Aquaman #58

Aquaman is more than a book about one hero, and those who give it a chance will find a wonderful oddball family of characters that have come together in the sweetest way. Read Full Review

Mendonca beautifully lays out the world of Atlantis as well as the lush and beautiful backgrounds of Amnesty Island. The art draws you in and the characters look amazing. I enjoyed how the art shifted with the tone of the story and the characters and brought those details together in the finale. Read Full Review

Enough praise cannot be heaped on just how great Kelly Sue DeConnick's Aquaman run is, and issue #58 is no exception. Character-first, subtle, and with wholly gorgeous art, this book is quietly one of DC's best right now. Read Full Review

The issue does an exceptional job at setting up what’s to come by taking its time to set up the conflict on the horizon and giving believable motivations for all the characters. Not only are the characters written well, they’re drawn beautifully too! This issue hits all the marks and I’m excited to see what comes next in this series. Read Full Review

Lastly, Mendona does well using subtle differences to set the scenery and, somehow, making Aquaman look even more presentable after a quick glo-up. Read Full Review

Kelly Sue Deconnick is taking this book back to familiar territory with Atlantian politics, but with Orm stirring up trouble and AQUABABY, it all feels fresh.  The cliffhanger has me worried, but in the way that makes me want the next issue right now and that is a sign that things are looking up for Aquaman fans like myself. Read Full Review

There is some VERY good stuff in this book, but right now it's not living up to the early issues. Read Full Review

Two months ago, Aquaman #56 detailed a story that took place in the past and was a stark reminder of what we've been missing with Arthur Curry. Aquaman #58 shows every sign of integrating that characterization into the status quo that's developed for Arthur's supporting cast in Kelly Sue DeConnick's run. This issue is a great extension of the emotional content of Aquaman #56, and appears to indicate that Aquaman's ship has been righted and is headed in the proper direction…. Now if we could only get him that shave! Read Full Review

When we look at superheroes, it’s easy to boil them down to secret origins and power sets, rather than the characterization that’s made us root for them for generations. And Aquaman — a character with numerous reimaginings, relaunches and reversals — might be more scattered than most. But it’s amazing what a little bit of humanity can do to clarify a character’s internal compass — DeConnick and Mendonca’s Aquaman is a man adrift but never unmoored, a guy who’s been dealt a bad hand but chooses to embrace the good things still in his life. He’s not grim and gritty, not an oversized beacon of hope, but a guy who seems to exude well-adjusted normalcy, even as a one-time king of Atlantis. It’s a quiet story that shows us that while things can be bad, we have the ability to choose how we stand up to it. And if that’s not a heroic origin story for today’s headlines, I don’t know what is. Read Full Review

SweetiePie

May 15, 2020

Love where this is going. Suspenseful and searing.

M1sf1r3

Jun 09, 2020

Prelude: Well, time to explore how Andy changes things up. The Good: Love the slice of life offered in this issue. Rocha's art is great as always. The Bad: On principle, I don't like time jumps in my comics or obvious dating. Conclusion: It's a good issue, there's a lot of neutral in it, Orm, the cliffhanger and Vulko especially. Don't feel strongly for either side currently, hopefully that improves.

Psycamorean

Mar 21, 2020

This was fine. I just wish I cared. The baby is cute, I guess.

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PeteRick - Mar 23, 2020

I get where you're coming from, this hole idea of 5G has made DC not even worth giving a crap for me, just waiting for the reboot i guess

Psycamorean - Mar 24, 2020

I heard the reboot isn't happening right now

pizzamain

Mar 19, 2020

Really fun parts but v stupid ending with Andy. Are we shocked she was stolen when she almost died falling off a cliff? No. But I do like how Andy brings out sides of characters we otherwise wouldn't get. More positive than not, but ending was silly.

Spacey Medicine

May 05, 2020

My favourite thing about the ocean is how nothing in it ever floats. P.S. all of these people are bad at politics and I hope that Orm does take over. I vote Orm!