Meet Orin

This handsome young Aqua-Fan is named Orin Brock, whose father Shawn wrote me one day last week and told me he and his wife actually named their son after Aquaman, and he was wondering, would that be enough to get him into F.O.A.M.?

Um, yeah!

Here's what Shawn had to say about how his son got named after the King of the Seven Seas:

"When my wife and I were discussing baby names, we were having difficulty agreeing on a name. Orin was a name I had been thinking about for a while, but wasn't sure how to approach with her. I decided to suggest it, and she liked it immediately. Deciding she needed to hear it from me rather than read it somewhere or hear from someone else, as soon as she said she liked it I told her where it came from.

I've been a huge Aquaman fan for as long as I can remember (I'm 41, so that's a long time), and knowing that and how big a fan I am, she readily agreed to the name.

And now, I have my own tribute to my favorite superhero (and an amazingly cool son too!) He is 4 now, and is a big fan and loves watching Aquaman in cartoons. Obviously I've worked hard to make him a fan, and it seems to be taking so far!"


What can I say? Honestly, this makes me all mushy inside when I hear a story about a young Aquaman fan such as this. Orin looks like a cool little guy, and he's got some way-cool parents!

I'm so blown away by this that I'm inducting the entire Brock Family into F.O.A.M., for dedication above and beyond the call! Welcome to F.O.A.M., Brock Family!