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From the pages of AQUAMAN comes a brand-new adventure starring Mera, in her own title for the first time ever! Just in time for the Warner Bros. AQUAMAN feature film featuring Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Amber Heard as Mera, comes a thrilling new look at Atlantis from Mera's perspective in MERA: QUEEN OF ATLANTIS! As the brutal Atlantean Civil War rages, Mera must keep the peace between the surface world and Atlantis as its newly anointed queen in exile. But when Aquaman's brother Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master, learns of his homeland's fate, he'll feels he must return to Atlantis as its king and savior! But Orm is now torn between his duty to Atlantis and his love for his new surface family--and both he and Mera will clash over the futures they choose to fight for! From the critically acclaimed author Dan Abnett (AQUAMAN) and Eisner Award-winning artist Lan Medina (FABLES) Atlantis gets a new ruler in MERA: QUEEN OF ATLANTIS! Collects MERA: QUEEN OF ATLANTIS! #1-6.

Just as Mera and Orm prepare to fight side by side to save Atlantis from utter desolation, Nereus makes Orm a devious proposal thatÕs hard to refuse: control of the Xebellian army in exchange for TulaÕs unwilling hand in marriage! Can the Ocean Master really resist the call of the sea? Or will Mera have to fight her own people to help Tula escape a fate that was once her own?

Ocean Master means murder! AquamanÕs half-brother Orm continues his under-water power play with his sights set on Xebel, the watery kingdom nestled deep within the Bermuda Triangle. Will MeraÕs home become Ocean MasterÕs domain? ItÕs mano-a-Mera when the Mighty Mermaid duels Orm in the finest royal tradition, with her ward Tula forced to marry the evil Nereus if she loses. DonÕt miss this finale to the six-issue miniseries, which flows directly into AQUAMAN #38!

Mera, the queen of Atlantis, mysteriously disappears, and Aquaman begins searching high and low to find her. In addition, Atlantis is in the grip of a new enemy named Narkran, a duplicitous politician with plans to rule the underwater kingdom with an iron fist. And finally, as if that isnÕt bad enough, Black Manta shows up to take advantage of AquamanÕs desperate situation. Fifty years ago, writer Steve Skeates and artist Jim Aparo began their acclaimed tenure on Aquaman with this epic nine-issue tale of MeraÕs disappearance and AquamanÕs frantic quest to get her back. Collected now in a new Deluxe Edition, Aquaman: The Search for Mera Deluxe Edition includes Aquaman #40-48.

"Year of the Villain" strikes Aquaman as Black Manta and his Mecha Manta invade Amnesty Bay with one target in mind: Aqualad! It's land versus sea in a battle of titanic proportion! But which side will Jackson Hyde choose-his mentor or his father? Then, Aquaman encounters a new crisis when Mera unexpectedly goes into labor...and things don't look good for the queen of Atlantis. Collects Aquaman #53-57 and Aquaman Annual #2.

A wedding is supposed to be a happy occasion. But for Aquaman and his allies, the wedding of the century is here-and hell follows with it. When Mera awakens from her coma, she finds herself betrothed…but not to Aquaman. The secret of the groom could spell doom for Atlantis, and it all culminates in a brawl at the altar, with wedding crashers from across the Seven Kingdoms! Acclaimed writer Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Aquaman run reaches its conclusion here! Collects Aquaman #58-65.

A new era for Aquaman continues here, as Arthur Curry battles the nefarious King Rath in Aquaman Vol. 6: Kingslayer! Even after a decisive victory is won by Aquaman and the resistance, King Rath tightens his grip on Atlantis by unleashing an ancient magic that has not been seen for thousands of years. But little is known about the true origin of the man who calls himself king... until now! Witness the shocking origin of the nefarious King Rath in this earth-shattering volume! The critically acclaimed creative team of Dan Abnett (Annihilation) and Stjepan Sejic (Sunstone, Death Vigil) continues remaking the mythology of Aquaman's world in this new saga mixing science fiction, fantasy and superheroics. Collects issues #34-40 and Annual #2.

Princess Mera is teenage royalty and heir to the throne of Xebel, a penal colony ruled by the other no-so-lost land under the sea, Atlantis. Her father, his court and the entire kingdom are expecting her to marry and introduce a new king. But Mera is destined to wear a different crown.... When the Xebellian military plots to overthrow Atlantis and break free of its oppressive regime, Mera seizes the opportunity to take control over her own destiny by assassinating Arthur Curry--the long-lost prince and heir to the kingdom of Atlantis. But her mission gets sidetracked when Mera and Arthur unexpectedly fall in love. Will Arthur Curry be the king at Mera's side, or will he die under her blade as she attempts to free her people from persecution? An astonishing graphic novel that explores duty, love, heroism and freedom, all through the eyes of readers' favorite undersea royalty. From New York Times best-selling author Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die) and artist Stephen Byrne comes a Mera and Aquaman origin story that explores Mera's first steps on land, and her first steps as a hero or villain, forcing her to choose to follow her heart or her mission to kill.