Aquaman 2's Trailer Suggests an Adaptation of the Hero's Best Modern Comic

By Timothy Donohoo

Published Sep 15, 2023

Aquaman 2 gives Black Manta a powerful new weapon, and the upgrade may be best on some of the King of Atlantis' comics from the New 52 reboot.

Summary

The trailer for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has Black Manta acquiring a powerful trident.
Aquaman 2's trailer evokes the Atlantean scepter Black Manta briefly wielded in the Geoff Johns New 52 Aquaman run.
Geoff Johns' Aquaman run is one of the best runs that matches how much the previous movie pulled from that era.

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