Aquaman Gets Respect In The New DC Universe

When everyone gets over Superman losing his red trunks, the biggest thing to come out of the new DC Universe might be the emergence of Aquaman as a top-tier superhero. For the most part, Aquaman has been pretty much the definition of a second-tier superhero. To the general public, Aquaman is likely best known as either a member of the Super Friends or as the character in the joke movie on Entourage.Back when the new DC Universe was first announced, Comicbook.com writer Nick Winstead predicted that Aquaman could be one of the characters with the most to gain, and it looks like he could be right. With a top-knotch creative team in charge of the new Aquaman comic, DC Comics is definitely treating Aquaman as a contender in the new DC Universe.While there is a sense of fun in the preview pages that have been released for the first issue of Aquaman, there is also a sense of toughness about the character. While a gang of robbers might initially laugh at seeing Aquaman, they aren’t laughing when he flips over their armored truck. After being hit with a barrage of gunfire, Aquaman is left with only a scratch.