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Splash: Rome, shortly after Western Europe was plunged beneath the waves. In Vatican City, thousands of corpses float upward from St. Peter’s Square like eerie souls slowly ascending. AQUAMAN swims through them, trident in hand, stone-faced amid the death and destruction. This is about a day after a gigantic earthquake lowered Western Europe below sea level, so everything is under water and the buildings and pavement are cracked and wrecked.
BANNER: THE SUNKEN CITY OF ROME
11 Months Ago
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TITLE: EMPEROR AQUAMAN
Part 1: Prince of Peace
2. And this is what penciller Ardian Syaf does creating a beautiful but disturbing image:
4. Finally, Kyle Ritter finishes it with lavish color for a very grim opening to FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1.