tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post8431500870674606186..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Aquaman (Vol.3) #1 - June 1989rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-7840405568961056922011-01-15T12:06:51.472-05:002011-01-15T12:06:51.472-05:00Agreed rob! and Siskoid.
This was a real step bac...Agreed rob! and Siskoid.<br /><br />This was a real step back for the Sea King both literally and figuratively.<br /><br />Whereas the 1st post-Crisis Aquaman series was beautifully rendered and looked like it was laying the foundation for an updated Sea King, headed for the 90's, the Giffen/Swan series took it about 5 steps backwards. <br /><br />And the story of the aftermath of Arhtur Jr.'s death had already been told so I was always confused about why they decided to revisit it so unsuccessfully in this mini.Joe Slabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830460003862069026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-89017302845440246132011-01-15T09:08:49.320-05:002011-01-15T09:08:49.320-05:00I very much had the same opinion of the series whe...I very much had the same opinion of the series when it came out. I really loved the cover, but not the retro-ness of the interior. Curt Swan's fine on Silver Age Superman comics, but it doesn't work for me in modern comics.<br /><br />This really seemed a step back from the fluidity of the Craig Hamilton series, both in art and story.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.com