Literally Graphic reviewed Aquaman by Geoff Johns
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 …
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 with far more questions then answers. Which could work out really well, or really badly.
The dialog and the characters were the least inspiring aspect of this volume for me. Not horrible, just kind of flat and uninspiring. There mostly just superhero cutouts with some seaweed draped across their skin tight outfits. They were equally skin tight though, and there was an equal amount of male and female skin going on, so while Mera is one dimensional character with boobs, I'll remain un-offended. It doesn't appear like she'll need to be rescued anytime soon anyway.