#mera: tidebreaker

[fancyfade]

also part of what i do love about the YA graphic novel Mera: Tidebreaker is that we can see mera's internal monologue as she's debating killing arthur XD

"No one can actually be this nice..."

i'd love to see focus on her internal monologue in main canon with adult mera

#dc comics #mera #aquaman #arthur curry #mera: tidebreaker

[dailydccomics]

Mera: Tidebreaker (2019) art by Stephen Byrne

#mera of xebel #dc comics #queen mera #mera #mera tidebreaker #graphic novel #dc #stephen byrne #comic book art

[soranatus]

Mera: Tidebreaker concept art by Stephen Byrne

#dc comics #aquaman #mera #arthur curry #tidebreaker #concept art

[laultimacocacolaeneldesierto]

Mera: Tidebreaker (2019) by Stephen Byrne

#dc cómics #Mera #Queen of Atlantis #princess of Xebel #Aquaman

[zahri-melitor]

Would you ever read the DC novels? (Like Batman Nightwalker, Superman Dawnbreaker, Black Canary Breaking Silence, etc.)

I’ve mostly been leaning into the DC Graphic Novels for YA line instead as my library has more of them (there’s 34 of them published so far?) and most of these titles both got a novel and a graphic novel.

I’m taking a peek at the ones I have access to (looks like Nightwalker, Warbringer, Soulstealer and Dawnbreaker), and I’ve already read Warbringer as a GN. The Black Canary one looks solid as a full on Elseworlds but I can’t see it at any of my libraries.

I am considering trying one; probably Nightwalker as the first.

For the record, the GNs from the collection I’ve read so far:

Mera: Tidebreaker

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

Shadow of the Batgirl

The Oracle Code

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

And I’m really excited for Barda.

#i would like to read The Lost Carnival and the Swamp Thing ones #plus maybe the Scott Free Constantine and Zatanna stories

[secretlystephaniebrown]

I'm still fairly new to comics and my library recently got hoopla so I've been maxing out my borrowing limit with comics. I've mostly been reading batfam books (finally found Stephanie Brown's Batgirl run), but do you have any recs for other superhero groups or individuals, could be DC or Marvel?

WELCOME TO COMICS!

Okay so without knowing what you're interested in, here's a broad "good comics for people who are new to comics" list.

Marvel:

Ms. Marvel (2014) by G. Willow Wilson

Runaways (2003) by Brian K. Vaughan - this one was my personal intro to Marvel comics, and I stand by it. It starts with the core group and slowly expands outwards, introducing you to other characters who you can track down later if you want to see more of them.

Hawekeye (2012) by Matt Fraction

DC:

Blue Beetle (2006) by Keith Giffen & John Rogers

Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin

Wonder Woman: Year One (2016) by Greg Rucka. The other storylines in Wonder Woman 2016 are a bit more confusing, especially once the book leaves Rucka's hands, but Year One is solid.

Supergirl: Being Super (2017) by Mariko Tamaki

Graphic Novels are also usually great places to figure out if you like a character or family! DC has a series called "DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults" (used to be "DC Ink" but I guess that was too simple) that has produced some really good graphic novels (also some less good ones) that can be great intros into characters.

Shadow of the Batgirl - Cass and Oracle Babs

Mera: Tidebreaker - Mera and her romance with Arthur

The Oracle Code - more Oracle Babs!

Mister Miracle: The Great Escape - Scott Free and Big Barda, plus the New Gods stuff generally

Superman Smashes the Klan - a 1950s period piece with Superman, it's a rewrite of a classic Superman story, but it's extremely good and a rewarding read. (this one is actually a "limited series" but I'm lumping it in here)

Poison Ivy: Thorns - listen I'm a Poison Ivy stan, and this one was really good

Teen Titans: Raven and sequels - this one's a series! So far it's Raven, Beast Boy, and Beast Boy Loves Raven, but Robin is coming out soon!

#Steph Replies #asks #anon #anonymous #Steph Reads Comics #comic recs

[staybookish]

Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Paige

I’m excited to be part of the book tour for Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Paige, who is also the New York Times bestselling author of Stealing Snow and its prequel novellas Before the Snow and Queen Rising. She also wrote the Dorothy Must Die series, Mera: Tidebreaker, and The Ravens, co-written with Kass Morgan. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry,…

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[nitewrighter]

Just finished Mera: Tidebreaker.

Like... I get what DC was going for with the DC Ink imprint--like it makes sense: Do one-shot quasi-origin story graphic novels to get readers familiar with the characters, do it in a cool, less comic book-y, more illustrative YA style to widen the net for people who otherwise might not be into superheroes... but a lot of the time it really falls flat for me.

Like, with Mera, one of the things I really love about her is that she can be really aggressive compared to Arthur. Like I was kind of like “Okay cool, she’s a sea queen” with her until I saw her get the Red Lantern Ring in Blackest Night and I went “Oh! I get it! She’s fucking feral!” And from there it was fun to see her be the more aggressive, emotional one to highlight that Arthur’s this reasonable guy trying to navigate his Land-and-Sea heritage and negotiating between these long-ass painful histories of multiple undersea kingdoms. But in Tidebreaker she felt... de-fanged. I mean, yeah, for the majority of the book she’s on land to try and kill Arthur--solid start, solid characterization, but the art style, expressions, and body language were all really... bland. Not to mention they gave Arthur dark hair but didn’t even give him the Jason Momoa shark scale tattoos! Like! Come on!!

Like... I feel like this style of DC Universe graphic novel can work, they just keep picking the wrong heroes for it. Like, seriously... just knock it down a generation, DC, trust me. I feel like Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain or maybe even Donna Troy could kick ass in their own graphic novel in this style, but for some reason they’re going with characters that we have known as full grown-ass adults for decades to shunt into this YA protagonist jar and it’s just... really weak compared to their mainstream personas.

#Mera: Tidebreaker #DC

[the-final-sentence]

It's see you later.

Danielle Paige, from Mera: Tidebreaker

#Mera: Tidebreaker #Danielle Paige

[slaughter-books]

Day 31: JOMPBPC: Read In May

All the books I read in May, 2020!

❤🧡💛💚💙💜

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #read in may #wrap up #may 2020 #imagine me #loveboat taipei #norse mythology #spellhacker #aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe #aurora burning #the hunger games #these witches don't burn #black canary: ignite #the deep and dark blue #this was our pact #teen titans: raven #mera: tidebreaker #cheshire crossing #beautiful books #amazing authors #lgbt+ #i love books

[hellyeahheroes]

Happy International Women’s Day

Here are graphic novels with female leads currently sold by DC Comics Young Adult Imprint, formerly called DC Ink. Each one of them is a standalone, out of continuity title retelling origins or early adventures of iconic DC heroines and all are written by women. So far you can choose from:

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Steve Pugh

Mera: Tidebreaker written by Danielle Paige and illustrated by Stephen Byrne

The Oracle Code (which comes out in two days) written by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Manuel Preitano

Shadow of the Batgirl written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux

Teen Titans: Raven written by Kami Garcia and illustrated by Gabriel Piccolo

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale written by Lauren Myracle and illustrated by Isaac Goodhart

Wonder Woman: Warbringer, an adaptation of the Leigh Bardugo novel of the same name by writer Louise Simonson and illustrated by Kit Seaton

- Admin

#Shadow of the Batgirl #Batgirl #Cassandra Cain #Teen Titans: Raven #Wonder Woman: Warbringer #Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale #The Oracle Code #Mera: Tidebreaker #Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass #DC #DC Ink #DC Young Adult

[fancyfade]

Reading mera tidebreaker bc I am craving mera content and mera thinking of how much she's going to kill arthur amuses me "being nice won't save you atlantean" except it literally does

#dc comics #fade reads dc comics #mera #mera: tidebreaker #if geoff johns wont show me more of early mera interacting with arthur then i woll seek it out elsewhere

[dailydccomics]

Mera: Tidebreaker (2019) concept art by Stephen Byrne

#aquamera #mera of xebel #arthur curry #dc comics #aquafam #aquaman #queen mera #mera #mera tidebreaker #dc #graphic novel #stephen byrne

[soranatus]

Tidebreaker Mera by Jo Cheol-Hong (Mi-Gyeung)

#dc comics #aquaman #mera #jo cheol-hong

[i-breathe-therefore-i-read]

Shelf-Confidence July BPC Day 9: Trust Issues

#shelfconfidencebpc #book photo challenge #booklr #mera: tidebreaker #danielle paige #i-breathe-therefore-i-read #books #book photography #my post #july bpc #myownlittlebookcorner

[zahri-melitor]

Taking a break from how emotionally complex reading new 52 is for some other stuff.

Mera: Queen of Atlantis - I really enjoyed this! I’m still pretty terrible at Aqua lore but this took the time to explain everything happening with copious flashbacks (plus having read Tidebreaker helped, to my surprise, in terms of just having some VERY general concepts now sketched out in my memory)

It would undoubtedly make more sense accompanying the Aquaman book, but it’s an interesting look at Mera’s background, skillset and some Atlantean-Xebellian politics.

#z canon read throughs