A Graphic Year Week 10 & 11

Once again I took care of 2 weeks in the same weekend and neither of them were Deadpool or Archie. I read the first trade of the New 52’s Aquaman. I wanted to find out why everyone constantly rags on Aquaman. It seems like he’s got a pretty cool power IMHO so I never got the hate. One of the guys at my comic shop was so enthusiastic about this one because Aquaman proves he’s a good hero, not just to the world, but to himself.

I didn’t know he was half-human and half-Atlantian. When he ruled Atlantis or walked on land, he was always of both and neither place. This series starts with unknown creatures rising from the depths that even Atlantians didn’t know existed. Aquaman manages to save many people but at a great cost. While pondering the cost, it is discovered that the artifacts found during the battle reveal a great deal more happening beneath the waves than Aquaman ever realized. I’m very curious to see where they take this series and the Atlantian mystery.

For this week, I read Great Zombies in History which is an anthology of what history would be like with zombies inserted into the annals of history. I picked it up at a Baltimore Comic Con a couple of years ago and it’s been collecting dust on my shelf for far too long.

The first one about the great battle of Troy is good but really sticks the landing at the end. Both Roanoke and Sacajawea’s stories are poignant while Teddy Roosevelt’s works well within historical continuity. The Jack the Ripper tale actually has some Deadpool like humor. If you’re into zombies and/or history, you’ll get a kick out of this one.

Music: Geronimo by Sheppard