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The tides turn for the Sea King with a new creative team! Star scribe Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly) and red-hot artist Robson Rocha (TEEN TITANS, SUPERGIRL) take the rudder to steer Aquaman into uncharted waters. In the wake of "Drowned Earth," an amnesiac Arthur washes ashore on a remote island, and ends up being cared for by a young woman named Callie, who's just a little TOO curious for comfort. And as a lifetime of horror movies has taught us, there's something strange going on in this island village. Aquaman needs to come to his senses quickly...or he might wind up sleeping with the fishes instead of chatting with them.
THE GOOD:
-I really liked Robson Rocha's art. He really kicked this issue's quality up a notch.
-I also liked the opening to this issue, it was pretty cool in my opinion.
-And this series is a welcome fresh breath of air for this comic. It's a definite step above the last few issues.
-The premise is pretty good, although it will be bad to see Aquaman try to discover his past when we already know it so well, it's so obvious to the reader.
-I thought Loc was a funny, but unnecessary character.
THE BAD:
-This issue was one of many issues this week that felt like it could have been shorter. This issue feels like one where very little happens, and it didn't really give me a great look at what Deconnick's run will be like.
-I wasn't a fan of the Namma/Caille story, and Caille's character isn't my favorite. It sounds like Namma will be the villain? I guess we'll have to see how that plays out.
-I wasn't a fan of the end. It didn't feel like anything super cool to us, the readers, we've seen that before. Sure, discovering his powers might be a big moment for Arthur in this comic, but we're already well-acquanited with his powers.
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