▁ ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁and ▁" Con ver gence " ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 , ▁DC ' s ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁rela unch ▁of ▁their ▁entire ▁super h ero ▁line , ▁Geoff ▁Joh ns , ▁Ivan ▁Re is ▁and ▁Joe ▁Pr ado ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁initial ▁cre ative ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁new ▁Aqu aman ▁series , ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁three ▁cre ators ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 6 ▁issues . ▁That ▁subsequently ▁lead ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁contin ual , ▁Aqu aman - related ▁c ros so ver ▁in ▁years : ▁" T hr one ▁of ▁Atl ant is ". ▁ ▁The ▁rela unch ed ▁series ▁c ement ed ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁half - human ▁son ▁of ▁Tom ▁Cur ry ▁and ▁Atl anna , ▁and ▁saw ▁him ▁return ▁to ▁Am n esty ▁Bay ▁with ▁M era . ▁Great ly ▁dist ress ed ▁by ▁the ▁har sh ▁treatment ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁o ce ans ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁r uler ▁of ▁Atl ant is , ▁Aqu aman ▁dec ides ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁the ▁Atl ante an ▁throne ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁full - time ▁hero ics . ▁However , ▁he ▁strugg les ▁with ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁reputation ▁with ▁the ▁greater ▁public , ▁which ▁views ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁less er ▁met ah uman ▁with ▁less ▁impress ive ▁powers ▁than ▁those