Blue Beetle #19 - DC

I have to admit that this series has gradually been getting better. It seems like the Peacemaker is going to be a pretty regular character from now on. His current mission seems to be helping Jamie with his combat training. And we know that Jamie has been reading some of Ted's books and files, so he's trying to think through his situations rather than just reacting to them. Good for him. But it seems like something is just always getting thrown in his face. This issue Gigantia is attacking La Dama. Jaime and La Dama may not see things eye to eye, but they do seem to have come to an agreement. Plus he has to worry about Brenda, La Dama's niece, and Jaimie's best friend. Plus he can't just sit back and let anyone get attacked by a super-villain. Long story short, Jaime fight Gigantia and tries to save La Dama. This all happens just as Brenda finds Jamie's "beetle-cave", as it were. So as she walks in on Paca and Nadia, she sees their fight plastered all over their monitors. At that time she finds out that La Dama is a crime-boss, and that all of them have been keeping it from her. Jaime ends up sending his mom over to talk to her . . which really does help. But shortly before that, Paco tells her ". . . why do we help Blue Beetle? Because we want what you got. Jaime talks about you all of the time. He listens to you, he respects you. There's a guy out there who really can change the world, and he does it all because he doesn't want to let you down. For god's sake, you changed your aunt's life. You help keep a superhero from going bonkers. You make a difference. They lied to you so they wouldn't lose you. You gonna hate 'em for loving you that much?" Overall, I thought it was a pretty decent book. Keith Giffen has stepped in to help John Rogers with the stories. And this issue the artist was David Baldeon. The style was pretty much the same as the previous issue. But, I think, we appear to be going in the right direction. Now we'll just have to see how much longer this series lasts. Any bets?