Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1 Review

Writer: Keith Giffen / Artist: Scott Kolins / DC Comics I’ve been waiting for the escarabajo MVP Jaime Reyes to return in full swing, but what makes it even better is that we have DC Universe’s most underrated Ted Kord back in the helm too. This is what we’ve been wanting for, what we thought we’d never see. This is the dream team. Jaime Reye’s Vol. 3 series of Blue Beetle was fucking perfect — peak perfection — and as we come into this run it feels like we’re starting all over, but not really. Jaime is already Blue Beetle and is already acquainted with Ted Kord. With a relationship already established and having missed out on the first meeting between them, there is some steam taken out of reading by knowing that, but the book wins you back with charm. We don’t know why Ted Kord is out of commission as a hero, if he was one before, or what his deal is yet. The way Jaime and Kord quip back and forth as they bumble their way through the villain end-of-level boss fight is funny. In the supporting cast side of things, Jaime’s sister looks to be a lot older but the dynamic between the parents and the children is still loaded with sarcasm and love. This was a main staple of Jaime’s original run that really made the series stand out. Brenda and Paco are back, bickering between one another a lot more often, which can give us some foreshadowing that there is probably more there.

Scott Kolin’s artwork was very calm and serene this issue. Jaime’s Blue Beetle in armored-up mode looks…