Mecha Manta lets loose on Amnesty Bay in this Aquaman exclusive
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Aquaman has not had an easy homecoming. After regaining his memory at the end of Kelly Sue DeConnick and Robson Rocha’s first arc on Aquaman, Arthur Curry has made his way back to Amnesty Bay, where he’s been greeted by old friends from the past, a very pregnant wife, and an archenemy with a major power upgrade. The Aquaman movie gave us a very Iron Man-inspired Black Manta, and this story leans into that connection as it gives Manta a giant mecha suit programmed with an A.I. system that talks to him as his dead father. There’s an interesting multigenerational narrative developing with Black Manta’s son, Jackson “Aqualad” Hyde,” also joining the supporting cast, giving Aquaman some much-needed help in taking out Mecha Manta.
