Posted by Solar Samurai on July 6, 2007, 4:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Aquaman canceled and the future" --Previous Message--
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But what about Cherry Coke? I loved that stuff!
: Well that's true, Orin wasn't the first
: aquaman. The golden age aquaman had the same
: origin, but was not that interesting. he was
: from earth two. Like most of the Dc
: characters from the golden age were. Then
: came silver age for modern retakes on the
: characters with more appeal. In golden age,
: aquaman was a guy who just swam, talked to
: fish, and had superhuman strength.
:
: In Silver age he was half man, half
: atlatean. he had a mythical background with
: a wizard for a dad. He was more interesting.
: He wasn't the first aquaman, but he was the
: longest. It was like when they changed green
: lantern from alan scott to hal jordan.
: People complained a little. Then people got
: used to hal, and then came kyle rayner.
: it's like drinking regualr coke for 20 years
: and then they change it to new coke.
: --Previous Message--
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: But what I just don't get is what besides
: the name "Orin" makes that one THE
: Aquaman? Because his characterization
: varied so drastically from my admitted
: limited exposure to the character. Just
: because this time it's DC clearly stating
: "this is a new character" means
: it's unacceptable? Busiek was always
: hinting in interviews and even on message
: boards that AJ wasn't all he seemed, and
: that Orin wasn't the "first"
: Aquaman. I think it's too bad he didn't
: stick around, and what Busiek did do was
: underwhelming. That's what killed it for
: me. I really don't care who's starring in
: the comic book. If they had gone
: "Aquagirl" on us and put Lorena in
: the starring role, that would've been cool
: by me! Just make sure it doesn't suck,
: that's all I ask.
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: --Previous Message--
: I waited over 20 years for Captain Mar-Vell
: to
: return I think I can wait for Orin.
:
: AJ just doesn't appeal to me. DC isn't above
: having multiple heroes with the same
: codename (Lanterns and arrows)
:
: On a serious note though, AJ just will never
: be Aquaman to me. Maybe he is to someone
: else, but not to me.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Well, good luck with that. It might be a
: long wait if the new Outsiders proves as
: popular as the current version. AJ will be
: introduced to all new readers and who knows,
: they might actually like him ...
:
: --Previous Message--
: I'll pass and wait for Orin to return.
:
: --Previous Message--
:
: Well I was looking at the message boards on
: Dccomics.com and although I don't believe
: there's been an official announcement, it
: appears 57 will be the last issue if the
: current series. Oh well. I think the
: series' demise is a combination of the new
: character turning old readers away and the
: lacklustre writing turning away new readers.
: Because really, the new guy's first
: appearance generated as much interest as a
: number 1 issue. But they couldn't keep it
: up and it gradually lost steam. I suppose
: it's better to end a series that's going
: nowhere rather than prematurely cancel
: something great just because its not
: popular. Great stuff is never popular!
: That's for history to decide.
:
: But it also looks like AJ isn't
: disappearing. He might be joining Batman's
: new Outsiders. If that's the case I'll be
: there, and I'll hope for the best. Who's
: with me?
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