 Hey everybody, welcome to another exciting episode, another edition of What We Can Get Them Here on YouTube. My name is Jimena Menendez and today we're going to be reviewing something very awesome, very cool. My favorite DC superhero is back in action, better than ever. And of course, I am talking about Aquaman on Spoken Water, Volume 1, the beginning of the Kelly Sudeconic run on the hero, of course, Robson Rocha and Daniel Enriquez. And I gotta admit, I went in blind with this book and I was pleasantly surprised. Like wow. But before we can get to that, I do have to mention how we got to this point. You see, before this run started, Dan Amnit finished off his run with the DC Rebirth and whatnot, with the Drowned Earth storyline, which I made a review on. And in that review, I mentioned how big and epic and sort of like this swashbuckling adventure it all was. And at the end, Aquaman sacrifices himself to save the world from the invading force and all that stuff. And everybody thinks he perished. But at the end, there's this teaser, if you will, that he of course did not. And instead of starting over with a new Volume 1, this picks up with issues 43 to 47. And basically just continues where Amnit left off. And I have to give massive praise to Kelly for doing this and just taking the series into new bold, interesting directions. Part of what I like about Aquaman is that it's not only a superhero title, it's more about magic and the world around you and how the character can serve, you know, you've heard this before. How he can serve as a bridge between two worlds and can, you know, can take you on these epic adventures that other superheroes would not be able to, because they're busy crime fighting or in space or whatever, you get to see something different with the oceans and the world itself is a breathing component of what makes the Aquaman comics so mystifying. There is a lot of mythology thrown around. There's a lot of world building and epic scope of how the world works and Atlantis, how it's live, it's basically a living history of a city and all that stuff. But what we do get in Unspoken Water is actually pretty awesome. Kelly Sudeconik is able to take the character and strip everything away and sort of build the pieces back up bit by bit. In these first five issues, not only do we get a character examination of what Aquaman, of him, of Arthur questioning who he is because he cannot remember. He doesn't know where he is. He ends up on this town called the Unspoken Water and with these new characters, these new villagers that they themselves in the story explained to him, which they call him Andy. They sort of talk about how then they each found their way to that island, if you will, sort of like this rebelliousness with these characters and how they each ended up on the shores of this island, I should say. And yeah, aside from deconstructing the character, what is beautiful about this title is that Kelly is able to flex her muscle in an awesome, beautiful way by introducing new concepts and opening up the mythology of Aquaman and sort of going into creationism and just the origin of everything, if you will. And it's really riveting and really awesome and I absolutely loved it. It really reminded me of the days when Peter David wrote Aquaman and basically just expanded that world into new horizons where you didn't know what to expect. When you first read the Atlantis Chronicles and you learned about all this wondrous events that were happening, you're not used to reading about that. And that's sort of the charm with Aquaman because he's always been such an underrated, underdog character that you can't help but feel like Glee and be marveled at the construction of his world and how everything works. With a title like this and what Kelly Sudeconik is able to do is build up on that framework and add her own unique twist to this ever-evolving plot of the oceans and how they relate to Aquaman and all that stuff. The characters are pretty awesome. All the new characters that are introduced, it's not what it seems at first and it takes a little bit of getting used to. The first issue reminded me of, and Jesus, this is a horrible comparison. I'm terribly sorry about this but it's how my brain works. It reminded me of X-Men Origins Wolverine, the movie when Wolverine gets his jacket because he's staying in this, briefly, in this old couple's house or whatever. It plays out in a similar kind of way but it's totally different. It's a much better scenario, better written and all that stuff. I really enjoyed going from there and figuring out how Arthur was going to potentially get his powers back and get his memories and all that stuff. Now it does end in a cliffhanger of course because the run is ongoing. I'm not reading it as it comes out. I am waiting for the second hardcover but what we do get in these five issues, like I said, aside from exploring Arthur's psyche and who he is, is just unlocking a new chapter of the DC world. In this case Aquaman's world with the creation of the oceans and the sea gods and all that stuff. It brings back that bombastic nostalgia that we read in the early 90s with Peter David's run. It really reminded me of that and if the series can continue the hype as it's going, as it's doing, I think it's going to be great. And easily Kelly has cemented herself as one of the greats when it comes to the Aquaman library in my honest opinion. That's what I think. Now part of the success of this book of course has to be Robson's art. It is breathtakingly awesome. It reminds me of this Capullo-esque style, very emblematic of the 90s and of course the 2000s. It sort of goes into that territory but it's bright and expressive and mean and grungy when it has to and the colors just pop and really relate to what you're reading. If it's a dark and murky scene, you feel it. You feel the atmosphere from the drawings. And Enriquez and Rocha, they just do a fantastic job with the art in this book. Now I was pleasantly surprised of course that it is a hardcover. It's a shame that it's a regular sized, I wish it were oversized, but you do get a hefty amount of extras and behind the scenes and sketches and all that stuff, which I'm a huge fan of. So I really do recommend it. If you have read any of the previous Aquaman runs and you are considering getting unspoken water, then yeah, absolutely do get it and enjoy it. Because once again, Kelly Sudeconik, she is able to breathe new life into a title that was already great in my eyes, but now is even greater. It's a fun action-packed story with a lot of mysteries. Arthur, of course, you know, this self-exploration leads him into new territory that he's never been a part of, and I did like how they were able to tie in the new look for our boy AC with Jason Mamoa's live-action adaptation. That was actually pretty cool. I liked how they did that because he is sporting the beard and the long hair and eventually the tattoos and stuff, so I really like that. So yeah, I could go into detail, but I don't want to spoil such a cool starting run for the character. I just want to say that you should pick it up if you want to have a fun time with a different sort of take on Aquaman. I am ready and I am eagerly awaiting Volume 2 to continue my adventure. Guys, have you read this run? Have you read the first Volume on Spoken Water? It's only five issues. It's a fairly quick read, but I'm interested in knowing if you guys have read it. Let me know in the comment section down below. 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