Aquaman #45
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| Writer | Kelly Sue DeConnick |
| Artist | Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
She's heeeeeere! Witness the epic origin of Aquaman's most dangerous foe yet-the nefarious Namma! Meanwhile, Aquaman, still trying to piece together his strange vision of a mysterious red-headed woman, agrees to accompany Caille across dangerous waters to meet her long-lost mother in exchange for recovering his lost memories. But as the two allies (or maybe more?) approach Namma's island, strange events begin to occur that reveal a shocking truth about Caille herself!
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Kabooooom - Matt Morrison
Feb 20, 2019While I hope that we return to the adventures of Arthur Curry and Mera soon enough, I wouldn't mind sticking with this diversion a while longer. Read Full Review
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10
ComicBook.com - Matthew Mueller
Feb 20, 2019Aquaman's been taking some chances with "Unspoken Water", and it's resulting in one of the freshest runs in quite some time. Read Full Review
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9.8
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Feb 20, 2019Robson Rocha's art is beautiful. The rendering of the sea is gorgeous and the character details are amazing. I really enjoyed the look of this issue immensely. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Ritesh Babu
Feb 20, 2019Aquaman continues to be a fantasy epic bustling with big ideas and expansive mechanics that push the franchise forward. DeConnick and Rocha deliver as expected. Read Full Review
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9.5
On Comics Ground - Ian Cameron
Feb 23, 2019This continues to be one of the most beautifully beguiling titles DC's producing, as Kelly-Sue DeConnick, Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Sunny Cho, and Clayton Cowles continue to demonstrate why they were born to tell this sensational and innovative Aquaman tale! Three issues in and I can say without a doubt, it's my new favourite DC on-going title! Read Full Review
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9.2
Comic Watch - John Jack
Feb 21, 2019If this is the series we're getting I'm so sold! If it dips back to the drudgery of the previous 2 I might not stay. Read Full Review
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9.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Feb 20, 2019Thus far, this series has built a fantastic mystery, and Robson Rocha is doing the work of his career on the Gods and monsters. This could be an Aquaman run for the ages. Read Full Review
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8.3
Comic Crusaders - Kevin Given
Feb 25, 2019Some great thought went into the creation of Aquaman's newest adversary and her origin is breath-taking. This issue is spent setting us up for a great confrontation, which we assume will happen next issue. In the meantime our heroes are preparing for the worst as they're not sure about their future. One because he can't remember much, the other because she doesn't know what to expect. But it looks like next issue is going to take us for a heluva ride! It's to early to tell if Namma is going to be as great a villain as, say Black Manta. But one things for sure. The creative team is pulling out all the stops to make her one of A's greatest adversaries To be continued! Read Full Review
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8.0
Comics: The Gathering - Hussein Wasiti
Feb 20, 2019Oddly enough, there isn't much to discuss here aside from how amazing the art is and how wide in scope the plot is. If DeConnick can continue with this momentum, then we should have something special on our hands. Read Full Review
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8.0
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Feb 20, 2019This arc has been enjoyable enough, but I'm impatiently waiting for Aquaman to regain his memory and for DeConnick's take on the former King of Atlantis. Read Full Review
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8.0
Infinite Earths - J.D. Jr.
Feb 20, 2019A mystical tale stooped in fascinating mythology! Read Full Review
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8.0
Black Nerd Problems - L.E.H. Light
Feb 20, 2019Summary, the art is fantastic. Huge splash pages of gods and monsters, colors blending and colliding. I scanned through this Aquaman #45 and didn't even read the words at first. Just looked at the pictures. This is an issue worthy of being collected, whether you're a fan or not. Read Full Review
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7.5
Weird Science - Reggie Hemingway
Feb 20, 2019An epic tale of the world's beginning, told a bit too late in this story arc. Perhaps its the story arc that should be truncated. PERHAPS EVERY STORY DOESN'T NEED TO BE SIX @#$%! ISSUES LONG. Read Full Review
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5.0
DC Comics News - Cameron Tevis
Feb 22, 2019This issue is the first DeConnick issue that was even remotely worth reading. Unfortunately it has nothing to do with Aquaman, it has more to do with mythology building. This new direction for Aquaman is still a bad idea that regresses the character and I would never suggest this title to new readers. I would point them at the Geoff Johns, Dan Abnett or even Peter David run, but I would have them look the other way with this run. Read Full Review
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2.0
You Don't Read Comics - Christopher Landers
Feb 22, 2019Overall, this was a sleepy, little issue that, while managing to add something to the story, did so in the least engaging way possible. If the rest of this arc is going to revolve heavily around Caille and her mother, then DeConnick is going to have to find a way to make the readers give a damn about them. Read Full Review
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9.0
Positive: The art was off-the-charts and really told the story. Overall, it's an engaging storyline. Negative (directed more at DC Management & not DeConnick, Rocha, & Heneriques: For a character that has a hugely successful movie, the decision to run with a storyline that totally separates the character from the main DC Universe and whose death is NOT even acknowledged in Justice League or any other DC book (as compared to the Heroes in Crisis death of Wally West and Arsenal) makes no sense. On the heels of the hugely successful Wonder Woman movie, there was a digital series and a Batman and Wonder Woman team-up book. It seems like DC just doesn't know or want to capitalize on the success. Which brings me to my point that as mu more
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8.5
Probably the best issue so far. It was quickly paced, it never overstayed its welcome, and it didn't bog itself down with even more exposition.
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8.5
This one's more into the myth of how the world began, the creation of every other elemental from the union of Sea and Salt. And how Namma eventually became the villain of the story, it was deftly told while Caille and Aquaman goes to find Namma and end up worn down near her island. I guess this evokes DC's essence in general. Anyway it's a great comic with great art.
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8.0
I loved seeing Kirby krackles in an issue of Aquaman!!!
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7.0
The art is very beautiful! The background information we got was actually quiet enjoyable. Because this is issue 3 of 5, I can let it go that the pacing was a bit slow for this issue. Although the cliffhanger didn't do much for me.
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7.0
Great writing and art, but damn this was a bit too deep for me at times.
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6.5
THE GOOD: -I liked this issue. It was good. -The best was Robson Rocha's art, which was stellar. -I'm really liking this portrayal of Arthur a lot. At least in this issue. It doesn't feel forced or anything. -Those flashbacks were really good. Much better introduction to the gods than last issue. THE BAD: -I wish more could've happened. It didn't really progress the plot a whole lot. -I wasn't a huge fan of the ending. I don't know why, it just didn't really make me excited for the next issue.
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6.5
This is kind of a cool idea, but I'm not really sure how I feel about the mythology, guess we'll see.
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4.5
Now I remember why I always thought history classes were so boring.
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3.0
A dreadful plodding plot, creeping along like a snail. I'm not sure how much longer I can take this. It's the worst run of Aquaman for years. The art is good though.
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