The mere cover of the first issue pissed fans off for very obviously trying to incorporate aspects of the movie design in with Arthur's classic look, the result being an incredibly ugly costume. The reveal that Mera has an evil twin sister is laughed at for its incredible soap drama-esque nature. Arthur now has weird powers like teleportation thanks to Poseidon, who literally no Atlantean before this run made mention of, and who Arthur outright denied the existence of over in JLA. Literally none of the supporting cast return, not even Tula, who had been consistently used since being introduced. Mera is now hunting Arthur, destroying all the development their relationship went through in both previous runs, particularly Parker's. Arthur is now hated by Atlanteans again despite the entirety of Johns' run focusing on his gaining acceptance. At the same time, it also did its best to undo all the work the Johns and Parker runs did before it. The story is generic pulp fiction which Bunn himself even admits did not suit the character. Audience-Alienating Era: Cullen Bunn's run on the New 52 title.It doesn't help that before the storyline began Aquaman was shipping bi-monthly but started shipping an issue a month once the arc started, which didn't help the story's pacing compared to the rest of the run. While the writing as a whole is solid and most of the artists working on the book have been great (particularly Stjepan Šejić), many have decided to just wait for the trade since it's taking so damn long to end. Arc Fatigue: A common complaint about the King Rath storyline of the Rebirth run.
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