▁capabilities . ▁It ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁Atl ant is ▁is ▁really ▁being ▁run ▁by ▁Sir en , ▁identical ▁tw in ▁sister ▁of ▁M era , ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁ ▁Reb irth / DC ▁Un iverse ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁company - wide ▁re brand ing ▁in ▁DC ▁Reb irth ▁with ▁one ▁focus ▁point ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁legacy ▁and ▁relationships , ▁Arthur ▁finally ▁propos es ▁to ▁M era ▁in ▁DC ▁Un iverse : ▁Reb irth ▁# 1 . ▁Aqu aman ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁e ighth ▁volume ▁of ▁his ▁e pon ym ous ▁series , ▁which ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁one - shot ▁com ic ▁book ▁entitled ▁Aqu aman : ▁Reb irth ▁# 1 ▁( August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁This ▁series ▁kept ▁writer ▁Dan ▁Ab nett , ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁last ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁written ▁the ▁character ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁a ▁de cade ▁earlier . ▁The ▁e ighth ▁volume ▁of ▁Aqu aman ▁focus es ▁on ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁role ▁as ▁king ▁and ▁diplom at , ▁with ▁Arthur ▁attempting ▁to ▁strength en ▁Atl ant is - sur face ▁relationships ▁by ▁opening ▁an ▁Atl ante an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Am n esty ▁Bay , ▁with ▁M era ▁appointed ▁as ▁amb assador . ▁The ▁series ▁largely ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁cast ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁series ▁consisting ▁of ▁Aqu aman , ▁M era , ▁and ▁Black ▁M anta , ▁while ▁also ▁f