It is absolutely insane that you post character essays about characters I’m reading right when I’m reading them 💀. Just started dusting off my Aquaman knowledge a few days ago by researching his different continuities 😂.
Aquaman has a lot in common with Superman. They are both men who have try to find a balance between their human lifes and their respective heritages, with Kal El being an alien from another planet while Arthur was child of two worlds (land and atlantis). The two also deal with similar struggle: loneliness. Much like Clark is an alien from a lost world who tries to live among humans, Aquaman finds difficult to fit in both in human world, since he's an atlantean, and in his kingdom, since he was raised as human.
I agree! I was thinking about their parallels while I was editing the video. The balance in Superman's life is very clearly shown in him splitting his time as Clark and as Superman.
@@ourmidnightgarden Exactly, which is the reason why Arthur search for balance is more difficult. Unlike Superman, he doesn't have a secret identity, but multiple duties, as hero, a king and a husband and father, having to handle the pressure by others 24/7. At least being Clark Kent provides Superman some stability and for him to enjoy life without having to deal with so much pressure all the time.
Another case of him loosing his hand was in the justice league animated show, which also follows the theme of balance, because he’s put in a situation where he and his daughter are chained in danger. His one hand is free, the other still chained so he cuts the other off to rescue his daughter. And if I remember correctly, he was in said situation because of his lack of faith in humanity, so when he returns to the league he joins them, forms friendships with them, Becomes an ally of humanity, And in Batman Beyond His said daughter becomes a member of the new justice league. So in essence by focusing more Atlantis than the surface, he risked the life of Himself, his daughter, the surface world, so bye sacrificing his hand, he saved all of them and more
I'll always be sad my mans rep got ruined because of a mediocre 60s cartoon. I love Aquaman Andromeda by Ram V if anyone wants an Aquaman recc. Good video per the usual.
Unfortunately the side affects of the comics code authority is still affecting The general audiences view of comics, with aquaman receiving the worst of it. I have hope Gunn will fix that
It's such a shame how people have responded to the Super Friends depiction, but to me I find it sad that people have always dismissed 60s/70s corny Aquaman because I actually like him! People make fun of him for riding seahorses and say it's silly to talk to fish -- I think it would be awesome to ride a seahorse and speak to fish. I'm of the mindset that he doesn't need any modernizing and doesn't necessarily need to be made cooler. I hope someday people become more appreciative of the "less cool" Aquaman. And thank you!
@@cmcanimations9970 Guys, it's been 60 damn years, at this point you can't continue with the mentality of 60/70s cartoons ruined Aquaman especially when Aquaman has had a lot of content both inside and outside of the comics. Also, let's be real, the Aquaman comics were kind of very kid friendly back then. By the way it's not to insult but you guys act like Aquaman is stuck in the 60/70s days. And if there are people who use those cartoons to refer to Aquaman as a character, that is their problem for not being able to delve deeper into the character media.
The 1967 Filmation Aquaman cartoon was great! It was the late 1969 tv cartoon non violence edict (which ALL networks had to adhere to) that helped to create the “Aquaman is Useless” trope.
It's not so much that he's stuck in the 60s/70s, it's that most incarnations since then have seemed to only characterize him in a defensive, kneejerk response to mainstream criticism of that classic version. The 90s books, JLU, the New 52, and the DCEU movies have strained desperately to say, "Look guys, you don't understand, he's actually super cool and badass and not lame at all!" This has been successful for him commercially, as his 2018 film made a billion dollars off his new "badass" persona, but that persona only originated because of disdain for the classic take, rather than out of some true artistic deep-dive into how the character would reasonably act, in my opinion. "Cool" Aquaman is the modern norm, but I personally feel that this is just a reaction to the 60s/70s version that people are seemingly too insecure to explore depthfully. So in a way, I suppose he is stuck in the 60s/70s, the way that his character is continually written to be compensating against that era.
It is absolutely insane that you post character essays about characters I’m reading right when I’m reading them 💀. Just started dusting off my Aquaman knowledge a few days ago by researching his different continuities 😂.
Aquaman has a lot in common with Superman. They are both men who have try to find a balance between their human lifes and their respective heritages, with Kal El being an alien from another planet while Arthur was child of two worlds (land and atlantis).
The two also deal with similar struggle: loneliness. Much like Clark is an alien from a lost world who tries to live among humans, Aquaman finds difficult to fit in both in human world, since he's an atlantean, and in his kingdom, since he was raised as human.
I agree! I was thinking about their parallels while I was editing the video. The balance in Superman's life is very clearly shown in him splitting his time as Clark and as Superman.
@@ourmidnightgarden Exactly, which is the reason why Arthur search for balance is more difficult. Unlike Superman, he doesn't have a secret identity, but multiple duties, as hero, a king and a husband and father, having to handle the pressure by others 24/7.
At least being Clark Kent provides Superman some stability and for him to enjoy life without having to deal with so much pressure all the time.
Another case of him loosing his hand was in the justice league animated show, which also follows the theme of balance, because he’s put in a situation where he and his daughter are chained in danger. His one hand is free, the other still chained so he cuts the other off to rescue his daughter.
And if I remember correctly, he was in said situation because of his lack of faith in humanity, so when he returns to the league he joins them, forms friendships with them,
Becomes an ally of humanity,
And in Batman Beyond
His said daughter becomes a member of the new justice league.
So in essence by focusing more Atlantis than the surface, he risked the life of
Himself, his daughter, the surface world, so bye sacrificing his hand, he saved all of them and more
Pick up AQUAMAN: SUB DIEGO. Aquaman at his best.
I'll always be sad my mans rep got ruined because of a mediocre 60s cartoon.
I love Aquaman Andromeda by Ram V if anyone wants an Aquaman recc.
Good video per the usual.
Unfortunately the side affects of the comics code authority is still affecting
The general audiences view of comics, with aquaman receiving the worst of it.
I have hope Gunn will fix that
It's such a shame how people have responded to the Super Friends depiction, but to me I find it sad that people have always dismissed 60s/70s corny Aquaman because I actually like him! People make fun of him for riding seahorses and say it's silly to talk to fish -- I think it would be awesome to ride a seahorse and speak to fish. I'm of the mindset that he doesn't need any modernizing and doesn't necessarily need to be made cooler. I hope someday people become more appreciative of the "less cool" Aquaman.
And thank you!
@@cmcanimations9970 Guys, it's been 60 damn years, at this point you can't continue with the mentality of 60/70s cartoons ruined Aquaman especially when Aquaman has had a lot of content both inside and outside of the comics. Also, let's be real, the Aquaman comics were kind of very kid friendly back then. By the way it's not to insult but you guys act like Aquaman is stuck in the 60/70s days. And if there are people who use those cartoons to refer to Aquaman as a character, that is their problem for not being able to delve deeper into the character media.
The 1967 Filmation Aquaman cartoon was great! It was the late 1969 tv cartoon non violence edict (which ALL networks had to adhere to) that helped to create the “Aquaman is Useless” trope.
It's not so much that he's stuck in the 60s/70s, it's that most incarnations since then have seemed to only characterize him in a defensive, kneejerk response to mainstream criticism of that classic version. The 90s books, JLU, the New 52, and the DCEU movies have strained desperately to say, "Look guys, you don't understand, he's actually super cool and badass and not lame at all!" This has been successful for him commercially, as his 2018 film made a billion dollars off his new "badass" persona, but that persona only originated because of disdain for the classic take, rather than out of some true artistic deep-dive into how the character would reasonably act, in my opinion. "Cool" Aquaman is the modern norm, but I personally feel that this is just a reaction to the 60s/70s version that people are seemingly too insecure to explore depthfully. So in a way, I suppose he is stuck in the 60s/70s, the way that his character is continually written to be compensating against that era.