Aquaman: AndromedaPuts DC’s King in Deep Sea Sci-Fi Horror

After his solo flick made some pretty big wave back in 2018 , DC ’s been build outAquaman’scorner of the DC existence with various result books and miniseries framed around hissupporting casting . For Arthur Curry ’s newest title , DC is bringing the King of Atlantis over to theirprestigious Black Labelin a miniseries that both looks and sounds pretty awe-inspiring .

The three - publication Aquaman : Andromeda — from author Ram V ( Venom , Catwoman , Swamp Thing ) , and creative person Christian Ward ( Black Bolt , Blood Stained Teeth)—will see Arthur Curry in the real - world placement of Point Nemo . Nemo is celebrated for being the furthest stage of the satellite ’s oceans away from land , and he ’ll have to venture there to rescue a chemical group of scientists who ’ve traveled there in the titulary Andromeda submarine . But the Andromeda is n’t just any normal hero sandwich : it ’s running on an observational engine drive by a black hole , and the work party has just found “ a starship graveyard . ” Naturally , that pique Black Manta ’s involvement , and Aquaman is n’t far behind — but something is threaten to wake up , and it sounds pretty alien .

Andromeda is a “ sci - fi horror human character drama , ” harmonize to Ram V , and new territory for the superhero . So much of the character ’s storylines and history throughout the decades has tip into ( underwater ) swords and black art , leaving skill fabrication and revulsion particularly untapped wells . Those two musical style are areas in which Ram V excels , and he ’s sure enough aroused to make for his expertise to Arthur Curry . talk toCBR , he talked about how it was important to guarantee how he and Ward were “ presenting a construct and an idea that genuinely felt impudent and new … I wanted to see if we could drip it into a different music genre and make it work . ”

Image: Christian Ward/DC Comics

Going to such uncharted waters means a Modern outfit , and that ’s where the Coral Suit occur in . On Twitter , Ward talked about the cosmos process of the unexampled thread . While he always knew he wanted the wooing to incorporate precious coral , it was Ram name the book ’s take on Arthur as “ mythologic and ancient ” that facilitate nail down down the focus . By appear to to films like Bram Stoker ’s Dracula and David Lynch ’s Dune for inspiration , Ward found a tone he ’s very much majestic of , and he thanked DC for letting him “ go bananas ” for the new facial expression , which you’re able to see in the covering down below .

Overall , this book go like a real flack . V ’s a existent good author , Ward is a hell of an creative person , and DC Black Label has had a solid output of books as of late . Combined with the fact that there ’s sure enough some scary shit deep underneath the sea , and Aquaman : Andromeda sounds like a title deserving checking out when it debut on June 7 .

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Image: Christian Ward/DC Comics