tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post8252841483329857454..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Brightest Day #20 - April 2011rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-64629282292479592502011-02-25T05:18:00.444-05:002011-02-25T05:18:00.444-05:00Wings
what the $%&@ are you talking about?Wings<br /> what the $%&@ are you talking about?Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-70931858790482856232011-02-24T21:49:55.822-05:002011-02-24T21:49:55.822-05:00From day 1 Brightest Day has been all about Aquama...From day 1 Brightest Day has been all about Aquaman for me. He is my favorite. I want him back in the League, back in the satellite, and running game with all the other Big 7. The confrontations between him and Black Manta in this series are gripping! Manta is a freaking nightmare and the bad-ass villain I always knew he was intended to be. When he shows up, you want to gasp and Johns has been doing that for me every step of the way. I'm sorry about the hand but it's not gonna keep Aquaman down!Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-46893023011345137572011-02-23T18:52:10.864-05:002011-02-23T18:52:10.864-05:00David H.: You could also have gone back a few post...David H.: You could also have gone back a few posts to read the previous Brightest Day post right here on The Shrine.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-14122040027905521792011-02-23T18:04:28.494-05:002011-02-23T18:04:28.494-05:00well looks like i had to resort to google to find ...well looks like i had to resort to google to find out how Arthur lost his hand again. god forbid somebody on the Aquaman shrine could have stepped up and answered a simple question for me somewhere over the last week.Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-37560719682817160362011-02-21T00:30:41.738-05:002011-02-21T00:30:41.738-05:00Ohh, and the thing with Aquaman's hand, which ...Ohh, and the thing with Aquaman's hand, which I agree, is a really awesome, hardcore moment, reminds me a bit of a similar moment on JLU. In the cartoon Aquaman has a pretty lousy portrayal, personality wise, even though he is presented as powerful and regal. However, there is one moment that is just plain awesome, and it completely encapsulates who Arthur is.<br /><br />His son is suspended above a dire peril, and Aquaman is chained next to him. He manages to break the chains and free one of his arms, but he is having trouble with the other and time is running out. He rips off the symbol on his belt, hacks at the chains...no good. Finally, he looks at his son, looks at his hand, and CUTS HIS OWN HAND OFF to escape the chains. The next scene has him showing up back in Atlantis with his son, but minus a hand. Now that is just pure awesomeness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-89002230347019809982011-02-21T00:25:59.868-05:002011-02-21T00:25:59.868-05:00I really, REALLY wish that the wider picture and t...I really, REALLY wish that the wider picture and tone of DC comics was something that I could be happy supporting, because it is awesome to see Aquaman back in action...and even with a new Aqua Family! That is fantastic! I'd vastly prefer that the original family hadn't all been killed in terrible, pointless ways for that to happen, but at least the Sea King is getting some respect. It is a step in the right direction, and if Aquaman does one day get a new ongoing, I will have to seriously consider my modern mainstream boycott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-31345656404727757492011-02-20T17:41:56.172-05:002011-02-20T17:41:56.172-05:00There were some awesome moments alright - I wonder...There were some awesome moments alright - I wondered if Aquagirl was going to swim back into the picture!<br /><br />Looking forward to the last few issues!!IADWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339648236279349271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-20336783359397573532011-02-20T10:48:17.547-05:002011-02-20T10:48:17.547-05:00(Oh, for crying out loud -- typo, I meant BD #7, n...(Oh, for crying out loud -- typo, I meant BD #7, not #1.)HollyHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051920326789318208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-76951912715790561582011-02-20T10:47:21.035-05:002011-02-20T10:47:21.035-05:00@Orly: I don't think those are screw-ups. (Ex...@Orly: I don't think those are screw-ups. (Except for Mera's tears underwater.) Arthur very distinctly switches from the costume we're familiar with, to the collar-less one with the WL symbol for a belt buckle, only in that frame where he gets hit with the blast from Deadman's ring. I'm gonna say that the change has to be deliberate, and we just don't know what it's supposed to mean yet. (I also don't get why the WL buckle would be left behind along with the trident, but I hope we'll get some answer for that too.)<br /><br />We've seen Arthur flip into this look before. I refer you to BD #1 -- its alternate cover (which I think was posted here by Rob) showed Aquaman sitting on a throne, in an all-white costume consisting of the collarless top and the WL buckle. He also suddenly appeared in that costume in a panel inside the comic, when the WL commands him to find Jackson ("Find him first.").HollyHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051920326789318208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-76484190321343068002011-02-20T02:11:02.270-05:002011-02-20T02:11:02.270-05:00Man, I was sooo jealous of Arthur when Mera went a...Man, I was sooo jealous of Arthur when Mera went all badass on the villains. What a woman!Adamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021957442819037568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-54989880407794844522011-02-19T13:34:07.974-05:002011-02-19T13:34:07.974-05:00@Rex: yeah, I'm guessing that's a screw up...@Rex: yeah, I'm guessing that's a screw up - like how the hell is Mera crying underwater. Sure, we could make the argument that it's hard water from her powers, but then she'd be bleeding too, right? Or how Aquaman's belt went to the White Lantern look too, but left behind the White Lantern Belt instead of his Aquaman belt. Overall though, excellent storyline. This better lead to an ongoing monthly and I'd like to see Gleason back on that whenever his run on Batman & Robin ends.Orly De Gaullehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248896383237977678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-83401764672729054602011-02-19T07:55:07.909-05:002011-02-19T07:55:07.909-05:00And I hope this Aqua-family can stay intact once e...And I hope this Aqua-family can stay intact once everything is said and done. Quite a great way to pull them all together and it would suck if it was only for a few panels.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-74274359336186240602011-02-19T07:54:54.261-05:002011-02-19T07:54:54.261-05:00Very cool stuff, awesome actually! Aquaman and Mer...Very cool stuff, awesome actually! Aquaman and Mera are on par with any other top-tier DC heroes and this just proves it.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-37557671887194918732011-02-19T04:27:29.304-05:002011-02-19T04:27:29.304-05:00sorry for the dumb question i'm about to ask h...sorry for the dumb question i'm about to ask here but i'm kinda outa the loop with a lot of the Blackest Night/Brightest Day stuff but from what i can see here it looks like Black Manta just cut off Aquaman's hand in the previous issue?Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-7260149576210749612011-02-19T03:19:52.344-05:002011-02-19T03:19:52.344-05:00Notice that, on the last page, Aquaman's back ...Notice that, on the last page, Aquaman's back in his classic (collar-less) uniform.Rex!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-52820821403003201302011-02-19T02:22:35.452-05:002011-02-19T02:22:35.452-05:00That scene with Mera was awesome! my head was doin...That scene with Mera was awesome! my head was doing the special sound fx while reading it, if you were there you'd be paralysed with that display... and time again if you were scuba diving or something while Aquaman called a wall of sea lif....undead.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689483779864961033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-79486479119469960702011-02-19T02:21:35.984-05:002011-02-19T02:21:35.984-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689483779864961033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-53885542632619349032011-02-19T00:25:36.656-05:002011-02-19T00:25:36.656-05:00The scene with Mera lifting the ocean was incredib...The scene with Mera lifting the ocean was incredible, but Aquaman's army takes the cake. Great aqua-focused issue and looking forward to Emperor Aquaman in Flashpoint. <br /><br />(Still hoping for his own ongoing or take over in Adventure Comics)Rock Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936596878591772616noreply@blogger.com