Thoughts, Pr?
James Tynion: Yes. Right. And it’s been the source of some of the jokes that are made about Aquaman... that Aquaman has this very strange power to communicate with all sea life and have control over it.That power is unique to him. Not all Atlanteans have that ability.
And it’s something that there’s been a few different explanations for over the years, but we’ve never fully understood what that power is and what it means.
We are going to learn in this storyline that this power, this ability that he’s had since childhood, is something that ties him to this larger cosmic narrative, that there is something special and unique in the oceans of Earth, that there is this “power of life,” and life as a kind of connecting force.
It’s also the nature of the ocean itself. It’s the idea that all life is born in the ocean, all life is connected in those roots in the ocean. And through those connections, he has the ability to tap into the life force of different beings around him.
Nrama: So it’s not just fish telepathy?
Tynion: It’s not telepathy. And it’s not connected to other power on that spectrum. It’s something unique and powerful that Aquaman has wielded his entire life without fully understanding what it is.
And he’s going to learn what it is right at the moment that these sea gods rip it away from him and give it to Black Manta.
So that’s going to be pretty rough.
One thing that we’ve seen in each of the forces that we’ve been playing with is that they’re kind of opposites. So, like, the Still Force is kind of the opposite of the Speed Force. And then we saw with the Ultraviolet Lantern, the Invisible Light Spectrum is the opposite of the visible Emotional Spectrum.
So if we have this Life Force that’s channeling through Aquaman and all of that, the Tear of Extinction might be the thing tied to the polar opposite of that, the real antithesis of connection, of life.
It’s tied to a kind of cosmic death force.
It’s going to be pretty scary as the power behind that starts really getting into this story.
Nrama: And the other big spoiler is that Wonder Woman shows up at the end and is really to kick some butt and get Aquaman back to Earth. It feels like her determination might turn the tide - pun intended - and I assume we’ll see her connection to this Tear of Extinction and other concepts connected to it?
Tynion: Wonder Woman is very much connected to the larger storyline we’re building toward the Graveyard of Gods in the event of "Drowned Earth." Right now, she’s up on the Blood Reef, trying to find Aquaman.
The real goal is going to be to try to get the League back together so they can overcome this.
Wonder Woman and Aquaman are going to have some discussions about how best to fight back a force that they are really dwarfed by in both power and literal resources.
This is going to be a phenomenally dangerous moment for all of these characters. It’s always exciting when Wonder Woman is coming as the calvary.
Cd probably wakes up screaming in the night to a point where Shedtm has to rock him back sanity.
"He beated... up... Su... Supe... Super... Superman... and then he lit the universe on fire in the background... and he looked right at me!"
"Oh brother, Superman isn't real. Now lay down and let Goku run across your body at beyond lightspeed!"
His sister morphs into Recoome and Cd's sanity gets chipped away at while his nightmare continues.
Originally posted by One Big Mob
Cd probably wakes up screaming in the night to a point where Shedtm has to rock him back sanity."He beated... up... Su... Supe... Super... Superman... and then he lit the universe on fire in the background... and he looked right at me!"
"Oh brother, Superman isn't real. Now lay down and let Goku run across your body at beyond lightspeed!"His sister morphs into Recoome and Cd's sanity gets chipped away at while his nightmare continues.
😂 😂