One of DC's Most Infamous Villains is Becoming A Hero in The Comics
WARNING: Spoilers forAquamen #1 ahead!
The archenemy of the DC Comics Atlantean hero Aquaman, the supervillain Black Manta, has been revealed to be working with Arthur Curry to help save the world in a cliff hanger ending at the end of the recent Aquamen #1. Aquamen is a new series featuring Arthur Curry and Jackson Hyde, the new Aquaman and estranged son of Black Manta, as they attempt to protect Earth from a dark Atlantean secret, and Black Manta might be key to the world's survival.
David Hyde aka Black Manta has been the arch nemesis of Arthur Curry since his introduction in 1967's Aquaman #35. He hates Arthur for accidentally killing his father, and has dedicated his entire life to killing Curry and getting his vengeance. His hatred of Arthur has led to a general hatred of all Atlanteans, and Hyde has several times attempted to destroy the Atlanteans or claim their territory for his own purposes. When Hyde discovered that Jackson was his son in Teen Titans: Rise of Aqualad he immediately kidnapped him to use him for his own purposes, making a new enemy out of his own son. Manta has been a part of major supervillain groups such as the Injustice League and the Legion of Doom, so it comes as a surprise that the usually self-obsessed and single-minded villain is now turning a new leaf and helping Curry and his son Jackson.
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Aquamen #1 — written by Brandon Thomas and Chuck Brown with art Sami Basri - spins directly out of the conclusions of the 2021 Black Mantaminiseries, which follows David Hyde as he discovers he himself has ancient Atlantean DNA. The Black Manta series has led to a revelatory change for the long-time supervillain, not just because he now knows he is a
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