Book Review: Blue Beetle Vol. #1: Metamorphosis

Book: Blue Beetle Vol. #1: Metamorphosis (issues: #1 - 6)

Description:

It's not easy being Jaime Reyes. He has to deal with high school, family and all the drama that comes with being a teenager. Also, he's linked to a powerful scarab created by an alien race known as the Reach who seek to subjugate planets - or annihilate them. But can this teen hero turn an alien weapon of mass destruction into a force for good? And can he protect the scarab from super villains that would use it for their own nefarious purposes?



Rating: 4 stars

My Review:

I read the individual single issues instead of the trade edition. It boggles the mind how this series got canceled. The writing was good and strong as well as the artwork quite nice.

The first six issues dealt with high school student Jaime Reyes and his new role as the Blue Beetle. Whether it was good or bad luck, Jaime and his friend Paco found themselves in the middle of villains fighting over the blue scarab (which was ensconced in a backpack) as they were driving to their friend Brenda's quinceanera party.

Trying to save his friend Paco from being killed by one of the villains, Jaime grabbed the backpack that fell in Paco's car and ran off to lead the villains away from his friend. Unbeknownst to Jaime, the scarab activated after one of the villains tried to kill him and transformed him into the Blue Beetle.

This was a very interesting story because we got to see what Jamie was going through as he dealt with all the crazy things that was happening in his life. The story was fast paced and didn't leave the reading wondering what was going on or if they missed anything. 

DC Comics keep mentioning their goal for more diversity yet I don't understand why this Blue Beetle series was canceled. Jamie Reyes was smart and funny and pretty awesome. It makes me wonder why mediocre books such as Green Arrow, Birds of Prey, Suicide Squad and more haven't been canceled but this one was.

Anyway, I will be reading volume #2 next, I just have to read the rest of Jaime story.