Now, some readers and fans of Arthur might not like that. But I personally have come to find it not only endearing that Aquaman usually takes a backseat in his own book, but also realistic. I mean, come on. Hes the King of Atlantis. Hes got stuff to do. So we get a cool fight sequence with a bunch of characters who are slowly growing, a brief but necessary recap of events for readers who might be picking up the issue solely to see if Ostranders still got it, and a pretty much entirely self-contained story that fits into (and bridges) a bigger arc. What more can you ask for in a filler issue? No complaints on this end. Overall, this was a solid issue that makes me anxious for the return of Johns and begs the question of why Ostrander hasnt been given his own ongoing title yet. Read Full Review

Ostrander does a good job with the space he's given, but ultimately the potential of his story gets nipped by the fact that he only has one short issue to work with. This seems to me a sign that the Others is a big enough concept to carry a title of its own. Read Full Review

If nothing else, "Aquaman" #20 makes me more than ever wish that we had Ostrander on a monthly series at DC Comics. He clearly plays well in a joint sandbox, and he's a good writer to boot. Until then, though, I'll just keep my eyes open for moments like this. And if nothing else, if you are going to substitute in a last-minute fill-in comic? Well, if they were all this fun, I don't think people would mind quite so much. Read Full Review

If you take this issue for what it is, you'll enjoy it very much. However, with the interesting story Aquaman has been building up, I was slightly let down. No matter what, go and buy this issue, as The Others has been one of the most interesting features of the title since Geoff Johns introduced them last year. Aquaman really is becoming one of DC's best titles. Read Full Review

Manuel Garcia is not able to provide the level of consistency that Paul Pelletier has been delivering for the last few months. While Pelletier was anoticeablestep-down from the great Ivan Reis, so is Garcia a step-down from Pelletier. The book simply doesn't look very good, which is compounded by the small army of inkers whose names fill the credits page. If the art had been better this would have made a solid interlude issue, instead it was mostly an adventure in frustration as an intriguing story has been put on hold for a throw-away issue. Read Full Review

Hopefully, someday, The Others will have their own stand-alone book. This is a team that could pull it off. Aquaman is a consistently great book. Sure, there's been a couple bumps in the road, so far, but overall, this has been a stellar series, but this issue was a big let down. Concept-wise, this is a fantastic book that gives DC a reason to use the characters from the Others without just shoehorning them into a book because there was already a connection made between these characters and Atlantian artifacts, but the execution of the actual issue is a bit of a mess. It feels rushed, and it's inconsistent. It has a solid writer and artist, but they needed more pages to work with to make this the issue it needs to be. Read Full Review

The lowest review I've given to a comic. This truly is an "Interlude" to the main series, at it has nothing to do with it other than a pointless side story. My problems with it:
1. The writing, especially dealing with continuity, is lacking. In one panel they're about to fight something, in the next they're on the plane leaving. It forced me to double check if I skipped a page. It looks more like a comic I would write, where I would realize it would require too much drawing, so I would just skip every other panel.
2. The female character from Africa, the one who is pointlessly scantily clad, is given some pathetic love back story to make her seem less shallow. It doesn't work.

Skip this one, you will miss nothing of the actual series' plot. more