▁a ▁major ▁political ▁power , ▁r uling ▁largely ▁und is put ed ▁over ▁all ▁the ▁Atl ante an ▁cities . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁Peter ▁David ' s ▁run ▁focused ▁on ▁Or in ▁coming ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁his ▁gen etic ▁her itage ▁and ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁king . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁disco vers ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁a ▁sent ient ▁al ien ▁ship ▁beneath ▁P ose id on is ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁it , ▁returning ▁P ose id on is ▁to ▁the ▁surface ▁and ▁bringing ▁Atl ant is ▁into ▁greater ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁The ▁cultural ▁changes ▁this ▁brings ▁about , ▁including ▁increased ▁tour ism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁conflic ting ▁duties ▁as ▁super h ero ▁and ▁king , ▁bring ▁him ▁into ▁increasing ▁t ension ▁with ▁the ▁political ▁powers ▁in ▁his ▁city . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁by ▁Dan ▁Ab nett ▁and ▁Andy ▁L anning , ▁David ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁writer ▁by ▁Erik ▁Lars en ▁with ▁issue ▁# 5 0 ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁again ▁by ▁Dan ▁J urg ens ▁in ▁issue ▁# 6 3 ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁The ▁series ▁ended ▁with ▁# 7 5 ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁his ▁wife ▁M era ▁returns , ▁now ▁s ane ▁again , ▁from ▁the ▁other world ly ▁dimension ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁tra pped , ▁and ▁Aqu aman ▁narrow ly ▁aver ts