Snapper Carr is shipwrecked, and rescued by a ship sailing to the island of Dr Moreau. Once there, he's abandoned by the crew of the ship, and learns the secrets of the island and its inhabitants. Encouraged by Snapper's relative calm at seeing the creatures, Moreau decides to take his menagerie to London, and there he learns of Jack the Ripper and sends his League after the killer. But the beast is never far from the surface...

An interesting premise, a promising art team... but something just didn't come together for this Elseworld, and although it's good, it's not great.

Aquaman is represented by Delphinius, a former dolphin turned into a humanoid by the sinister but well-meaning Dr. Moreau.

By Roy Thomas and Steve Pugh.

NOTE: As of this writing, this Elseworld is not finished arriving in stores, thus this information may change (7/7/02).

Aqualord is a member of a group of metahumans working for the terrorist Khouriga Edjem of Kambura. In an attack predicted by Destiny, the Justice League captures Aqualord.

I gotta admit, the "street preacher" idea of Aquaman is an original one, and fits with the whole feel of this book.

By John Arcudi and Tom Mandrake.

The dreaded Shogun of Steel, Lord Zunou, has taken over Japan, and a group of freedom fighters are trying to overthrow his fifteen year reign.

Kikuchiyo and Kimbei had a mission to raid the imperial armory for weapons for the rebels. Kimbei (Aqualad) was caught and killed by the Shogun. Kikuchiyo (Aquaman) swam miles with a knife in his back to deliver the weapons as promised, before dying.

Naturally, none of the characters in this Elseworld bear a strong resemblance to the characters of the DCU. That doesn't make the book suffer much, though I spent much of the book trying to figure out who Rikichi translates to in the DCU.

By Ben Raab and Justiniano.

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