The Becoming #2 is perhaps light on its titular hero than some might desire but it makes up for it with an engaging structure that keeps you guessing. Read Full Review

Thomas presents a well crafted second chapter to this series that combines hard hitting action and a bold commentary regarding xenophobia. Read Full Review

This has been a solid read so far and Thomas is showing that even if Jackson isn't ready to become Aquaman, he's definitely worthy of headlining his own title. Read Full Review

I don't know where this story is going after just two issues, but I'm really excited to find out. The creative team has already subverted my expectations. I thought this story would be a narrative dedicated to upgrading Jackson to the Aquaman mantle, and that still very well may be the case. But the scope of everything is much bigger. This promises to have some major ramifications on Atlantis and tangential Aquaman storylines. You've gotta love the attention put into a story surrounding a character like Jackson. Read Full Review

Aquaman: The Becoming #2 (Brandon Thomas, Diego Olortequi, Skylar Patridge, Wade Von Grawbadger, Adriano Lucas, and Andworld Design) takes the story beyond the man who wears the title and gives focus and room to those who make Jackson who he is. Read Full Review

Aquaman: The Becoming #2 is a good issue, albeit it's more table setting than one might want. The setup is moving key characters around to new positions while supplying readers with some interesting Atlantis cultural elements that make it feel real and relatable. Jackson may not be the central focus, but it's clear as day Brandon Thomas and his collaborators are creating thoughtful superhero comics. Read Full Review

Aquaman: The Becoming #2 is a jarring shift in focus and tone from issue #1 as a slice-of-life-with-a-little-drama comic to a police procedural drama. The characterization of Mera as a shrewd (and slightly combative) person of interest really sells the drama. The art is great considering the multiple artists, and the mild cliffhanger hints at a bigger conspiracy that piques interest for what's to come. Read Full Review

The story is strong, but this issue suffers from the fact that Diego Olortegui's stunning art only lasted a single issue. He splits art duties with Skylar Partridge on this issue, and Partridge is strong as well, but the decrease in the smoothness of the art is noticeable from the first issue. Overall, it's still one of the most interesting Aquaman comics we've gotten in a while. Read Full Review

Aquaman: The Becoming #2 sends its hero on the run while bringing themes of persecution and prejudice to the forefront. With Jackson now considered an enemy of Atlantis, his road to becoming Aquaman will be more complicated than he thought. Read Full Review

Too much race-baiting from Brandon (it's par for the course by now) with the Xebel stuff but this is fairly decent.

This was pretty good. I really liked Mera in this, which is somewhat hard for me to admit because I usually find Mera boring. I guess when she has more agency, she's less bad... or whatever.

"Ah man, she heard everything"

Even though the story told in this issue is pretty straightforward; Jackson runs, Mera gets questioned and so on; the writer manages to make it really convoluted and confusing with all that jumping forward and back in time and from one place to another.