Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench

I am a big fan of Geoff Johns Green Lantern run it is sad to see that that that has come to an end, but now at least I will be able to catch up on it.  I liked Aquaman as a black lantern in the Blackest Night story so when I heard Johns was working on a new Aquaman book I put this on my short list of books to read in the near future.  This first volume did not disappoint it put all the Aquaman jokes right out in the open.  It showcased him as a superhero that is trying to find his place in the world knowing full well that the world thinks he is a joke among the superhero community.  Even though his secret identity is public knowledge Aquaman still tries to find solitude & anonymity living in a lighthouse on coast of the Atlantic Ocean.  The first arc in this volume is The Trench it brings creatures from the depths of the ocean that would make anybody hesitate going into the the water again.  These creatures are reminiscent of the monster in Peter Benchley's White Shark which make them equally terrifying since they can walk on land.  The second arc works as a nice set up to the next volume of this title.  I know that Johns is off the book soon which I think sucks because he redefined Green Lantern for a generation of readers I wished he would have been able to do that for Aquaman as well hopefully whoever DC has chosen to take on the title will due just as much justice to the character as Geoff Johns work has done so far.