tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post3339926142806541696..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Aquaman (Vol.8) #2 - Dec. 2011rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-7767079141829883982011-11-04T03:59:05.718-04:002011-11-04T03:59:05.718-04:00I really loved this issue. Mera + Arthur's rel...I really loved this issue. Mera + Arthur's relationship is ridiculously cute. I am so proud with how well this series is going.<br /><br />The Trench terrified me when they turned on their own wounded and ripped him to shreds. I think that is the most creepiest enemy is one that is so animalistic, you <i>can't</i> reason with them. Buharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03862437604872891361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-32975635688513233012011-10-30T16:21:54.750-04:002011-10-30T16:21:54.750-04:00I'm betting the guy in the pic is Ocean Master...I'm betting the guy in the pic is Ocean Master. Assuming they kept the filial relationship in the new 52. And my vote for the revamped villain is Fisherman.Shellheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-81662710922778823962011-10-29T20:07:09.060-04:002011-10-29T20:07:09.060-04:00I've been enjoying reading both the print and ...I've been enjoying reading both the print and e-comic. In the digital version it's fun to read from panel to panel, but then I'm always pissed that the end comes to soon (as I don't have pages in my hand to count).<br /><br />But overall loved the issue. As others have said, a month is TOO LONG!Designer Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830927906423071342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-70877666083566108542011-10-29T16:12:32.084-04:002011-10-29T16:12:32.084-04:00I enjoyed this too; story's definitely picking...I enjoyed this too; story's definitely picking up. I'm digging the art, there's great figure work there. It might not be to everybody's taste, but I like those dense panels; they reward close scrutiny.Joseph Brian Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-45199084929268346742011-10-29T14:06:28.635-04:002011-10-29T14:06:28.635-04:0020 pages is the new standard at DC, guys. That'...20 pages is the new standard at DC, guys. That's why the cover prices are down a buck for the most part. The Batman bit was an extra, it didn't actually take away from the story pages. If issue 1 was longer, it was a bonus, not the standard.<br /><br />Great issue, though, even better than the first--I could look at some of those panels all day. I wish I had the patience to wait for trade though, it's brutal waiting 30 days between each (all too brief) installment.David J. Cutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516225735664810032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-88676494665971437762011-10-29T10:32:16.713-04:002011-10-29T10:32:16.713-04:00Why do you say the Trench communicate via telepath...Why do you say the Trench communicate via telepathy? It looks to me like they are just talking to each other.Also it looks like only the leader with the scars has the neck antennae.<br />Does anyone know how Aquaman's trident sticks to his back?TheFlashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839773131996585943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-61247374378915724532011-10-29T09:00:50.226-04:002011-10-29T09:00:50.226-04:00I liked the first issue, but I wasn't impresse...I liked the first issue, but I wasn't impressed with it. I'm impressed with this one--and could have done without the Batman preview (was it really that necessary? Do they actually think no one is going to buy yet another Batman GN unless they advertise the heck out of it? Sheesh.). More pages for Arthur and Mera!<br /><br />The telepathy scene was cool, but I don't think it needed sound effects--the art itself spoke for it. Show, don't tell.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450951430642845973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-89931086922373722662011-10-29T07:03:36.976-04:002011-10-29T07:03:36.976-04:00This second issue was terrific, and thus far AQUAM...This second issue was terrific, and thus far AQUAMAN has been my favorite series of the new 52. Johns gives some wonderful characterization to Arthur and Mera, and the art team continues to do phenomenal work making the threats terrible and the heroes grand.<br /><br />Of everything in the issue, though, one thing I thought leapt off the page and that was the mention of some mysterious man in a family photo with Arthur and his father. Arthur says the picture shouldn't be there very ominously, and then they're interrupted by a knock at the door. I'm calling it now: this mystery man will be a major villain coming up in the series, possibly the obscure Aquaman rogue that Johns has mentioned giving a Black Hand style revamp.<br /><br />Only one other thing needs to be mentioned. We're now two issues into this AQUAMAN series, and we still haven't seen Aquaman actually IN THE WATER, nor have we seen him actually use his power to COMMAND SEA LIFE. He's talked about it in #1 and used his power to scan for life in #2, but that's it. I want to see him swimming and sicking some leopard seals on the Trench already!Ryan Dalyhttp://ryandalyblog.com/noreply@blogger.com