Finally. Justice For Aquaman?

Something The Brothers and I have spoken about repeatedly is Marvel's silver screen dominance and DC's magnificent handling of it's animated features and television series. DC Comics decision to reboot their signature Justice League members a few years ago has been really paying dividends in terms of quality. Arthur Curry is the protagonist in the sequel to the New 52 based Justice League: WAR titled Justice League: Throne of Atlantis. I actually LIKE Aquaman, or at least I don't hate him. Unfortunately dude has suffered from bad/no PR aside from puns since his glory days of the late 70s/early 80s with the  Superfriends and his show from the 60s which ran in syndication nearly 20 years. He's NEVER been represented in live action other than as a guest on the origin hit Smallville of which his spin-off was given NO play outside of it's pilot. However, here in 2015 Aquaman comic sales are not only strong, but Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) will represent for Arthur Curry in his 2018 big screen solo debut. Not bad. But this isn't about that.

JL: Throne of Atlantis continues the JLA origin narrative (there is no Justice League). A calculated attack on a US submarine alerts Cyborg. His investigation leads to more questions than answers and a subsequent call to assemble the future JLA. The powers of Atlantis are torn. Queen Atlanna and her son Orn are locked in a conflict over war or peace with the surface dwellers. Orn is preparing for war, ever bitter that surface dwellers killed his father and that the Powerful Atlantis hides deep beneath the sea. The Queen prefers peace and seeks her son, one born of both worlds to be a beacon of hope for their cooperative future. Meanwhile Arthur Curry , having recently lost his father keeps himself in a drunken stupor and talking to fish unaware he is being closely watched by both sides. What follows is a bit of cheesy dialog, some fighting, betrayal and a realization of both family & purpose. A final conflict in which Atlantis wages war topside closes out the final quarter of the feature.

Is the movie faithful to the comic? I don't know. I haven't read the Throne of Atlantis series, but DC Animated has been spot on in the past. That said, I don't know if there was something lost in translation but this DVD left something to be desired. I'm unaware if I was wanting too much or if DC just did too little. Let me be CLEAR that it's not a bad movie at all. There's just no doubt it could've been better, especially considering the team's track record. All the voice talent you know and love is in place and do an excellent job with what they've been given. It's up to you to decide if it was worth it. Me? 3 Mics...