Why’s Everybody Hating On Aquaman?
Why do you hate Aquaman so much?
Don’t say you don’t, cause you do. His book’s being canceled… again. What the eff, guys, it’s getting embarrassing to be a fan.
This is not an impassioned plea to make the character into some bad-ass or cut off his other hand in a misguided attempt at relevance. I’m opening up to you - for reals - Aquaman is super-cool and you need to get with it.
Guy’s the god damn Prince of Atlantis. That’s gotta count for something. Hanging out on the high seas; dueling pirates, making out with mermaids and wrestling humanoid shark-barbarians (with five rows of teeth AND frontal lobes).
Is it the magic? Is there too much magic nonsense? Yea, that gets me too. Maybe next time we’ll move away from that; embrace the super evolution of life at the ocean’s floor. Then it’s not lame that he talks to fish anymore since they’re crazy, unique creatures and not just trout.
I don’t think we need a reboot. I’ll bet most of you could jump on board with the new kid that’s filling out the title if it had a good hook. The Sub-Deigo stuff is great and I really dig the new costume. The long hair and the youth work, too.
So, let’s say the next time Aquaman comes around we all take it a little more seriously.
-Johnny Zito
