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| "Drowned Earth" | |||
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| Publisher | DC Comics | ||
| Publication date | December 2018 – January 2019 | ||
| Genre | Superhero fiction | ||
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| Main character(s) | Aquaman, Justice League, Black Manta, Ocean Master | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Dan abnett | ||
| Artist(s) | Howard Porter | ||
| Penciller(s) | Ivan Reis, Paul Pelletier | ||
"Drowned Earth" is a 2018–2019 comic book storyline created and published by DC Comics. It is an Aquaman / Justice League crossover event that deals with Aquaman trying to stop the Ocean Lords, including Black Manta and Poseidon, from flooding the Earth with the help of Wonder Woman and the Justice League.[1] The storyline received positive reviews with critics praising the action, art style, and ending.
Plot summary[edit]
Prologue[edit]
After joining the Legion of Doom, Cheetah and Black Manta acquire a weapon called The Tears of Extinction which allows them to kill god-like beings and make up the Seven Forces of the Totality. Cheetah murders Poseidon to free three ancient Deities. Aquaman and Wonder Woman mourn Poseidon's death and hear that the Legion of Doom has plans to go to The Graveyard of Gods. During their expedition, they are attacked by water creatures and are missing just as the world is covered in the ocean and people turn into fish monsters.
Mera, the queen of Atlantis, did her best to stop the contagion of her subjects using her aqua kinetic powers to protect the whole city but it is too much for her. The Justice League, coordinated by Batman started to organize an evac plan worldwide but fails. Batman and Mera learn that a group called the Triumvirate of Atlantis are the ones responsible for the attack which causes Mera to flee and ask Ocean Master for help.
The Titans try attacking Drogue (one of the commanders of the Triumvirate of Atlantis) but fail and Garth becomes a fish monster but they escape safely. Orm revealed to Mera that the Tear of Extinction is the key to defeating the triumvirate of Atlantis. Ocean Master gave the queen the Clarion, Arion's crown, to lead her to the location of the tomb so that she might find the Tear. As they were trying to escape from Atlantis, Orm was captured by Gall and transformed against his will. Aquaman is kept prisoner by the Triumvirate of Atlantis and he finds out the three alien gods made a pact with Black Manta, which causes his powers to be stripped and his life force connected to Black Manta. Aquaman learns that the Triumvirate were prisoners of the Graveyard of Gods, but thanks to Manta they were now free, their ancient enemy Poseidon trapped there instead.
On Earth, Batman made again contact with Flash and Superman, as he discovered the location of a Space Kraken, the beast responsible for the poisoning of the waters. Superman and Flash are overwhelmed by Drogue but they were rescued by Mera and escaped together with her, Flash can resist the transformation due to his Speed Force powers. They agreed to help Mera in the research for the Tear of Extinction. Wonder Woman manages to be free and asks the enemy where is Aquaman.
During the chaos, Lex Luthor leads his Legion of Doom to acquire an artifact that will access the Totality before escaping. Meanwhile, the Triumvirate decided to punish Aquaman, killing him by throwing Arthur into a space whirlpool. But Wonder Woman rescues Aquaman and revealed to Diana he had a plan: they would travel to the Graveyard of Gods to persuade Poseidon to restore Aquaman's connection to the Life Force. Accessing the Graveyard, they met Poseidon who submitted Aquaman to a trial.
Aquaman completes the trial which restores his Life Force and Poseidon reveals the true story of Arion and the Triumvirate: Arion was an Atlantean Hero that wanted to possess the Life Force, (the power of Poseidon). Arion wanted to put the Life Force inside his Clarion (his crown), to then deliver it into space for other planets struggling to develop life in their ocean. But Poseidon did not want to share his unique power with no one at all, so he convinced Arion that the alien gods who answered his call for union were evil, trying to trick him into giving them power so that they could come and conquer Earth. In a fit of rage, Arion reverted the process of his plan, instead filling the Clarion with a power opposite to the Life Force: the Tear of Extinction. Then, he launched the Clarion into space, killing all life on the planets of the three alien gods, taking their lives as well. Since then, Atlantis stopped being a beacon of union and hope, instead replaced by a xenophobic society. Poseidon felt guilty about his action and abused the last piece of his power to send Diana and Arthur away before the Graveyard collapsed telling Aquaman to bring the deity's trident with him, bathing it in the Tear which remained hidden inside Arion's body, to use it against the Triumvirate one more time.
Mera, Superman, and Flash find out that Black Manta has the Tears of Extinction but realized some of the Tears are in Arion's bones. Aquaman and Wonder Woman save the heroes, and Aquaman tells everyone the true story of Arion. Mera wants to use the Tears of Extinction to kill the enemy, but Aquaman wants to give Poseidon's Trident a truce in hopes of ending the battle peacefully. Meanwhile, the Triumvirate of Atlantis agrees to Black Manta's idea of bringing in the Death Kraken to destroy the world. Aquaman concentrates on Arion's crown and turned it into a Weapon of Life and gives it to Mera who broadcasts Arion's message to the three Gods and they turn back to good guys. Black Manta backstabs the Triumvirate of Atlantis and plans to use the Death Kraken to destroy the world, but Aquaman stops Black Manta and sacrifices himself to stop Death Kraken since he is the embodiment of the Life Force.
In the end, everyone is returned to normal and Mera becomes a temporary member of the Justice League while rebuilding Atlantis and becoming its temporary ruler. Wonder Woman tells the League Aquaman was not dead, but only missing and unreachable because his death would be felt by everyone, as he was linked to the Life Force. Aquaman wakes up on a beach with amnesia.
Titles involved[edit]
- Justice League (Volume 4) No. 10 (prelude)
- Aquaman (Volume 8) No. 41 (tie-in)
- Titans (Volume 3) No. 28 (tie-in)
- Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1
- Justice League (Volume 4) #11
- Aquaman (Volume 8) #42 (tie-in)
- Justice League (Volume 4) #12
- Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1
Critical reception[edit]
The entire crossover event received positive reviews. According to Comic Book Roundup, the entire story received an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 166 reviews.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Stevens, Colin (14 August 2018). "DC's Drowned Earth Crossover Pits the Justice League Against New Aquaman Villains". IGN. Ziff Davis.
- ^ "Drowned Earth Comic Book Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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