scans_daily: Aquaman #3 - the peopledickery continues (4 pages)

kirke_novak (

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@ 2011-11-28 08:06 pm UTC

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Entry tags:	char: aquaman/orin/arthur curry, char: mera, publisher: dc comics, title: aquaman

Aquaman #3 - the peopledickery continues (4 pages)

But first! Pretty art.

Every sunrise? Dude, learn to let go.

Aquaman manages to scare the monsters away and saves a puppy but people continue being mean to him. Bloody surfacers.

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	no subject espanolbot 2011-11-28 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	Oh hai dawgie. You know, the people of the NuDCU are doing a good job at justifying their superheroes going all Wildstorm Universe on them, ie viewing them all as corrupt nuisances at best and playthings at worst. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 5 comments) (Show 5 comments)

	no subject kirke_novak 2011-11-28 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Well, it is Aquaman. SEE WHAT I DID THERE?! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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jaybee3
2011-11-28 09:40 pm UTC (link)

I'm still wondering why DC think it needs to out-Marvel Marvel in representing normal people are unsympathetic superstitious tools. Is this the same world that had a Valhalla Cemetery just for Superheroes, that had Flash and Starman museums, that cleared WW in the Max Lord case before a criminal court in minutes? It doesn't seem so anymore. I miss a world where heroes are treated like...well, HEROES.

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	no subject shadowpsykie 2011-11-28 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	i get what they are doing... but another issue or two of these humans being dicks to Aquaman and i am really gonna start wishing he turns into Namor and goes all Imperius Rex on them, and takes off his shirt, and puts on tiny little speedos and.... where... where was i going on this... (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 14 comments) (Show 14 comments)

	no subject icon_uk 2011-11-28 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Your happy place? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

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	no subject akodo_rokku 2011-11-28 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, no kidding. We get it Johns, you don't want people thinking Aquaman is lame. Of course, there's no in-universe reason for people TO think Aquaman is lame, and still harping on it three issues in is just annoying. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 6 comments) (Show 6 comments)

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	no subject kirke_novak 2011-11-28 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	Namor is not going to be happy that someone is usurping his place. This matter can only be solved in one way - NAKED MUD WRESTLING! FOR SCIENCE! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

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	no subject jlbarnett 2011-11-28 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	I'm willing to give a bit of a pass to Aquaman, not because he's Aquaman, but because they're not really acting like jerks towards him, they're just acting like idiots (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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mrosa
2011-11-28 09:03 pm UTC (link)

I love it how everyone knows Atlantis doesn't exist in the DCU. I mean Superman exists, Batman exists, Wonder Woman exists, but the idea that a race of ocean dwellers exists, well, that's just too outré, isn't it? Even though an ocean dweller is right in front of them.

Stupid book, stupid characters, stupid writers, and stupid readers if they like this garbage!

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	no subject kirke_novak 2011-11-28 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	...this is my favorite nuDC comic book atm. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	Mod Note salinea 2011-11-28 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Do not insult writers and do not insult group of people who are likely to frequent the community on scans_daily, please. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

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	no subject shadowpsykie 2011-11-28 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Stupid book, stupid characters, stupid writers, and stupid readers if they like this garbage i think this is dangerously close to inflamatory language.... im not a mod, but i do feel one will be by shortly... (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject auggie18 2011-11-28 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Seriously? It's a fun book. Sure, there's one part of it that isn't great, but that doesn't make the rest of the book any less fun. But, really, thanks for calling a bunch of people stupid for having different tastes than you. That's just swell. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

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	no subject crabby_lioness 2011-11-28 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	So far DCNU reminds me most of early-60s DC: pretty art and shoddy stories. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 4 comments) (Show 4 comments)

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mrstatham
2011-11-28 10:57 pm UTC (link)

And yet the vast majority of pre-reboot DCU was complained about in exactly the same way. 'Nice art, shitty stories' encompasses everything from Robinson's JLA to Rise of Arsenal and numerous other stories.

Frankly, I think properties like Batman and Wonder Woman are in far better places than they were before. Same for Action Comics and quite a few others, like Animal Man, Swamp Thing, etc.

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turtlefu
2011-11-28 11:26 pm UTC (link)

The worst part about this writing is how juvenile this is. I mean, this is not writing for an 18-35 year old. This is aiming WAY lower. It's so simplistic. Nobody talks like that! I feel like we are going into manga territory, where everyone says what they are feeling/doing/thinking without any subtlety.
I've never been a Johns fan, but I felt like even Green Lantern had a little more nuance than this.
That being said, this is exactly as advertised: good, dumb, cool, superhero fun. Check your brain at the door.

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	no subject zyriex 2011-11-29 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Oy, I think you're taking a bit far. There are plenty of manga series with much better writing than this (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject janegray 2011-11-29 10:29 am UTC (link)
	Nice generalizations, there. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

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	no subject big_daddy_d 2011-11-29 12:40 am UTC (link)
	People being dicks and bullies...sigh a trend I tire of seeing in these comics lately. Makes me unsympathetic towards them. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	no subject suzene 2011-11-29 09:17 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. I mean, I get comics are largely about relating to and admiring the heroes and doing the right thing in the face of all odds, but I also like to be able to at least give a damn whether or not the common folks get saved (not least of all because they're supposed to represent me). (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject hyperactivator 2011-11-29 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	I'm reminded of alot of modern horror movies. You don't really care if the characters die because they are so unlikable. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject silverzeo 2011-11-29 01:07 am UTC (link)
	.... would it make me a loser of nerddom if I say I want to see Aquadog now? (Reply to this) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 8 comments) (Show 8 comments)

	no subject mrosa 2011-11-29 01:39 am UTC (link)
	Shouldn't Aquaman have a dolphin, or a manta ray, or a giant octopus as his super-pet? I'd love to see a costumed ray kicking ass with its tail. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 5 comments) (Show 5 comments)

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	no subject writeofway 2011-11-29 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Though the "humans are dicks to Aquaman" is starting to wear thin, it hasn't completely soured on me to watch Arthur just do what he wants to do like a boss. I love this book, to be honest. (Reply to this)

	no subject eyz 2011-11-30 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Those buncha "surface dwellers"... °__° rolls eyes (Reply to this)

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junipepper
2011-12-04 06:33 am UTC (link)

I really am liking this book, although I'll grant that the stupid humans condescending to Aquaman and dissing his accomplishments (which happen right the fuck in front of them) is getting tiresome. I really love that Arthur has this expression on his face like he's continuously horrified. I don't know if it's even intentional. But the art is beautiful, and Mera rocks.

Now that's interesting. The stupid Mozilla spell check system accepts that "dissing" is a known word, but not "Aquaman." Which has been in the language longer, I wonder. Well, I don't really wonder because I actually know, but it's mildly interesting. To me, anyway.

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