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Suddenly, Aquaman gains a Rogues’ gallery that confronts him while the Spectre starts his attack on Atlantis, the sunken city that dared to use magic. Tempest, shows off his magic skills in a slugfest he can’t possibly win against the most powerful magical being in the DC universe. One wonders what part does Aquaman’s rogue gallery has to do with the Spectre’s attack.
This is the way DC wanted to revive its comic books. It threw everything but the monkey wrench to thrill readers. At one point this grand conspiracy makes no sense. Arcudi has a job to fill and does it professionally, but without the angst nor the love one would expect from a dedicated writer. As a tenured writer, it would have been cool, if he had explained the background of the comic book cliché he subjected his readers to. How do villains organize themselves as Rogues so easily and manage to attack the lonesome hero? Another question is how can the Spectre absorb Tempest’s magic, when its source is outside this universe? Doesn’t he get an indigestion?
The artists don’t show us the fight with Aquaman and his Rogues. Instead, they drew the one with Tempest and the Spectre. The magical fight is meant to be grandiose and devastating. Yet, it feels quiet and as cliché as the rest of the comic book.
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