DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels 2015

Check out Francis Manapul's delightful cover to the DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Noels and Chronology 2015 giveaway, which is available on January 28. Can't quite tell what comic book Aquaman is reading, anyone have a guess?


(h/t: F.O.A.M.er Ilke Hincer)

Wonder Woman #36 - Jan. 2015

Aquaman made a guest appearance in Wonder Woman #36, the first issue by the new creative team of Finch and Finch. At first he is seen with the rest of the Justice League, but then he gets some "alone time" with Diana after she tussles with Swamp Thing and he hops aboard the Invisible Jet. Just like in the days of the Super Friends!

 

(h/t: F.O.A.M.er Brent Almond)

Batman #35 - Dec. 2014

Aquaman and the rest of the Justice League guest-appeared in Batman #35, out last week!

In "Endgame, Part 1" by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, and Danny Miki, we have jumped a little while into the future and Batman has made an enemy of the GCPD. This story apparently follows events we haven't seen yet, so if you're confused, join the Bat-Club! Anyway, the Justice League is out for Bruce's hide, and they each attack him. First Wonder Woman, then Flash, then...

We won't reveal who is behind this sudden change of heart among the League, because it's nothing to joker about. On a different note--am I crazy, or has artist Greg Capullo used Benedict "Sherlock" Cumberbatch as his face model for the Sea King?

New 52 Aquaman by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez

Here's something we don't get enough of--new Aquaman art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez! Praise Be His Name!


(h/t: F.O.A.M.er Hector Negrete)

Swamp Thing #32 - Aug. 2014

Aquaman has been appearing in so many comics lately I can't keep up! Luckily, Shrine Correspondent Andy Luckett stepped in to talk about the Sea King's guest appearance in this month's Swamp Thing. Take it away Andy!


Hey there everyone, Andy Luckett here with a review of Swamp Thing #32, written by Charles Soule with art by Jesus Saiz, Matthew Wilson and Travis Lanham. And guest-starring Aquaman!

When we last left this story, Aquaman and Swamp Thing had come to blows over a recent algae bloom in the oceans caused by Swamp Thing (and by "blows", I mean Aquaman summoning alligators to rip Swamp Thing's body apart). Of course Swampy can always build a new body, and as this issue begins he has fashioned himself a snappy ensemble out of kelp and other sea plants in order to investigate a strange presence in the waters off the Philippines. 

It doesn't take long for him to locate the being he seeks: an algae creature that seems to exist outside of the Green (the dimension formed by all plant life on Earth). This creature is marauding along the sea floor, killing any animal that ventures too close. Swamp Thing attempts to make contact, but finds himself being absorbed into the creature's mass. Then he receives another visitor:

Aquaman's sudden appearance causes Swamp Thing to flash back to their former meeting, in which Arthur blamed Swamp Thing’s actions for the creation of the algae creature. It turns out that he was right, and is an aberrant piece of the Green, separated and eager to fulfill its basic needs. Back in the present, Aquaman still views ST as a threat, and calls in some specialized assistance:

 

Having dissipated another of Swamp Thing's bodies, Aquaman summons a small army of parrotfish to feed on the creature's body.  Unfortunately the creature defends itself violently; impaling the fish and dugongs with sharp tendrils. Aquaman is horrified, but suddenly hears Swamp Thing's voice in his ear:

Aquaman calms down and agrees to let Swampy handle the crisis. ST enters the creature's mind, and discovers plant bodies that look like...Aquaman and a dugong drinking martinis in lawn chairs? Two of the Green's former Avatars are inhabiting the bodies, and help Swamp Thing realize that the creature is an attempt by the Green to form a small separate reality. 

Meanwhile, Aquaman tries a direct assault on the creature, but is almost absorbed as well. He contacts one of his generals and asks them to bring the heavy artillery to blow up the creature. In the creature's mind, Swamp Thing fights its own version of an Avatar; a crude, misshapen solution to protect itself. After a hard battle, he defeats it, and emerges from the creature’s mind just as Aquaman is about to give the order to fire:

Tell me that isn't a Random Panel of the Day in the making! 

Swamp Thing confronts Arthur about his unwillingness to trust him. He replies that he doesn't know ST, and that he had to think of the welfare of his kingdom. As a rebuttal, Swamp Thing reminds him that plants have existed underwater long before humans, and that the oceans are really his kingdom. As he leaves he advises Aquaman, "don’t push it."

 

I found myself of two minds about this issue. Plot-wise, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Aquaman and Swamp Thing in a battle of wills over the best way to end the destruction of this rogue consciousness led to some interesting conflict (the scene with the dugongs was highly inventive and a nice mirror to the alligator attack during the two characters' last meeting.

However, I had a few qualms about character depiction, particularly with Aquaman. Headstrong has always been a facet of Arthur's psychology (though not to the extremes of Namor--most of the time) but it is usually tempered by thoughtfulness and intelligence. This story, in my opinion, swung the pendulum a bit too much toward the "shoot first and no need for questions, I’m the King" side, and it made Aquaman seem like he was having a tough week to begin with, and was a little tired of all this nonsense.  Maybe that's just me, but it did feel that Swamp Thing had the lionfish's share of the sanity and reason in this crossover.

Visually speaking, I have no reservations. Jesus Saiz and the art team's take on Arthur's uniform subtly morphs the gold scalemail into more of a pumpkin-orange armor-plating look, giving it a slight military bearing. Very appropriate, I think. And one of my favorite aspects of the Swamp Thing character is his ability to build himself a body from the local plant life wherever he is; in this case, algae and kelp. It makes for great visuals, and a character that isn’t confined to one nailed-down look. The underwater coloration is subtle and the attention to detail on aquatic flora and fauna is impressive. I wouldn't mind seeing this art team doing more work in Aquaman's world sometime.

Overall, I wouldn't call this crossover a slam-dunk, but I do think its pluses outweigh its minuses, especially the creative action scenes and the engaging artwork. Just don't expect to root for Arthur quite as much as you usually might. 

Batman & Aquaman #29 - May 2014

Comics Weekend "The Hunt For Robin" by Peter J. Tomasi, Pat Gleason, Mick Gray, and more.

I have not been reading Batman and Robin, so I am coming to this storyline cold. I was eager to see how well this outrageous team-up worked to a newcomer like myself!

The issue starts with Batman and his dog(?) Titus in the Bat-Sub, searching for an island that the Dark Knight Detective believes the body of his son is on, stolen by Ra's Al Ghul. During a communication with Alfred, Batman decides to sign off, so he can properly greet a visitor:

The "incoming" are a band of Ra's loyal goons, whom Aquaman tears into with his trident. Ra's, concerned that two members of the Justice League might bring the rest, decides to leave, but not without leaving a "parting gift" for the two heroes.

Aquaman and Batman make it onto the beach, and after dispensing with the last of Ra's henchmen, the Sea King follows the telepathic screams which led him here in the first place. What he sees is simply horrendous:

Arthur and Bruce break into Ra's base, and Batman quickly realizes the whole place is set to self-destruct. Aquaman fends off more goons, while Batman chases after his mortal enemy.

But instead of Ra's, Batman finds himself face-to-face (-to-face-to-face) with a bunch of misshapen creatures, all bearing the face of Damian Wayne! Aquaman arrives and helps out, ready to rip these monsters apart, but Batman warns him off. They then realize that they are half-aquatic, which means Aquaman can telepathically order them into the sea, where they are met by one of the Sea King's more impressive finny friends:

Batman catches up to Ra's just as he's about to take off for Paradise Island, carrying the body of Damian and his mother. Even as the plane rockets through the sky, Batman continues to try and smash his way in, until he is dumped off by a quick maneuver. As he plummets, it seems that Batman is about to go splat, until:

The issue ends with Batman paying a visit to Diana Prince, asking to bum a ride to...Paradise Island! To be continued!
 

As I mentioned above, I'm a newcomer to this series, but I have to say I was quite satisfied that this is, for the most part, a self-contained story. Sure, it's part of a larger mosaic, but that's the kind of thing Bob Haney did back in the original Brave and the Bold (even using Aquaman!), so there's nothing wrong with using it again. I didn't have any problem following the action, and guest-star Aquaman got a lot of great stuff to do: props to Peter Tomasi for perfectly pacing this story and giving both heroes the chance to shine.

Speaking of shine, everyone knows that the Shrine is a big fan of the work of Pat Gleason, ever since he handled the art on the Aquaman series from a decade ago. His work was great then, and I think he's only gotten better over time: his Aquaman doesn't look quite the same as everyone else, continuing to give him an ever-so-slightly alien look, which at times recalls some of the more fearsome creatures of the sea. This guy just gets how to do Aquaman.

But that's not to say Batman was shut out! In fact, my favorite page from the issue was this wordless, SFX-less page of Bats entering into a room in Ra's chambers and opening a can of whoopass on some armed henchmen:

I guess the best compliment I can pay this issue is that I might keep buying the book, even though Aquaman is only in this issue. Tomasi's got a good story going here, Gleason (and his inkers) are killing it on the art, and Neptune knows I love a good team-up!

 

Dear DC: Find a way to get Pat Gleason to do more Aquaman! 

 

 

Justice League Dark #26 - Feb. 2014

Comics Weekend "The Haunted Sea" by J.M. DeMatteis, Mikel Janin, Vicente Cifuentes, and more.

Hey again everyone, Shrine Correspondent Andy Luckett here with a one-off review of a recent DC issue; Justice League Dark #26, written by veteran scribe J.M. DeMatteis with art by Mikel Janin, Vicente Cifuentes and Guillermo Ortego. Why review this book, you might say out loud to your computer for some reason? Because it features the (sort of) return of the Crime Syndicate's mirror-universe/evil twin/doppelganger Aquaman, the Sea King. So if he didn't die after teleporting into our universe, what has the Sea King been up to?

The issue opens with the Justice League Dark members (John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Pandora, the Phantom Stranger, and Nightmare Nurse) floating in a supernatural limbo; prisoners of the embodiment of the world's darkness, who calls himself Blight and looks like a cosplayer's last-minute attempt to pull off a Xenomorph/Krampus mashup. Oh, and Constantine's head has been severed.

Blight has killed all of the team during their prior battle with him in Central Park, and he is now monologuing about how his power is growing due to the Crime Syndicate's takeover of Earth, and that soon he will be strong enough to cover the planet in his brand of despair. He picks up Constantine's head in his hand, crushes it, and drops it. But as it falls, it is caught by Deadman suddenly appearing from nowhere. Boston Brand tells Constantine('s head) that he has to rescue both Deadman and the rest of the team, including Zatanna (they are MIA at this time).

After this unexpected event, the team is suddenly pulled out of the darkness and back into our physical reality; specifically the abode of Dr. Thirteen. Nightmare Nurse reveals that she pulled them back after learning Blight's master plan. They were never truly dead; only enchanted to appear that way. Still, even with this new information, the team is at odds as to what to do next. Constantine believes that they should find the rest of the team, but the others suspect he may have been hallucinating talking to Deadman. To check, Nightmare Nurse takes an "astral biopsy" from Constantine and discovers that yes; he indeed did interact with a manifestation of Deadman.

Pandora now knows where Deadman's consciousness is located, so the team prepares to find him; while also noticing that both Dr. Thirteen and the Phantom Stranger have disappeared (to separate Blight from his human host, we learn). Pandora leads the team deep under the Pacific Ocean, riding on the back of a whale-shaped moss creature (aka Swamp Thing). Before they can even fully wonder why Deadman's ghost would be deep in the ocean, Pandora follows the signal by opening a portal to a deeper psychic ocean below the sea floor.

Pandora recognizes their surroundings as the ruins of Nan Madol, an ancient kingdom that died out long before the founding of Atlantis. Swamp Thing reaches out to the Green and sees a vision of the Sea King's body (after being buried at sea by the Crime Syndicate) being drawn to Nan Madol, where it was used as a vessel for the residual psychic energy there. 

Suddenly the Sea King appears and attacks the team, slashing Swamp Thing with his harpoon hand and screaming about the reemergence of Nan Madol. Constantine gets his trident away and stabs the Sea King with it, but he simply swats them away. Then he starts chanting, which summons the spirits of Nan Madol to life, and the Sea King has a monstrous army with which to conquer the surface world.

Constantine tries to send the rest of the team after him while he stays to find Deadman, but Pandora drops a bombshell: the Sea King is Deadman! Somehow his consciousness has been trapped in Sea King's body and is confused by the commands of the Nan Madol spirits. Sea King/Deadman reaches the surface, attacks a ship and sics a Perfect Storm-style wave on the team when they come to the rescue.

Pandora creates a psychic knife that Constantine imbues with a spell and flings it right into the Sea King's forehead. That does the trick; disrupting the Sea King's concentration and banishing the Nan Madol spirits back to their realm. The team tries to determine who is leading the Sea King's body, and Deadman answers. It seems that during the initial battle with the Crime Syndicate, he possessed Sea King's body, but "the after-echoes of Sea King's consciousness were so vile…so twisted…that I didn't know who I was."

Constantine clears out those after-echoes, but also locks Deadman into the body, making him unable to jump to another. Cut to the Phantom Stranger's whereabouts, as he appears to be working with Blight to capture the rest of the team. Blight says he is pleased by the Stranger's defection, to which he replies, "I did…what I had to do."

So this is a very strange issue, and I suspect a very strange comic book as well. I myself am not super keen on the overuse of magic in stories, since to me it feels many times like a Deux ex Machina; i.e., "Oh, we have this problem? Here's a quick spell…problem solved." I noticed some of that here, not to mention the plot was more than a little confusing. So the Sea King's body was pulled down to Nan Madol, where the spirits convinced a confused Deadman that he should lead them in re-conquering the world? O-kay. It seems overly complicated.

Secondly, I have to say I'm disappointed about the handling of the Sea King character since his creation. He drops dead during his introduction, then he is possessed by an insane Deadman? Wouldn't it have been more interesting to have him marauding alongside his other Syndicators, so we could see what he can do? How about a battle against Aquaman and Mera? What would Orm or Black Manta think of his presence on Earth? But instead, he is basically a dead body that gets belched up into the fray and then used by others. We'll see in the future if anyone decides to try something else with him. After all, his design is clever, combining elements of the Peter David era, Ocean Master's latest costume, and even a tiny bit of Dan Jurgen's old run. It seems strange after all of that thoughtful designing that this is how the character is used.

As for this issue, I'd give it a pass. The Sea King isn't really the Sea King and his actions have no bearing on the events of Forever Evil or Aquaman's sphere of influence. It feels like a missed opportunity.

Aquaman and The Others Cover Art

Anyone remember Ivan Reis and his friends Joe Prado and Rod Reis? 

They're the artists formerly known as Team Aquaman and the Shrine has confirmed that while the guys are quite busy with their Justice League and Forever Evil work, they've squeezed yet another gig into their schedule: Ivan, Joe & Rod are scheduled to be the ongoing cover artists for Aquaman and The Others! When the cover to #1 premiered last month it only seemed fitting that it was drawn by the artists who designed The Others and we're super happy to report that it wasn't just a one-time thing. So if you miss the early days of Aquaman in the New 52, you have at least two chances each month to see them drawn by the all-star artists who made the Sea King's first book a best-selling hit!

We'll have the cover to A&TO #2 on the Shrine next Monday but until then feast your eyes on the original art from #1 and click on over to Comic Art Fans if you have a few extra dollars to spend and would like to own this little bit of Aquaman history!

 

Aquaman and The Others

 Aquaman and The Others #1 cover by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado & Rod Reis

Today is a big day in Aquaman history: DC Comics has officially announced Aquaman and The Others, marking the first time ever the Sea King will headline two titles in ongoing publication! We've been teasing a "The Others" series ever since one of our early conversations with Ivan Reis and Joe Prado so it's nice to see it finally made official. It's worth noting that by adding "Aquaman and" to the title DC makes the distinction between a franchise and a spin-off, indicating their vote of confidence in Aquaman's ability to carry multiple titles at once. Aquaman and The Others launches on April 2 and will be written by our friend Dan Jurgens with art by Lan Medina!

Check out the official solicit over on IGN!

The Shrine's Favorite Moments from Geoff Johns' Aquaman

As you may have heard, writer Geoff Johns concludes his New 52 Aquaman run with this month's extra-sized #25. To commemorate his epic take on the adventures of Arthur Curry and Co., the Shrine is putting together a Top 10 List--and we need your help! Please post your favorite Aqua-Moment(s) from Johns' run in the comments section here, on Facebook, or via Twitter and we'll publish the official list on November 27th to coincide with #25's release.

For our purposes "a moment" can be any particular panel, splash page or series of panels depicting a singular occurrence (like Aquaman falling into the desert from Aquaman #5) so try to avoid big generalizations like "The introduction of The Others." Because it was an extension of Aquaman's own title, feel free to choose moments from the "Throne of Atlantis" Justice League issues as well. Aquaman punching Superman for a loop, anyone?

Deadline for submissions is Friday November 22 so get out those back issues and start reading!

Justice League #23 - Oct. 2013

Comics Weekend "Trinity War, Chapter Six: Conclusion" by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclar Albert, Eber Ferreria, and Rod Reis.

We have covered an issue of Justice League in a while, because Aquaman's presence has been limited to standing around and not saying anything for a handful of panels. But that changes in a big way this time around!

This issue opens with a bang--and a slam, and a zap, and a pow:

Basically, all holy hell is breaking loose, with the Justice League squaring off against the Justice League of America. Aquaman is in the middle of a fight against Hawkman, when he thinks he sees Mera, and is understandably confused:

Superman chases after Batman, wanting to pound him into pulp. Wonder Woman steps in, saving the Dark Knight's life for the moment. After momentarily knocking Superman out, Firestorm examines him and explains that this mysterious box that everyone is after is not what's making the Man of Steel sick. In truth, he's being poisoned by Kryptonite!

Element Girl steps in and finds the source of the Kryptonite--a sliver placed inside Superman's brain. Cyborg wonders how it could have possibly gotten in there, and that's when the (very tiny) shoe drops: the Atom put it there!

Yes, the Atom is a traitor, and so is Cyborg, unbeknownst to him. The Atom activates something inside Vic, and all of his cybernetics separate themselves into another being, calling itself Grid. As Vic lies there dying, Grid attacks the Justice League. Meanwhile, the mysterious bowler-hatted guy grabs the skull, using it open a portal from another world. And the first being through that portal is: 

The Atom joins these guys, having been in, er, league with them the whole time. Batman and the others have no idea who these bad guys are, but of course we do. They call themselves:

...to be continued!


Before I get to anything else about this issue, can I say how much I loved seeing the team of Reis/Prado/Reis (and Albert and Ferreira) do their versions of the classic JLA moments from their earliest appearances? I would seriously be up for a separate series of just those guys drawing those classic Gardner Fox stories all over again. DC, get on that.

In any case, this issue was a lot of fun, and I was thrilled to finally see an Aquaman doppelganger in the Crime Syndicate. Ever since I first learned of the characters back during the original series, I was annoyed that Aquaman did not get represented. Of course, Geoff Johns teases us (just like he did last week in Aquaman) mercilessly: he introduces Crime Syndicate Aquaman, only to kill him off one panel later! Arrrrrggggghhh!

I'm also disappointed to see the Atom is a traitor--I think it works great as a story element, but I liked this new Atom, liked there being an Atom in this new Justice League, so learning this about her made kinda sad, I have to admit. It's probably just the Cranky Old Comics Fan in me, wanting to see as close a recreation of the classic JLA as possible.

   

Dan DiDio at Lehigh Valley Comic-Con

Shrine Correspondent Joe Slab had the opportunity to chat with DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio over the weekend at the Lehigh Valley Comic-Con. Here's his write-up of his time with the always-engaging Mr. DiDio!

It was a huge pleasure speaking with DC's Dan DiDio on Saturday without having to travel hours to do so! Located in Schnecksville PA, the LVCC is a small event with a just few hundred people in attendance and is mob-free when compared to the more famous 'cons around. Dan arrived sans entourage, mingling unassumingly throughout the vendors for quite a while before taking a seat at his meet & greet table on the show floor. Upon finding him available to talk, I knelt down on one knee in front of his table so as to be at eye-level and my first question to Dan was "Why are you here and not in Canada (at Fan Expo '13)?" Dan chuckled and shared that he loves to attend smaller venues like LVCC too in order to interact with fans locally and also that he planned to make an additional stop to meet with a local comics retailer in Allentown later in the day. Very cool Dan, very cool.

I proceeded to re-introduce myself and reminded Dan about the Aquaman Shrine (we had talked a few years ago at a NYCC) as well as informing him of our ever-growing readership to which he replied "I am well aware [of the Shrine]" and began to share that there's a big storyline planned for Aquaman after the "Death Of A King" arc, one which will detail major developments for the Sea King within the larger DC Universe! Dan was visibly excited while talking and with his next breath, caught himself saying "I want to tell you, but I can't. It will cause some fans anxiety...and others will be concerned..." We both laughed and I assured him that Aqua-fans are a resilient bunch, all the while thinking to myself "Is this all about the return of the beard?" Clearly it is not, and as long as they don't do a mind-swap between Aquaman and Black Manta I get the sense that we'll all be challenged & exited by what's ahead for Arthur and his cast...

Moving on, I asked DD if he had brought any of DC's Villains Month lenticular motion cover issues to show off to the crowd? He had not, indicating that he'd thought about doing so but joked that he was worried about security issues. For those of you not following the comics news headlines, DC's 3-D editions of its September's titles are sold out at the distributor level and highly allocated well below what retailers usually receive for corresponding monthly titles, effectively guaranteeing them immediate collector's item status. My own LCS has informed me they won't have any shelf copies of the motion covers as they're not even able to fill their subscriber pull-lists due to the limited print run. Dan explained that the print run was determined by the purchased ammount of raw material (the covers are plastic not paper stock) and that while they're truly spectacular to view, DC unfortunately cannot increase the first print runs further. *Retailers should have plenty of the non-motion cover versions of the titles on hand as DC has made them readily available as well as returnable.

Following up, I proudly mentioned to Dan that the Shrine has lined up Aquaman #23.2 Ocean Master #1 artist Geraldo Borges for an upcoming interview and upon hearing this he commented that one of the coolest thing about Villains Month is the showcasing of guest-artists without regular books. I concurred and offered that from what I've seen, DC may have another Ivan Reis on its hands with regards to Borges' amazing pencils adding that we're super-excited to hear what he's got to say in the coming weeks about drawing Ocean Master!

 

Geraldo is also drawing Aquaman Annual #1 due in October and I questioned Dan about the long-rumored The Others title series to which he replied "Its getting closer..." confirming that fans would be seeing "much" more of The Others after the annual, although I am guessing not until 2014 as the November solicits have already been published and I don't see DC launching new titles at the end of the calendar year.

My final question to Mr. DiDio was if DC Entertainment plans to do an Aquaman: We Can Be Heroes fund-raising month as it has recently done with Superman and Batman through the crowd-sourcing site indiegogo? Dan replied that the idea is there and if they decide to do so it will coincide with a promotional spotlight of the character in the comics as well. Let's hope we get the chance to show our support for the WCBH cause in such a awesome manner!

I thanked Dan for his time and he reminded me that he'll be both at Baltimore Comic-Con in September and of course NYCC again in October. DC has been the target of much rumbling in the press & on the internet lately with Dan often at the epicenter, but you'd never know it from talking to the man. He comes across as incredibly personable, genuinely interested in what fans have to say, and with a palpable enthusiasm for DC's pantheon of characters that is both encouraging and inspiring.

If you are reading this Dan - thanks again for chatting, we hope to do it again soon, and as we say at the Shrine: Semper Aqua!

Salty The AquaDog

Regarding yesterday's post on the DC Super-Pets Character Encyclopedia, it was remarked upon that it was in this book that Arthur and Mera's dog--first seen in Aquaman (Vol.8) #3--was named for the first time. Big deal, right?

Many of you might remember that back in 2012, the Shrine held a "Name That AquaDog" contest, with "Salty" being named the winner out of a few dozen possibilities. We of course didn't expect this to be binding on anything, but we thought if we could help Geoff Johns and DC out, why not?

Well, sometime last year, Geoff himself informed us that, indeed, he had decided to name the AquaDog "Salty" as a result of our poll! For some bizarre reason, I'm ashamed to say, I completely forgot to mention it here on the Shrine, and it was up to Shrine Correspondent Joe Slab to remind me when it came up again yesterday.

Now, Salty has not appeared in Aquaman in quite a while, but it's only a matter of time. So know that when he does show up, and we see his name in an *official* DC Comic, it's because of what all of you did here on the Shrine. Be proud Aqua-Fans: it may be small, but we have added something to the Official History of Aquaman! Woof! Woof!



Special thanks to Geoff Johns for being a good sport, and F.O.A.M.er Simone Mularkey for coming up with the name in the first place!

New 52 Trading Cards

Courtesy F.O.A.M.er Gon Fernandez, these are Aquaman and Mera selections from the New 52 collection of trading cards, which I don't think I even knew existed! Clearly I need to get out more.

Not sure who did the art, since the cards are uncredited (odd), and while I appreciate wanting to get classic poses for the cards, you'd think Mssrs. Reis/Prado/Reis have provided more than enough iconic shots of the King and Queen of the Seven Seas to suffice. 

Thanks Gon!