REVIEW: Mera Queen of Atlantis #6

Synopsis:

First, an important editor“s note: You should read this comic before reading Aquaman # 38. This issue begins with the Queen behind bars, about to be thrown to the wolves, or wolf in this case, at the strand arena, Xebel. Leron offers her a weapon, a lance but she refuses, stating that his trident can cause storms and a lance won“t do her any good.

The Creative Team:

Dan Abnett brings us a queen at her most vulnerable in this final issue of the miniseries. Tula is defiant that no matter who wins the fight Mera is in, she will not marry Nereus. A political union that promises to unite Atlantis and Xebel. Abnett gets the important exposition across during the battle between Mera and Orm Marius in an extremely well-done fight scene. Pacing is important in a good fight scene; a lot of story tellers seem to forget that as they mush too much on to one or two pages. Great stuff includes the motivation behind why she fights what appears to be a losing battle and the gritty determination she shows to the bitter end of this fight.

Lan Medina and Norm Rapmund give us some dynamite pages in this final issue, their art alone is well worth the cover price. Orm“s overconfidence shows as does Mera“s confidence as handled by these two Atlantean illustrators applying their craft. Highlights include the final splash at the end of the battle and the opening face-off between the antagonist and protagonist.

In Conclusion:

A good issue and a satisfying conclusion (well, sort of) to this mini-series. It“s a story that“ been done before, but then again every story has been done before. It“s not going to stand out as a classic or anything, but the pacing is good and it“s a nice read over all. Will Mera be victorious? What do you think? *** (8.0 rating.)

[yasr_overall_rating size=”large”]

Mera Queen of Atlantis # 6
Writer ”“ Dan Abnett
Art ”“ Lan Medina, Norm Rapmund
Color ”“ Veronica Gandini
Letters ”“ Simon Bowland
Publisher ”“ DC

Author Profile

Kevin Given

Kevin Given has studied with â€œ Longridge Writers Group â€ and â€œ Writerâ€™s Boot Camp â€ a speech/communications major from the University of Maine Presque-Isle/Orono sites. He has created the â€œ Karl Vincent Vampire Hunter â€ franchise which includes novels and comic books. They can be found on amazon, Indyplanet and Kindle. For a limited time you can get digital copies of â€œ Karl Vincent: Vampire hunter â€ # 1 and â€œ Files of Karl Vincent â€ # 1 for free on Indyplanet. Kevin is producing the third novel in the series â€œ Dracula Rising â€ (working title) and developing â€œ Foul Blood â€ into comic book form. Don't forget to check out the YouTube show " Comics: Let's Talk " hosted by Kevin Given