Arthur Curry/Orin/Aquaman - The King of the Seven Seas appreciation 2021

[MadFacedKid]

McIntyre is voicing Aquaman in the movie.

It seems like he might fulfill more of an antagonist role in the movie, but I don't expect them to turn Aquaman into a full-on villain.

Given it’s earth 2 and we didn’t really much of Golden Age Aquaman I don’t mind whether he’s a full on villain or not. Lol same guy was the guy who would throw polar bears at people. That being said I definitely don’t see him being the full on antagonist might be more of a misunderstanding thing or be even held to the regard of Namor. Feel like he’d be showcased as a powerhouse in this case too if he goes up against the JSA

[Frontier]

Given it’s earth 2 and we didn’t really much of Golden Age Aquaman I don’t mind whether he’s a full on villain or not. Lol same guy was the guy who would throw polar bears at people. That being said I definitely don’t see him being the full on antagonist might be more of a misunderstanding thing or be even held to the regard of Namor. Feel like he’d be showcased as a powerhouse in this case too if he goes up against the JSA

It's not an Earth-2 (Barry is in the movie through time travel), but I think he's just tired of the war on the surface so he and Atlantis interfere.

[MadFacedKid]

It's not an Earth-2 (Barry is in the movie through time travel), but I think he's just tired of the war on the surface so he and Atlantis interfere.

I won’t lie I’m confused on the whole thing is there a trailer or article about the movie. The Twitter account I saw was claiming it was Earth-2 Aquaman I thought atleast

[Frontier]

I won’t lie I’m confused on the whole thing is there a trailer or article about the movie. The Twitter account I saw was claiming it was Earth-2 Aquaman I thought atleast

It's own thing, more or less .

[MadFacedKid]

It's own thing, more or less .

I think I got confused about the whole WWII element of the movie. I’m curious to if it is another earth because the idea of Aquaman being around in World War II if they’re setting up a new continuity would exclude him from present day.

[Kurt Busiek]

well won't blame you if that was the instruction, they nevertheless showed they never really cared for the character.

One nice things they did was insist that whatever we did with a new Aquaman, he had to be blond and he had to wear orange and green.

I didn't have an objection to this, but when I asked why, I was told, "As long as he's orange and green with blond hair, Paul Norris gets money. His deal was for the visual, so if the visual is some variant of what he designed, he gets paid."

That seemed like a good solid reason, to me.

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[Robanker]

One nice things they did was insist that whatever we did with a new Aquaman, he had to be blond and he had to wear orange and green.

I didn't have an objection to this, but when I asked why, I was told, "As long as he's orange and green with blond hair, Paul Norris gets money. His deal was for the visual, so if the visual is some variant of what he designed, he gets paid."

That seemed like a good solid reason, to me.

kdb

In a time where we hear about companies shafting creators, that's pretty great too hear honestly.

[Flash Gordon]

One nice things they did was insist that whatever we did with a new Aquaman, he had to be blond and he had to wear orange and green.

I didn't have an objection to this, but when I asked why, I was told, "As long as he's orange and green with blond hair, Paul Norris gets money. His deal was for the visual, so if the visual is some variant of what he designed, he gets paid."

That seemed like a good solid reason, to me.

kdb

That's really solid of all of you.

So his royalties deal for Aquaman was insofar as Aquaman keeping the aesthetic he designed?

[Kurt Busiek]

That's really solid of all of you.

So his royalties deal for Aquaman was insofar as Aquaman keeping the aesthetic he designed?

I don't know the details, but Aquaman was created by Mort Weisinger as writer and Paul Norris as artist, though it was often just credited to Norris. However the deal read, DC's interpretation of it was that the visuals were what gave Norris a share.

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[SJNeal]

Sales had been terrible prior to One Year Later, and all the pitches they'd gotten in (including a very traditional one about Arthur and Mera living in that Maine lighthouse and raising Arthur Jr.) had been rejected. They wanted something new, something that was a complete break with the previous runs.

That's disappointing to hear - the Pfeifer/Arcudi run is one of my favorites!

[Vordan]

Got my Geoff Johns Aquaman omnibus!
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[Frontier]

Got my Geoff Johns Aquaman omnibus!
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Congrats! Planning to order mine soon .

[Robanker]

Got my Geoff Johns Aquaman omnibus!
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I have the whole run in trade and I was in an Amazon bookstore and it was there for 50%. Couldn't resist.

This was back in the time before the plague.

[Vordan]

Congrats! Planning to order mine soon .

Got at Target for a buy 2 get 1 free deal. Glad I finally own it, I own most of my stuff in digital, but I like just having the physical copies to hold of complete runs that I’ve loved.

[SJNeal]

Got at Target for a buy 2 get 1 free deal. Glad I finally own it, I own most of my stuff in digital, but I like just having the physical copies to hold of complete runs that I’ve loved.

Your Target carries omni's?!

The only thing I ever find at the ones around me are random banged up TPB copies of Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, or Kingdom Come. :-/