He Doesn't Talk to Them, But He Does Sleep With Them
It's become somewhat vogue to be an Aquaman apologist. I grew up thinking he was a tool (I grew up in the '90s), but over the years, once I found out about his actual power set - it's not just swimming and telepathy - I became intrigued. When Johns announced he'd be taking over, I felt relief. I may disagree with some of his decisions, but one thing he knows is how to get a character back on track.
Aquaman has a Golden Age pedigree and deserves more respect than he tends to get. This is pretty much the entire point of the entire first issue. It's horribly decompressed, with most of the pages devoted to a conversation in which Aquaman defends himself from attacks of a blogger. We know there are some villains coming, but that's about it.
I've told my friends who are getting into comics because of the New 52 that Aquaman is going to be a bad-ass. When you think about the state of Green Lantern when Johns came to it, I can only assume in about four years we'll be seeing a company wide event based on years of underwater foreshadowing. It won't be vogue to be an Aquaman apologist; it'll be vogue to be an Aquaman fan.
