Robin of Haven is called on a quest to warn the world of impending doom. And so he travels across the world, and meets a great many different heroes and beasts.

Headed for the City in the Center, he meets up with Green Arrow, a bounty hunter, and takes a ride across the water with the best boatman on the lake, Aquan.

The characters in this Elseworld were designed by Michael Wm. Kaluta, but within the story a great many different artists lend their visions to the world. It can be quite confusing to read through because of the changes in artists.

Glenn Fabry is the artist on the Aquan section of the story.

By Alan Grant, Michael Wm Kaluta and Various Artists.

To be absolutely honest, I don't think I understand this Elseworld. Oh, yes, I get all the references, and the attempts at a deeper philosophy. I don't particularly agree with any of it. But I understand that part.

I'm just not sure I get what it's doing in a comic book. I mean, it's not a simple concept to express, and I'm not sure using Supergirl as the conduit was the best choice.

In any case, a definite Aquaman-like creature shows up in a discussion with Matrix the angel. Ceetka, Supreme Lord of the Oceans, is the guardian of past holiness, and explains to Matrix why she shouldn't be looking to the past for answers to her questions.

The splash page featuring Ceetka is quite impressive, and the similarity to the current Aquaman is also impressive. Not the best Elseworld (especially if you don't like philisophy in your comics) but certainly a great splash.

By JM DeMatteis and Jamie Tolagson.

"It is told that, long ago, the Sultan died, and his son, Prince Ibn Rayner, inherited the throne..."

Where the old Sultan had been loved, Rayner was hated because he placed crushing taxes on the people, and took to his bed a different woman every night, who was then killed in the morning. The great Scheherazade, using magical powers, goes to end the tyranny of the Sultan, but discovers that Ibn is a lonely young man who doesn't know the horrors being perpetuated in his name.

And so she tells him a story of the great Al Jhor Dan, and how a magic lamp changed his life. During the second night of story, Al Jhor Dan must retrieve the magic lamp from the ocean, and thus he meets The Old Man of the Sea. This Aquaman-like ruler of the denizens of the deep sends him on a quest, the reward for victory being the return of the lamp.

By Terry LaBan and Rebecca Guay.

A mysterious black light strikes the Earth, and every super powered being loses their powers, including Aquaman who is swimming in the ocean. It rapidly becomes clear that the loss is permanent. Aquaman and Tempest are apparently the only surviving Atlanteans.

While the non-powered heroes try to take up the slack, the formerly powered heroes try to deal with no longer having the gifts that they thought made them what they were. Some take the changes better than others. A group of former powers joins with Batman to learn how to be heroes despite everything.

In the meantime, Lex Luthor is experimenting on formerly powered beings, trying to recreate whatever it was that made them so powerful.

A group of four heroes, calling themselves the Phoenix Group, emerge to fight the good fight. Their members include J'onn J'onzz, formerly the Martian Manhunter, now The Green Man; Linda Danvers, formerly Supergirl, now Justice; Wally West, formerly the Flash, now Red Devil; and Arthur, formerly Aquaman, now The Hand. With the help of Nightwing, they foil Luthor's plans and free the world for the next generation of heroes.

By Doug Moench, Dave Ross, George Freeman, and Ben DiMagmaliw.

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