Aquaman : Sword of Atlantis #43 - DC

DC has really taken Aquaman in a different direction. I like it. Over the course of the last year, the original Aquaman has disappeared. Atlantis has been destroyed by the Spectre. And a new younger Aquaman has emerged, Authur Curry. Yes I know that was the original Aquaman's human name, but I really think this one is different. King Orin was raised by this Authur Curry's great uncle. His father was Thomas Curry's brother. This Authur Curry was raised in a tank in Maine while he was growing up. He father was recently killed in a storm, which also set Authur free from the tank. Now, while he is trying to figure out who he is and what's going on, he is conversing with Vulko. You thought Vulko was dead? Well, as it turns out, he is. Somehow his spirit has stayed in contact with Atlantis and now he has decided his mission is to help this Authur sort out his mystery. Oh by the way, this new Arthur's best friend is King Shark. He's also come in contact with some deep sea dweller that says he know's Arthur's future, and that he will become a king and a hero, marry someone from the surface, and lose a child. Sound familiar? It does to everyone else too. But in just adds to the mystery. Kurt Busiek and Butch Guice are at the helm of this title, and we couldn't ask for a better team. This book is getting better and better, and we all have to stick around because we want to know what happened to Aquaman, Garth, Dolphin, Cerdian and Koryak. Oh yeah the last one's dead. But the rest, who knows.