Jerry Bingham's Beowulf is an interesting adaptation of the poem because it is really just a translation. However, in terms of its faithful rendition of the poem, it lies somewhere between the comic book style of Beowulf, Dragon Slayer and Beowulf: Gods and Monsters and the pure translation of Gareth Hinds' Beowulf.

Like Hinds' work, Bingham's graphic novel is a complete retelling of the exact story of the poem. Unlike, Hinds' Beowulf, Bingham illustrates the poem in a much more traditional comic book style, though this is not to say that the artwork is not very well done.

The character of Beowulf, however, does not veer too far from its source. His exploits were already fantastical, and the heroic ideal he emodied is kept intact. The Christian/pagan tension is removed because the Anglo-Saxon scop has been replaced by Bingham. As a result, the story is allowed to stand on its own without the imposed views of the poet.

Bingham's Beowulf is, at times visually a stock barbarian hero character, but in many ways this is expected since Beowulf is one of the inspirations for the modern stereotype. Since the story is not wildly reworked, though, he is still the same figure who strives for glory, fights against evils, and upholds the public good.