What Geoff Johns Can Bring to Aquaman Series: Mythos



There are comic book characters who are near impossible to make click for readers and then there are those that seem impossible, but they’re just tough cookies.

Aquaman is one such tough cookie.

So here comes Geoff Johns who thinks he can work the same magic he’s worked on Flash, Green Lantern, and Flash (again) to the King of the Sea. Can he do it? Well, this is going to sound cliché, but if anyone can do it, he can.

And the proof is in his six-year successful run on Green Lantern, a book that quickly brought the character to A-list status. This was not just about Johns bringing the character back to his former glory and writing really wonderful superhero stories—he did that for sure. But the success of this book, the thing we will talk about and refer to for years to come is this:

Mythos.

New Aquaman Series To Be Penned by Geoff Johns

Last night during the DC Comics panel at MegaCon it was announced that Geoff Johns will be taking on the King of the Sea.

Later on his Twitter account John's wrote, “Announced at Megacon: After Brightest Day I’ll be moving over to a new book — Aquaman #1 coming later this year!!”

No word get on the artist...and the only information given by Johns is that Aquaman should be treated and written as a A list DC superhero...he should be kicking as much as a Green Lantern and Batman.

The new title is expected to his shelves later this year.

Superman couldn't be reached for comment as he is being treated for a massive leg cramp...somewhere.

Does Aquaman Have a Silly Curse?

Aquaman: "Are you @#$%&* me? Again?!?"

I've got to hand it to you Aquaman, you are one unlucky S.O.B.

I'm not reading Brightest Day, and I try not to say negative things about something that I've never read. So bear with me, this is not me being negative. I'm just wondering why they would go there again. Where is there? Cutting off Aquaman's hand for a second time.

Aquaman, like Professor Charles Xavier, appears to suffer from reoccurring disability syndrome. I'm not judging the writing, only the decision to do this. To be honest, I never liked the hook or the water hand, and was glad he had regained his ability to play cat's cradle. I think Aquaman has enough limitations with his powers that the writers did not have to go down this road so soon.

I'm kind of hoping that the next time the King of the Sea is with his old pals Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, they give him some good-natured ribbing for being down five fingers again. For his next birthday they should get him gifts like a new pair of gloves or a complete set of Blackest Night rings.

That said, Ivan Reis should draw an Aquaman book because that Brightest Day #20 variant is one of the best of the series! Hands down!

Too soon?

Aquaman is Deserving of Some Big Screen Love

If you are wondering why Warner Bros. would green light an Aquaman movie, then perhaps you aren’t wondering hard enough.

Without a doubt he seems silly and it’s hard to get past that name, but there are indeed plans to bring the Atlantean to the big screen. Interestingly enough, Warners has more confidence in their Flash and Wonder Woman properties than Aquaman; according to Screen Rant, studio insiders claimed this week that an Aquaman film would not hit theaters until the Scarlet Speedster and the Amazonian Princess received their own successful big screen treatments.

Now this is interesting because, while Aquaman does not have the steam to carry an ongoing, he seems perfectly fit for a big screen adaptation; his story is no less far-fetched than that of Flash, Wonder Woman or Green Lantern. In fact, of the DC’s properties that seem like it will take a genius to guide them, it’s going to be Wonder Woman who may have the most difficult time making the transition to the big screen because of it’s fantasy elements and the costume. Aquaman may dress in orange chain mail, but his costume is not as iconic as Diana’s and its alterations may be more readily accepted by fanboys.

While Aquaman has never had an ongoing that has lasted more than 75 issues, in the right hands his character and world seems ripe for an epical big screen adaptation. Aquaman has Atlantean parents who abandon him to be raised by humans. When he eventually learns of his powers he returns to Atlantis where he is made king and falls in love with Mera, the future queen. He has an evil half-brother and an even more evil arch nemesis in Black Manta, who might go down in history as committing the most evil attacks on a nemesis in the annals of comic books—Black Manta kills the infant son of Aquaman and Mera.

Because he is raised as a human, he doesn’t have to be the stone-faced posturing hero just because he is the King of Atlantis. This enables the writers to create a character whose transformation from human to eventual king can be seen through the eyes of a very human character.

If the source material is treated with respect and properly mined of its stronger fantasy elements, an Aquaman film has the potential to inspire a little wonder.