Aquaman Vol. 1: Unspoken Water

by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Robson Rocha (Illustrator)

Overview

AQUAMAN ADRIFT! WITHOUT HIS MEMORIES, HOW CAN HE FIND HIS WAY BACK?

He's lost his kingdom. He's lost his memory. He may even have lost his mind. He is Arthur Curry, the former king of Atlantis, a founding member of the Justice League...and he has no idea where he is, how he got there...or how to escape.

The maritime monarch has washed up on the shores of a remote island where nothing is as it seems. In the mysterious town of Unspoken Water, the people fear the wrathful sea. Aquaman befriends an enigmatic young villager named Caille—but he dreams of a redheaded woman with whom he shares an unbreakable bond.

But even as his queen, Mera, attempts to locate the amnesiac Arthur, a new enemy is rising out of the depths...

A new era for the Sea King begins in the AQUAMAN VOL. I: UNSPOKEN WATER! Join the all-star creative team of Kelly Sue DeConnick (Caption Marvel, Pretty Deadly) and Robson Rocha (SUPERGIRL, TEEN TITANS) as they take Aquaman deep into uncharted waters!

Collects AQUAMAN #43-47 and dozens of behind-the-scenes sketches!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781779501431
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	12/24/2019
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	681,641
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Kelly Sue DeConnick is the Eisner Award-nominated writer of Bitch Planet (Image), Pretty Deadly (Image), Captain Marvel (Marvel), Osborn (Marvel) and got her start in the comic industry adapting Japanese and Korean comics into English. Five years and more than ten thousand pages of adaptation later, she transitioned to American comics with 30 Days of Night: Eben and Stella, for Steve Niles and IDW. Work for Image, Boom, Oni, Humanoids, Dark Horse, DC, Vertigo and Marvel soon followed. Today, DeConnick is best known for surprise hits like Carol Danvers' rebranding as Captain Marvel and the Eisner-nominated mythological western, Pretty Deadly; the latter was co-created with artist Emma Ríos. DeConnick's most recent venture, the sci-fi kidney-punch called Bitch Planet, co-created with Valentine De Landro, launched to rave reviews in December 2014. DeConnick lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Matt Fraction, and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

"A fantastic fresh start for DC’s aquatic hero” —CBR

“Everybody thinks that he’s the goofy guy who talks to fish. Kelly Sue DeConnick morphs Aquaman’s ‘silly’ talent into a true superpower.“—Polygon

"It’s a great time to be an Aquaman fan.”—Nerdist

”DeConnick has another sure fire hit.”—SyFy Wire

“Warmth, charm, and swagger.”—The Daily Beast

From the Publisher

08/01/2019

Writer DeConnick (Pretty Deadly) and artists Rocha (Supergirl) and Henriques (Deathstroke) usher in a new era in the adventures of Arthur Curry, better known as Justice League charter member Aquaman. Fans expecting a swashbuckling romp in the mode of the recent hit film might want to check their expectations, though, as this collection of Issues 43–47 of the ongoing series delivers a tale simultaneously grander and more contemplative, opening with our hero living among the denizens of the small seaside village Unknown Water, with no memory of his life before washing ashore there. After Arthur's involvement with an enigmatic woman named Caille—who appears to hold the key to understanding why the ocean seems intent on punishing the people of Unknown Water—leads to the discovery of a new enemy, he's forced to abandon his quest of discovering his origins in order to prevent the destruction of all life on Earth. VERDICT DeConnick is in no rush to offer any explanations for Arthur's new circumstances, which results in occasionally frustrating early chapters, but the story picks up in the second half and heads to a thrilling climax that upends Arthur's history and promises intriguing escapades to come.

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