Sagaspedia
PTES
Cover of Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench
After the League · 2011–2012

Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench

The recap, easter eggs and post-credits scenes are hidden. Turn SPOILER ALERT on to read them; turn it off to hide them again.

Tied to Aquaman: starving creatures rise from the deep and attack Arthur's hometown; collects Geoff Johns's New 52 issues #1–6

Pages144 pagesWhere to buyAmazonIn your readingnot read yet
Build my reading plan

Watch it: Aquaman →

Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story4 of 8
  • Chronological6 of 15
  • Everything12 of 15
Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Arthur Curry moves back to Amnesty Bay, his father's town, tired of being a punchline: to the public he's just the hero who talks to fish. With Mera, he tries to live a quiet life on land. Then starving creatures rise from an ocean abyss called the Trench and start carrying off coastal townspeople as food. Arthur and Mera dive into the depths to rescue the captives and find an entire colony of the creatures. In the end, Arthur saves the townspeople and seals the Trench, earns a little respect on land, and comes away with a hint that the creatures may share an ancient link with Atlantis.

No spoilersOpens once you mark the title as seen.
3 trivia

Trivia

  1. ReferenceJohns on the story

    Geoff Johns, who wrote this arc, shares the story credit on Aquaman (2018) with James Wan and Will Beall.

    source ↗
  2. ReferenceThe Trench on screen

    The Trench kingdom shows up in the film, and a horror spin-off called The Trench was announced.

    source ↗
  3. Behind the scenesBrazilian pencils

    The art is by Brazilian penciller Ivan Reis, a frequent Geoff Johns collaborator.

    source ↗
No spoilersThe easter eggs give away parts of the title. They open once you mark it as seen.

Comments

Original text by Sagaspedia. Posters: The Movie Database (TMDB); character photos via Wikipedia. This site uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. All trademarks and titles mentioned belong to their respective owners. Streaming availability may change.

As an Amazon Associate, Sagaspedia earns from qualifying purchases.