Product of its time maybe? This didn't work for me on a few levels. So Jamie is now the weilder of the mighty blue beetle. Upgraded look, this is a sleek, Iron-man/alien hybrid type suit with some serious Guyver (Anime/manga) Vibes. With Jamie taking this suit and becoming a hero, how will he be able to juggle all that with his family and friends and all the drama in his life already? Not to mention returning one year later and nobody has seen him since! Good: I like the suit a lot. A badass loo...

The introduction is jarring - apparently the new Blue Beetle, Jaime, was introduced in other comics before this one. He found a magic scarab that granted him magic armor and he went into space and fought a magic battle. The first chapter tries to catch you up to speed, and you aren't missing much outside of whether or not you can recognize who "Guy Gardener" or "Brother Eye" are. But you know who the superheroes and superbaddies are off the bat, and you know that he'll essentially be at odds wit...

This was a fun story, with a lot of human interest as the main character tries to make their way through the superhero world previously unknown to them. The setting in the Latino community was refreshing for a comic book story, although I didn't think they took enough advantage of presenting the culture there. Overall, definitely recommended, and there are 5 more volumes after this one!I came to this series after first reading Blue Beetle, Vol. 1: Metamorphosis and I have to say there are some t...

One of the few comics about a young superhero that has really gripped me. A minority cast. Hilarious pseudo mentorship. Wonderful BFF. A superhero that actually has supportive family members, and who also is honest to them and actively tries to work with them, even while they have difficulty digesting just what is happening.A superhero that isn't smug, who tries to work with people, who reacts to things like a regular person and isn't some sort of overpowered, jaded emo boy? (I'm looking at you,...

Ugh.

I like the concept but it was a little confusing at times.

Jaime Reyes is a great character and he has an interesting supporting cast. Aside from a few confusing parts--this linked to DC's last big crisis and the OMAC project--Shellshocked stands out as an introduction to a new hero and a book that is just genuinely fun, which many superhero books aren't these days.

I enjoyed it and it's perfectly understandable, but I recommend reading Infinite Crisis first to minimize confusion. This series gets better as it goes on, but even here at the beginning Jaime is a fun person to spend a book with!

3.5 starsIt has potential.The origin story of the new Blue Beetle is a tad shaky, and could have used a more in-depth approach. Especially when it came to his missing year...but maybe that will be addressed in later volumes?Also, the bad guys aren't very scary, and there's some pretty stereotypical characters thrown in as Jamie's friends and family. And yet... I really liked it. Something about the interactions between Jamie, his family, and his friends really warmed me up to this book.I don't...

The reboot of the "Blue Beetle" books is disappointing to say the least.

There was a huge hunk of the story missing when he worked with the Justice League and that was kind of frustrating. Overall, this was hard to get into. Not sure how I feel about the Blue Beetle yet.

There was a huge hunk of the story missing when he worked with the Justice League and that was kind of frustrating. Overall, this was hard to get into. Not sure how I feel about the Blue Beetle yet.

Love the idea of Jaime Reyes and Keith Giffen!! The new Blue Beetle is an interesting direction for the legacy character. I wished we got more teenage drama and less bizarre meta gangs. The book should be about Jaime first, the Scarab second. The art, when not Cully Hammer, was a letdown. Overall, a decent start to a promising series.

Eh. Not really as good as I remembered it being.

Hmm. Bit of a rough start. Apparently Jaime was introduced as the new Blue Beetle in a previous storyline in another series, then featured in the big Infinite Crisis cross-over event; this means that anyone picking this volume up expecting a real introduction to the character will be a bit bewildered. Also, for someone who apparently helped Superman & gang save the universe, he seems to spend an inordinate amount of time confused by his own powers.The first little storyline was good (if a bit co...

First exposure to this hero,but it's good. Not great. The whole gang thing seemed unnecessary,and made the story kinda lame.

4.5 The kind of thing that's normally not my kind of thing. Teen superhero, newly plunged into the superhero world. But here it works, though the art's not great. And as several reviews note, it draws a lot on then-current continuity, which may be confusing if you're not into it.Jaime Reyes was an El Paso teen, good kid, who discovers a mysterious scarab. This bonds with him and transforms him into an armored cyborg with superpowers. Now he's back after a year and his hometown's gotten crazy. Hi...

A+ characterization, fascinating plot, and cool concept. I have to say, the parallel storytelling between past and present was really slick too. I cannot wait to spend more time with these characters.The art was the only thing didn't love about this book, though it wasn't bad so much as unremarkable. It served the story well enough.

After reading DC Universe Rebirth's take on Jaime Reyes' Blue Beetle, I'm really enjoying reading (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong) Jaime's introduction to the DC world. I love his interactions with friends and family, as well as his rookie superhero antics. He's such a relatable and "real" character, that it's almost impossible not to like him. This graphic novel had me wanting to read the crisis event that preceded it ("Infinite Crisis," I think....) just so that I can fit all the pieces to...

Started this after finding out Blue Beetle was getting a movie soon. Heard this was his best solo series, and it hasn't disappointed so far. I read the start of the New 52 series, and unfortunately it was rather bad. But this seems to be roughly the same story just with better writing and without Ted Kord. I love Jaime as a character and his dynamic with the Beetle and how it affects his life is very cool. I hope the movie puts this much effort into developing Jaime's origin.