Reviews

Aquaman Vol. 1: Unspoken Water by Kelly Sue DeConnick

madoc_mattox's review

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I really liked this story, I picked up this on a BOGO sale along with another graphic novel, and I am satisfied with this choice. I haven't read anything from this version of Aquaman, but assuming you're familiar with the character's story, this is a story you can jump right in. 

The layer of not knowing/discovering yourself was well spread throughout the characters. Definitely recommend this for any fan of hero/self discovery/gods readers. 

alegun123's review

3.0

Aquaman Unspoken Water by Kelly Sue DeConnick is an interesting series of comics. It follows Aquaman(who I have never been too interested in) after losing all his memory. This is quite a cliche plot point and has been done many times before. The book introduces a lot of characters based off of many different mythologies, which is a fantastic idea, but DeConnick did not detail the characters enough. Detail in general was missing quite a lot during this book, and the plot felt rushed at times, with the final climax not really creating the effect it probably should have. The writing is mixed, some of the dialogue was very well written, but DeConnick’s writing style felt like it did not really suit aquaman and the plot. The art in this book was spectacular in parts, however some of the big actions scenes were illustrated a little clunkily. Overall, an interesting read but certainly not a must-read, however perhaps the comic was just not really to my taste, and someone else could enjoy it a lot more than I did.

ketallpot's review

4.0

I really liked the art in this. The story was interesting as well, enough to want to read the next volume.

stiricide's review

3.0

I feel bad giving this the same star rating as the other perfectly blah comic I just finished, but DeConnick isn't really shining here. There are too many characters who don't get flushed out enough and not enough worldbuilding to really carry out Curry's amnesia profile. And then a big monster fight. It's fun and pretty but not much more than that.

jhstack's review

3.0

I liked how DeConnick dove into some more mythology, as well as explored Arthur's amnesia, but the pacing, character development, and exploration of the mythology and amnesia could have been better done. (e-galley from NetGalley)

imakandiway's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

4.0

renatasnacks's review

4.0

I don't know a lot about Aquaman generally but that worked out fine because in this book neither does Aquaman (rimshot). I enjoyed this! Kelly Sue is great, I'll read whatever random character she writes about!

readwithneleh's review

4.0

I received a free digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

Out of all the DC characters, Aquaman is the one I know the least about. In fact, I know nothing about Aquaman. That said, I surprisingly enjoyed this! Surprising because I didn't think I would be able to follow the story since I knew nothing going in. But, I enjoyed the mythology and fantasy aspects of the story. Excited to see how the story evolves.

amyjoy's review

3.0

I think this is the first Aquaman book I've ever read, and I enjoyed it. Kelly Sue's writing is so poetic and lovely, which really elevates this volume. I would definitely check out future installments.

stellardoc's review

5.0

I've never read an Aquaman comic before, but I love Kelly Sue Deconnick, so I had to read this. And I loved it. The story was great and the artwork was stunning. I can't wait to read more of this story!