Behind the Capes

Get your digital copy here to get the full story! "The Assassination of King Rath" Creative Team:    Dan Abnett - Writer, Riccardo Federici - Artist. Sunny Gho - Colorist, Steve Wands - Letterer, Stjepan Sejic - Cover, Andrea Shea - Assistant Editor, Alex Antone - Editor, Brian Cunningham - Group Editor, Aquaman Created by Paul Norris DC Comics' Solicitation:    "Aquaman and the resistance hatch a new plan to assassinate King Rath and end the Atlantean Civil War! But even with a double agent strategically placed inside Rath’s inner circle, the resistance may not stand a chance, as Rath’s new magical abilities make him more lethal—and unstable—than ever before!" Taking Down a Tyrant This issue revolves around two central themes, the morality of assassinating a tyrant as well as what it means to be consumed by evil. The latter is something we have wrestled with for a few issues now, and it seems like the author is really building this as a central p...

Check the issue out for yourself! Darkness Falls Dan Abnett - Writer, Robson Rocha - Pencils, Daniel Henriques and Danny Miki - Inks, Sunny Gho - Colors, Travis Lanham - Letters, Howard Porter & Hi-Fi - Cover, Andrea Shea - Assistant Editor, Alex Antone - Editor, Brian Cunningham - Group Editor Initial Reactions While I have truly liked the political intrigue in this title, there have been some extended time spent without action.  That is certainly not the case in issue 35.  This issue is packed with battle scenes aided by amazing art.  After months of story about the tyrannical reign of Corum Rath, things are finally starting to come together to form a meaningful resistance. Hopefully this means more up-tempo action in the issues to come.  I am ready, let's dig in to Aquaman 35! The Story  The issue opens with Elder Leot and Commander Urcell discussing the actions of King Rath.  They decide that it is their duty to Atlantis to attempt to ...