One day, in the future, we will look back at these last fifteen years of absolute superhero madness and say “But how was it possible?”. And it’s because the flood of releases has caused the quality of them to significantly and depressingly decrease. As evidence, ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom‘, which will barely make back its cost and, despite everything, considering what happened with ‘The Marvels’, it can be considered a relative success. It’s more than what DC expected, apparently.
Comics? Can you eat that?
And it’s something easy to check: right now, in these moments, if you leave the second part of ‘Aquaman’ wanting to buy a comic book of the character that is currently being published, you will go home empty-handed. DC, in its comic book aspect, has decided not to support the premiere in a quite rude and strange way.
For example, the series ‘Aquamen’, which had all the numbers to continue, was left as a miniseries, and the relaunch of the main comics, which was planned as part of Dawn of DC, was canceled. Why? Is there a reason to let Aquaman die after 82 years of publication? Did they really think that James Wan’s movie was going to harm sales? Because if so, and considering that even ‘Blue Beetle‘ was supported from the comic marketing, it is something to consider.
The character has always been stumbling in the company’s comics, with very few writers taking him seriously beyond “Haha, talking to the fishes”. But here we are. Since August 2022, Aquaman has not returned to the shelves, and only DC knows why they haven’t wanted to give him a chance with the boost from the cinema. Strange thing. Something is brewing in DC, and certainly, that can never be good.
