Aquaman #19 – Review

By: Geoff Johns (story), Paul Pelletier (pencils), Sean Parsons (inks), Rod Reis (colors)

The Story: Aquaman will need to have a serious talk with Mera once her secret comes out.

The Review: I’ve grown so used to seeing all of DC’s titles released with the same issue number each month that when I saw Aquaman’s #19 amidst all the #20s, I panicked and wondered if I missed yet another comic from last month.  Fortunately, I was reassured that the mix-up was not my fault and for whatever reason, Aquaman #19 shipped out later than its counterparts.  Phew.  It would’ve been pretty embarrassing for me if something like that had slipped by me.

More than just a sting at my pride, missing this issue would have left me quite baffled once the next one* came around.  Even though Johns’ decompressed style of storytelling regularly leaves us with whole issues where the plot doesn’t advance at all, here we get not one, but several major developments that’ll have an impact not only on the story at hand, but on the entire Aquaman mythos going forward.