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Island Intelligence: Aquawar

I'm abandoning the "Awesome List" title for news round-ups. Sometimes stuff isn't awesome, but I want to talk about it anyway (see: the way DC's handling its Aquawar storyline).



Comics

*A collection of Aquaman "splash" pages (get it?) by Jim Aparo. [Diversions of the Groovy Kind]

*DC teases some of its Aquawar storyline coming up in Brightest Day. I've been easing back into periodical comics after abandoning them for a year and I'd love for Aquaman's story to be one of the ones I can read as it comes out. Unfortunately, since it's part of Brightest Day, the only way I can read it is to endure the stories of a bunch of other characters I don't care anything about. That's not something I'm willing to do. I'll have to continue to keep up via The Aquaman Shrine's excellent summaries. [The Source]

*Greg McElhatton reviews Marineman #s 1 and 2. [Read About Comics]

Movies

*Marvel's working on a Black Panther movie. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Miscellaneous

*An undersea hunter in Indonesia is able to hold his breath for five minutes and stalk his prey on the ocean floor. It would be unbelievable, except that there's footage. [Awesome Robot!]

*If the T-shirt he wears on stage is any indication, the lead singer of The Kickback is an Alpha Flight fan. The band also has a song called "Alpha Filght." I need to listen to some Kickback, I'm thinking. [You Ain't No Picasso]

*Project: Rooftop, Warren Ellis, Superhero Cocoa, and Superhero of the Month are banding together to ask artists to redesign Aquaman. [Project: Rooftop]

The Awesome List: Stop that Ocean-Monster!

The One Piece Restaurant



There's a theme restaurant inspired by the popular pirate manga/anime One Piece. Unfortunately, it's only in Japan. Topless Robot has the lament.

David Fincher confirmed for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea



It's old news that Disney and David Fincher have been developing a 20,000 Leagues movie together, but the update is that it's now official.

Liquid Air Diving Suit



Remember the Fluid Breathing System that Ed Harris used in The Abyss? It's real.

Super-Merman



Siskoid can tell you all about it.

Aquaman's not doing his rep any favors



Is there any wonder that Super Friends single-handedly started the Aquaman Sucks meme? [Blog into Mystery]

Other People's Art Shows



Shad's got a nice gallery of mermaid comic book covers.



Never Sea Land has one dedicated to outrigger canoes...



...and another chock full of oceany goodness from pirates to tall ships to sea life to...well, shark cars.

Pass the Comics: Those two freakish fish

Namora helps solve The Case of the Deep Sea Swindle



Namora and her famous cousin are sort of wasted in this adventure, because it all takes place on a boat. But it's still a fun espionage story with the most flamboyant, modern-day pirate you ever saw. [Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to witness Monsters of the Moho



Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is always cool. [Gold Key Comics!]

Art Show: HULK SWEEP LEG!!!

Nola's Worlds



By MiniKim. [Robot 6]

Deep Water



By Jeremy Vanhoozer.

Sea Sketches



By Kyle Latino.

After the break: Karate Kid vs. the Hulk, Godzilla, a giant robot, spaceships, Star Wars, and Oz.


Karate Kid vs. The Hulk



By Phil Hester and Ande Parks. [Comic Art Fans]

Guess Who's in Town?



By Patrick Reilly. [Thanks to Charles for sending me the link!]

How My Science Project Destroyed The World



By Dan Santat. [io9]

Aqualari



By Eddie Pittman.

Katie Cooktrooper



By Katie Cook, of course. Click the link for close-ups of the helmet. It's amazing.

Father: Encounter on Dagobah



By Tomer Hanuka. [/Film]

Lion and Scarecrow



By Roy G Krenkel. [Golden Age Comic Book Stories]