Mera: Queen of Atlantis #1 [Stanley "Artgerm" Lau Variant Cover]

(April 2018)

A Queen in Exile (Table of Contents: 1)

Mera / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Abnett

Pencils

Lan Medina

Inks

Richard Friend

Colors

Veronica Gandini

Letters

Simon Bowland

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ocean Master [Orm Marius]; Erin Shaw; Tommy Shaw (Erin's son); unnamed news anchor; Mera; The Eel; unnamed Amnesty Bay residents; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Lord Nereus (flashback); Leron (flashback); unnamed Xebellians (flashback); Tula; Erika Watson; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana of Themscira]; Corum Rath; unnamed Drift soldiers; unnamed female secretary of state; Reverend Mother Cetea (in Mera's dream); unnamed chauffeur

Synopsis

Mera, who is recovering from injuries, is attacked by the Eel in Amnesty Bay. Her powers weakened, she recalls her martial arts training as a girl in Xebel and uses that training to overcome the Eel. She believes the Eel was hired by Corum Rath to kill her. Mera asks the Justice League and the United States government to not interfere in the conflict in Atlantis, where Aquaman is working with the rebellion to overthrow Corum Rath so that Mera can be installed as queen. Meanwhile, Ocean Master has found an unlikely new life with his new family on the surface.

Reprints

• in Aquaman (ECC Ediciones, 2012 series) #24 (Octubre de 2018)
• in Mera: Queen of Atlantis (DC, 2018 series) (2018 [February 2019])
• in Aquaman Giant (DC, 2019 series) #1 (2019)

Keywords

Amnesty Bay; Xebel

Indexer Notes

This issue takes place after Aquaman (DC, 2016 series) #33, where it was shown that Mera is recovering from magical injuries that prevent her from breathing water, and she was sent to Amnesty Bay until she can fully recover and assume her new role as queen of Atlantis. She was chosen to be the new queen in Aquaman (DC, 2016 series) #32, pending the overthrow of the current king Corum Rath.

Ocean Master was last seen in Aquaman (DC, 2011 series) #23.2, where he was shown going to the aid of Erin and Tommy, and in issue #25 where he was shown to be staying with them. It is revealed in this issue that he subsequently fell in love and became engaged to Erin, and Tommy thinks of him as his dad.

Mera's origin of coming from Xebel on a mission to kill king of Atlantis, but changed her mind when she fell in love with him, was revealed in Brightest Day (DC, 2010 series) #6.