Aquaman / Jabberjaw Special #1 was an interesting, yet familiar, commentary on equality and finding a way to unify different cultures, races, and species. Writer Dan Abnett pens a tale that is meta and timely in its approach and will leave readers smiling with nostalgia. Paul Pelletier's artwork left me torn - loving the scruffy and rugged look of Aquaman, while wishing Jabberjaw looked a bit more like his classic cartoon self. A consistent combination of lighthearted golden age comic book fun and relevant social commentary, Aquaman / Jabberjaw succeeds in mashing up the DC and Hanna-Barbera worlds on most levels.
When the town of Amnesty Island is besieged by a series of shark attacks, authorities call Aquaman for help! What’s unusual about this case is that the shark isn’t trying to kill people—he just wants to talk to them. The very confused Jabberjaw needs to get back to Aqualand, the future undersea utopia where he came from. But that peaceful city where man and sentient sea life have been living in harmony has been turned into a dystopian nightmare created by a new Ocean Master. Now the King of Atlantis and his friendly shark ally have to team up to set things right in Aquaman / Jabberjaw Special #1.
Aquaman / Jabberjaw Special #1 was written by Dan Abnett (Infinite Crisis). Paul Pelletier (Aquaman) provided the artwork. The comic is rated T for Teens and is 48 pages long with a bonus Captain Caveman story written by Jeff Parker (Batman '66) and illustrated by Scott Kolins (The Flash). The book hit stores on May 30th, 2018.
Rating: Three and a half out of four stars.
