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A review by seawarrior
Aquaman, Volume 1: The Drowning by Phillipe Briones, Stjepan Šejić, Dan Abnett, Mirko Colak, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Brad Walker, Riccardo Federici, Rob Williams, Philippe Briones, Scot Eaton
2.0
Ironically I found this volume to be somewhat dry since its main focus was on the diplomatic strain between Atlantis and the surface land, namely the United States. The political drama failed to be compelling for me, but each issue still remained interesting enough to hold my attention.
I do think this is a good introduction to Aquaman comics, I wasn't confused by anything happening or the characters' relations to each other, even though I have never read anything involving them previously. However, I found Mera's characterization to be fairly lacking, her motivations seemed entirely dependent on her feelings for Arthur and what he wanted, and I'm hoping that's just due to their current situation and different comics divulge more into her character.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue reading more of the series but due to this trade ending on an unresolved note, I'll probably end up reading the next one at some point.
I do think this is a good introduction to Aquaman comics, I wasn't confused by anything happening or the characters' relations to each other, even though I have never read anything involving them previously. However, I found Mera's characterization to be fairly lacking, her motivations seemed entirely dependent on her feelings for Arthur and what he wanted, and I'm hoping that's just due to their current situation and different comics divulge more into her character.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue reading more of the series but due to this trade ending on an unresolved note, I'll probably end up reading the next one at some point.