, ▁and ▁Z at anna ▁enh ances ▁his ▁powers ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁now ▁control ▁the ▁entire ▁ocean ▁as ▁a ▁water ▁wra ith . ▁With ▁this ▁power , ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁sever ▁Gam em na e ' s ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁s inking ▁it ▁under ▁the ▁sea ▁again . ▁While ▁he ▁f ights ▁Gam em na e , ▁the ▁League ▁members ▁return ▁the ▁modern ▁Atl ante ans ▁to ▁the ▁present , ▁where ▁they ▁can ▁begin ▁re building ▁the ▁city , ▁which ▁is ▁once ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁Six th ▁series ▁ ▁A ▁sixth ▁Aqu aman ▁series ▁began ▁shortly ▁after ward , ▁initially ▁written ▁by ▁Rick ▁Ve itch ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁take ▁Aqu aman ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁myst ical ▁direction . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁writers ▁who ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁include ▁John ▁O str ander , ▁Will ▁P fe ifer , ▁T ad ▁Williams , ▁and ▁John ▁Arc udi . ▁This ▁series ▁ran ▁ 5 7 ▁issues , ▁starting ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁( cover ▁dated ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Initial ly ▁foc using ▁on ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁surv ive ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁ex iled ▁from ▁Atl ant is ▁and ▁the ▁ocean , ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁story line ▁changed ▁when ▁Aqu aman ▁became ▁involved ▁after ▁a ▁size able ▁portion ▁of ▁San ▁Diego ▁s unk ▁into ▁the ▁ocean . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁months , ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁s inking ▁was ▁the ▁work ▁of