Aquaman has been in a weird position of just going from one mini event to the next. Its hardly led to a drop in quality though and this will definitely leave readers hyped for Drowned Earth. Read Full Review

Overall, a very fun, engaging outing that allows for Mera to have the spotlight and shine! A great example of how to write and plot a tie-in to show off the supporting cast of an on-going series! Read Full Review

The art compliments the story well. I think this storyline is going to be bigger than anyone thinks it's going to be. And that's damn exciting indeed. Read Full Review

Lan Medina was the artists on the Mera comic book series. I like seeing him here too as it ads to the continuity of the visual storytelling. His art infused with inks by Vicente Cifuentes is tight, clean, and beautiful, although Im not always a fan of how he draws Meras face. Those are just personal quibbles. Read Full Review

My excitement for the Drowned Earth Saga has increased massively through this issue with Aquaman's world becoming more prominent with Mera ruling the scene and Orm out of prison. The team behind this story are doing a great job so far and I hope the quality keeps steady Read Full Review

Aquaman (2016-) #41 resuscitates this series with a featurette on Queen Mera and her heroic journey to save Atlantis and New York City. A fresh take on the odysseyof a wonderful woman, this issue of Aquaman captures something really beautiful. Read Full Review

Mera shines through and may be the DC universe's only hope as doomsday comes to us all. Read Full Review

Dan Abnett does a great job of taking this story and tying it to the larger Drowned Earth arc in a way that keeps the humanity and the stakes to the people in the forefront. Read Full Review

Dan Abnett is bringing his long run on Aquaman to a close in a few months as Kelly Sue DeConnick jumps on board, and his final act will be this tie-in to Drowned World. It's also one of the best acts of his series, as he gets to close out plot points from his Mera: Queen of Atlantis miniseries and give the character a major spotlight she was lacking during the extended Corum Rath storyline. Read Full Review

You won't want to miss this issue, but do yourself a favor and pick up Justice League for the full experience. Read Full Review

This issue is a rollicking, fun read with lots of peril and hopelessness--just the way we like our comics! The story within is a little short on content, but the impressive visuals more than make up for that: you'll want to linger over these panels again and again. Read Full Review

While this issue is a prelude tie-in for the Drowned Earth event it still had plenty of Atlantean themes and character development to still make it feel like it wasn't. It's a good read and should be read if you are interested in the event that starts October 31st. Read Full Review

A watery apocalypse is here and a desperate act might mean a sudden turn for the worse in the coming. Will Aquaman and the Justice League be up to the task? Read Full Review

In the end, even though this gave some nice story time to Mera, it was lacking as a leg of a big Justice League story. Despite all of the world being overrun by toxic water that transforms anyone it touches, this issue just felt like filler while readers were waiting for Snyder to continue the real story over in his book. If youre picking up this title just to complete the Drowned Earth arc, its really not necessary, and if youre picking it up because youre a regular reader, youre probably just going to be disappointed. Read Full Review

There's a fun final page, but there's nothing here that feels really essential or particularly fun to read. Read Full Review

An unfortunate beginning to Abnett's sendoff from "Aquaman," this tie-in to 'Drowned Earth' is not worthy of some of the great stories of this run and offers little to old or new fans alike. Read Full Review

In the end, it's sadly hard to recommend this one as it's a tie-in to an event I already hate. I wish Scott Snyder would just leave talented writers in peace to tell their own stories instead of taking all the toys for himself. There's a good Aquaman story here, it's just sadly buried underneath a disappointing Justice League one. Read Full Review

This was better than the beggining of the event in Justice League #10, Dan Abnett does a great job here.

Aquaman/Justice League Drowned Earth was the DC crossover that was released in conjunction with the Aquaman movie last year. (This review is Late AF).

I reviewed Justice League #10 which was the first prelude. I don't recall being all that impressed with the comic. Thankfully Dan Abnett steps it up. This issue does a great job of setting up the conflict for our heroes.

Prior to seeing Aquaman last year I had no idea who Mera was. She was a great co-lead in the film and that portrayal of the character meshes well with her depiction in this issue as she takes center stage.


Various ocean deities have decided to drown the Planet Earth. They have already captured Aquaman (Justice League #10). While those events are taking place Mera is left to defend Atlantis as it has also begun to be submerged.

I'm not all that familiar with DC's version of Atlantis so it came as a surprise that Atlanteans can be drowned at all. The water submerging Atlantis is also turning anyone that comes in contact with it into monsters. Mera does her best to hold back the flood and as she struggles she also reached out to the Justice League for help. She makes contact with Batman who informs her that The league isn't available and that Aquaman is missing. As Atlantis falls Mera reaches out to the only person that may be able to assist, the Ocean Master.

Lan and Gabe do an adequate job of conveying the tension and horror of the situation. I do think that the color choices maybe a little too bright for the story being told. The opening shot of Mera is amazing. There are also some great action and horror beats conveyed throughout the issue. The designs of the twisted Atlanteans are terrifying The main complaint I have with this issue lies with the busted continuity of the DC Universe. In this arc, the world is being flooded. To my knowledge, this event isn't referenced in any of the other DC books aside from the Drowned Earth tie-ins.

Batman is also in a full-body cast. I'm behind on my comic reviews but I'm pretty sure Bruce isn't mangled in any series outside of Justice League. The continuity issues are glaring unless you just don't care. For me as a longtime reader, the total apathy in regards to story continuity is glaring. In a vacuum or as a trade I'm sure it won't matter but if you're buying these comics monthly it's jarring.

The event officially starts with the conclusion of this issue. I'm more interested in the story now than before which is probably the best compliment I can give. My initial impression of the storyline from Justice League #10 is the main reason It took me such a long time to dive back in. more

I am really sick of all these crossovers, but this is a decent issue and the artwork is good too.

its crazy what good art and writing can do. SO MUCH BETTER than the Justice League lead-in.

from a base of 6, this gets a rating of: 8.
+1 because: the art was definitely above average.
+1 because: I really like Mera and she was portrayed well

For a tie-in issue, it was a solid issue! Abnett, impressed me with his Batman's voice. This will be an issue that I can relax and read anytime just to kill time, can't say that about many books these days. However, with all the praise I give this issue, the Mera miniseries is fresh in the brain so the reveal to who will help her was not a fan of, wish they went with Aqualad instead.

This was the best issue of Aquaman in a while. I chalk it up to Dan Abnett being forced to follow someone else's story, that someone else being a much better storyteller. Hopefully, Titans is similar.

Oh nooo there are so many aliens and so much water and the water is poison what’ll we dooooo.

THE GOOD:

-Nada.

THE BAD:

-Very rushed, no buildup or tension, it just kind of kept moving.

-I wasn't a fan of the art. It was a little too comical for me.

-If Dan Abnett wanted to continue his Mera miniseries, which was admittedly pretty good, it doesn't have to invade the Aquaman title, where its kind of expected the main character will be, you know, Aquaman.

-This issue is just reaching for the sky in trying to be part of the Justice League crossover. Batman is in there for no reason, and the issue rushes through a paraphrased redo of the Aquaman/ Triumvirate confrontation from Justice League #10.

-The end felt thrown in. It made this seem even more like a wannabe sequel to the Mera miniseries and it doesn't excite me for the rest of the crossover, which at least Justice League did. more

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myconius - Oct 20, 2018

hahahahaha! "THE GOOD: -Nada." :D

Comix4fever - Oct 20, 2018

Really nothing good? 😒🤨

myconius - Oct 20, 2018

i'll take his word for it. :)

ohhaimark - Oct 20, 2018

Just my opinion. Nothing I liked here. Personally I'm tapping my feet until Kelly Sue Deconnick boards the series.

myconius - Oct 20, 2018

it's a shame. some people just don't approve of other folks having their own opinions.

Comix4fever - Oct 20, 2018

I was just checking, myconius. You don’t have to go diversity & comics on me.

myconius - Oct 20, 2018

ah! so did his reason check out with you? does he get the seal of approval? :D

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