Aquaman #16: The Mastermind Behind Throne of Atlantis Is....

[superfangirl1]

Aquaman mentor and good friend Vulko

Comments

[captainbellman]

Dammit, after reading that post title I had all my money on "Talking Catfish".

Have you ever seen one of those in a tank? They're sneaky buggers.

[cainofdreaming]

At least it wasn't a Mantis Shrimp. Those things are the real life's Lovecraftian horrors.

[silicondream]

They give great swag if you throw litter into their pool though.

[auggie18]

Oh, Paul Pelletier. You are one of my favorite artists out there. I wish you could be on so many more books. So much love for the way you draw She-Hulk.

[venatosapiens]

So....who is this? Why should I care?

[big_daddy_d]

Almost thought he was Vandal Savage until that last page.

[icon_uk]

Right there with you, and Vandal Savage would have been an interesting choice.

[nate_abril96]

He's an old Aquaman supporting character. He's actually been around for quite a while. I guess you'll only care if you read plenty of old Aquaman comics, then again (from what I know) he has gone against Arthur before.

[darkknightjrk]

His name is Vulko--like Nate said, he's an old Aquaman character, but in the New 52 specifically, he was the guy who helped his mother take baby Arthur to land and kept an eye on him until he came of age (specifically after his father was murdered by Black Manta and Shin told the press everything), told him everything about his origins, and showed Arthur the way to finding Atlantis.

So basically this reveals that the villain of the story isn't the monarch brother, like everyone expected, but the closest thing Arthur has to a living father figure.

[theflames]

If you read Aquaman he's kinda like Aquaman's mentor, this is quite the surprise... but not really since he's been in like what? 8/12 issues? Not enough for me to be invested in him.

[icon_uk]

If you'd mentioned the name Vulko at some point it might have made more sense, since I don't really recognise this as Vulko (Who was usually depicted as being a much older guy in the old DCU)

[nate_abril96]

Don't forget that this is the New 52, where every character must look like they are in their 20s even if it doesn't make sense; because that somehow attracts the "younger market."

[captainbellman]

The horribly faulty logic of Brand New Day on a universal scale. Horrors.

[q99]

And often relying on shock value based on people knowing the pre-52 version.

[sun_man]

Cyborg was a boss this issue. Also loved all the new Justice League members