Had I but Known...

When I decided to start on this little internet adventure, I knew that the tides of my whimsy would lead me to places that I had no idea I would go.


Aquaman is suddenly a hot topic. And not only does nobody know why, but everyone is admitting that they don't know why. But it's a hot topic. So we'll keep on it to stay current. God knows why, though.

Aquaman seems to have gone through two phases. The first is the "J Crew Fish-talking" Aquaman. A gentle, bland fellow. Little girls loved him. You can take him home to Mom. Everyone loves to rank on this Aquaman because he was boring out of the gate and bloody well stayed that way. Even now, when people rank on Aquaman, they are ranking on this one.

That because the other one is "crazy-nuts homeless guy harpoon-hand psycho" Aquaman. Nobody will rank on this one, probably because he looks like he will jump out of the comic book and harpoon you just for looking at him funny.

Of course the problem is that it's still Aquaman. It's sort of like when the painfully shy awkward kid from down the street goes off and becomes a coke-addict car thief. You don't quite take him seriously because deep down he's still the same painfully shy awkward kid.

So anyway. The Smallville appearance was a ratings winner, and the spin-off already has a fan site. They're looking for a new actor, and I'm sure that every young kid in LA is looking forward to calling home after that audition.

Meanwhile, for all of your Aqua-knowledge needs, there are some fine articles here and here.

I'll try my best to stop talking about Aquaman now. Which means that something else involving him will pop up to amuse me quite soon.