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Aquaman Shotglass
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Wed, Jun 24
By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) The dealer had a whole array of shotglasses with various superhero emblems (from both DC and Marvel) on them. None of them had any copyright notations on them, so I can only assume they're not "official" merchandise. By the way, master designer/letterer Todd Klein has posted one of his supe...
SUPER ARTICULATE: What once was old is new again…
Original at Newsarama
• Fri, Jun 19
By The Rev. OJ Flow Though what’s downright puzzling is the inclusion of Batgirl Cassandra Cain. At what point has she EVER been in a Justice League story, much less illustrated by McGuinness? Why they went with her over — oh, I don’t know — Green Arrow Connor Hawke (still inexplicably untouched by DCD), Azte...
Can Aquaman Ever Be Cool?
Original at Comics2Film
• Wed, Jun 17
CA There are two kinds of superhero fans out there: The ones who think Aquaman is a loser and the ones who feel that he's simply a challenge. The first group likes to point out that Arthur Curry's only real power is that he talks to fish. ...
TELETOON Releases July 2009 Programming Highlights
Original at Toon Zone
• Tue, Jun 16
NY On Sunday, July 12 at 9 am ET/PT, Aquaman celebrates his birthday by joining Batman on the planet Ram for an epic battle against the Gordanians in Batman: The Brave and The Bold. In Wolverine and the X-Men at 10 am ET/PT, Logan and Mystique join forces ...
Talking Comics with Tim: Matt Wayne
Original at Comic Book Resources
• Mon, Jun 15
Ca Cartoon Network series, which gave you a chance to write the Errol Flynn-style Aquaman (my favorite take on the character). After years of the grim and gritty (do I have two hands or one?) Aquaman, would you say it was liberating to get to work with ...
Father's Day: Give dad a make-over with these cool gift ideas
Original at Examiner.com
• Mon, Jun 15
This officially licensed DC Comics shirt features some of the most well know Super Heroes and villains of all time. Included in the design are Batman, Aquaman, Superman, The Riddler, The Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Joker. ...
Triple playmaker: an interview with Kurt Busiek
Original at Comic Book Resources
• Thu, Jun 11
Ca Personally, I was a little surprised not to see the “Sword of Atlantis” Aquaman.) kdb: DC didn't seem to know what they were going to do with Aquaman, so even though I created that version, I didn't want to force him into the story. ...
Marty has been added to your favorite examiners
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Jun 9
could be solved by foreign, dancing superheroes. I love how Superman and Spider(wo)man seem to get everyone in the neighborhood to dance with them. I know I would. I'd like to see a video of Aquaman challenging foreign Superman to a dance-off. ...
Aquaman Logos
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sun, Jun 7
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Finally, with More Fun Comics #100 (November 1944), a new logo would debut, one that would last over a decade and a half, following Aquaman from More Fun to his long run in Adventure Comics, and then to his first headlining run in Showcase:
The All-New Super Friends Hour: Episode 1
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sun, May 31
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) A curious thing I noticed about these episodes: while IMDB lists our pal Norman Alden as the voice of Aquaman, his name is nowhere to be found in the credits: so who is Aquaman here? The voice sounds a little like Alden, but not quite, so I'm betting he was voiced by one the people listed above,...
Upcoming Aqua-Products
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Thu, May 21
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) This is yet another Aquaman statue scheduled for release earlier this year, and I think I like it even better than the other one! Coming out on August 25th is the first volume of Brave and the Bold on DVD, and here you can see Aquaman on the sleeve (flying, yet!). The Aquaman episode "Evil Under...
Bristol: DC Nation
Original at comic Book Resources
• Wed, May 20
with Aquaman appearing in the second. The removal of Superman from the DCU – at least temporarily – in the ongoing “World of Krypton” storyline has also been well received, and didio said that this was the first time the seminal superhero had been ... Comics for summer reading Creative Loafing
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: The Bronze Age - A New Beginning Pt. 4
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Fri, May 8
By Scott If the 60s was a time of social revolution, the 70s was the hangover. If the Silver Age is the Woodstock of comics, the Bronze Age was Altamont. The assassinations of MLK and RFK in ’68 combined with Watergate and the fall of Saigon ensured that the 70s would be a decade of cynicism and pessimism...
"AQUAMAN: THE MOVIE"
Original at Cinematic Happenings Under Development
• Mon, Apr 27
NY - Ryan Parrott, Ryan Parrott And the minute Beowulf fought those sea creatures… there it was. The answer on how to film Aquaman. An aged lighthouse sits at the base of a jagged coastline. A storm rages across the sea as TOM CURRY (30) mans his post, peering out into the night. ...
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: "Mystery in Space!" Review
Original at IGN TV
• Mon, Mar 16
CA potentially exciting Adam Strange-centric storyline by instead focusing on Aquaman and an emotional character arc that seems extremely forced, to put it mildly. In case you're unfamiliar with the property, Adam Strange is a superhero character that ...
Showcase #31 - April 1961
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sat, Feb 28
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend "The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C." by Jack Miller and Nick Cardy. A Navy ship prepares to fire on the fish, but Aquaman creates a huge wave, ruining their aim. Why is he doing this? Another very fun adventure, Aquaman was batting .1000 so far in these Showcase stories!
Showcase #30 - Feb. 1961
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Fri, Feb 27
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend "The Creatures From Atlantis" by Jack Miller and Ramona Fradon. As Aquaman arrives at Atlantis, he is attacked and captured by a pair of mysterious, lizard-like creatures who have taken over Atlantis with plans to attack the Surface World!
Opinion: Aquaman Shrine Interview with Steve Epting - 2009
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Mon, Feb 23
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) AMS: The setting for the Aquaman stories (undersea cities, magical beings, etc.) are about as different as possible from the work you're doing now on Captain America (gritty streets, skyscrapers, etc.), yet both worlds are fully realized visually. Is there a particular type of comic book...
Aquaman (Vol.6) #73 - Nov. 2000
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sat, Feb 14
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend "Power Game" We learn what just happened: the possessed Aquaman attacked Morgan, and Mera went after Volgos. Mera is happy to see Arthur return, but: Morgan threatens to shoot the Volgos-controlled Aquaman, but Volgos isn't afraid, since he knows that will kill Aquaman.
Podcast: 2 in 1 Showcase Episode 103: Aquaman and Diamond Distribution
Original at http
• Sun, Jan 25
• 2 related articles
By blakemp Episode 103: Aquaman and Diamond Distribution Inside This Episode: Week in Geek #8: Lost Premiere, Legion on Smallville and Battlestar Galactica Blake and Chase spend this week chatting about the king of the seven seas, DC’s Aquaman! The
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Aquaman (Vol.6) #67 - May 2000
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sat, Jan 24
• 23 related articles
By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) As they try to escape Cerdia (as the Atlantean ships overhead continue to drop bombs), Aquaman takes Orm under water. They fight for a few moments, but then Orm plays his trump card: he has kidnapped Garth's son! Next Comics Weekend: Aquaman versus the people of Cerdia!
Fanfiction: Justice League Of America: The Movie Trailer..Original at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 2
By rss@youtube.com (MadcrowProductions) Author: MadcrowProductions Keywords: Superman DC Batman Returns Begins Smallville JLA Justice League Green Lantern Wonder Woman Flash Aquaman Lex Luthor Kent Fan Trailer Fanmade Fanfic Mashup Mash Up Recut What If Crossover Madcrow Productions Added: January 2, 2009
Opinion: Crisis on Earth-Blog: The Flash (v.2) #66
Original at thefastestmanalive (Blogspot)
• Fri, Nov 28
By dix@fourthhorsemanpress.com (Dixon) Some threats are too big for one hero to handle. Some crises encompass more than one world in the multiverse. Certain epic adventures call for a crossover! Today, for the first time, Crimson Lightning is teaming up with the Aquaman Shrine for a comic blog crossover! Both Rob Kelly and I will b...
Opinion: Aquaman (Vol.1) #36 - Dec. 1967
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Fri, Oct 31
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend Aquaman vs...The Awesome Threesome! Just look at the cover (a beauty, by Nick Cardy)--"The King of the Sea is now King of TV!" (Too bad the Aquaman pilot didn't sell, otherwise DC could've used that blurb again for Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis)
DC Comics Presents #5 - Jan. 1979
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Fri, Oct 24
By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend Superman and Aquaman vs. Ocean Master! They arrive at Tritonis, and meet up, with Lori's husband Ronal, who is at a loss to explain Poseidonis' sudden attack. Superman goes looking for Aquaman, and while doing so he is attacked by a giant squid!
Opinion: Aquaman Shrine Interview with Paul Kupperberg - 2008
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Thu, Oct 16
By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) I'm also writing some Simpsons stories for Bongo Comics, Cartoon Network stories for DC Comics, some Superman young reader storybooks for Stone Arch Books, non-fiction books for young adult readers--just finished one about the Alaska Highway and I'm about to start on one about Yahoo c...
Aquaman Shrine's 2nd Anniversary
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sun, Oct 12
By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Last year, I celebrated the Shrine's anniversary by finally obtaining one of my Aquaman Holy Grails--the Ben Cooper Aquaman Halloween costume. And that custom King Arthur-ish Aquaman figure perched on the pedestal is also really sweet. Nice job, Chuck!
DC Universe Classics: Aquaman review
Original at oafe.net
• Mon, Sep 8
No well-known superhero has been the subject of as much derision as Aquaman. Whether due to the the inexplicable orange-and-green costume or the unfortunate limitation of performing best in an environment in which humans can't live ...
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #170
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Thu, Aug 28
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.
DVD Review: DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Aug 23
OH - The following year the show was expanded to an hour under the title of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and featured not only Superman, Aquaman, ...
Opinion: Society doesn’t know, care about Namor The Sub-Mariner (and a few other subjects undeserving of their own posts)
Original at Every Day Is Like Wednesday
• Thu, Aug 21
By noreply@blogger.com (Caleb) Namor first appeared in 1939, and he was essentially just Superman from underwater…if Superman was an enormous prick who would occasionally just walk around wrecking the joint for no good reason. Namor fought Nazis with Captain America in the Golden Age, kidnapped Sue “Invisible Woman...
Top Five Justice Leaguer Cover Appearances COMPLETE!
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Sun, Jul 27
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...
Aquaman (Vol. 4) #6 - May 1992
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Fri, Jun 27
By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) I mean, of course, we all know Aquaman isn't going to kill Black Manta--like the Joker, he's just too good a baddie to get rid of (and unlike Batman, Aquaman can't afford to thin his Rogues Gallery out), but this story works well anyway.
Dick Giordano Week, Part 5 - Interview
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Thu, May 15
By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Aquaman Shrine: Were you familiar with Aquaman much when you were assigned to edit the book? AMS: When he proposed changing Aquaman's costume, was there a consideration towards the impact in licensing? While he's no Superman or Batman, Aquaman still did appear in a lot of merchandise ou...
Aquaman Shrine Interview with Paul Levitz - 2008
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Tue, Apr 1
By rob! Aquaman Shrine: Aquaman was your first superhero story for DC. How familiar were you with the character? Aquaman Shrine: Did you buy it partly because Aquaman was in it? Aquaman Shrine: You probably don't have too many writers saying that are that excited to write Aquaman.
John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Aquaman
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Thu, Mar 13
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...
YouTube Can Be Good - 2/28Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Thu, Feb 28
By Brian Cronin Here are some more comic book related clips via YouTube! Enjoy! There ya go! Aquaman *would* drown millions to save the day. That makes sense. I'm glad that Aquaman monogramed his jet ski. Also, it's not like Aquaman could, oh I dunno, TURN TO THE RIGHT.
Adventure Comics #441 - Oct. 1975
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Thu, Jan 17
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!
Opinion: Two Simple Twists of Fate
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Sat, Jan 12
By rob! Aquaman and Green Arrow had been filling up the backs of DC's anthology books all during the fifties; and even though they never headlined a book, they earned a special place in DC/superhero comics history simply by being, along with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, the only superher...
Fanfiction: The Breaking Wave 3/4
Original at batfic (Livejournal)
• Thu, Jan 10
By Jen (in Japan) Characters/Pairings: Superman, Bruce Wayne, Arthur Curry (King Orin, Aquaman). Rating: PG-13 for violence Summary: Superman's world is turned upside-down when he meets a mysterious ambassador from Atlantis. Word count: 3400 ...
Opinion: Crisis on Earth B-List!
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Mon, Dec 31
By rob! It opens with Aquaman and his sidekick Aqualad stumbling upon a band of underwater thieves, who are busy plundering some treasure. Aquaman assumes this will be easy pickings, but as they approach they are blasted by some sort of high-tech weaponry!
DC Special #28 - July 1977
Original at The Aquaman Shrine
• Thu, Dec 6
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...
Aquaman pilot on DVD
Original at Comics2Film
• Mon, Nov 12
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.
365 Reasons to Love Comics #301
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Sun, Oct 28
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...
Fanfiction: Wish Granted by Kate R [FRT-17]
Original at squidge.org
• Sun, Sep 30
Pairing: Hal Jordan (Green Lantern #1)/Arthur Curry (Aquaman) Fandom: Justice League/Smallville Summary: Infinite Crisis destroys the world, Parallax fixes it by granting a wish of his dead lover. The world was ending. ...
Jessica Biel Ditches Wonder Woman!
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Sep 28
By Erik Davis Just when we thought things were starting to happen regarding Warner Bros. upcoming live-action Justice League movie, comes word from Entertainment Weekly that Jessica Biel has passed on the role of Wonder Woman. We brought you news recently that Biel was in discussions to take on the fir...
Will Toale Is The New "Aquaman" (January 9th, 2006)
Original at Dark Horizons
• Wed, Sep 19
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").
George Miller To Direct Justice League Film, Source Says
Original at Cinematical
• Thu, Aug 2
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...
Will 'Entourage' Plug Convince Carnahan to Make Pablo Escobar Biopic His Next Project?
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Jul 20
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...
June 12, 2007: Press Release - CW Announces Supergirl in “Smallville”
Original at Superman Homepage
• Tue, Jun 12
Look, up in the sky: it's a bird, it's a plane! It's...Supergirl! This fall, Supergirl will be joining the lineup of burgeoning superheroes and villains in SMALLVILLE. Supergirl is the latest DC Comics character to join the series that has previously welcomed Martian Manhunter, The Green A...