I was really looking foward to see Captain Marvel in the DCnU, especially since all that we see is "extreme take-this-shit-seriously" on almost every book, i really wanted to see just a light-hearted fun title, and being that what the JLI went with wasn't that, the only hope that i had for something like that was Billy, and then i see this...
Yeah i didn't really like it, but hey, i'm not a guy that bases his opinions on first impressions, i didn't really liked Damian Wayne or Jason Todd as Red Hood either, but they developted into more likeable characters, and i hope that something similar with Billy will happen, i really do, it's ok if he still has a little bit of that teenage bitching and moaning in him, it's fine, but i want to see the optimistic CM again, i've had my share of dislikes with the New 52 but overall a thing that i really liked about the whole thing was that while i was reading a character, let's say Superman for example, i knew that this was a tad different Superman from the one i knew, but i was still reading Superman, even though he's still different from the Superman i'm used too, i still felt like i was reading Superman, but that doesn't happen with Billy. Sure this version is more "realistic", a teenager in that situation is probably gonna act like that, an extremely positive kid is something that you rarely come across, more so nowadays, but that was the charm to the whole thing, sure it's more realistic if Charlie from "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" was a douchy little brat, but being so positive and optimistic was what brought charm to the character, and if you change that it doesn't feel the same (And yes, it is an important factor in a reboot, a pre-established character can feel new and different in a reboot, in fact, it should, but at the same time it should respect the character that it once was and again, make you feel like if you're still reading the same character, even though he's different).
Overall i'm gonna give this new Billy the benefit of the doubt, i'm gonna wait and see if the character develops into a more likeable, more in common with his pre-flashpoint counterpart, and it doesn't have to be the same character, this new rendition of him can bring more complexity to him, but i still want him to make me say: "This is Billy Batson".
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