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AQUAMAN is dangerous. Period.

Think about it for a second: he's the Ruler of 70% of the planet, which (to be honest with ourselves) we know nothing of. We have no idea what creatures may await in the depths of the oceans, nor how many of the species we think are peaceful wouldn't become harmful if summoned appropriately.
Heck, even one of the great Old Ones lives in the deep sea awaiting his return. It wouldn't be very cool if Aquaman unleashed Cthulhu from R'lyeh, wouldn't it? So, no messing with this guy. No mocking his powers and his costume... or else!

That's the thought behind this image today, watchers and watcherettes. I always liked the costume of Aquaman and I saw in the recent overhaul of DC that he hadn't been touched much, design wise; because to me, Arthur was always about his persona. A persona that should be very dangerous because of the above stated.
Thus, in this illustration - quite dark mind you - we see a couple of those creatures that we might not be aware of at all, rising from the deep at the behest of their lord.

I've always been enamoured of the ocean; and I have a deep respect and awe of it, so to me, Aquaman embodies that magnificence and majesty of the sea. And its ever changing, unpredictable, wrathful tides.

I don't know how much more time will I be able to take off of my schedule to vent some steam and upload here, but I'll do my best to at least do one more update before the weekend.

Enjoy and, as usual, let me know what you think!

Nic.-
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*jmqrz Feb 1, 2012
love your take on Aquaman, as always the colors are awesome.
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~severecomics Jan 27, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
you know i think he is powerful enough to take on superman .but dc always like to not make super man look bad even tho other super heroes can kill him like aquaman,captain marvel, and captain atom they just need good writers. to bad severe comics don't have them they be one of the most powerful heroes in the severe universe.
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~Seukonnen Jan 24, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Aquaman is widely regarded as a joke of a superhero with silly powers. I stand in enjoyable awe at your ability to totally reverse this perception with just one image and a handful of paragraphs.

Bravo, friend. :)

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~JuankiMan Jan 23, 2012
VERY impressive piece of art, but really, Aquaman is the ruler of a single nation within that 70% of the planet and 99.9% of what he can summon dies horribly when out of the water. A superhero that could mind control birds would also look mighty useless if 95% of stories happened underwater.

And incidentally, Cthulhu is NOT a sea creature. He's a dimensional monstrosity from outer space that happens to be currently taking a nap under the ocean.
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~damonx99 Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Dam...you made him cool to me. Nice job man.

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~Haladrias Jan 21, 2012
I love how you make his scale shirt actually look like a scale shirt. most of the other renditions i have seen in the comics make it looks like a cheap sweater with scales sewn in. Plus I love the way you actually make him look intimidating.
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~FerPeralta Jan 21, 2012
excellent work
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~onFyre Jan 21, 2012
That little crab is so funny. Just chilling on Aquaman's shoulder while reality is getting ripped apart.

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~zirhlidayi Jan 21, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Not even good as a comic illustration, let alone artwork.
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~Butch-Stud-Muffin Jan 21, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
this is absolutely amazing! I loved that he has a crab on his shoulder too.

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