One of the new DC Giants I picked up to try. The basic deal is a good deal if you are interested in the character. For Aquaman, a good selection of new and reprint stories were selected for this issue. I liked the lead-off story written by Steve Orlando. There was the quick action, simple dialog, and twist of fate you might expect from a 16-page one-shot story. The art was clean and lively. If this was stretched out to 20 pages, it would have fit neatly in an ongoing Aquaman series with no problem. The second story written by Marv Wolfman was a bit more ragged though. I'm not sure if the intent is for a follow-up story to this one, but his story is more disjointed and feels cut short by the page count. And the art by Pop Mhan comes off a little more wooden at times. The 3 reprint stories were all ones I have read, and I quickly flipped through them this time. I personally would have preferred an older story than the New 52 to be included just for my own enjoyment, but these are all good stories I would recommend to anyone wanting recent Aquaman stories in addition to the ongoing series. Since I have read (and still own some of) the 3 reprint stories and the fact that one of the new stories was less enjoyable, I will not be buying any issues of the Aquaman Giant for the foreseeable future until they start serializing a different reprint story. Overall, I still recommend this issue and future issues if you've never read "Throne of Atlantis" or the early Teen Titans issues of the Rebirth era. You get a really good deal for your money with this. more