 reviews for:

Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: The More Things Change

Scott Kolins, Keith Giffen, Josh Reed, Romulo Fajardo Jr., J.M. DeMatteis

2.95 AVERAGE

stingo's review against another edition

3.0

Blue Beetle is a new hero to me - I've heard of him in passing, but this is the first time I'm reading him. It seems DC is trying to diversify its heroes both in terms of age and ethnicity as Jaime Reyes has (very much against his will) become the second Blue Beetle. The original holder of the title, Ted Kord, is now Reyes' mentor and gadfly.

The story seemed sort of meandering and unfocused, but that gradually coalesced into a standard tale of the hero having something the villain wants. That said, I did like the dialogue, especially between Kord and Reyes, and the artwork. Will be interested to see how the story unfolds.

boards_books_and_brews's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: The More Things Change
Written by Josh Reed and Keith Giffen
Art by Josh Reed
Book 112/250
Genre: Fantasy, Superhero
Format: Digital, Graphic Novel
Pages: 160
Published: 2017
Rating: 7.5/10
Art: 8/10

Collects Blue Beetle (2016) Rebirth & 1-6

I love the design of Blue Beetle. He’s a super cool take on the Venom/Spiderman archetype, and my main on Injustice 2. But despite all that, I have never read one of his books. Giffen and Reed write an engaging introduction to the character, while adding in magic. Unfortunately, I found most side characters to be varying degrees of annoying, but regardless, I will probably continue.

birdbrofalcon's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous fast-paced

elishasbookreview's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's comics like this that make me feel like I'm too old to be reading them. The main character is so hormonal and high strung he was getting annoying to me.

The ending is what saved this from being a 2 star rating.

queenofglitches's review against another edition

2.75

Interesting story and good art. However, every character is at full snark 100% of the time, making conversations drag much longer than necessary and making one character's dialogue indistinguishable from another. It makes me question if any of these people actually like each other.