Issue Description

Black Manta and Aquaman travel to Dreamtime to battle the Thirst for the soul of the fourth and final river goddess! Meanwhile, Tempest is back in Atlantis, where he discovers a monstrosity pumping dark, satanic energy into the oceans.

Aquaman continues his journey down following having been swallowed by the Rainbow Sepent,finding the Thirst's ship and a critically wounded Brynhilde and Grymhilde,but Aquaman using his mystical hand manages to successfully channel the Secret Sea and heal there injuries. The three then chase the Thirst to stop him from capturing the third sister, as the trio follows in pursuit in the Moon River. Aquaman then arrives saving the River Goddess and causing the Thirst to be separated from his chalice, which he dives into the Moon River in pursuit of while the Valkeryies battle the zombified goddesses in the Thirst's control.Aquaman then arrives to the surface to find his allies have been turned against him as well,before absorbing the goddess and taking another finger from Aquaman's mystical hand.He then knocks Aquaman from a cliff who awakens in an arid desert,while back in Atlantis another member of Hagen's council is found dead,as Vulko is followed back to his place where the killer is revealed as his ally.However a cadre of guards infiltrates but finds only Vulko with a newly arrived Tempest having cast an invisibility spell on himself and Vulko's ally,while a dehydrating Aquaman nears death before being rescued by Black Manta and finally offering his old foe and apology.

Aquaman (2003)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Aquaman (Volume 4)

Starring: Arthur Curry as Aquaman, Tempest, and Lorena Marquez as Aquagirl (II).

In the aftermath of the JLA arc The Obsidian Age, Aquaman is hated by his former subjects and exiled from the life-giving ocean he once called home. But that doesn't mean his quest to protect the oceans of the world at any cost is over any time soon!This volume is very interesting. The Lady of the Lake is a central character for the first 12 issues. Other new characters are the sorcerer Hagen, Man-of-War, Sweeney and Mccaferety. Aquaman goes back to spending time at a Lighthouse. The Thirst is introduced as a villain in issue 5 and is known as the dark side to the Water Bearer. Issues 13 and 14 are stand alone issues. Both are very good, but issue 14 is awe inspiring and stands along with Aquaman 13 of the 2nd series as one of the very best Aquaman stories of all time. Issue 15 brings a new writer, Will Pfeifer and a new Storyline, SubDiego. The end of this run sees Atlantis destroyed by the Spectre (with an Infinite Crisis tie in). Mera is back in Aquaman's life, just as he is developing a relationship with a surface woman. Lorena Marquez becomes the new Aquagirl around issue 20 and Koryak is no longer exiled from Atlantis.

Collected EditionsAquaman: The Waterbearer (#1-4 and Aquaman: Secret Files & Origins)Aquaman: Sub Diego (#15-22)

Continued in: Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis.

For Post Flashpoint volume 5, refer to Aquaman.

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