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A review by theartolater
Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: Metamorphosis by Sal Regla, Tyler Kirkham, Tony Bedard
4.0
Blue Beetle is one of those DC characters I know next to nothing about. Truly, I think his existence was only known to me through the four 52 trades, and even then, I may be confusing him a bit with Booster Gold. Either way, I went in blind and came out a fan.
This is sort of DC's answer for Spider-man and, to a point, Iron Man. The Blue Beetle suit is more a parasitic thing from another planet with some relationship thematically to the Lantern system, and the Beetle scarab falls into the hands of a teenager who is both fighting the suit and himself. It's a pretty basic concept, but it's a standard trope because it works.
The trade doesn't spend a lot of time on a big bad overall, instead going for a more introductory tone. Unfortunately, this appears to have only lasted 16 or 17 issues for DC on a whole, so it looks like this will be over before it really gets a chance to start. I'll look forward to the next trade and then, unfortunately, that will be it.
This is sort of DC's answer for Spider-man and, to a point, Iron Man. The Blue Beetle suit is more a parasitic thing from another planet with some relationship thematically to the Lantern system, and the Beetle scarab falls into the hands of a teenager who is both fighting the suit and himself. It's a pretty basic concept, but it's a standard trope because it works.
The trade doesn't spend a lot of time on a big bad overall, instead going for a more introductory tone. Unfortunately, this appears to have only lasted 16 or 17 issues for DC on a whole, so it looks like this will be over before it really gets a chance to start. I'll look forward to the next trade and then, unfortunately, that will be it.