i meant to say one of but i would say that it very well could be if the DCEU can continue his momentum and the comics continue pumping out quality content with it in the meanwhile. pulling the numbers he did and how almost universally well received his take on Aquaman is, barring Aquaman 2 bombing insane, the MCU effect means he's going to be (and frankly already is) a lot more people's favorite Aquaman going forward. Aquaman is just such a niche character, he never really reached the upper tier of popularity until last decade, that's when the character started picking up steam if we're being honest. Peter David came and went and Aquaman still was in that recognizable but relatively niche space he occupied up to that point. that's what allowed the Aquaman jokes to stick and permeate in popular culture so easily and persistently.
I mean wasn't there even a story in JLA around Peter David's run where Wonder Woman is still taking the piss out of Aquaman's character? how many people in general can honestly point to the Peter David when talking about Aquaman? Hell, I love Aquaman but I'd still point to JLU before I point to PAD's run; and i actually know of it's existence. I'm not denying its a take on Aquaman that has been done before, it's clearly made with Martin England's design in mind, but Momoa's take is still singularly distinct and more widely recognizable than most other takes on the character.
look on the bright side, just count your lucky stars we don't have to deal with the shitstorm of if they decided to go ALL the way with the Momoa-fication and retcon Thomas Curry as Islander. it's not much of a stretch considering the last time Thomas Curry's background is touched on is like the 90s or early 2000s at latest, Arthur gets most if his "white" traits from his magical fish-person mother and Thomas is drawn as just a vaguely dark haired character
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edit: also, I'm. ot saying the him being shirtless is more iconic that him wearing his scalemail, I'm talking about the overall iteration of the character.