Future State: Aquaman #2

Future State: Aquaman #2

by Brandon Thomas, Daniel Sampere (Artist), Adriano Lucas (Colorist)

Andy Curry, daughter of Arthur and Mera, has had a pretty terrible month. Jackson Hyde, a.k.a. Aquaman, won’t stop calling her Aqualass when she’s told him a thousand times it’s Aquawoman. She’s manifested a new power that scares the absolute hell out of her. Oh, and she and Jackson just got ripped apart in the midst of a cosmic space ocean and she can’t find him anywhere!

For the first time in her 14 years, Andy’s all alone-and it’s gonna take her wits, her will, and every single lesson Jackson ever taught her to survive.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics

25 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 23, 2021

About the author

Brandon Thomas is the writer and co-creator of critically-acclaimed comics series EXCELLENCE (Skybound/Image), HORIZON (Skybound/Image) and THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY. Previous work includes the comics series NOBLE (Lion Forge), VOLTRON (Dynamite), and FANTASTIC FOUR TALES (Marvel).

NOBLE #1 was awarded the Fist Award for Best International Comic by the 2017 Lagos Comic-Con, in recognition of best usage of characters/stories based on persons of African descent. NOBLE was also nominated for 2019 Glyph Comics Awards in six categories: Story Of The Year; Best Cover (winner); Best Writer; Best Artist (winner); Best Male Character (winner); and Best Female Character.

Since 2003, Brandon has written comics for several publishers, including Marvel, Lion Forge, Arcade, Dynamite, and DC Entertainment, and has published over 300 original columns as part of the Ambidextrous series. His first creator-owned project THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY shipped from Archaia Entertainment to widespread critical success, leading to his biggest comics projects to date — the sci-fi conspiracy thriller HORIZON (co-created with artist Juan Gedeon), and the action fantasy series EXCELLENCE (co-created with artist Khary Randolph) — both published by Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment.

Brandon also hosts The Two Brandons podcast with Eisner-Nominated writer Brandon Easton (Transformers: War For Cybertron, Star Trek: Year Five, Vampire Hunter D: The Series).

He lives and writes in Southern California with his wife and son.

Reviews

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really hope that we get more of Andy and Jackson moving forward in DC. They actually have a strong bond as Aquaman and Aquawoman that I really appreciated it. While the first issue set up an idea of what the reader was going to experience in terms of Jackson being held captive by Neptune, this issue spends more time focused on Andy. I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy getting so much from her lens; however, it worked really well. It illustrated and fortified their connection as mentor/mentee and it made Aquawoman a much stronger character. They have a loyalty to one another that I think is going to play out really well in any comics that involve the two of them as characters. My biggest problem with this issue was the lack of explanation/development when things were introduced. I know that much can't be covered in a single issue, but elements of this felt rushed. I wonder if DC could have afforded to extend this to one more issue that way Thomas had a little more wiggle room in terms of story development. It's just a thought. Overall, the artwork was amazing. I'm really excited for this new era of DC comics especially when we're presented with such strong characters.

[scribble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands down, this Aquaman series is the best thing that’s happened in Future State. Jackson as Aquaman and Andy as Aquawoman have been such a duo. The story is so good and the art is stunning.

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

That was definitely a slight comedown from the first issue, but it was still decent enough. The art, and especially the colours were beautiful, and easily my favourite thing of the book. The story was nice too, albeit kinda rushed and condensed.

[Roland Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a drop in quality from issue one. It needed more time to explore the concept. I really want more. It was rushed and didn’t have time to breathe. Things were introduced and then hurriedly moved on from. Still a good read.

[Roman Colombo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so glad that this series is getting such high marks on Goodreads. This might be Easton's best superhero work yet, and feels right in line with his Skybound series Excellence, Vol. 1: Kill the Past.

[AJ Zender · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I was a bit uncertain about the decision to have half this story staged as a conflict with glowing fish, I really really enjoyed the character development of Andy and her climactic battle with Aquaman's captors. Great conclusion to this short story.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid follow up to the first issue. The art continues to be stellar. I enjoyed the story telling in this one with the back and forth use of flashbacks. This has me interested in reading more Aquaman and Aquawoman books.

[spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[peyton · Rating 5 out of 5]

this issue was AMAZING. i have a feeling jackson and andy are going to become my favorite dc mentor/mentee duo very quickly <3

[Ashlight Grayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Check out my review on The Storygraph:

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[PsionOverlord · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great designs and art, I like aquawoman here, and I love the relationship between her and aquaman seeing each other siblings, which is a really fun dynamic.

[Aradhna · Rating 4 out of 5]

they're siblings, your honour!!!!!

Andy's constant refrain of "my brother" is so important to me, my heart grew three sizes.

[Papasmurfiiiviii · Rating 4 out of 5]

These two have great chemistry. Love both characters.