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Reddit mentions of Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench (The New 52)
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Reddit mentions: 14
We found 14 Reddit mentions of Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench (The New 52). Here are the top ones.
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Specs:
| Color | Multicolor |
| Height | 10.17 Inches |
| Length | 6.61 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | May 2013 |
| Weight | 0.55997414548 Pounds |
| Width | 0.28 Inches |
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Introduction to Comics
How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic superhero knowledge? Plan to collect? Do you have the time/money to read 50 or 500 comics per character?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally start to see the big picture. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t always ideal starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained/complete stories. You will encounter unexplained references/characters/events—just keep reading or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled interconnectedness of shared-universe comics overwhelm you.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Avoid over-analyzing—just start reading. Do you prefer old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Character/plot -driven story? Explicit content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t get a reference? Make that your next read.
Acquiring comics:
Recommendations
You can skip to the 2016 Rebirth re-launch with the DC Universe: Rebirth event and then any Rebirth series #1.
Ok. Here we go. First off, go read The Trench.
If you're lazy/poor, here's a breakdown of his abilities, based on just common knowledge of him.
1. He lives under water. Duh. Everyone knows that. But think about it. He lives at the bottom of the Atlantic. Pressures down there are RIDICULOUS. Seriously. You've gotta be tough to survive that. You know what else it is under water? Cold. And dark. Which means Aquaman is not only super tough, but is resistant to cold AND has super-vision. Still don't believe he's tough? Here. Hit by a bullet and the dude only gets slightly pissed. So that's how tough he is. How about strength?
2. He can throw punches strong enough to knock out a blue whale. Underwater. Ok. Think about how hard it is to move around under water. Wading through waste deep water is tough, right? That's why we swim. It's easier. Have you ever tried throwing a punch under water? You've got all that water resistance pushing against your punch, making it slower and weaker. Aquaman doesn't care. Aquaman will STILL punch out a whale even WITH that water resistance. Imagine that punch connecting on land, without that water to cushion it. It can knock Superman through a wall. Still don't believe me that he's strong? Here. That is Aquaman holding up a goddamn COLLAPSING BUILDING. So we've covered toughness and strength, now let's move on to speed.
3. Aquaman can swim 10,000 feet per second. Ok, so this isn't as fast as Superman or the Flash, but it's still a damn sight more impressive than anything else in existence. The fastest fish in the sea, the Black Marlin, hits speeds of 80 mph, which is a whopping... 117 feet per second. The fastest animal, period, is the Peregrine Falcon, hitting 293 ft/s. A goddamn hypersonic jet can get up to 7550 ft/s. And Aquaman can use that to leap out of the water and across CONTINENTS. And speaking of animals, now let's go to his most criticized power:
4. He talks to fish. We've all seen the arguments here. Woah, he talks to fish, what's he gonna do, throw salmon at me? He could. Or he could summon any of these terrifying creatures from the depths. And that doesn't even cover the deadly poisonous ones. There are many scary things in the ocean, my friend. And only one man whom they call king.
Each of these books cost around $10 from amazon, all come highly recommended:
Flash: Volume 1
Batman: Volume 1 Volume 2. This was a year long arc and both volumes are one story. The current run in Detective comics, called Icarus, is fantastic, but it hasn't been collected yet.
Green Arrow: Volume 4. Don't read books 1-3. You'll thank me later.
Green Lantern carries on from the old series, which starts here
I would also recommend the Wonder Woman series (starts here) and the Aquaman series here (Aquaman rocks now, in case you haven't heard).
I hope you have lots of fun reading and collecting comics, it really is a great hobby.
If you buy a big box of something for cheap, you're probably going to have maybe a few gems and a ton of just blah. Trade paperbacks are pretty cheap and you can find some of the best stuff in them. Also your local libary might have stuff to borrow or the ability to ship things in for you for free.
I recommend checking out New 52 Aquaman: The Trench, great art and story for a beginner looking for somethng badass.
I went from Geoff John's Green lantern to stuff that's currently being done, or ended fairly recently, like Charles Soule Swamp Thing & Red Lanterns, Scott Snyder's New 52 Batman run, Azzarello's Wonder Woman run, Geoff Johns Aquaman.
If you want to continue talking, feel free to pm me.
Introduction to Comics
How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Reading primarily for enjoyment or encyclopedic knowledge? Collecting? Have the time/resources to read 50 or 500 comics per character?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t necessarily ideal starting points. Writers change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many great characters, creators, publishers, etc. to explore.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained, complete stories in one corner of the universe. There will be unexplained references/characters, just persevere or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled web of shared-universe comics overwhelm you. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally see the big picture.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Don’t get stuck preparing/over-analyzing, just start reading. Do you like/dislike old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t understand a reference? Maybe read that next.
Acquire/Buy comics:
Marvel
DC
You can skip to the 2016 re-launch with DC Universe: Rebirth and then any Rebirth series #1.
Other
For Flash:
Barry Allen started his carrier in the comics in 1959 until 1985 and then he was absent on until 2009. His modern-age series called The Flash: Rebirth when he returned. After that 2 trades came (In comics, a trade paperback (often shortened to trade) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme.) called The Flash Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues and The Flash Vol. 2: The Road to Flashpoint.
After these, a HUGE event came that changed everything called Flashpont that "reset" the continuity and started the New 52 age and it's first story-line called The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward . This series (New52) lasted till Spring 2016 and collected 9 trades (the show you watched is based on this era). In early 2016 DC Rebirth came (only name change, everything is continued from New52) but a huge exception: a long missing character came back to the grand scene who was missing for so long. Rebirth's first trade is The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice
So if you are interested in Barry (overall) start with The Flash: Rebirth and move onward to Flashpont, but you can just start with The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward or DC Rebirth and The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice, then read everything up to today. (there was a Flash event called Flash War which ended a few months ago)
(there is an omnibus on sale at the moment (a collection of multiple trades) called The Flash By Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Omnibus that collects the first 4 trades of the New 52 era.
For Superman:
His New 52 story wasn't that great (if you ask 10 people, almost 9 of them will tell you that you should skip that era), but there are 3 "essential" TPBs in that period of time:
Superman: The Men of Tomorrow by Geoff Johns
Lois Lane and Clark
Superman: The Final Days of Superman
After these, you can start with Superman Vol. 1: Son Of Superman and move forward with the volumes until a strange storyline called Superman:Reborn that ends the Final Days of Superman story. Rebirth's final TPB called Superman Vol. 7: Bizarroverse (not out yet), which is followed by a fresh new start called The Man of Steel that kicks out Superman #1 (remember, we started from New 52, yet Superman: Reborn came along)
(but if you want a full reading, you can easily start with Superman Vol. 1: What Price Tomorrow? New 52 TPB.)
About Action Comics: compared to Superman solo series, Action Comics is more about Metropolis and things happening NOT JUST with Superman, but with his friends and family etc. The first 3 volumes of New 52 were fantastic, written by Grant Morrison (starting with [Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel] (https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Action-Comics-Vol-Steel/dp/1401235476/ ) but overall the whole New 52 was a decent run.
After New 52, Rebirth's first volume's called Action Comics Vol. 1: Path Of Doom
For Aquaman:
I highly recommend starting with New 52 and move forward to Rebirth and more, as it is a great adventure seeing Aquaman in action during that period of time, lots of fun and interesting stories.
New 52 first volume/TPB called Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench
Rebirth first volume called Aquaman Vol. 1: The Drowning
Also have to mention that the new movie coming out soon is LOOSLY (not entirely, but still) based on the story-line called Aquaman Vol. 3: Throne of Atlantis (new52)
For Batman:
There is a new kind of book format coming out just now called "Essential Edition" which is basically pack of 2 (or more) volumes/TPBs in 1 book.
Batman's story starts WAY before New 52 (his and Green Lantern's history wasn't "deleted", so everything happened in the past, is still here with us), so it is advisable to start at least Year One, then jump into New 52 via Batman: The Court of Owls Saga (DC Essential Edition) , which is followed by a great arc called Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family and others as well. It is highly recommend to read through the whole New 52 series, as it is a MASTERPIECE!
Rebirth starts with Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham
Just like Action Comics is connected to Superman, here Detective Comics connected with Batman. Detective Comics is about the Bat-family operating in Gotham City, solving mysteries etc.
New 52 first TPB Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Death
Rebirth first TPB Detective Comics Vol. 1: Rise of the Batmen
For Green Lantern:
Just like Batman, Green Lantern's story wasn't deleted prior New 52, everything that happened BEFORE, is still here with is (even today). Yet you don't have to start at the very beginning, there is a really respectable writer called Geoff Johns (mentioned earlier) who started to write Green Lantern back in 2005 (long time ago) and his work laid down the basics of the mythos around the Lantern Corps, the different rings, lot of intergalactic battles etc.
His first work was Green Lantern: Rebirth, followed by many over the years. I mentioned the Omnibus format back at The Flash, for Green Lantern it is highly recommended to get through his story (as it is a HUGE connected story from the Green Lantern Rebirth) via those books
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 1
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 3
After these, the overall story continues in the Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army and Green Lantern: The Wrath of the First Lantern TPBs.
Just like Action Comics and Detective Comics, there is a companion series for the "main" Green Lantern books, called Green Lantern Corps. Before New 52, the old TPBs weren't reprinted, so it is hard to collect that era (starts with Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: To Be a Lantern ) but the New 52 books are much more widely available. The first one is Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: Fearsome.
After New 52, the "main" Green Lantern book becomes Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: Sinestro's Law and the Green Lantern Corps to Green Lanterns Vol. 1: Rage Planet.
Wow it is a huge list and lot of stuff. I missed a few things, but even if you start reading these, you won't be disappointed for a while. (and when you're not sure how/where to next, just ask me or anyone here on Reddit). For the buying process: there are a few options: local comic shop (LCS), amazon, ebay, https://www.speedyhen.com/ (if you are UK based), http://bookdepository.com/, https://www.instocktrades.com/ for starters.
Hope this helps!
I can't believe no one has recommended Aquaman: The Trench yet. It is amazing, not only are the creatures featured in it creepy, it will make you an Aquaman fan if you aren't already
Both of these are taken from Aquaman's new 52 series. Volume #1- The Trench.
Geoff John's newest run on Aquaman is a good one to pick and easy to find, it's already collected into a couple volumes, think it was issues 1-20 or something close to that. Here's the first volume:
http://www.amazon.com/Aquaman-Vol-The-Trench-New/dp/140123710X
Think they are doing an animated version of the material soon as well.
I recommend reading the New 52 Aquaman book. Even if you just pick up the first volume. It doesn't talk down to the readers, and it's IMO really a great first book if you don't know much about comics.
If you are interested I would recommend reading Aquaman volume 1: The Trench. It is an amazing book and the Aquaman series in one of the best in the new 52.
This one right here my man, enjoy. It's a good one:
https://www.amazon.ca/Aquaman-Vol-Trench-New-52/dp/140123710X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536634698&sr=8-1&keywords=new+52+aquaman