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Aquaman Vol. 1: The Dark Tide
The king is back, baby! Aquaman stars in his first solo series in years as a major part of DC’s bestselling, new-reader-friendly All In initiative!
In the wake of the blockbuster DC event Absolute Power, Arthur Curry’s powers have evolved to powerful new heights, and this is one king ready to use them to kick some serious butt. Mammoth water-construct Kaijus have emerged from each of the seven seas, and only Aquaman’s water-warping abilities can stop them—but not if they kill the good king in the process!
Enter Dagon, Arthur’s guide on the quest to unlock the secrets of the “blue.” But what deadly secret awaits Arthur on his journey?
An all-new era of Aquaman begins, courtesy of the splashy creative team of writer Jeremy Adams (the architect of fan-favorite runs on The Flash and Green Lantern) and artist John Timms (known for his amazing visuals on Harley Quinn and Action Comics)!
This high-energy new take on Earth’s uncanny undersea hero will leave you cheering!
This volume collects Aquaman #1-6.
In the wake of the blockbuster DC event Absolute Power, Arthur Curry’s powers have evolved to powerful new heights, and this is one king ready to use them to kick some serious butt. Mammoth water-construct Kaijus have emerged from each of the seven seas, and only Aquaman’s water-warping abilities can stop them—but not if they kill the good king in the process!
Enter Dagon, Arthur’s guide on the quest to unlock the secrets of the “blue.” But what deadly secret awaits Arthur on his journey?
An all-new era of Aquaman begins, courtesy of the splashy creative team of writer Jeremy Adams (the architect of fan-favorite runs on The Flash and Green Lantern) and artist John Timms (known for his amazing visuals on Harley Quinn and Action Comics)!
This high-energy new take on Earth’s uncanny undersea hero will leave you cheering!
This volume collects Aquaman #1-6.
152 pages, Paperback
First published October 14, 2025
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December 11, 2025
Not a bad start to the new Aquaman series. I like the inclusion of Arion and other lesser known characters.
December 15, 2025
I don’t like to call comics bad, so we’ll just say this one was un-good.
December 28, 2025
Solid start!
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of the pacing or the big bad BUT I find myself compelled by this cast of characters and Arthur's new beginning in a rare way within the last few Aquaman runs. I like most of the swings Adam is taking and look forward to what may come and how things resolve.
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of the pacing or the big bad BUT I find myself compelled by this cast of characters and Arthur's new beginning in a rare way within the last few Aquaman runs. I like most of the swings Adam is taking and look forward to what may come and how things resolve.
August 18, 2025
Is anybody ready for another power shift and some retconning?
No? Sorry. You're in an Aquaman book. He's gone past being the token member of the Justice League, but they can't decide on how to keep him relevant/interesting/consistent...
Here's a breakdown:
- Golden Age (1940s?): can breathe underwater; control fish for ONE MINUTE
- Silver Age (50s-70s): same as Golden Age but now half Atlantean and half human; royalty!
- Post Crisis (80s): new (ugly) purple/blue bodysuit; now half Atlantean wizard and human
- ...the 90s: Shaggy, bearded, and possibly bipolar; lost hand and replaced it with harpoon
- ...more 90s: banished from Atlantis; given hardwater hand by Lady of the Lake; heals stuff
- One Year Later (2006'ish): Arthur Joseph Curry; NOT Aquaman just looks similar; dies
- Darkest Night (2009'ish): Resurrected. Focused on the best lore. Life as king (with Mera)
- New 52 (2011): most stable version; life as regent and balancing hero, family, and kingdom
- All In (2025): hydrokinesis (Avatar waterbending); king who hates 'kinging'?
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For this All In update, we're given a bunch of weird new pieces of lore.
-The Blue (Elemental totem of water; Parliament of Waves(?))
= The Lady of Lake (the same that gave Aquaman the water hand??)
= Captain Nemo (yes, THAT character from the classic Verne novel)
= Arion(!) (depending on lore, a demigod, a wizard, or an ancestor of Aquaman)
= Lori Lemaris (that one mermaid who fell in love with a young Superboy AGES ago)
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(if you're still reading this, kudos)
I'm impressed with this reset to Aquaman. It's firmly embedded in the 'All In' events, but gives Arthur Curry strong legs to stand on on his own. I'll be curious to see how the end events of this volume influence the rest of the DCU.
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Bonus: RIP Peter David
Bonus Bonus: When in doubt, use time travel...
No? Sorry. You're in an Aquaman book. He's gone past being the token member of the Justice League, but they can't decide on how to keep him relevant/interesting/consistent...
Here's a breakdown:
- Golden Age (1940s?): can breathe underwater; control fish for ONE MINUTE
- Silver Age (50s-70s): same as Golden Age but now half Atlantean and half human; royalty!
- Post Crisis (80s): new (ugly) purple/blue bodysuit; now half Atlantean wizard and human
- ...the 90s: Shaggy, bearded, and possibly bipolar; lost hand and replaced it with harpoon
- ...more 90s: banished from Atlantis; given hardwater hand by Lady of the Lake; heals stuff
- One Year Later (2006'ish): Arthur Joseph Curry; NOT Aquaman just looks similar; dies
- Darkest Night (2009'ish): Resurrected. Focused on the best lore. Life as king (with Mera)
- New 52 (2011): most stable version; life as regent and balancing hero, family, and kingdom
- All In (2025): hydrokinesis (Avatar waterbending); king who hates 'kinging'?
------
For this All In update, we're given a bunch of weird new pieces of lore.
-The Blue (Elemental totem of water; Parliament of Waves(?))
= The Lady of Lake (the same that gave Aquaman the water hand??)
= Captain Nemo (yes, THAT character from the classic Verne novel)
= Arion(!) (depending on lore, a demigod, a wizard, or an ancestor of Aquaman)
= Lori Lemaris (that one mermaid who fell in love with a young Superboy AGES ago)
=================
(if you're still reading this, kudos)
I'm impressed with this reset to Aquaman. It's firmly embedded in the 'All In' events, but gives Arthur Curry strong legs to stand on on his own. I'll be curious to see how the end events of this volume influence the rest of the DCU.
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Bonus: RIP Peter David
Bonus Bonus: When in doubt, use time travel...
December 13, 2025
This was kinda fun and like a great new adventure for Aquaman after the Kelly run!
This one sees him becoming king again and having hydro kinesis powers (power swap with mera) and due to this we see him on adventures until one day Atlantis disappears so he goes on a quest with some mysterious pearl through an omega gate and on the way he has to fight a villain called Jenny greeneth only to find out its lady of the lake, Vivienne and teaming up with Arion and learn of THE BLUE, a mysterious new elemental thing like the green.. so good world building and adding to the existing dc lore.
I like how it shows Aquaman learning about it for the first time and it adds more to the DC myths basically and him teaming up with all these characters that have existed in DC continuity for a while and then with them trying to find where his kingdom is and then fighting mer-cenaries including one old friend and even coming across CAPTAIN NEMO?! That was a fun addition haha! So many more character surprises in this comic!
I like how the author is pulling from all sorts of legends and continuities and weaving together such a fascinating tale adding new lore and setting a great new villain in Dagon whose like this demonic force controlling the blue and the battle vs him and the fated hero Aquaman will be fun like its here and I LOVE THAT! Definitely loved this!! The set up of these two and when they end up clashing will be amazing and the new things and adventures Aquaman is having is just .. new and fun!
Definitely recommend it!
This one sees him becoming king again and having hydro kinesis powers (power swap with mera) and due to this we see him on adventures until one day Atlantis disappears so he goes on a quest with some mysterious pearl through an omega gate and on the way he has to fight a villain called Jenny greeneth only to find out its lady of the lake, Vivienne and teaming up with Arion and learn of THE BLUE, a mysterious new elemental thing like the green.. so good world building and adding to the existing dc lore.
I like how it shows Aquaman learning about it for the first time and it adds more to the DC myths basically and him teaming up with all these characters that have existed in DC continuity for a while and then with them trying to find where his kingdom is and then fighting mer-cenaries including one old friend and even coming across CAPTAIN NEMO?! That was a fun addition haha! So many more character surprises in this comic!
I like how the author is pulling from all sorts of legends and continuities and weaving together such a fascinating tale adding new lore and setting a great new villain in Dagon whose like this demonic force controlling the blue and the battle vs him and the fated hero Aquaman will be fun like its here and I LOVE THAT! Definitely loved this!! The set up of these two and when they end up clashing will be amazing and the new things and adventures Aquaman is having is just .. new and fun!
Definitely recommend it!
December 5, 2025
Jeremy Adams can do no wrong, it seems. Between Flash and Green Lantern and now Aquaman, the guy's tearing up a strip at DC, and I'm here for it.
Managing to upend Aquaman's status quo while also preserving everything about it that I love, Adams throws Arthur into a new adventure into the Blue, bringing some familiar faces from both DC history and literature into his orbit. Arthur's new powers as a result of Absolute Power play into things nicely, and everything manages to be a stealth DC KO tie-in without it derailing any of the main plot.
The entire Dark Tide story being collected here is a good choice by DC as well, so well done them for letting the trade be the size it needs to be.
Managing to upend Aquaman's status quo while also preserving everything about it that I love, Adams throws Arthur into a new adventure into the Blue, bringing some familiar faces from both DC history and literature into his orbit. Arthur's new powers as a result of Absolute Power play into things nicely, and everything manages to be a stealth DC KO tie-in without it derailing any of the main plot.
The entire Dark Tide story being collected here is a good choice by DC as well, so well done them for letting the trade be the size it needs to be.
December 15, 2025
Every chance to reboot Aquaman is a free hit. DC never expects any run to truly have legs so I was delighted to see Jeremy Adam’s get a chance to step up to the plate as the new writer of the series. Swing he did. I can understand why it wouldn’t resonate with everyone but this is pure superhero sweet tooth candy. It’s over the top and pretty much a non-stop action expose for eight issues worth of material with loads of tentacles thrown in for good measure, and it’s root Aquaman without the political intrigue inherent to a story about him being a king and in that way feels inspired by Jason Momoa’s portrayal in the movies, a bad ass on a rampage. I thoroughly enjoyed it for what it is.
June 13, 2025
It's nice to see Aquaman back in action. He has Mera's powers of aquakinesis now after the power mixups that happened in Absolute Power. The first issue begins with Aquaman returning to Atlantis to find it destroyed and all its people missing. He's drawn to a gate that takes him to another dimension that has something of a underwater Arthurian feel to it as he searches for his people. John Timms' art looks fantastic in here. Good stuff. I'll continue to get this one monthly.
January 28, 2026
Hugely entertaining. The plot combines Aquaman with assorted aquatic figures of myth, legend, and literature. It introduces, I think, the concept of The Blue, to go with other DC elemental forces like The Green and The Red. It very much stands to reason. There is a plot twist towards the end of the book that I don't love and that I suspect will get undone by the end of this run, but I'm very willing to see how that plays out.
August 1, 2025
I like timms' art, I dont love it. colours are definitely really good.
the storyline just keeps on going in a negative way. eight issues to get to the climax. the time dilation twist was interesting, however I haven't read issue 8 yet.
I dont see myself reading this again. it wasn't very entertaining journeryibg through the Blue, meeting captain nemo and the mer-cenaries.
the storyline just keeps on going in a negative way. eight issues to get to the climax. the time dilation twist was interesting, however I haven't read issue 8 yet.
I dont see myself reading this again. it wasn't very entertaining journeryibg through the Blue, meeting captain nemo and the mer-cenaries.
October 26, 2025
This is pretty epic in a way, and it’s got some great supporting characters (Lori Lemaris, Arion the Immortal & Captain Nemo).
But it didn’t quite click with me. I get what Jeremy Adams is going for here but there’s something missing. It also doesn’t read that great in single issues.
But it didn’t quite click with me. I get what Jeremy Adams is going for here but there’s something missing. It also doesn’t read that great in single issues.
December 22, 2025
Aquaman goes fantasy and literary!
December 28, 2025
The premise is nifty and the art stuns but where visuals and concept race ahead, writing and dialogue fall far, far behind. The emotional content is watery and motivations are hackneyed.
December 29, 2025
no good no bad just mid
art is great btw
art is great btw
January 12, 2026
Solid start to Aquaman back to getting a regular comic run and the premise is very good adventure mystery.
January 21, 2026
a solid start overall to the new series, although it didn't grab me as much as I may have hoped. the artwork is good, and the story is alright, but I didn't feel pulled in at the same time.
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