Benton: this is for you

[JeyNyce]

You should get a kick out of this:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/16/lbfa-history-aquaman-explained/

[BentonGrey]

  That's about right.  Read that and marvel at the decades long bad continuity that has plagued Aquaman...though they forget the thing that started it all....the murder of his son. 

[oldmanwinters]

Heh, I like the artwork, but my favorite bit was how it noted he was "written by Erik Larsen" during the turbulent 1990s-early 2000s.  Truly a mark of shame!

[Spe-Dog]

I dunno.  I think he did his best with what he had.  The problem has been editors getting in the way.  It happened with PAD here and on the Hulk and it happened to Larsen as well; he made no quiet departure when he left Aquaman.  I understand that the editors have to steward the character under the new writers but they can't write the stories themselves and we, as fans, have lost out on a lot of "could've beens" due to editorial mandate.

[BentonGrey]

I dunno.  I think he did his best with what he had.  The problem has been editors getting in the way.  It happened with PAD here and on the Hulk and it happened to Larsen as well; he made no quiet departure when he left Aquaman.  I understand that the editors have to steward the character under the new writers but they can't write the stories themselves and we, as fans, have lost out on a lot of "could've beens" due to editorial mandate.

Welcome back man! 

Funny you should say that Spe, I made the same point here:

http://frp.unlimited2.net/highlight-on-aquaman/

[bearded]

[BentonGrey]

Ha!  That is fantastic!  I love it!  Where did you find it?

[bearded]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_64bXi6uBdLk/TFWOdmCATaI/AAAAAAAAAew/GYD_DBFrW7I/s1600
i can almost recognize everybody. who is the peach/orange colored person? and is that nightwing behind him?

[BentonGrey]

The peach colored fellow, as you termed him, is Koryak, Aquaman's worthless illegitimate son.  He's a pretty terrible character from Peter David's run (so he fit right in there). http://www.comicvine.com/koryak/29-23389/

The one behind him is actually Lorena, the new Aquagirl.  There isn't tons to her (I'd take Tula over her any day), but she's alright.  Her main problem is that the 4th volume of Aquaman, wherein she was introduced, was canceled before she was developed much. http://www.comicvine.com/aquagirl/29-4686/

[murs47]

[BentonGrey]

I like Bearded's better...

[murs47]

I like Bearded's better...

You're the only one.

[BentonGrey]

I like Bearded's better...

You're the only one.

Hardly, I am not alone!

http://www.aquamanshrine.com/

[murs47]

Ewww...A community of Benton Greys.

So how does that work? Are all 200 topics variations of "I wish Aquaman was cool."?

[BentonGrey]

Why would we wish for something already true?  Nope, but there are a few dedicated towards wishing Murs wasn't a ninny.

[murs47]

...Murs wasn't a ninny.

Is that the word the CareBears use when they cuss someone out?

Anyways, you should post my Ultimate Aquaman idea one day. I'm sure it would cause a few heart attacks.

[JeyNyce]

Aquaman is not a bad hero, he beat out Green Arrow, Hawkman, & Green Lantern to be in the Super Friends.  He just has a case of the teamed up with bad writers/ story lines.  I'll bet he would be more respected if he has story lines like Batman has.