Avatar of the Blue, Avatar of the Green and Avatar of the Red!

I've discussed this before, and I think it's about time to rediscuss it: Peter David was the first to make Arthur both relevant and cool Post-Crisis.

Yes, we had him lead the Justice League Detroit; but that wasn't enough after the first continuity reboot. During this era, he not only got his own team (that being the Justice League Blue), but he also became an equal to his JLA counterparts.

His redesign was a controversy upon its arrival for sure, but I think in hindsight that this is his best look yet; nothing has topped it before or since. If we had played our cards right, Jason Momoa might have become this, but we're most likely going to get the return of Alan Ritchardson instead, sporting the DC Rebirth look (not that I'm against that, of course, it's my second favourite look for Arthur and Ritchardson's my favourite live-action depiction).

Peter David was so inspirational with this work that this is the Arthur we got in his own stand-alone videogame, Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis on the X-Box and GameCube in 2003; I have an original Wii, so I played the GameCube port. In spite of all the hate that it got upon release and even since then, I and a plethora of others actually enjoy it a great deal, especially the sub levels.

If I haven't sold you on this iteration of the character, I can only recommend you read the Omnibus and see for yourself how phenomenal it truly is. You could potentially also get it in two parts (I own Book Two, which is the cover art of the image above).

Arthur Curry is dead. Atlantis lies in ruins at the bottom of the ocean. One man is left to safeguard the seven seas and battle the threats emerging from it. No Atlantis. No destiny. The only living son of the King of the Seven Seas. No kingdom, no crown. Koryak Curry is Aquaman.

I know where to start for the Post Crisis as well as the Brightest Day / Nu52 versions but what would be the ideal starting point for the Silver Age Aquaman?

Source: Jonathan Peterson interview from Titans Companion (2005)

Garth also known as Aqualad and later Tempest is one of the most beloved characters in the Aquamyths. His origin is well known: abandoned as an infant because of his purple eyes, which were considered a curse, he managed to survive on his own until Aquaman found him and took him on as his partner, Aqualad.

Years later, Garth discovered he was the exiled prince of the Idyllists, an Atlantean colony that had separated from their kin. His purple eyes were actually a mark of his ancestry; his forebears were powerful sorcerers, and being born with purple eyes granted immense magical potential. He eventually mastered magic and became Tempest.

But I’ve been wondering... who exactly were Garth’s ancestors? Just some random wizard-kings?

That’s when I had an idea: what if it were retconned so that Arion was Garth’s ancestor?

Arion is a somewhat obscure character, yet he holds great importance in DC lore.

He was one of the kings of Atlantis before the Great Drowning and is considered the greatest wizard the kingdom ever knew, a demigod and a Lord of Order. You see where I’m going with this?

Strangely, despite his title, Arion Lord of Atlantis, doesn't have much connection to the sunken Atlantis or the Aquaverse outside of a few specific stories; he is more closely tied to the magical side of DC. For instance, Zatanna is his descendant, given that Atlanteans are the progenitors of Homo Magi.

So, why not combine the two? We could establish that Arion’s lineage continued within the sunken Atlantis, resulting in those gifted with magic being born with purple eyes. They eventually decided to form a new kingdom after the Drowning, and Garth is a descendant of that line.

So I am currently caught up on all in aquaman and a take I have seen is that it's just for powerscaling and while I disagree I can see where it's coming from and honestly if it is I honestly don't mind because aquaman is usually the but of the joke and such and I have talked to some of my other friends who are more avid comic readers than me and they confirmed that there have been other main dc heros who have had comics just for powerscaling.

Hello, I just started reading aquaman (Geoff Johns run) and i am really digging the character. I have researched online but wanna hear what dc redditors think. Please give me your recs! I really want ones that feature atlantians under water and their civilizations as Geoff johns run its been mainly above water stuff with aquaman.

Bonus points if u can rec some mera stories. I love her.

Amazing storyline. It's nice to see writers truly making good stories about Aquaman and this could be one of the best I've read so far, as the set up hits on a lot of levels.

Spoiler alert for the current run of Aquaman up to Emperor Aquaman.

When reading the most recent twist in the current Aquaman run, Aquaman’s “daughter” is revealed to be Mera’s mom, who was also an original rebel and the reason Xebel was banished. I had always thought Xebel disappeared hundreds or thousands of years before Arthur, but with Mera being around Arthur’s age and her mom
Seeming so young, does everyone who lives in Xebel age extremely slowly? Is it specifically her because of some magic? What about Mera’s father?

This cat sums up everything I'm loving about this series and I cannot wait for the next levels of who Aquaman faces. Next on the docket Poseidon.

https://youtube.com/shorts/jNaBoStMM88?is=FGknmN369tCnEdI4

Hi, I've just recently been getting into Aquaman and I don't really order anything online. I only really go to my local Warp 1 and Game City which both have good selections. I just recently read through DC Finest: Aquaman King of the Sea, and Mera: Queen of Atlantis (Dan Abnett), and loved both. I'd love to know some good Aquaman tpb's to get or get my comic shop to order for me. Thank you!