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Warning ! Spoilers out front forAquaman eightieth Anniversary # 1 , " Father ’s Day "
In DC ’s specialAquaman 80th Anniversaryissue , it ’s let on thatBlack Mantais being rewritten as DC Comics ' interlingual rendition ofDarth Vader . While David Hyde and his son Jackson have long been estranged , it seems as though Black Manta is undergo some re - characterization in the cartoon strip , potentially being volunteer a path to redemption by his son , mirroring Darth Vader ’s electric discharge in theStar Warsgalaxy with his own son who managed to bring him back to the twinkle .
In recent funnies like inAquaman # 62 - 63from Jordan Clark and Marco Santucci , Black Manta has been characterize as a pretty received and sullen baddie , and this include his fundamental interaction with his own Word Jackson . In their most recent meeting , Black Manta manipulates Aqualadby threaten to hurt his mom , but when Jackson ultimately refuses to do what he want , Black Manta react by read that while " blood may be thick than body of water , they still start the same . “Clearly , Jackson and his father are at odds with one another as much as any torpedo or villain could be . However , matter are draw differently in this new story from DC Comics .
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In the " Father ’s Day " narrative from author Geoff Johns and artist Paul Pelletier sport inAquaman 80th Anniversary # 1 , it ’s revealed that David and his son meet every year on Father ’s Day . In the story , reader see apretty different interpretation of Black Mantathan the one who last spoke with Jackson . Rather than threatening him and his mother or swearing to spill his bloodline , this David is concern with how his boy is doing in school , want to have it away what ’s happening in his life and revealing that he keeps tabs on Jackson , even outright say that he loves and would die for Jackson . However , he block off short of turning himself in , result in his and Jackson ’s annual dead end where they fight back and Manta is necessarily revealed to be a robot decoy pilot by David who ’s not in reality there . disregarding , this interlingual rendition ofManta is now a band like Darth Vader , being a villain with the potency for potential repurchase through his more expansive boy .
While it seems as though Manta would care nothing more than for Jackson to conjoin him in his workplace as an oceanic mercenary , the very fact that he cares and even admit to loving Jackson is a jolly strong deviation from the Black Manta that was depicted in their last meeting . However , that ’s not to say that this new translation is bad . In actuality , the fact that David sleep together his Logos fuse with Jackson ’s continued hope that he could one day do the correct thing is far more dynamic , particularly as it now mirrors the larger-than-life journey of Darth Vader himself , who was eventually redeemed by his son Luke .
In any case , it ’s going to be really interesting to see whereAqualad and Black Manta ’s relationshipgoes next , especially with the two of them bring their own respective and interlocking miniseries this September . HavingBlack Mantalove Jackson yet still choose to remain in his own shadow is quite compelling , and the hypothesis that he might one daylight make his Word proud with through a redemption likeDarth Vader ’s is an exciting prospect for the definitive DC villain .
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