Aquaman

The trench

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2012 by DC Comics.

ISBN:
978-1-4012-3551-2
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OCLC Number:
777657672

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3 stars (1 review)

The King of the Seven Seas Aquaman returns to his very own ongoing series for the first time in years at the hands of DC Entertainment Chief Creative Office Geoff Johns, who reteams with GREEN LANTERN collaborator artist Ivan Reis! Between proving himself to a world that sees him as a joke, Aquaman and his bride Mera face off against a long buried terror from the depths of the ocean!

Collecting issues 1-6.

1 edition

Review of 'Aquaman' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Overall this was a real 2.5 stars experience. Trying to be optimistic though, so 3 stars it is.

My favorite thing about this graphic novel was actually the art. It was definitely digital (not something I'm a huge fan of usually) but there was just the right level of detail and what I usually find a distasteful plastic sheen, really felt right considering the aquatic nature of the comic.

The plot came in at a definite second. Not to say it was all bad, the way it (hopefully) sets up future volumes showed a level of complexity I wasn't necessarily expecting. Since it's part of the new 52, I was kind of expecting it to spoon feed me Aquaman's origin story so I'd immediately run out and buy a million comic books. While I certainly know more about Aquaman now then when I started (at zero) the volume leaves off …