tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post7256098555850875431..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Aquaman (Vol.9) #7rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-81611595013105083372016-09-24T12:53:01.521-04:002016-09-24T12:53:01.521-04:00Awesome synopsis Rob. This issue had nice dialogue...Awesome synopsis Rob. This issue had nice dialogue and a plot that has 3 to 4 separate arcs. I think Arthur & Mera are going to split at some point because the romance of them is building (common device with George RR Martin - make the reader love the characters and then boom!) Lucien Desarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459613597645764566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-90877458620023988432016-09-24T09:41:21.424-04:002016-09-24T09:41:21.424-04:00Great stuff Rob. Picking up new comics on a monthl...Great stuff Rob. Picking up new comics on a monthly basis is just not something I can justify on a budget, so I'm grateful that your reviews help me keep up with one of my favorite DC charactersUnearthly Visionshttp://unearthlyvisions.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-8393376362789479542016-09-24T08:46:26.335-04:002016-09-24T08:46:26.335-04:00I enjoyed this issue. Its been said recently by Ma...I enjoyed this issue. Its been said recently by Mark Waid that nobody writes sub-plots in comics anymore. Well clearly Mark isn't reading Dan Abnett's AQUAMAN which is choc-ful of them! I like that Abnett is completely comfortable giving readers a "Day In The Life" issue every so often and its these issues that make characters most human to me.<br /><br />And there's so much good stuff in this issue: Foreshadowing of Arthur's eventual confrontation with the Justice League and Mera's solo journey in #10, we meet more of Arthur's council filling Atlantis' diversity quota including a member with an underwater-speech impediment (?), more goings on with The Deluge/N.E.M.O/Black Manta and the teaser at the end of what looks to be Aquaman's own personal Doomsday -- Unstoppable!<br /><br />My only real gripe is the ongoing Black Manta sub-plot. I feel Manta dispensed with the Fisher King way too easily and that Abnett needs to establish N.E.M.O. a bit better. If its truly a revered secret society in the DCU on par with The Court of Owls, League of Assassins or even H.I.V.E., then lets see some of their accomplishments/connections to establish this. Also, wouldn't The Others' Operative be aware of their existence since he too has a global secret network of connections? Name dropping Professor Ivo was a good start but let's flesh this organization out a bit more and give it some legitimacy.<br /><br />I though Eaton's art had improved this issue but he needs to be paired with a stronger inker as some of the line work is weak. Good continuity between art teams by not drawing Arthur's trident in the issue as is presumably remains in custody of the US government after Aquaman's prior detention. <br /><br />I am very much looking forward to next issue and find myself really settling into the twice a month groove of Rebirth Aquaman :)Joe Slabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830460003862069026noreply@blogger.com