This was a pretty exciting sequel to the great first volume. Others are a group Aquaman used to work with. I think of them as the throwaway Justice League. The start up gang. The dudes you hang out with as teenagers and then you all grow to be different people. This could be bad. This could be boring. But you got my boy Black Mantis who is just murdering them one by one to draw out Aquaman. AND BAM! The chase is on.

What I liked: Giving just enough background to understand why Mantis and Author hate each other. The killing in this is horrifying and scary. Mantis is a villain for sure, and still one of my favorites. I also enjoyed the pacing. Mix the present with the past but it never really has a dull moment.

What I didn't like: Still don't care about the others. They just seem like as rag tag group of throwaway characters. I never even heard of them before this. Also the art seemed a little unbalanced unlike volume 1. Sometimes things looked a little sloppy.

Overall this was a fun and exciting volume but I don't think it was super memorable. If anything we can take away from this is Mantis is a badass. He's scary as fuck, and that makes it worth it. Also how badass is Aquaman when he's pissed? I'd say pretty badass!