Aquaman

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) If you'll indulge me for a moment (ha! only a moment?), today's post isn't about any Aquaman comic book, or piece of merchandise, TV appearance, or reference in pop culture. I call this little piece of Aquaman history The Ballad of the Yellow Glove.

By rob!(noreply@blogger.com) All I did was wait for JLA Satellite to end (which it did, last Saturday) and then give myself some time to put material together. With Halloween not too far away, that of course seemed like the perfect time to kick it off. So please join me at I Am The Phantom Stranger on October 31st, and we'll ex...

By rob!(noreply@blogger.com) Meanwhile, Mera and Arthur Jr. are attacked by two giant sharks and then dragged off... Meanwhile, back in Atlantis, the two rogue sharks arrive with Mera and Arthur Jr., and we get to see who is the mastermind behind all these plots against the Sea King:

By Brian Cronin One of the seemingly mysterious events at DC Comics in the 1990s was the timing of Peter David’s tenure on the Aquaman title. But why was David passed over? COMIC URBAN LEGEND: Multiple artists ghost-penciled some of Marvel Superheroes: Secret Wars.

By Blake Matthews Back in 1967 The Superman/Aquaman Hour aired on CBS; following the success of The New Adventures of Superman which had launched the previous year, Filmation now had an hour-long show which had Superman in the first half hour, ...

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By rob!(noreply@blogger.com) Comics Weekend Aquaman takes on his most deadly foe in this Bicentennial issue of Adventure Comics! Ok, inside the issue--we left off last issue with Aquaman and Mera returning home after a failed kidnapping (and ritual sacrifice!) of Mera. Presumably waiting for them is their son Arthu...

By Tegan(noreply@blogger.com) Duh, not handholds. From the comments: "As a commercial pilot I can assure you that those instruments are clearly labeled. That one MAY have had the markings, Warning hot, and No Handhold, and No Step. Probably at least two of those markings, possibly all three." TSA inspectors should NOT be i...

By rob!(noreply@blogger.com) Comics Weekend More from Aquaman's excellent solo series in Adventure Comics! Without having Atlantis to call home, Aquaman, Mera, and their son Arthur Jr. take up residence in a new home, a specially-built headquarters befitting a legendary superhero.

By brethart77 While Michael's mum, Debbie "Mera" Phelps, has been spotted cheering and crying from the stands, his recenlty announced father, Arthur Curry (Aquaman), an Atlantean do-gooder, who commonly goes by  "Fred Phelps" has not had a single conversation with Michael or his mother since the f...

Talks about the upcoming season and also talks about the Aquaman pilot and some funny behind the scenes stories.

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Justin Hartley -- AKA Oliver Queen -- stops by the CBR yacht to discuss playing the Emerald Archer on the CW’s “Smallville,” what it’s like having been part of the “Aquaman” pilot and much more.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Inside the package was a vintage issue of Aquaman, two of the new DC Super Friends "Step Into Reading" tie-in books, the Aquaman page from the 1976 DC Comics Calendar, plus a whole smaller envelope full of Russell's specialty, hand-colored stickers:

By Kevin Melrose … Given that it unites Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Arrow, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, the studio is trying to figure out how such a pic (cast with younger actors) would affect its existing Batman and Superman franchises — and whether the script respects how the ch...

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 CA - Put in those simple terms, Fathom sounds like a fairly promising blend of Aquaman and Disney's The Little Mermaid. In practice, this series just completely ...

By rob!(noreply@blogger.com) Oh, and by the way, the Tampa Bay Times isn't the only news organization that is making the Aquaman connection. This is from today's Comcast news page: Dear DC Comics: We need an Aquaman book on the stands--now.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) As nice as the Aquaman images are (and they are very nice, especially the Aquaman/Mera one), I think my favorite is that shot of Green Arrow--he looks really striking in that pose, as he reaches into his quiver. Superb. But this time I'm not alone--along with my pal and F.O.A.M. member Charles How...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Karshon tells Aquaman that he has spent too much time away from the city, adventuring as a superhero, and says that if Aquaman attacks the arsenal again, he will exiled from the city! On top of that, they won't give him any of the Serum, telling Aquaman Ocean Master is his problem, not Atlant...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Later, the French police thank Aquaman for solving the case, and Arthur heads home to Atlantis, for a little peace and quiet. But there's none of that waiting for him there, as we see that the ruling council of Atlantis has unanimously voted in...a new King of Atlantis!

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 - Aug 9, 2008 but he can breathe underwater and talk to fish ("Thanks, my finny friends!" is a line I seem to have memories of him saying during "Super Friends" cartoons) ...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) It helps that this ad happens to be promoting two excellent series, Aquaman and Son of Tomahawk, who for my money were firing on all thrusters around this time. Plus both covers (by Joe Kubert and Nick Cardy, respectively) are eye-catching.

 CA - The Smallville producers showed a new season eight trailer, which included footage from previous seasons, but also new footage of Green Arrow, Aquaman, ...

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By Brian Cronin Top Five Month continues with a look at the totals for most cover appearances between ALL the Justice League books, meaning Justice League of America (Vol. 1), Justice League/Justice League International/Justice League America, Justice League Europe/Justice League International...

By Brian Cronin Top Five Month continues with a look to see which characters appeared on the most covers of Justice League of America (Volume 1). I stopped then because I think it would end up being a bit unfair as the different eras had such different casts, what’s the point in comparing them? The heroes who...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Comics Weekend Aquaman returns to Adventures in the DC Universe! Aquaman realizes the error of his ways, but hangs around long enough to see Viviane hand Arthur the mighty Excalibur. Vivaine then sends Aquaman back to his own time, and this time, Arthur is happy to be the King. The end.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Aquaman Shrine: How did you end up writing Aquaman? SM: I was at Warner Animation from 1994-2006 where I started as a Production Assistant and eventually became a Line Producer on shows like Batman Beyond, Static Shock, and Justice League. I also wrote some television animation.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Comics Weekend The final issue of Aquaman! An while the previous issue ended as a springboard for the soon-to-come Peter David Aquaman: Time & Tide mini, this series went out on a high note, with a very unusual, memorable issue.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) As Aquaman prepares to leave Poseidonis, Vulko hands him several volumes, which he calls The Atlantis Chronicles. He tells Arthur they will answer questions he has always had about his origins. Aquaman takes them and departs: definitely an unusual issue, and it reminds me a lot of the last...

 IN - Jul 17, 2008 Jacob knew Ethan liked the superhero Aquaman, so the shirt reads "This is a real life Aquaman." "It's the coolest shirt I've ever had," Ethan said. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Comics Weekend Part 2 of the "Eco-Wars" story, by Shaun McLaughlin and Vince Garriano! Arthur then notices these shock troops are dressed just like the ones the country of Oumland used when they attacked Poseidonis (in Aquaman #'s 1 & 2), and realizes Oumland and Merrevale might be i...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Batman gets a few shots in, and the assassin takes his cue and splits, while Batman sees how Aquaman is doing: Batman tells Arthur this guy's name is Nicodemus, and after another shot, Aquaman gets close again, close enough to break Nicodemus' rifle in two, leading to a more hand-to-hand f...

io9  CA - Jul 2, 2008 In Season 6, the League was made up of the Smallville incarnations of Clark, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Impulse and Cyborg. Green Arrow's new team will be a bit ... Guess who's returning to Smallville TV Squad Will Bruce Wayne Visit Smallville? io9 all 3 news articles

 FL - There are old-school series on its In2TV channel such as Growing Pains and an unaired pilot for an Aquaman show. What I don't: Many links are just bridges ...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Picking up from last weekend, Aquaman (Vol.4) #5 left off with Black Manta having destroyed Mercy Reef, a spot of great significance to Aquaman, most recently the spot where he buried his son. Manta is on a single-minded mission to destroy everything Arthur holds dear.

 Ca - Aquaman will also make a return in "Final Crisis" - the younger version of Arthur Curry at least. Both Van Sciver and Didio talked about meetings where ...

By Brian Cronin Of course that's as opposed to National Allied Publications characters like Superman, Batman, Aquaman, and Green Arrow, and All-American ones ... Brian- Add the Justice League to that list, which was obviously a revival of the Justice Society, which had it's ...

By rob! I had wanted to interview Paul for a while, since he wrote a solid series of Aquaman tales in Adventure Comics. But then I saw that Aquaman Chronicles editor John Schwirian had beaten me to it, by talking to Paul about those stories in the Aquaman cover feature in TwoMorrows' Back Issue! #27.

By Brian Cronin 5) The origin gets revised. (Frequently known as the “Everything you know is WRONG!” clause.) In Aquaman’s case, he learned that he wasn’t the son of a lighthouse keeper and an exiled Atlantean; in fact, he was the son of Atlantean royalty and immortal sorcerers, sired as part of a secret mas...

By Brian Cronin At February 28, 2008, Arnie C wrote: At February 28, 2008, Michael wrote: At February 28, 2008, text wrote: At February 28, 2008, Bill Reed wrote: At February 28, 2008, Apodaca wrote: At February 28, 2008, Ryan wrote: At February 28, 2008, Apodaca wrote:

By rob! Anyway, the story opens with Aquaman attending to typical Ruler of Atlantis business when an old-time foe of the Sea King, Captain Demo, send a video message stating he will be converting Atlantis to a home for undersea criminals!

By rob! Since this Aquaman tale doesn't really reference any current storylines(this issue was released just as Aquaman was going from Adventure Comics back into his own title again), we can assume this was some sort of inventory tale, or at the very least specifically written to appear in an an...

Best Buy stores are offering the failed 2006 Aquaman TV pilot as a bonus for those who purchase previous Smallville sets. Visit AquamanTV for more info.

By Bill Reed JLA #3, I think the issue is, was where I decided Aquaman was a badass who was not to be ... Another character today that I’ve been meaning to write about since day one. He’s the world’s most unappreciated superhero, and it’s time for his ship to come in. (Archive!) 10/28/07 301. Aquaman I love Aquam...

By Ryan Stewart No further details about the project have leaked out in the last couple of days, and all of Hollywood is waiting for word on who will land the coveted roles of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman and Green Lantern. Oh, and that Martian Manhunter guy, too. Other actors known to have...

By Erik Davis We've heard rumors for months with regards to the script for the much-hyped, live-action version of Justice League of America. While movie sites compete to be the first to obtain top secret JLA info, none other than Entertainment Weekly has stepped up claiming to have obtained an early ve...

By Erik Davis But they don't just have to find a Wonder Woman, they have to also find a Batman, a Superman, a Green Lantern, a Flash, a Martian Manhunter and an Aquaman (although recent rumors point toward Aqauaman not being included). Good luck. It's not clear why Biel passed on the role; perhaps she's bee...

By Erik Davis Filed under: Action & Adventure, Casting, Warner Brothers, RumorMonger, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Monday Morning Poll So, I ask you: Who would need to play Batman and Superman in Justice League in order to get you super excited for the film?Permalink | Email this | Comme...

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By Erik Davis Though we've known for some time now that Happy Feet director George Miller was circling the live-action Justice League of America movie, Variety is just now reporting that Miller will indeed helm the film. With the threat of a strike looming in the distance like a nasty storm cloud or a dru...

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6'2 model Toale's work include soapie "Guiding Light", TV film "Tempting Adam" and a role as a 'briefs model' in 2004's "Uptown Girls". He was selected from over 400 candidates from around the globe by the show's producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (creators of TV's "Smallville").

By Erik Davis For the uneducated among us, The Justice League of America (or JLA) is a team comprised of all of our favorite DC superheroes, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, etc... By all accounts, Warner Bros. is intent on making this a live action film, with talk that Chr...

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By Erik Davis When HBO's Entourage decided to spotlight the making of a fictional Aquaman movie with James Cameron directing, everyone immediately began to wonder whether a real Aquaman flick would, um, surface in the near future. But once that storyline crept its way out of the TV show, folks at home a...