AquaSpotting

This is the page to list any little time you see Aquaman in any media other than comic books. This is for mentions on TV, in magazines or newspapers, for sightings related to Aquaman creators that seem Aqua-noteworthy, or anything else. If the sighting appears in a comic book, please report it on the Sightings page. Anyone can post a sighting of Aquaman in a comic book in the discussion page there.

For sightings here, please post a date and grade if possible.

Aquaman Spotting

2006

18 Dec 2006 - The most recent issue of "Smallville Magazine" (Dec. 2006) includes an article on Aquaman, his history, and media appearances. A must read for any Aquafans. -charles coletta

18 Nov 2006 - Caught a mention of Aquaman on the November 15th episode of Drawn Together. Foxxy Love burts in on Captain Hero and another of the flatmates (Don't remember who - Xander? Toot?)in bed together. Captain Hero leaps to the doorway and invites Foxxy to join them with the assurance that, "The fin rot I picked up from Aquaman is all cleared up." The door opens up just a bit more to reveal that Hero's right arm is a fin.

Hey, at least it's not another ill-informed "Aquaman is useless" joke!

This is from memory so i'll post a correction if necessary when the episode is replayed. -Vincent P Bartilucci

11 Nov 2006 - Stop Picking on Aquaman -Arthur Curry

02 Nov 2006 - This blog has [ http://bonesmen.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-aquaman.html a little Aquaman art], nice picture. -Joe

04 Sep 2006 - An episode of THE VENTURE BROTHERS titled "Fallen Arches" included a discussion about whether or not Aquaman has a secret identity. A mention was also made on Black Manta. The character of Hank Venture has been seen several times wearing his Aquaman Underoos. -charles coletta

10 Aug 2006 - I'm not sure if this qualifies or if you've seen it but there's an interesting interview with Ramona Fradon at The Real Ramona. She discusses the creation of Aqualad... -Chris Long

16 Jul 2006 - The June 25, 2006 edition of the TOLEDO BLADE (Ohio) ran an article titled: "Is Aquaman All Wet?: Awkward Superhero Is Becoming Cool." -charles coletta

23 May 2006 - We had a super hero day at my school and i dressed up as my favorite superhero.. AQUAMAN!! Picture 1, Picture 2 -Dennis Doucette

29 Apr 2006 - In the April 28/May 5, 2006 Entertainment Weekly (Issue #874/875), Aquaman gets a mention. On Page 126, they do a piece on shows with similar themes, and which of the two they prefer.

For Aquaman:

• Aquaman (The CW, drama) Inspired by the comic-book series about a superhero who enjoys the H20.
• Ultra (CBS, drama) Inspired by the comic-book series about a superhero who's a single girl in the city.

VERDICT: Ultra. We're down with any superhero who can leap tall buildings and reject men in a single bound. Plus, she'd probably kick ass at speed dating."

So, not a great mention for Aquaman, but then again they don't actually say anything bad (or good) about the show at all. And they also admit that they haven't seen a second of any footage of any of the shows they have in this piece. -Joe

19 Apr 2006 - James Krueger (co-plotter and scripter of "Justice") claims to be a major and Aquaman fan and discusses him in the following interview. He gives some hints of Aquaman's future in the miniseries. He also says the Jim Aparo/Aquaman period included some of the best comics ever made. Link

05 Apr 2006 - Our review group on Newsarama is reviewing Aquaman: Sword Of Atlantis #41 this week, so there will be a bunch of reviews of that issue. Newsarama Review Group reviews SOA #41 -Mike

17 Mar 2006 - In the new Entertainment Weekly (#869, March 24, 2006), Aquaman gets another little mention. On the "Mail" page, there is a cropped shot of AC from the cover of Aquaman #40. Below it reads: COMICS ROUNDUP, Recognize that guy? It's Aquaman - retooled along with other classic DC Comics super-heroes - in the new One Year Later series. Get Ken Tucker's review of the daring new comics, then post your own thoughts at ew.com/comics. -Joe

17 Mar 2006 - On last night's episode of THE OFFICE, Michael Scott was comparing himself to Superman and the office staff to Gotham city which led to a discussion of how the correct hero was Batman which further lead to a comparison of himself as AQUAMAN and the office as the ocean. What a great show! -Jimmie

12 Mar 2006 - In this week's Entertainment Weekly, issue #868 - March 17, 2006, Aquaman gets a mention. On page 22, there is an article titled "Water Log". It features a cropped shot of Aquaman current series cover #17 and a paragraph on the recasting of Toale. Also has two little pics of Toale & Hartley. Then it goes on about other pilot leads who were replaced in their series. -Joe

11 Jan 2006 - Good Eats: "Squid Pro Quo" - There was some sort of Giant Squid theme, and one of the supporting cast for the episode wandered off down the beach. When someone worried that the Giant Squid Monster had got her, Alton Brown replied something to the effect of, "No, she's ok. I just saw her walking with Aquaman."