Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench (The New 52) [Paperback]

Aquaman is back to challenge his status as a second-tier superhero. Maligned for years as the man who talks to fish, Arthur Curry stakes his claim as one of the most powerful heroes in the DC Universe inAquaman Vol. 1: The Trench. As the King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman has sworn to protect his ocean home and there’s been no greater threat to date than what’s to come.
 
They are called the Trench. And they are hungry.
 
As thousands of carnivorous beasts emerge from the ocean’s depths, can Aquaman protect his people from this deadly new threat? And also the surface world that he now calls home?
 
This is Aquaman’s renaissance—a cutting-edge revival of the King of the Seven Seas featuring the creative team behindNew York Timesbest-selling graphic novels Blackest NightandJustice League: Throne of Atlantis! Fresh. —Entertainment Weekly

This might be [Geoff Johns's] most impressive feat to date. Genius! —USA Today
 
“Has breathed new life into [Aquaman]…. The series is off to an excellent start with plenty of mystery and action ahead. Anyone that ever hesitated to read a story about ‘the guy who talks to fish,’ should have no second thoughts about picking up Aquaman Volume 1: The Trench.” —Philadelphia Examiner

Every page drips with humor and all of it is aimed at Aquaman and his considerable character heritage, be it the orange shirt, the power to talk to fish or the second-string super-hero status. —Los Angeles TimesHero ComplexGeoff Johns is an award-winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of TheNew York Timesbestselling graphic novelsAquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War,Justice League: Origin, Superman: BrainiacandBatmalC&