Letters to Aquaman #5

It won't be up until later due to a delay. But I bet it'll be worth the wait!

Okay, it's finally posted! Let me know what you think!

Thanks Brian.

Thanks Charlie.

Yep. All the major players are in place now and most of the major bad guys introduced. As you can see some unholy alliances have already formed and it's going to get difficult after awhile to tell exactly who is getting played and who has the upper hand.

Thanks Apprentice and I'm glad you liked it!

On an aside, I'm glad the term "missiles" has fit for the readers so far. I debated using "torpedoes" but it sounded wrong somehow so I was hoping I wasn't making a nautical faux pas in my terminology.

As for Garth's powers. I hope to have a chance to examine his role more in the coming issues and how his being a magick user really sets him apart in Atantis. It is a city of dichotomies so there are a lot of contrasting viewpoints and clashing beliefs. I've hinted around but to be clear the Atlanteans use an ancient, advanced technology that most of them no longer fully understand so it seems almost mystical to them. On the other hand they are very fearful of true magick as it has always been accompanied by dark times in Atlantis (the reign of the Dark Kings, Shalako's betrayal, etc.). So Garth's abilities and willingness to use this power is something that could be a problem for most of the people from Atlantis.

Coming in the issues ahead! I switch gears again and take Aquaman back out of Atlantis, we meet a new villain, we find out new things about Arthur's past, get to see more of Aqualad in action, discover some dark secrets about Mergannys, and some other crazy surprises so stick around! It just keeps getting wilder from here on out until we finally reach the IXE!

Er, yeah, I was hoping no one would call me on that one. ;D

In all honesty, I write the solicits way before I write the issues, and up until the day before I wrote it, Javen was on the chopping block. But then I realized that I could accomplish more with having Aqualad step in at the last second and work his mojo, setting all of that up for tensions and story points later on. But yeah, since everyone was worried about Mera last issue, something that was unintentional actually (ha), I thought I'd play it up a bit. SO it turned out to be a red herring but it worked out I think.

Yes, there is, as you know, a past between Aquaman and Black Manta that will be revealed in The Legend of Aquaman (or Aquaman: Year One or whatever you decide to call it)! So look for that somewhere in the near future! Well, not you Scott because it's your story but everyone else, look for it!

The Ocean Master conundrum will also be addressed in the the Year One mini but for the moment it would seem that something is amiss, yes?

Thanks for the comments, Scott. Hope to keep the fun rolling here so check out next month's special oversized issue!

the legends of aquaman? that sounds eerily familiar.

thanks scott!

I gotta say I prefer this Aquaman over the DC one by a mile (I've got no idea what they're doing there). Great to see the old Aqua-villains back and written well. By the way, missiles and torpedoes are two different weapons and a submarine can fire both so you're safe there (ex-Navy guy here). In the future I hope to see some surface stories though I know you have a lot to deal with under the waves. Also, is Aquaman known to /familiar with the other heroes of the DC2? Or are we in for some "first meeting" stories?

Been reading through all the Aquaman for the first time and LOVED this one. Especially Black Manta. Liked how he knew Arthur when they were younger.