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Namor: Last King of Atlantis
264 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2025
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Jason Aaron
2,361 books1,682 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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September 28, 2025
it was all pretty epic as Namor is released back into the sea and finds seven warring factions ready to claim the crown...but does he really care?
July 13, 2025
Released from prison after the events of Jason Aaron's Avengers run, Namor returns to the seas to stop a war, as seven new kings have risen to fill the void that he left.
I appreciate the world building a lot here. Most Namor appearances in other books usually just concern themselves with Atlantis, but Aaron builds out the world beneath the waves in some interesting ways. The seven new kings are varied (I especially liked the Swamp Thing-esque one), and there's some nice flashback stuff that fills out Namor's past quite neatly as well.
I think the main problem is that this is a bit too long. With seven kings and eight issues, it does feel like it should be paced well enough, but it feels a little languid for the first half before things really ramp up in the last two or three issues. Given that Namor has a four day time limit to fix things, there doesn't seem to be much sense of urgency as we get going.
The artwork's pretty great - I've not seen Paul Davidson on a full book for a while (he's done some fill-in stuff I can remember), and Alex Lins handles the flashback stuff with a style just different enough to be differentiated from Davidson's but close enough to still take place in the same world. There are some sweeping vistas and massive battles for both artists to deal with, and they both do very well with Aaron's script.
It's nice to see Namor at the fore once more, but I think this one needed either a few less issues or a kick in the fishy pants to get it up to a higher star rating.
I appreciate the world building a lot here. Most Namor appearances in other books usually just concern themselves with Atlantis, but Aaron builds out the world beneath the waves in some interesting ways. The seven new kings are varied (I especially liked the Swamp Thing-esque one), and there's some nice flashback stuff that fills out Namor's past quite neatly as well.
I think the main problem is that this is a bit too long. With seven kings and eight issues, it does feel like it should be paced well enough, but it feels a little languid for the first half before things really ramp up in the last two or three issues. Given that Namor has a four day time limit to fix things, there doesn't seem to be much sense of urgency as we get going.
The artwork's pretty great - I've not seen Paul Davidson on a full book for a while (he's done some fill-in stuff I can remember), and Alex Lins handles the flashback stuff with a style just different enough to be differentiated from Davidson's but close enough to still take place in the same world. There are some sweeping vistas and massive battles for both artists to deal with, and they both do very well with Aaron's script.
It's nice to see Namor at the fore once more, but I think this one needed either a few less issues or a kick in the fishy pants to get it up to a higher star rating.
June 20, 2025
2.25 stars
June 17, 2025
Based on the sheer number of speech bubbles and captions, you'd think this was Bendis who wrote the series.
Goodness, it's long and wordy! Namor is the moody asshole he usually is, except here he talks. And talks. And talks. He blabbers on and on about his life, literally boring the reader to tears in a dull and unimaginative tournament-like plot.
What's more, the artists involved-forgot their names, don’t care- don't exactly break any new ground.
Get back to the shore and read something else.
Goodness, it's long and wordy! Namor is the moody asshole he usually is, except here he talks. And talks. And talks. He blabbers on and on about his life, literally boring the reader to tears in a dull and unimaginative tournament-like plot.
What's more, the artists involved-forgot their names, don’t care- don't exactly break any new ground.
Get back to the shore and read something else.
April 3, 2025
I read it all and didn't particularly like it.
It establishes some Lore for Atlantis and 616 undersea kingdoms. Expands the sea world.
Changes from a monarchy to a government. I liked the Namor backstories much much more than the present day stuff. Just big fights and tlaking about fights.
Namor singing and convincing others to his side was well done.
Art was fine. Not my favourite, not offensive. Read it digitally.
It establishes some Lore for Atlantis and 616 undersea kingdoms. Expands the sea world.
Changes from a monarchy to a government. I liked the Namor backstories much much more than the present day stuff. Just big fights and tlaking about fights.
Namor singing and convincing others to his side was well done.
Art was fine. Not my favourite, not offensive. Read it digitally.
September 16, 2025
Undersea Game of Thrones, anyone?
Stingray (yea, the ocean based scientist/Avenger) has a deal for the imprisoned Namor. Atlantis is in chaos. Seven 'kings' have risen up to take the throne of Atlantis. If they truly start to battle, the global might of every navy will rain down on them all and sooooooo many will die. If Namor can stop them all from fighting, his sentence will be commuted and tada....people will LOVE HIM (ok...maybe not actively dislike him so much)
This is all VERY 'Game of Thrones' with the fight for the crown. It's pretty good, if a bit wordy. It givessome much needed depth to Atlantis in the MU. Everything has always been about Namor and his anger and control issues. By the end of this story we've definitely seen a maturation of the character.
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Bonus: OMG. Stingray? The only oceanographer Avenger with his own self made suit
Bonus Bonus: Plot twist. Who is responsible for the fall of Atlantis?
Stingray (yea, the ocean based scientist/Avenger) has a deal for the imprisoned Namor. Atlantis is in chaos. Seven 'kings' have risen up to take the throne of Atlantis. If they truly start to battle, the global might of every navy will rain down on them all and sooooooo many will die. If Namor can stop them all from fighting, his sentence will be commuted and tada....people will LOVE HIM (ok...maybe not actively dislike him so much)
This is all VERY 'Game of Thrones' with the fight for the crown. It's pretty good, if a bit wordy. It givessome much needed depth to Atlantis in the MU. Everything has always been about Namor and his anger and control issues. By the end of this story we've definitely seen a maturation of the character.
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Bonus: OMG. Stingray? The only oceanographer Avenger with his own self made suit
Bonus Bonus: Plot twist. Who is responsible for the fall of Atlantis?
January 8, 2026
Namor: Last King of Atlantis is the first comic I’ve read featuring the titular anti-hero, and it’s been on my want list ever since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reignited my interest in the character, especially after reading Thor: Gorr the God Butcher.
Overall, it’s a solid story. There’s a nice blend of character history and setup for where Namor could go next, and the writing is strong throughout. What threw me off, though, was the art style. Personally, I found the depiction of Namor to be a bit unflattering, he honestly looked kind of ugly at times, which made it harder to fully connect with the character visually. That said, the storytelling made up for it.
While I think I enjoyed Gorr the God Butcher a bit more, this was still a worthwhile read. Jason Aaron is clearly a talented writer, and I’m definitely interested in diving into more of his past work while keeping an eye out for whatever he does next.
Overall, it’s a solid story. There’s a nice blend of character history and setup for where Namor could go next, and the writing is strong throughout. What threw me off, though, was the art style. Personally, I found the depiction of Namor to be a bit unflattering, he honestly looked kind of ugly at times, which made it harder to fully connect with the character visually. That said, the storytelling made up for it.
While I think I enjoyed Gorr the God Butcher a bit more, this was still a worthwhile read. Jason Aaron is clearly a talented writer, and I’m definitely interested in diving into more of his past work while keeping an eye out for whatever he does next.
January 20, 2026
I really like Jason Aaron and I really didn't like this book. It was overlong, monotonous, and did nothing to make Namor more interesting. A war is brewing in Atlantis and Namor needs to quell it before the surface world gets involved. That doesn't even make sense. Then the factions are all cliched. Aaron tries to give Namor a better backstory/supporting cast like Aquaman has had success with and it fails miserably. I enjoyed the flashbacks (there were plenty) to a younger Namor learning to be a royal. The book would have been better suited focusing on that. The ending was also so long and anticlimactic. The art was fine but the current scenes were...off. Namor's head looked too long. Also, the covers were a completely different art style (never understand that). Overall, no one was requesting 8 issues of Namor whining.
July 30, 2025
This is such a good deep dive into the mind of one of Marvel’s most complex characters. I’ve always seen Namor as such an asshole but with this I can kind of start to see why. He’s done so much wrong but seeing how much he wants to fix it and how much he cares is nice. I can see this one being a hard binge read, it’s a lot of talking and politics and flash backs. But individually it’s handled pretty well I think. Excited to see this new future for Atlantis.
December 12, 2025
Look, it's not the most original story, but it is very enjoyable. Namor has always been a great character just because of how much of an asshole he is while being heroic. I'm not always a fan of swapping between past and present but it was done well enough. I did enjoy the lore of the ocean and the ending, it's definitely worth a read. It could've probably been 2 issues shorter but I'm not gonna complain about extra Namor.
September 20, 2025
Namor as before; Namor redefined. Jason Aaron brings a unique story that brings new depths to Namor’s character and inner struggles. Learn bout Namor’s past and also the true past of Atlantis. Namor is ever angry and guilt-ridden but with a purpose. No cliche Namor baddies in this story just Namor fighting for his people.
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August 13, 2025
3.5 stars
August 31, 2025
Story 3 eight-part was a lit long
Art 4
Art 4
October 23, 2025
Art looks great, and this is the sort of deep character dive people hire Jason Aaron for. When we get to plot, that is almost an afterthought.
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