It grew on me, and I am liking it.
At first I thought this would just be generic trash that will be thrown away after three issues. I'm not a fan of Judd Winick's writing style, which is comparable to Michael Bay. But something has happened here, something really good. Winick has been able to lay the groundwork to make this character last.
We are getting introduced to all the aspects of this character. This is a strong opening story if you give it time. If you are going to judge the series just on the first issue, then you will miss out. That's sorta what I did at the beginning, but now that I can see the bigger picture here, I'm starting to wonder how soon it will be before we see this character make an appearance on some cartoon show in the same way that the new Blue Beetle has been.
I remember when Winick first wrote about Jason Todd coming back. There was a lot of hoopla about it and I seriously didn't like how it was done. Then I saw the Batman movie Under the Red Hood. It was also written by Winick, but it was done well. The big difference between the two is that Winick had to write his original comic within the huge DC universe and the events at that time. The movie could distill the story down to the bare bones and make sense of what was attempted to be done in the comic.
Knowing that, it gives me the impression that Winick just needs his own corner of the universe and he could do extremely well. That's what he has done here and that is why I am liking it. Although, to be fair, the this kind of series is going to benefit more in the same way that Action Comics will - the collected edition will make much more sense for the story other than the monthly schedule. I'm used to the monthly schedule so it is alright for me, but I think that new readers might shy away at first. But I'll keep repeating that this book is one that needs a second chance.
Averages for 1-3:
Words: 7/10 - stayed solid throughout. Nice.
Pictures: 6.3/10
Overall Grade Issues #1-3: For new readers, this would probably rate about 6/10. But if you give give it a few more issues to tell the story -8/10. I see this comic going places.
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