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Aquaman: Arthur's Guide to Atlantis
AQUAMAN hits the big screen on December 21, 2018. The all-star cast includes Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, and more. Don't miss this jam-packed guide featuring everything you need to know about the “mythical” city of Atlantis! With entries from thirteen-year-old Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, this guide provides you with everything you need to know about the hidden kingdom. From the city’s amphibious population to a look into the weapons and armor vault, this imaginative guide is sure to be a hit with fans of the highly anticipated film. This full-color paperback features 144 pages of entertaining notes, journal entries, and exclusive never-before-seen photos!
144 pages, Paperback
Published November 6, 2018
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January 13, 2019
First of all, HOW CUTE IS YOUNG ARTHUR??? HOW CUTE??? I LOVE HIM.
He is so cute so sweet so pure he is an angel.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
He is so cute so sweet so pure he is an angel.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
January 12, 2019
This book is about - well, actually it's basically Aquaman's diary from when he was a kid. I know it says Arthur, but he's Aquaman. Aquaman is his super hero name.
He has lots of adventures when he is a kid. Other characters: he mentions his mom. He also mentions his trainer, Vuiko.
Arthur tries to learn more about his mom who went back to Atlantis because that was where she was from. In one part of the book, Arthur tries to go to Atlantis. There's a note from his mom that says:
T0 my dearest Arthur, I hope that one day you will understand why I needed to leave. there are things at work here that are beyond our control.
His mother wrote this note to let Arthur know that she loved him and why she needed to go.
At the end, his dad wrote a little note to let Arthur know he's proud of him.
He has lots of adventures when he is a kid. Other characters: he mentions his mom. He also mentions his trainer, Vuiko.
Arthur tries to learn more about his mom who went back to Atlantis because that was where she was from. In one part of the book, Arthur tries to go to Atlantis. There's a note from his mom that says:
T0 my dearest Arthur, I hope that one day you will understand why I needed to leave. there are things at work here that are beyond our control.
His mother wrote this note to let Arthur know that she loved him and why she needed to go.
At the end, his dad wrote a little note to let Arthur know he's proud of him.
January 4, 2019
It’s a fun read and it’s shows Arthur’s sense of humor! Hahahaha
September 10, 2023
Arthur's Guide to Atlantis is not much of a guide book, but it's an easy and pleasing read that covers some of Aquaman's childhood.
If you've read the movie's prequel novel, Undertow, (or, really, any other book aimed at kids about their favorite superhero as they grow up) you know what to expect here. It's the same discovery of the powers and learning the truth about their family/place in the world that you see time and time again. But this time, it's one of those in-universe journals that crop up from time to time.
Journals like this are a very mixed bag. Some have true insights, or detailed illustrations, or physical items that are glued in and you can lift up or flip over. On the other hand, some are written very inauthentically, contain virtually no new material, and feel like a slog to get through. Arthur's Guide is somewhere in the middle: It was far from a slog (I read it in one sitting), and has some neat pictures and journal ideas -- like a couple pencil rubbings of plaques in an aquarium. Unfortunately, other pictures and some of the writing seems too fake to suspend disbelief -- a shot of Willem Defoe's Vulko looks like a straight-up promotional picture, for example. And the concept of Arthur using a library book and a repository of hand-taped and scribbled notes about the real Atlantis falls a bit flat when it is all actually flat: Taped coins, notes, and other items are just printed pictures directly on the page. Some of the underlying library book text doesn't make sense either -- you can see sentences that look like they should continue from one page to the next, but then you flip the page and it's a totally new paragraph about something else. Arthur's notes clearly where attention should be paid, but they mostly rehash points from the Undertow novel rather than adding anything new.
So Arthur's Guide is nothing special or particularly memorable. But it's also a quick, inoffensive read that I enjoyed nonetheless. I personally enjoyed the Undertow novel more if you had to pick one or the other, but I think a young kid who's a big Aquaman fan (if such kids exist) might enjoy either one.
If you've read the movie's prequel novel, Undertow, (or, really, any other book aimed at kids about their favorite superhero as they grow up) you know what to expect here. It's the same discovery of the powers and learning the truth about their family/place in the world that you see time and time again. But this time, it's one of those in-universe journals that crop up from time to time.
Journals like this are a very mixed bag. Some have true insights, or detailed illustrations, or physical items that are glued in and you can lift up or flip over. On the other hand, some are written very inauthentically, contain virtually no new material, and feel like a slog to get through. Arthur's Guide is somewhere in the middle: It was far from a slog (I read it in one sitting), and has some neat pictures and journal ideas -- like a couple pencil rubbings of plaques in an aquarium. Unfortunately, other pictures and some of the writing seems too fake to suspend disbelief -- a shot of Willem Defoe's Vulko looks like a straight-up promotional picture, for example. And the concept of Arthur using a library book and a repository of hand-taped and scribbled notes about the real Atlantis falls a bit flat when it is all actually flat: Taped coins, notes, and other items are just printed pictures directly on the page. Some of the underlying library book text doesn't make sense either -- you can see sentences that look like they should continue from one page to the next, but then you flip the page and it's a totally new paragraph about something else. Arthur's notes clearly where attention should be paid, but they mostly rehash points from the Undertow novel rather than adding anything new.
So Arthur's Guide is nothing special or particularly memorable. But it's also a quick, inoffensive read that I enjoyed nonetheless. I personally enjoyed the Undertow novel more if you had to pick one or the other, but I think a young kid who's a big Aquaman fan (if such kids exist) might enjoy either one.
April 8, 2019
This book is a Guide to Atlantis, Arthur style! There are "taped" notebook pages and doodles that show Arthur's humor and I love it! We get a peek into what young Arthur's mind is like and as you read, you feel like you're browsing through his diary. We learn about how he sees Atlantis rather than the myths we've been told.
My favorite part is the letter his dad "wrote" in the back. I love the insight ARTHUR'S GUIDE TO ATLANTIS provides and all of the "taped" pictures are an added bonus. The style and compilation of the content is perfectly done and it makes me want to seek more that this author has written. Those who love Aquaman won't want to miss this fun, unique, and funny look into Arthur's world before he became the superhero we all know today.
Final Verdict: I would recommend this to all fans of notebook/scrapbook style books, superheroes, Aquaman, whether it be the comics or movie.
My favorite part is the letter his dad "wrote" in the back. I love the insight ARTHUR'S GUIDE TO ATLANTIS provides and all of the "taped" pictures are an added bonus. The style and compilation of the content is perfectly done and it makes me want to seek more that this author has written. Those who love Aquaman won't want to miss this fun, unique, and funny look into Arthur's world before he became the superhero we all know today.
Final Verdict: I would recommend this to all fans of notebook/scrapbook style books, superheroes, Aquaman, whether it be the comics or movie.
January 26, 2019
This was a pretty cool book. It's made to look like a defaced library book about Atlantis that Arthur Curry turns into a notebook/scrapbook with doodles, photos he takes, drawings, maps, and things he learns about the Atlantis his mother was from.
December 30, 2020
It doesn’t really tell you all that much about the Atlantean kingdoms beyond their weaponry. But we get the story of how Arthur met Vulko and how he journeyed to Atlantis.
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