Year of the Villain: Ocean Master #1
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| Writer | Dan Watters |
| Artist | Miguel Mendonca |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
Orm Marius lost nearly everything following the events of "Drowned Earth"-his crown, his love, and his freedom. Now, in the battle between justice and doom, Ocean Master struggles to find his place. But don't count him out just yet-Ocean Master is about to prove exactly what makes him the true king of the seven seas when he discovers a new power that will change the tide forever!
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9.9
Comic Watch - Jimmy Hayes
Dec 11, 2019This book is totally worth your time and money. Enjoyable from start to finish and filled with breath-taking art and surprises. Read Full Review
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9.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Dec 11, 2019Watters' writing is usually best known for twisty, dark storytelling with the occasional deep bout of body horror. However, he takes those horror-influenced elements and somehow manages to make them work perfectly in this tale that finds Orm return to the place he called home with a harrowing tale of monsters and horrors deep below the sea. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Ari Bard
Dec 11, 2019Ocean Master #1 is an enchanting character study that is sure to please Aquaman experts and first-time readers. It's inspired, beautiful, heartbreaking just as any mythic tale should be. Read Full Review
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8.8
Weird Science - Jim Werner
Dec 11, 2019This was not your typical Year of the Villain one-shot and I think Orm fans will be very happy about that. Dan Watters gets Ocean Master back in the game, stays true to the character and sets him up for bigger and badder things down the line. This was a pleasant surprise and one I can recommend to any Aquaman fan out there. Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
Dec 11, 2019At its core, this is a story of change. Whether or not this change is purely a change in the circumstances surrounding its main character, or a more profound change for Ocean Master, is left up to the reader. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Jenna Anderson
Dec 11, 2019The "Year of the Villain" fully comes for Ocean Master in this one-shot, and the end result is interesting. Read Full Review
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8.0
Multiversity Comics - Gregory Ellner
Dec 12, 2019Diving deep into the depths, the tale of Ocean Master provides a beautiful story of his continued fall from internal peace. Read Full Review
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8.0
Forces Of Geek - Lenny Schwartz
Dec 13, 2019It is not bad for a character that I pretty much have written off. Read Full Review
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7.6
Fortress of Solitude - Neilan Adams
Dec 12, 2019Ocean Master #1 is exciting and emotionally satisfying and makes you eager to dive into Orm's next adventure in the pages of Aquaman, especially as Ocean Master sets up his own Kingdom, rivalling Atlantis. Read Full Review
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10
This was an amazing issue and truly stands out from all the rest of the Year of the Villain one-shots. Dan Watters shines here and shows us why he's an amazing up-and-coming writer. He really did his homework when it comes to what's been going on in Aquaman and with Orm/Ocean Master in the continuity of Aquaman. Definitely someone to watch out for. Miguel Mendonca does an incredible job on pencils with some gorgeous colors from Ivan Plascencia's to match. This something I highly recommend.
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9.0
Ocean Master is an underrated villain and this issue also ties up a loose end of the Drowned Earth story.
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9.0
This was a surprise, at least before I saw Dan Watters credited.
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8.0
Prelude: This is actually a good time to be reviewing YotV: Ocean Master as I had just reviewed Aquaman: Throne of Atlantis. Time to see how Orm is going. The Good: I like that nothing has been forgiven from Orm's actions in Drowned Earth and Mera: Queen of Atlantis. It's interesting to explore this side of Orm's character. I like the whole mythological side to this issue. The Bad: It feels like there is just one part too many in this issue. Conclusion: An interesting story about Orm and his former family with some mythology and Atlantis' underground (Looks like the Ninth). However I do feel like it was slightly overstuffed.
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7.5
This one was pretty good but I dunno, I'm sad about his land family. Landily? Familand.
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7.0
This was good enough. I'm not really interested in Ocean Master. I think that's why my rating is lower than the others. This is a competent issue. I just didn't really enjoy reading it.
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