In the October 2023 DC Comics solicitations, they’ve announced a one-shot prequel comic book for the upcoming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — you know, the sequel to the highest grossing DC movie ever — and I’m excited to say I’ve written a full-length BLACK MANTA story, drawn by the incredible Ray-Anthony Height.
Black Manta is unquestionably the baddest badass in the DCU (he could chump Deathstroke, no question — fight me!), so it was really fun to dig into him a little bit.
The book hits on Oct. 31, featuring awesome covers from iconic Aquaman artist Ivan Reis, and variants by the amazing Jim Cheung and Belen Ortega. It’ll also have a photo variant featuring Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa.
Plus, there’s an Aquaman tale by Tim Seeley and Miguel Mendonca, as well as an Ocean Master story by Ethan Sacks and Scot Eaton. It’s gonna be good!
Hope you’ll pick it up!