([August] 2022)

DC, 2022 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 25.99 CAD
Pages
220
On-sale Date
2022-06-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-77951-645-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781779516459 51999
Printer
Solisco Printers, Scott, QC, Canada
Editing
Andrea Shea (credited) (editor - original series & collected edition); Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor - original series)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock covers; matte paper interiors
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects Aquaman: The Becoming (DC, 2022 series) #1-6, a story from Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, and Future State: Aquaman (DC, 2021 series) #1-2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints
No image yet

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited)
Inks
David Talaski (credited)
Colors
David Talaski (credited)
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, indicia, and publisher information. Includes illustration from the cover of Aquaman: The Becoming #2.

Foreshadow (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Diego Olortegui (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Mera; Princess Andy [Andrina Curry]; Scavenger [Peter Mortimer]
Synopsis
On a Curry family vacation, Jackson must protect Andy when Scavenger attacks seeking a special stone that Andy has been playing with.
Reprints

Aquaman: The Becoming #1 Cover by David Talaski (Table of Contents: 3)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Aquaman: The Becoming #1 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 4)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Things Fall Apart (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Diego Olortegui (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor); Mike Cotton (credited) (senior editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Parademons (simulation); Justice League [Superman; The Flash; Hawkgirl; Batman; Black Canary] (simulation); Chess; Lucia Hyde; Davi; Dwayne Fradon; Human Flying Fish [Vic Bragg]; Teen Titans [Kid Flash [Wallace West] (second Wally West); Beast Boy [Garfield Logan]; Raven [Rachel Roth]; Starfire [Koriand'r]]; unidentified Atlantean attacker; unidentified Drift soldiers
Synopsis
Aqualad continues his training under Aquaman, including a battle simulation against Parademons on Apokolips. Later in Amnesty Bay, Jackson's meeting with his mother is interrupted by a robbery by the Human Flying Fish, and shortly after a new threat arises.
Reprints
Keywords
Amnesty Bay; Apokolips

Indexer Notes

Storyline continues from the story "Foreshadow" in Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 2021 series) #1.

Aquaman mentions having to go to Mars to meet with Frankenstein. That meeting occurred in the story "Follow the Water" in DC The Doomed and the Damned (DC, 2020 series) #1.

Aquaman: The Becoming #2 Cover by David Talaski (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Aquaman: The Becoming #2 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 7)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Until Proven Innocent (Table of Contents: 8)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Diego Olortegui (credited); Skylar Patridge (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited); Skylar Patridge (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited); Mike Cotton (credited) (senior editor)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Mera; Princess Andy; Lucia Hyde; Davi; Drayton; Wallis; unidentified Drift soldiers; unidentified Xebellians
Synopsis
Jackson is accused of planting explosives in Atlantis, and when he escapes Drift soldiers, Atlantean authorities bring in Mera for questioning, believing that she knows Jackson's whereabouts.
Reprints
Keywords
Amnesty Bay; Atlantis

Aquaman: The Becoming #3 Cover by David Talaski (Table of Contents: 9)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Delilah
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Aquaman: The Becoming #3 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 10)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Sheltered (Table of Contents: 11)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Scott Koblish (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited); Alex Guimarães (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor); Mike Cotton (credited) (senior editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Mera; Princess Andy; Charleze; Drayton; Wallis; unidentified Drift soldiers; Curator Hestel; Ha'wea; Lucia Hyde; Delilah (intro)
Synopsis
As Atlantean soldiers investigate Mera to determine if she is helping to hide Jackson, Jackson makes his way across the country on the run from Atlantean authorities, but he is tracked and attacked by a unknown assailant who knows a lot about him.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantis; Challengers Mountain; Happy Harbor; Titans Tower

Aquaman: The Becoming #4 Cover by David Talaski (Table of Contents: 12)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Aquaman: The Becoming #4 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 13)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Lucia Hyde; Ha'wea; Mera; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Legacy (Table of Contents: 14)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Scott Koblish (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor); Mike Cotton (credited) (senior editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Lucia Hyde; Delilah; Meeka (intro); unnamed Xebellians; unnamed Atlanteans
Synopsis
Jackson and Lucia accompany Delilah to Xebel where Jackson learns secrets of his mother's past as a Xebel insurgent.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantis; Xebel

Aquaman: The Becoming #5 Cover by David Talaski (Table of Contents: 15)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Aquaman: The Becoming #5 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 16)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Ha'wea
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Hometown Hero (Table of Contents: 17)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Paul Pelletier (credited); Diego Olortegui (credited)
Inks
Norm Rapmund (credited); Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (senior editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Delilah; Lucia Hyde; Meeka; Ha'wea; unnamed Xebellians
Synopsis
Jackson agrees to join Delilah to fight for change in Xebel. Meanwhile, Lucia follows her own agenda.
Reprints
Keywords
Xebel

Aquaman: The Becoming #6 Cover by David Talaski (Table of Contents: 18)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Inks
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Colors
David Talaski (credited) (signed as DT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; Lucia Hyde; Delilah; Mera
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Aquaman: The Becoming #6 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 19)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; Black Manta
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Before & After (Table of Contents: 20)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Serg Acuña (credited); Diego Olortegui (credited)
Inks
Serg Acuña (credited); Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
AndWorld Design (credited)
Editing
Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde; becomes Aquaman]; Delilah; Lucia Hyde; Mera; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Princess Andy; Meeka; Ha'wea; unnamed Xebellians; unidentified Drift soldiers; Black Manta [David Hyde]
Synopsis
Jackson, Delilah, and Lucia battle to fight off Meeka's forces to rescue Mera and save Xebel. When Lucia is critically injured during the battle, Jackson decides he must take on the title of Aquaman to make a difference for Xebel.
Reprints
Keywords
Xebel

Indexer Notes

Storyline continues in Aquamen (DC, 2022 series) #1.

Future State: Aquaman #1 Cover by Daniel Sampere and Adriano Lucas (Table of Contents: 21)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Daniel Sampere (credited) (signed as SAM)
Inks
Daniel Sampere (credited) (signed as SAM)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]; Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Future State: Aquaman #1 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 22)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Confluence Part One (Table of Contents: 23)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Daniel Sampere (credited)
Inks
Daniel Sampere (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Editing
Andrea Shea (credited) (editor); Chris Conroy (credited) (senior editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]; unnamed alien
Synopsis
In the future, Jackson and Andy are somehow transported to an alien sea that connects to alien worlds, and when an unknown adversary attempts to capture them, Andy makes a sacrifice while Jackson is captured and imprisoned.
Reprints

Future State: Aquaman #2 Cover by Daniel Sampere and Adriano Lucas (Table of Contents: 24)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Daniel Sampere (credited) (signed as SAM)
Inks
Daniel Sampere (credited) (signed as SAM)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]; Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Future State: Aquaman #2 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (Table of Contents: 25)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde; Aqualad]; Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Confluence Part Two (Table of Contents: 26)

Aquaman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Daniel Sampere (credited)
Inks
Daniel Sampere (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Editing
Andrea Shea (credited) (editor); Chris Conroy (credited) (senior editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]; unnamed alien fish
Synopsis
Andy recovers from her injury with the help of an alien race of fish, and is committed to tracking down and freeing Jackson.
Reprints

Deep Dive (Table of Contents: 27)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page for bonus art section.

Aquaman: The Becoming #1 and Black Manta #1 Connecting Variant Covers by Francis Manapul (Table of Contents: 28)

Aquaman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Francis Manapul (credited) (signed as FJM)
Inks
Francis Manapul (credited) (signed as FJM)
Colors
Francis Manapul (credited) (signed as FJM)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Black Manta [David Hyde]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Diego Olortegui (credited) (layout and pencils)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (credited)
Colors
Adriano Lucas (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Artwork from pages 2-3 of Aquaman: The Becoming #1-6 shown from layouts to pencils to inks to colored final art.

Aquaman: The Becoming Designs by Diego Olortegui (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Diego Olortegui (credited) (signed as DiegoOG)
Inks
Diego Olortegui (credited) (signed as DiegoOG)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]; Mera; Delilah [Deluge]; Ha'wae; Lucia Hyde

Indexer Notes

character sketches

Future State: Aquaman Designs by Daniel Sampere (Table of Contents: 31)

illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Daniel Sampere (credited) (signed as SAM)
Inks
Daniel Sampere (credited) (signed as SAM)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
Aquaman [Jackson Hyde]; Aquawoman [Andy Curry; Aqualass]; Interrogator; Neptune Soldiers

Indexer Notes

Character sketches

The Adventure Continues in Aquamen (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Framed. Alone. On the Run! (Table of Contents: 33)

Aquaman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Inks
Khary Randolph (credited) (signed as Randolph)
Colors
Emilio Lopez (credited) (signed as ELO)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aqualad [Jackson Hyde]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from the variant cover of Aquaman: The Becoming #2.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Aquaman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Foreshadow
    Aquaman
  4. 3. Aquaman: The Becoming #1 Cover by David Talaski
    Aquaman
  5. 4. Aquaman: The Becoming #1 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  6. 5. Things Fall Apart
    Aquaman
  7. 6. Aquaman: The Becoming #2 Cover by David Talaski
    Aquaman
  8. 7. Aquaman: The Becoming #2 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  9. 8. Until Proven Innocent
    Aquaman
  10. 9. Aquaman: The Becoming #3 Cover by David Talaski
    Aquaman
  11. 10. Aquaman: The Becoming #3 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  12. 11. Sheltered
    Aquaman
  13. 12. Aquaman: The Becoming #4 Cover by David Talaski
    Aquaman
  14. 13. Aquaman: The Becoming #4 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  15. 14. Legacy
    Aquaman
  16. 15. Aquaman: The Becoming #5 Cover by David Talaski
    Aquaman
  17. 16. Aquaman: The Becoming #5 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  18. 17. Hometown Hero
    Aquaman
  19. 18. Aquaman: The Becoming #6 Cover by David Talaski
    Aquaman
  20. 19. Aquaman: The Becoming #6 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  21. 20. Before & After
    Aquaman
  22. 21. Future State: Aquaman #1 Cover by Daniel Sampere and Adriano Lucas
    Aquaman
  23. 22. Future State: Aquaman #1 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  24. 23. The Confluence Part One
    Aquaman
  25. 24. Future State: Aquaman #2 Cover by Daniel Sampere and Adriano Lucas
    Aquaman
  26. 25. Future State: Aquaman #2 Variant Cover by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez
    Aquaman
  27. 26. The Confluence Part Two
    Aquaman
  28. 27. Deep Dive
  29. 28. Aquaman: The Becoming #1 and Black Manta #1 Connecting Variant Covers by Francis Manapul
    Aquaman
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
  31. 30. Aquaman: The Becoming Designs by Diego Olortegui
  32. 31. Future State: Aquaman Designs by Daniel Sampere
  33. 32. The Adventure Continues in Aquamen
    Aquaman
  34. 33. Framed. Alone. On the Run!
    Aquaman
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