Blue Beetle #1 Review

Writer: Keith Giffen / Artist: Scott Kolins / DC Comics From now the fuck on you going put some respect on the name Jaime Reyes and if you weren’t before you are damn sure going to put even more respect on the name Ted Kord. Admittedly, I was shaky about the dynamic between Ted and Jaime after their Rebirth #1 debut together. It was great but i was iffy on the way Ted and Jaime interacted. However, after reading the best description breaking down the past relationship Jaime Reyes had with Ted Kord’s legacy versus his present relationship with a now very alive Ted Kord in a new lifetime is from a Tumblr post by lilydoodles, I had to check myself. I got caught up in the memory of Ted Kord and how I thought he should have this perfect (read:typical) mentor relationship with Jaime be and didn’t see that Giffen is giving us peak Ted Kord who far from perfect as well as typical. Now this issue right here? Woooo boy, this issue right here is that crack I needed. We open up with Jaime having dreams of the Scarab fighting Dr. Fate and while this is important back story for the scarab, the banter between Jaime and Brenda is perfect snark, sarcasm, and friendship on the highest level. Once Paco gets into the mix it dials up to even plenty of quips and one-liners. Giffen nails Jaime’s personality from jump man. Jaime is a smart kid, too smart at times as we’ve seen in his previous adventures but the snark is so charming when it comes from him.

We find out that Ted Kord is the guest spea…