Aquaman and The Others #7 Review

With characters off in different directions, this week’s Aquaman and The Others is like two stories in one, with the threat of KGBeast and his accomplice Cheshire against poor Prisoner-of-War’s troubled past highlighting the issue.

Positives
The artwork was fantastic, I really loved the huge splash pages details. As much as the issue had a lot of these pages, the immense expression and movement in each panel was stunning.  Cheshire stole the show for me and the villain team looks really interesting. It was a surprise to see her team up with KGBeast but none the less she’s still as sassy as ever and I’m glad to see they kept her that way.

Negatives
My biggest negative was the text. Way too much crammed into panels then a giant splash page. With that risk with having so many characters talking, the text can clog up the comic panels sometimes and detracts from the artwork. The villain’s base on the moon was another random element, I have heard too many funny places for hideouts but the moon seemed really clichéd to me.  Another issue was the second story with Prisoner of War. I found it very jumbled and was staggered between the other events so I didn’t get the full impact of what was going on with it.

Verdict
Aquaman and The Others now have to deal with a rival villains team who seem to have their own agendas but will the ladies manage to gain control of their friend in time to help? Stay tuned to see if the group will reunite and what they plan to do about the reneged villains.

Get the full review from DC Comics News here

Aquaman #35 Review

"Aquaman" #35 is a quieter issue where Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, Rain Beredo and Taylor Esposito focus on the deeds of King Arthur, ruler of Atlantis as opposed to Arthur Curry, citizen of Amnesty or Aquaman, member of the Justice League. Part one of a tale titled "Maelstrom," the issue showcases Atlantis through the eyes of Stephen Shin and Daniel Evans.

Readers who have been with the title longer than this installment will recognize both characters as significant sources of pain for Aquaman, and the fact that the Sea King reaches out to both of them is writer Jeff Parker's way of showing how committed Aquaman is to find some answers and how human he can be in looking for the very best in other people. Aquaman's humanity and his Atlantean heritage come to a head in this issue as Atlantis itself -- not the people or the government, but the location -- shudders whenever he enters.

"Aquaman" #35 is yet another fine example of this title bringing out the very best in talented creators while they come together as a single creative team. Parker, Pelletier, Parsons, Beredo and Esposito each augment one another's strengths and find their own particular way to influence the story at hand. "Maelstrom" is just getting started, but this creative team has "Aquaman" #35 shaped into mid-arc form. The thought that this tale is only going to get more intense is invigorating, especially as Parker and company leave readers with a last-page revelation that launches a queen-sized mystery for Aquaman and Mera in one of DC's greatest looking and most consistently entertaining titles.

Get full review from Comic Book Resources here.