Give the Stupid People the Stupid Things they Want
Story: Dan Abnett
Pencils: Scot Eaton & Philippe Briones
Inks: Wayne Faucher, Philippe Briones & Scott
Hanna
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Letterer: Pat Brosseau
Cover: Brad Walker, Andrew Hennesy & Gabe Eltab
Cover Price: $2.99
On Sale Date: June 7, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
The king is dead. Long live the king! I remember when
Johnny Carson said that in some clip they used to promote the Tonight Show. Back then, I assumed that
he was talking about Elvis, but now I must say I’m not sure. Anyway, let’s find
out what’s happened to King Arthur in my review of Aquaman #24!
Explain
It!
While the Elder Council or whatever is convened to
discuss whether they should kick Arthur to the curb or not, he and Mera discuss
leaving Atlantis and moving to Amnesty Bay for good. Tula’s already run off and
is hanging out at the lighthouse with that dog. And I’m like: yes! Leave this
obnoxious, heady royalty shit and get back to superheroin’! I’d love to see
Aquaman on dry land, telling inland trout to push an iceberg or what-have-you.
Look, I haven’t written out all the stories but the ideas are in my head. What if
he makes all the fish in a Las Vegas casino aquarium wig out and spit water at
passers-by? Okay, that’s just what I would do with his power.
After Corum Rath calls Aquaman a sissy behind his
back for a little while, the Elders finally come out of their chambers and
announce that Aquaman…takes second place and Corum Rath is the new King of
Atlantis. Aquaman doesn’t take this lying down and starts fighting the royal
guards—including Murk! Then I think he realizes he’s overwhelmed, so Arthur
bolts to the surface, the underwater soldiers in hot pursuit.
Meanwhile, Corum Rath wastes no time in his new
position, and instructs a once-banished group of magistrates to perform a
once-banned ritual: the Crown of Thorns. This covers Atlantis in thickly-woven
purple thorns, and as a shaft of purple light beams out of the water near
Amnesty Bay, it begins to knit itself and cut Aquaman off from the surface. He
is almost free at the last moment, ready to join Mera and Tula, when Murk races
forward and stabs Aquaman through the back, taking his corpse back down to the
now-fabled sunken city.
Whew! Pretty emotional there, especially since I
would really like to see Aquaman leave this Atlantis nonsense behind already.
You have a sweet lighthouse in New England, dude! A dog, a wife that’s down to
get bizzay, plus membership in the Justice League—he should just do it. I am
betting that Murk and Aquaman are pulling an okey doke on Corum Rath, or
Aquaman speaking to sea monsters on the first page is part of some scheme, but
I’d be fine with him going full-time air-breathin’ for a while. Maybe this is
headed that way…probably not. But the last scene still got me, so I have to
give it up for that!
Bits and
Pieces:
The Council of Elder Jerks makes their decision on Aquaman's kinghood, and if you check the cover you'll see how it goes. Turns out Corum Rath's leadership style isn't all "compassionate conservative" at all, he's more of a "constantly yelling stuff" type. The ending will make you sad, partly because it seems like we have more to go on this Atlantean politics stuff.
7.5/10
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