Amazing storyline. It's nice to see writers truly making good stories about Aquaman and this could be one of the best I've read so far, as the set up hits on a lot of levels.

Hello, I recently picked up a copy of Aquaman: Dark Tide after a long absence from comics and really enjoyed it. I'd like to get into the series but after reading that the title changes from Aquaman to emperor Aquaman following something in the dc ko event, it made me wonder if there were any books I would need to read outside of the main series to follow the story.

This cat sums up everything I'm loving about this series and I cannot wait for the next levels of who Aquaman faces. Next on the docket Poseidon.

https://youtube.com/shorts/jNaBoStMM88?is=FGknmN369tCnEdI4

Hi, I've just recently been getting into Aquaman and I don't really order anything online. I only really go to my local Warp 1 and Game City which both have good selections. I just recently read through DC Finest: Aquaman King of the Sea, and Mera: Queen of Atlantis (Dan Abnett), and loved both. I'd love to know some good Aquaman tpb's to get or get my comic shop to order for me. Thank you!

For those of whom are aware or remember Dan Abnett's phenomenal DC Rebirth run on Aquaman, then you know that there was a specialist force of the USMC known as the Aquamarines (genetically enhanced Jarheads in the subterranean sense, shapeshifting (or "sharking up") into miscellaneous sea creatures in humanoid format. For those of whom are not familiar, here's the line-up:

A. Majour Rhonda Ricoh, The Great White

B. Sergeant Dean Toye, The Orca

C. Sergeant Adrian Ballard, The Octo

D. Specialist Cory Wilks, The Barracuda

E. Specialist Gary Kaleho, The Lion

F. Specialist Marcel Ollie, The Stone

They were first introduced as an American Government contingency plan against Arthur due to Atlantean terrorist cells going rogue. Upon a peace agreement having been reached, the very team who attacked him on orders from on high requested his assistance to take down Dead Water.

The reason why I bring this all up is due to the fact that this group is just outstanding; Abnett caught lightning in a bottle with this group...though it bears certain similarities with the Pre-Public Security Section 9 team in Ghost in the Shell: Arise. Specifically, Majour Ricoh is clearly an American Majour Motoko Kusinagi, while Sergeant Toye mind as well be a fully human Batou. The other members are also indirect counterparts to the Section 9 team, but they're creative individually. The nature of the missions they brought Arthur on are not only reminiscent of the aforementioned anime prequel series to the original GITS, but also shockingly Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 & 5 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

In spite of the copy-and-paste subtext listed above, I still think Abnett was a genius for bringing this group about in the first place and putting them on the missions and narratives where they were placed. That being said, I have some thoughts.....

I tend to be known for my fan-narratives (especially my cross-franchise work with DC and STAR TREK: TNG), but one that I've always had in the works for over nine and a half years at this point is a buddy-up series with Batman & Aquaman. Some of you are asking, "Nifty, they do serve better as friends than Bruce and Clark in most mediums, but what's that have to do with the Aquamarines??" Answer: EVERYTHIG!!

What if we had the group under Arthur's leadership?? He's the Warrior-King of Atlantis, after all, AND an American citizen by birth. He could lead the group on countless missions, both sea and land, and potentially have a relationship with Majour Ricoh (Hot Take: I've never been a fan of Arthur and Mera; LOVE Mera, but moreso when she's doing her own thing). Batman's involvement would be similar to Barbara as Oracle: he'd be their man in the chair, their chief tactical officer and master strategist, engaging in combat only when necessary (which is, a lot, but still not as often as one would think).

Narratively, they would get into scenarios not unlike GITS: Arise and The Winter Soldier, or more of Abnett's cross-dimensional antics (since I think it original narrative was very well written). In terms of their appearance, it would just be more of the same (i.e. DC Rebirth, but the purple inside Batman's cape would be replaced by black or blue).

This week we've hit 6K visitors in a week and since Jeremy Adams has been writing his series the amounts of visitors and new members has been increasing through the roof as we now have over 12K members. Nice to see that Aquaman is starting to gain some traction among comic readers and hopefully we will continue to see the sub grow as Aquaman becomes more popular.

Fan-made concept.

Known in his world by various names such as Poseidon, Neptune, or Njord, this Absolute Aquaman (DC Comics) portrays the last Atlantean, king of a fallen kingdom.

In this universe, the Atlantean race is characterized by humanoid, fish-like features, which is reflected in Arthur's design. Half human and half Atlantean, his body is a mixture of human skin, scales, and gills, showing a more mixed-race side of the character.

In addition, he possesses hydrokinesis, taught to him by his deceased wife and queen, Mera. His main ability is a water arm that replaces the one he lost in battle (a reference to Peter David's version) and which he can mold into any shape he desires.

Character Design for me
Cover Art by Leonardo Ross

Also, he is over 14. He's just a late bloomer.

Hello! I've been wanting to start reading Aquaman, but I don't know where to start. What would you recommend as an ideal first story to someone who knows next-to-nothing about Aquaman?

I’ve stated this before but I love when writers pull old concepts and ideas from older runs, and modernize them or do stuff with concepts that never went anywhere.

Comparison of Jeremy Adams run with stuff that came before.

Wonder Twins interaction with Garth and Jackson is from Dark Nights Death Metal.

King Shark and Arthur Joseph Curry being comrades from Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis

Starro vs Aquaman is from Adventure Comics v1 issue 451

Aquaman’s connection to The Clear/Blue was originally established in Aquaman v5 Issue 35

Aquaman had godlike water powers under the possession of some Godlike spirit in The Flash v2 Issue 66

A mother ensembles the king of the seas rogues gallery to take him down. Action Comics v1 Issue 520

Might, make a bigger post if I find more stuff.

Been trying to add this and not seeing it show up. Good article and embedded in it is another article showing a different take but same outcome.

I thought we got a pretty cool showcase of a little bit of what Fisherman is capable of, so it peaked my interest on what else he can do and some of these other guys.

Tiamat? Kordax? Legend? Rath? Sea Witch? All are almost blank canvases.

With some of the others also having a lot of potential themselves.

From what I’ve read their relationship seems a bit more complicated than the other sidekick mentor relationships in DC. It has always felt like maybe Garth looked up to Arthur as a father figure, but Arthur didn’t see him as a son.