Friday, September 21, 2012

More Cliches Burst

Aquaman 5
DC Comics
Geoff Johns, writer
Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, artists





This issue starts out smack in the middle of another derisive dismissal of Aquaman as a hero: What good is he without water? Our hero is falling from the sky only to crash land alone in the middle of the desert. What's a water-based hero to do now?!?

Flashbacks are used to fill us in on how Aquaman came to find himself in this dire situation. Military scientists have discovered an Atlantean artifact and call in Aquaman to answer some questions about it. Armored individuals show up to take the artifact, Aquaman gives chase, and ends up falling out of their airship during battle. While trying to survive on sheer determination alone, Aquaman recovers the artifact and discovers many more questions related to Atlantis and its history, before being rescued by a military helicopter.

All this ends with a teaser for a Mera solo story next issue.

Fun stuff!

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