Blue Beetle Rebirth #1

Blue Beetle Rebirth, Issue #1 is a title I bought based on the strength of the New 52 version of The Blue Beetle. I liked what I read of Jamie Reyes and his version of the Blue Beetle which was also featured on the animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold. I haven't read too many “Rebirth” titles - just this one and Green Lanterns - because I simply didn't want another resetting of the DC Universe. Worse yet, a lot of the great runs ended under The New 52, like Geoff Johns's Green Lantern and Palmotti and Grey's Jonah Hex/All Star Western. Scott Snyder is continuing his epic Batman series, but on Detective Comics, as Batman is going to be coming out twice a month.

But let's not be too hasty about Rebirth. It has gotten me to read two new DC titles, and I've never really read DC in comic-book format. The title itself isn't bad, although I'll take a hard look at the series before I buy Blue Beetle #1, coming out on September 28^th. While there is some characterization, this issue is just your basic smash-em-up action story with nothing (so far) behind it. I am going to continue reading the title, but I'll have to decide whether to read it month-by-month at $2.99 each or read it in trade paperback form. I'm leaning toward the latter.