How does everyone feel about there not being a aqua man comic anymore?
Is it a result of the general decline of comics or is the leadership at DC just that disconnected with the readers?
Or something else? Why are comics failing in such a rich super hero climate?
Iāve only been interested in Aquaman during the One Year Later āSword of Atlantisā run, so I may not be the best opinion on thisā¦
Butā¦
Thereās a lot of superheroes out there.
And a lot more that donāt have their own books that very likely should.
I believe that current trends are showing more interest in non-superhero comics.
I personally think this is because fans are getting better superhero content outside of comics.
The tv shows and movies are plentiful and tend to be much better than the comics, which arenāt only expensive and padded to fill trades, but are almost always devolving into a meta-fiction plot that routinely reboots or recycles everything, undermining the foundation that the stories are built on.
A lot of people just want good stories.
Stories that arenāt artificially inflated to fit into collections or compromised to accommodate the latest multiverse-wiping event.
Edited to add:
Love it or hate it, Momoaās turn as Aquaman has boosted the characterās popularity back up to, or even above, where it was at during his Saturday Morning cartoon run in the '60s.
Itās pretty much guaranteed that heāll be getting a regular book again.
I like the Aquaman run, is it being discontinued after Future State?
I donāt think theyāve revealed the full line-up of titles, yet.
Iām sure itās just a matter of time before it returns.
I always thought Aquaman was workable in Atlantis, but challenging to incorporate with the rest of the land-based characters. In anticipation of more multi-hero driven movies, it seemed they were prioritizing Shazam/Cyborg in place of Martian/Aquaman. However I imagine Mamoaās success vs. the Cyborg actorās issues have complicated matters.
Aquaman is still part of Future State. Kaldur and Andy look like the leads in the book. I think weāll see another Aqua book afterwards. A lot of books are ending and/or being restructured in the wake of Future State and (Iām assuming) the fall out of 5G.
Personally, I disliked a lot of things in the most recent run of Aquaman, so I wouldnāt be surprised if sales dipped. Hopefully, weāll see a strong new team announced before too long.
That sucks cuz Iāve been waiting for the right time to get into Aquaman. I love howā¦ other he seems just cuz he rules an underwater kingdom. But I have to say, I doubt this is due to a lack of popularity and more just cuz DC doesnāt gaf about their readers and just wants to do what they wanna do. Theyāre out of touch and has been for almost a decade now.
The movie made a billion dollars and a sequel is on the way. Only a matter of time before we get a new seriesā¦
By march DC will only have around thirty titles left that will be actively produced maybe even less.
Everything they are doing seems to be an attempt to destroy profitability in comics.
The only thing that I can see that could possibly save them is to go to a digital subscription service for content and a premier format that is demand printed upon orders. Oh and actually producing content people will buy.
Marvel is facing the same problem.
Misreading the market, drifting into āwrokenessā instead of letting the story be the story.
The historic market has always been heavily white malesā¦ just watch an episode of batwoman (which was a very well crafted comic that I enjoyed by the way) and see who is demonized as evilā¦
The only aquaman run i really ever followed was New 52. It was really good, but its just one of those characters i donāt have much interest in. I hope he returns for his fans tho. I think DC will probably be cycling their characters a bit more to allow other characters to have a chance. Its easier for newer characters to get a chance when the shelves arent flooded
I would think after a hit film 2 years ago itās comic series would be popular, maybe theyāre planning to reboot it after DC Future Stat, then again I could be wrong, please donāt hold me to it.
You would think.
However, thereās a lot of elements at work.
One is a dwindling pool of big name creators at DC and that pool being used mostly for Batman and the never ending Next Big Event.
So the big name creators donāt get put on Aquaman.
Thereās also been some āfan ownershipā problems with Aquaman.
Fans didnāt like the comic version looking like Momoa.
And fans didnāt like Cullen Bunnās attempt to add more classical fantasy tropes into the book, forcing him to leave.
Aquaman will get his book back when DC smartens up and puts A-list talent on the book that has a basic understanding of the character. The most t recent creative team had no clue and sunk the King of the Seven Seas book faster than a dingy striking an iceberg.
Just based on what Iāve seen the new comics Iāve read my guess would be that DC and their writers are just out of touch with what fans want. I hate seeing this as I love Aquaman and have read almost everything in this site, but I will admit his recent comics have been bad. Iām hoping the head honchos in the industry figure out what the fans want and make it happen or they will end up destroying these amazing companies.
I think we were very lucky to have a string of very talented writers working on what at one time was not considered an A character. Each had a slightly different take, but I enjoyed each one. Aquaman, like Batgirl, Supergirl and more will be back very soon. No doubt this was planned as a short break before relaunch.
Oh I cannot agree with that. Kelly Sue DeConnickās run was great. She introduced all the characters and ideas she wanted to add to the Aquaman mythos, and then showed she was more than adept at using the old ones, with great stories building up Mera, Vulko, Black Manta, Ocean Master, and brought Jackson Hyde into the comic on a regular basis. Hyde had been absent from the comic for WAY too long.
He will have one itās not like it will be forever.
100% agree, thought she did a fantastic job. She really boosted the supporting characters. Love the addition of the old sea gods.
