World Famous Comics: The Aquaman Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions)
The Aquaman Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions)
By: Jack Miller, Various Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: February 01, 2003 Release Date: February 01, 2003
Product Description: Volume One features the origin of Aquaman, plus theintroduction of Aqualad, Aquagirl and the mysterious Aqua-Queen! Thrill toAquaman's early adventures when he was Aquaboy, his attempt to swim aroundthe world in 80 hours, and a special "crossover" story with Green Arrow!Watch as the King of the Seas battles ferocious menaces such as the HumanFlying Fish and the Sea Creatures from One Billion B.C.More than two dozen exciting Aquaman adventures are included in this heftyvolume that reprints the Aquaman stories from ADVENTURE COMICS #260-280 282 and SHOWCASE #30-31, with an introduction by Roy Thomas!
Gorgeous Ignore the harsh words from an ill-informed fan. Ramona Fradon was, and IS, one of the finest comic artists to have ever come down the pike. I love you Ramona, Aquaman forever.
Ramona Fradon, Queen of the Seven Seas! This wonderful compilation of Aqua-tales from the early Silver Age is both fun and goofy. And the Ramona Fradon artwork is absolutely beautiful. Ms. Fradon's art displays all the detail of pages produced by the late, great Curt Swan yet none of Mr. Swan's tendancy toward stiffness in his figures. This fluidity of form is a must for depicting the Sea King in his natural environment and no one does that better than Ms. Fradon. IMHO only Nick Cardy and Jim Aparo have ever matched her skill in depicting my fav' Aquaman.
The stories, on the other hand, are of the "what sillness can we subject our hero to now" variety that DC seemed to relish in the late 50's and on into the 60's, so knock off a star if you're not as partial to that style of story-telling as I. It is the artwork, however, that makes this Archive truly essential. Fradon is at the top of her game - and the first Aquaman tale drawn by the equally wonderful Nick Cardy rounds out the book!
Oh, have I mentioned that the art's really nice ...
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