New 52 Thunderdome Grand Final - Aquaman vs Wonder Woman

**Jim Thompson** · 05-01-2012, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Comet Man

Come on, Aquaman, you can take this broad!

Apparently not!

**Thoctar** · 05-01-2012, 11:58 AM

I love Aquaman, but there's so much more going on in Wonder Woman's book, creatively. Johns is just doing what he normally does: worldbuild and scale up conflict. It's fun to read, but I personally don't think he's at all the writer Azzarello is. There's a real method to what Azzarello is doing, he's building a house; Johns is just setting up dominoes. Aquaman's book is cool, but I have to vote Wonder Woman on this one.

**Roldan** · 05-01-2012, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by majormcmeat

Are you implying that the bearded, hook-handed Aquaman of the '90s wasn't awesome? Because that is incorrect.

Never liked Hobo-Aquaman. The new more regal Aquaman rocks. So i chose it but that might have been also because it was losing and i wanted a close match between these 2. Both are excellent titles that really proves that everyone in the original Justice League matters.

**Franklin** · 05-01-2012, 12:34 PM

I dropped Aquaman after issue 3. It was pretty to look at, but not so interesting to read.

**Fused** · 05-01-2012, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Earmites

Clunky writing, quirky mediocre art style (for me) and greek mythology? The trifecta of suck imo. Normally I shrug and think, "to each his own"...But I cannot fathom for the life of me anyone that enjoys WW on a monthly basis.

For all intents and purposes she's mopped up in this experiment. I hate Animal Man but I can "fathom" why people like it... You can't fathom why people like Greek Mythology? That's like saying you can't fathom why people like comic books.

**Outside_85** · 05-01-2012, 01:10 PM

WW, looks better, better writer, has something to talk about in just about every issue...and, most importantly, doesn't smell like fish :)

**juan1993** · 05-01-2012, 01:10 PM

Wonder Woman!! Her book is more interesting to read than the King of Fish's book. :p

**WhitOro** · 05-01-2012, 01:16 PM

Wonder Woman: Cold as Hell

**Earmites** · 05-01-2012, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Fused

For all intents and purposes she's mopped up in this experiment. I hate Animal Man but I can "fathom" why people like it... You can't fathom why people like Greek Mythology? That's like saying you can't fathom why people like comic books.

It isn't just greek mythology....It is greek mythology coupled with mediocre art and bad writing.

People say nothing happens in Aquaman. Did they read issue 1 of WW?

A blonde woman says Help...Some horses die, I think by harpies... That's pretty much it. Oh and a guy at the end laughed menacingly...

yes I am surprised by this experiment..The conspiracy theorist in me thinks it's rigged.

Originally Posted by Fused

For all intents and purposes she's mopped up in this experiment.

You know the real life sales experiment says Aquaman wins... (at least for March)

http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomi...2/2012-03.html

March 2012 Comic Book Sales Figures
Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops
as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors

Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. sales
1 Avengers Vs X-Men 1 $3.99 Marvel 203,181
2 Avengers Vs X-Men 0 $3.99 Marvel 134,509
3 Justice League 7 $3.99 DC 131,697
4 Batman 7 $2.99 DC 127,402
5 Avengers Assemble 1 $3.99 Marvel 100,883
6 Action Comics 7 $3.99 DC 91,822
7 Green Lantern 7 $2.99 DC 90,232
8 Detective Comics 7 $2.99 DC 89,891
9 Batman The Dark Knight 7 $2.99 DC 75,297
10 Superman 7 $2.99 DC 66,588
11 Flash 7 $2.99 DC 64,975
12 Aquaman 7 $2.99 DC 62,345
13 Batman And Robin 7* $2.99 DC 61,209
14 Uncanny X-Men 8 $3.99 Marvel 57,568
15 Amazing Spider-Man 682 $3.99 Marvel 57,143
16 Uncanny X-Men 9 $3.99 Marvel 56,976
17 Age of Apocalypse 1 $2.99 Marvel 56,426
18 Avengers X-Sanction 4 $3.99 Marvel 55,677
19 Wolverine And X-Men 7 $3.99 Marvel 54,559
20 Avengers 24 $3.99 Marvel 52,242
21 Avengers 24.1 $2.99 Marvel 52,164
22 Amazing Spider-Man 681 $3.99 Marvel 52,143
23 New Avengers 23 $3.99 Marvel 51,697
24 Teen Titans 7 $2.99 DC 51,402
25 Wonder Woman 7 $2.99 DC 51,314
26 Uncanny X-Force 23 $3.99 Marvel 48,867

**americanwonder** · 05-01-2012, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by WhitOro

Wonder Woman: Cold as Hell

lol. Aquaman can't handle the truth.

**LoneNecromancer** · 05-01-2012, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Earmites

It isn't just greek mythology....It is greek mythology coupled with mediocre art and bad writing.

People say nothing happens in Aquaman. Did they read issue 1 of WW?

A blonde woman says Help...Some horses die, I think by harpies... That's pretty much it. Oh and a guy at the end laughed menacingly...

yes I am surprised by this experiment..The conspiracy theorist in me thinks it's rigged.

How exactly does Wonder Woman coming to save a "random blonde woman" and a stranger who teleported her- who turns out to be the god Hermes- and then discovering that the woman is pregnant with the child of Zeus and now Hera wants her dead count as nothing happening? You have a bizarre sense of deduction.

**MajorHoy** · 05-01-2012, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by Earmites

It isn't just greek mythology....It is greek mythology coupled with mediocre art and bad writing.

People say nothing happens in Aquaman. Did they read issue 1 of WW?

A blonde woman says Help...Some horses die, I think by harpies... That's pretty much it. Oh and a guy at the end laughed menacingly...

yes I am surprised by this experiment..The conspiracy theorist in me thinks it's rigged.

You know the real life sales experiment says Aquaman wins... (at least for March)

http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomi...2/2012-03.html

March 2012 Comic Book Sales Figures
Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops
as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors

Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. sales
1 Avengers Vs X-Men 1 $3.99 Marvel 203,181
2 Avengers Vs X-Men 0 $3.99 Marvel 134,509
3 Justice League 7 $3.99 DC 131,697
4 Batman 7 $2.99 DC 127,402
5 Avengers Assemble 1 $3.99 Marvel 100,883
6 Action Comics 7 $3.99 DC 91,822
7 Green Lantern 7 $2.99 DC 90,232
8 Detective Comics 7 $2.99 DC 89,891
9 Batman The Dark Knight 7 $2.99 DC 75,297
10 Superman 7 $2.99 DC 66,588
11 Flash 7 $2.99 DC 64,975
12 Aquaman 7 $2.99 DC 62,345
13 Batman And Robin 7* $2.99 DC 61,209
14 Uncanny X-Men 8 $3.99 Marvel 57,568
15 Amazing Spider-Man 682 $3.99 Marvel 57,143
16 Uncanny X-Men 9 $3.99 Marvel 56,976
17 Age of Apocalypse 1 $2.99 Marvel 56,426
18 Avengers X-Sanction 4 $3.99 Marvel 55,677
19 Wolverine And X-Men 7 $3.99 Marvel 54,559
20 Avengers 24 $3.99 Marvel 52,242
21 Avengers 24.1 $2.99 Marvel 52,164
22 Amazing Spider-Man 681 $3.99 Marvel 52,143
23 New Avengers 23 $3.99 Marvel 51,697
24 Teen Titans 7 $2.99 DC 51,402
25 Wonder Woman 7 $2.99 DC 51,314
26 Uncanny X-Force 23 $3.99 Marvel 48,867

And yet, Justice League, Batman, Action Comics, Green Lantern and Flash, among others, sold even more than Aquaman.

And where are they in this contest?

**jarvisjackrabbit** · 05-01-2012, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Outside_85

WW, looks better, better writer, has something to talk about in just about every issue...and, most importantly, doesn't smell like fish :)

Oh she most certainly does smell like fish.

**jarvisjackrabbit** · 05-01-2012, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by WhitOro

"Oh my, Azzarello has made my life miserable the water doesn't taste the same the wind smells bad, my childrens have nightmares every night, I can't sleep, my life is in so much pain, every time a new issues comes out a kitten dies and an angel cry, he's so evil with his puns and his greek gods and Chiang his such a talentless hack who can't draw how did he get a job he's so bad, oh my childhood is bleeding, Azzarello took my inner child and sodomized him with a copy of WW#1, Gail Simone was so much better, Rucka was so much better even thought we hated him for breaking a neck why isn't Perez working again and writing this book like in the 1980s those were the times, why isn't Marston still alive, why why why... OH THE PAIN."

Truth in sarcasm