Published: October 25th, 2016
Written by: various
Art by: various
DC Comics, 394 Pages
Review:
I love when DC Comics puts out massive compilations like this that celebrate big moments from the entire history of a character. Being that I never really read a lot of really old Aquaman stuff made this a big treat.
This goes all the way back to the earliest stories and gives us a good selection of tales from just about every era and decade since.
There are modern stories here but this focuses mostly on the old stuff. Especially first appearances (or very early appearances) of key characters from the Aquaman mythos. We see the debuts of the original Aquagirl, Aqualad, Ocean Master, Mera and some very early encounters with Oceanus and Black Manta.
We also get a lot of cameos from Aquaman’s Justice League allies from different eras. This has lots of cameos but all the stories are very Aquaman-centric, as opposed to wedging in Justice League stories where Arthur Curry isn’t the primary focus.
This is a thick, solid volume. It’s a bit pricey but I got the digital version of it really cheap during an Aquaman sale on Comixology. I think I paid less than $5, which to me, was an absolute steal.
If you want to know more about the Aquaman character’s history, this is a great starting point.
Rating: 9/10
Pairs well with: other recent DC Comics compilations celebrating milestone anniversaries.
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