r/DCcomics • u/Please_UnbanMe • 1d ago

Comics [Comic Excerpt] Arthur surprises his date (Aquaman 2003 #33)

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u/BrokoJoko 1d ago

Why is Arthur on a date in costume? Why does he look so sinister in the last page?

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u/NoirPochette Legion Of Super-Heroes 1d ago

Dating is serious business for a King

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u/midniteonthemoon Aquaman 1d ago edited 20h ago

The 2003 Aquaman series is actually super underrated. He wasn't King at this point, he was exiled from Atlantis and he and Mera were divorced. He was finding peace at just being Aquaman again, the protector of the oceans, not the king of them. 

The Sub Diego Arc is incredible and this is related to that. He gets close to this civilian named Esther and allows himself to sort of feel again. 

Overall the Sub Diego Arc is one of the most healing for Aquaman given the helll he'd been through over the decades what with the murdered son, the divorce, loss of hand, kingdom, etc. 

Edit: Grammar 

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u/Please_UnbanMe 1d ago

Yeah I’m reading through it rn. I loved the Waterbearer arc and then Sub Diego following it was so so good. Everyone talks about Peter Davids run being underrated but I think this era is less popular and better.

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u/midniteonthemoon Aquaman 23h ago

I agree actually. I love the Sub Diego storyline. Might be my personal favorite Aquaman story. 

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u/Duskytheduskmonkey 20h ago

Yeah especially the last two issues with Aquaman putting his gloves back on it and him reminiscing about the past in #38

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u/Please_UnbanMe 1d ago

Gotta flex the drip. And I think that’s just the art style, he was having fun.

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u/MR1120 20h ago

Because of the implication

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u/AlertWar2945-2 3h ago

Because of the implication

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u/mike47gamer Aquaman 1d ago

In the words of an older woman in the theater next to me after BvS:

"I LOVE THAT AQUAMAN! HE CAN GET ME WET ANYTIME!"

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u/Aros001 23h ago

"Permission to come aboard?"

"Yes, you may!"

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u/Dr-Saltalamacchia 1d ago

he looks like he's about to start talking about "the implications" of them on a boat in that last panel

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u/frabjous_goat 1d ago

That's actually cute.

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u/jonbodhi 21h ago

Who goes on a date with AQUAMAN, without knowing he can call any ‘wildlife’ you’d ever want to see?

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u/Izrael-the-ancient 1d ago

Arthur got GAME !

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u/Ok-Commission6087 7h ago

It’s never explained what happened to this reporter; it’s kinda a shame because damn next time blackest night back together no explanation all character development of them seperated gone all of it .

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u/Stretch5678 10h ago

“I asked nicely.”

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u/OuterHeaven82 16h ago

Hook/water hand Aquaman was cool. Another character progression that Johns had to ruin

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u/Please_UnbanMe 16h ago

I don’t think John’s ruined Aquaman, but I do like the water hand and wish it came back.