My title: "Aquaman is a Douche and an Idiot:" Seriously... this guy is awful and I know that this could have been an awesome story for him to be as kickass as his animated form. Either one. But instead, we are constantly given a history lesson with the character, and that history is terribly boring, and even in action packed moments, he still reads like cardboard. So here goes more of the same.
Summary: We open to the present surprisingly, with Aquaman's sub waiting outside of New Themiscyra. Aquaman, his brother Orm (Ocean Master), sister-in-law Siren, and General Rodunn are discussing the plot to kill Terra, the girl responsible for killing Aquaman's wife Mera, and raising the British Isles another mile above sea level. General Rodunn expresses a point that Orm is untrustworthy, but this is ignored because Orm is the king's brother, therefore the most trustworthy person ever. Perhaps instead of sinking the libraries of Europe, he should have checked out some Shakespeare. We then go 26 years back to the night Thomas Curry met Atlanna. This is beyond stupid... Aquaman's 25? How can this be on timeline with regular continuity when he should be in his 30's by now? I hate anachronisms... Anyway, this part remains pretty consistant witht he regular version: Fisherman saves, and falls for, a mermaid, then she gets pregnant and is taken back to Atlantis. The baby is born blonde, and he is tossed out like garbage and somehow finds his way back to his father. Jumping to the present, we see Orm and Siren attack the Themiscyrian palace to kill Terra, but they are stopped by her aunt, Penthiselia, who quickly dispatches Siren and accost Orm for showing up in person. Aquaman, not getting a signal from his team, decides he wants to head to the surface himself. We then cut back to the past so we can see where the Flashpoint world diverges. Thomas, knowing that the Atlanteans would kill Arthur refused to let him go out into the water, despite Arthur being able to hear the voices calling. Finally, on Arthur's 13th birthday, Atlanteans appear at Thomas's door and believing they are there to kill his son, he fights them and is killed. They are there, in fact, to take Arthur to his rightful home in Atlantis as the king. Arthur sees his father as a weak man and never takes on the values that he tried to instill in him. Jump 18 years from that to the present. See the time frame? 13 plus 18= Not 25. Back in the present, knowing of the security breach, Wonder Woman sends her Furies (Terra, Huntress, Hawkgirl, and Cheetah), and Wonder Woman bursts through the ship, and confonts Aquaman.Highs: It was better than the last issue, no doubt, but that's not saying much. The art here is actually really good, and that's always a booster.
Lows: Bad writing and really boring take on a surprisingly complex character. Also, someone needs to learn math.
Verdict: C. The sooner this Aqua/Amazon war is over the better... its really sucking the good stuff out of really great books. I would advise reading this if you are a fan of Aquaman, or a sucker for event tie-ins. Otherwise, just skip it.
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