Aquaman may have been a joke in the eyes of the dominant current, but fans of comics are more than aware of its epic history. He is now the star of a comic book in progress after years not to have one, and he could also receive such a series in the absolute universe of DC Comics. If this is the case, some options are available so that this incarnation stands out from the general public universe.
The Golden Age Aquaman was actually very different from the consumer versionOffering an avenue to reinvent it in the absolute universe. Likewise, elements of the new restart 52 and the post-Crisis on infinite land The era is other ways to differentiate these incarnations. In this way, the entire king of the history of Atlantis will be represented in his current harvest of comics, cementing his transition from the joke to the hero.
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The golden age had a unique aquaman
Aquaman made his debut in the golden age of comics, but as with the flash, the atom and the green lantern, he is more defined by the way in which he was written at the age of the money. Golden Age Aquaman was not an Atlantean royalty or evenBut rather a powerful aquatic superhuman experienced by his explorer father in progress to thrive in underwater environments.
This allowed him to breathe on land and at sea, as well as to give him superhuman strength. He had an affinity for marine life but could not communicate with them directly as in subsequent incarnations. When his knowledge of aquatic life failed him in an adventure, he frequented college to find out more about fish and chtyology.
Using his aquatic affinity and his superhuman powers, he fought modern pirates such as Black Jack and similar enemies, with a comic strip with humor by making him throw a polar bear on an opponent.
Golden Age Aquaman as a character and concept has rarely been exploredAnd part of the reason is how forgotten it is. His counterpart of the money of money completely eclipses it, and that does not help him have an almost indistinguishable costume. Thus, its version of the golden age was more essential, somewhat similar to the golden age versions of colleagues member of justice League Superman and Wonder Woman, but to an even greater degree.
The Aquaman “Arthur Joseph Curry” saw after the events of Infinite crisis was a loose modernization of the central concepts of the Aquaman gold age. While Geoff Johns planned to reintroduce the classic version through the books of the Golden Age which took place from his final America’s Society of Justice Running, it never rose to nothing. Thus, there is ample space for Absolute Aquaman, whenever it is presented, to use this origin.
It would be essentially “aquaman without its atlantest inheritance”, reflecting the way in which the reverse absolute universe or suppresses the central parts of the concepts of heroes. In this way, Absolute Aquaman would be distinct from his embodiment of comics and his tribute to the taking of comics, focusing on modern piracy as a stay of the intrigue of the Atlanean palace.
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The new 52 could influence Absolute Aquaman
Trenches are transferred Atlanteans
The new restart 52 was controversial for DC Comics, with many radically changed characters. Many now consider the current absolute universe as the “New 52 does correctly”. At the same time, this 2011 restart had its fair share of success, in particular with characters who had fallen by the way to this point.
New 52 Aquaman was one of the greatest successes of the restart, putting the King of Atlantis on the map in a way that he had not been for years.
The first arc in Geoff Johns’ Aquaman Run introduced the monstrous trench, which were fish -shaped creatures which were also one of the main groups that descended from the original Atlantis. Bidial and resolved in their violent nature, these animals were enemies of Aquaman and Xebellians like Mera. The trench even presented itself in DC Extended Universe films, and they could do the same in a different way via the new absolute universe.
Make absolute aquaman a member of the trench would completely deform the charactermaking him “Aquaman without his humanity”. The trench could be the only surviving beings of Atlantis in this universe, one going against its animal species and looking for a life on earth. Nicknamed “The Aquaman” by the press, this embodiment of Aquaman would be closer to something like the creature of Black Lagoon.
He could even be taken by a headlight goalkeeper named Arthur Curry, referring to classic Aquaman while being separated from him. It would also reverse its golden origins while using new 52 elements. Again, this would prevent the absolute universe from repeating the same tropes of fantasy and epic royalty generally recycled for the character while giving him a monstrous makeover adapted to the absolute granular universe.
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The absolute universe can restore the 90s aquaman
The news and the DCEU updated the aspects of the embodiment of the silver age of Aquaman, but it was not the only popular version for the underwater hero. Like many DC characters, Aquaman has been strongly changed after Crisis on infinite landWith key aspects of his background frame. For example, this version was a complete Atlantean, having been generated by the Wizard Arion instead of a lighthouse goalkeeper named Thomas Curry.
The lighthousekeeper who adopted the future Aquaman (who had the Atlanean name Orin) was appointed Arthur Curry, and Aquaman took the name of his adoptive father for himself.
Less than a generic superhero which “took between two worlds”, this aquaman was a true fantastic hero in the epic tradition, with a tragedy and heartbreaking prophecies throughout his life. More particularly, In the 1990s, Aquaman finally lost his hand, replacing it with a crochet harpoon While adopting a more nervous attitude and a bearded appearance. When he first returned to Atlantis in adulthood, he was treated as a common criminal and was no less pariah than on earth.
Unfortunately, as a current Aquaman The writer Jeremy Adams mentioned, the Aquaman The comics of writers like Peter David who shaped this era are no longer canon. Absolute Aquaman can bring back the audacious Aquaman of the 1990s in a way that consumer comics simply cannot. Other ideas involve withdrawing almost all the familiar aspects of the character, but following this path could maintain the Atlantean nature of Aquaman while removing his royalty.
Due to certain misunderstandings or the birth of a commoner, this version of Aquaman could be a everyday citizen of Atlantis and not of his king. Likewise, Ocean Master could govern the underwater kingdom while being biologically unrelated to Aquaman, giving their rivalry a different turn. Black Manta could also be changed for someone who is looking for Atlantis for his harmful ends, improving him with his usual plots based on hacking.
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Of course, all this will be visually incomplete if Aquaman does not lose hand and does not replace it with a harpoon. In this way, it will really adapt to the dark nature of the absolute universe and cement its status of loss of loss. He might not even have his usual support cast, at least not in the same quality. Garth / Aqualad could be another criminal pariah and, therefore, not a young acolyte famous alongside a royal hero. Mera and the Xebelians could be at war with the main Atlanning Society, withdrawing it from the romantic interest of Aquaman. In his place could be Dolphin, which was seen for the first time during the end of Peter David Aquaman Run, reproducing the tone of this series and how it placed Aquaman through the spinner.
By doing that, Absolute aquaman can really be a modern version of the coolest aquaman of all timeBring back the version that fans of the 90s loved while leaving the classic Aquaman to exist in the main book. This would also keep “daring Aquaman” relevant because it has not been used for years, although it has been the final Aquaman for years.
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