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More #Aquaman characters.
I drew a ton of them, so I'm uploading around 8 a month for a bit.
This month we have #DemonGate #Mera the #Scavenger a #Trench #BlackJackII the #HumanFlyingFish #Thanatos and a #GiantJellyfish.

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I like when comics bring back a character or their traits to make something new, and the second Black Jack is an interesting way to do that. The original was a golden age villain more like a regular pirate. This new one is an agent for N.E.M.O., a clandestine organization which Black Manta takes over. I love jobber super villains. They add so much life to the worlds they’re in and can be really interesting when given focus. I could see him picking up odd villain jobs and living out of a rundown apartment he’s 3 months behind on his rent for. But he’s got big dreams of joining the Injustice League or the Flash Rogues. If they ever call him back. He’s got a bit of a Kite-Man thing going on. Easy to laugh at, but also fun to watch. I’d love to see him team up with (or clash egos with) the second Marine Marauder. This look is a dressed down version of his suit when working for Tri-Dent and his original appearance. An evil Aquaman from Netherspace. A great use of an alternate costume a hero used to wear. I like how he used to be drawn so much larger than Aquaman. With how he goes from seething, barely held back rage to a grinning maniac makes me think he’s an Aquaman who succumb to the curse of insanity in their families bloodline. I had to greatly simplify the Stealth Suit, and it’s probably still a little too complex for what I was going for, but I like the median I ended up with. I tried to keep his features similar to my Aquaman design, just more jagged and sharp, with darker bags around the eyes and a more controlled hairstyle. I read the story about these jellyfish guys way back and was surprised no one used them again. They are the original lifeforms that used to occupy where Atlantis sunk and have been lying in wait to reclaim their home using their psionic powers to push the Atlantians into getting rid of themselves. I would love to see this story told again with a slower buildup. Maybe we see huge pink jellyfish floating around the background of a few panels, slowly building up their frequency, until one day Aquaman is shocked out of a daze by a voice telling him not to let them notice he can see them and to “Get out of the water!”. As if waking up from a dream, he sees the countless jellyfish all over his castle. He goes to his room and sees 3 in their, one by Mera and the other by their baby’s crib. One looks at him and Mera asks what he’ doing as if it told her too and he says he’s stressed and wanted to check on the baby before going for a swim. Then he sees how many there are in his kingdom. I actually wouldn’t want him to kill them or run them out. Instead I’d like to see the man caught between surface and sea appeal to the jellyfish and feel for their plight. He could make a place for them as Atlantian citizens and try to make reparations. That way, we could see him dealing with social unrest an paranoia surrounding them. That could be used to parallel real world issues. Maybe a jellyfish could stand on the Atlantian council as a representation of their people.
October 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM