While you're visiting 2004, be sure to visit scenic Sub Diego

Special thanks to Jay Faerber, who included Aquaman issues 16 to 22 in his "Three Underrated Comic Book Runs" article in the brand-new book, "Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?" ($15, Plume) by Brian Cronin.

Here's the cover of the book...


And here's what Jay had to say about that run on Aquaman...

"Writer Will Pfeifer and penciller Patrick Gleason took over Aquaman in 2004 and launched the series into a great, short-lived direction: part of the city of San Diego was submerged after an earthquake and all of its inhabitants somehow gained the ability to breathe underwater, with Aquaman reigning. The idea of an underwater city full of people who were struggling to adjust to their new lot in life was one that was rife with potential, and Pfeifer made great use of it."

And here, as a bonus, is a photo from spring's C2E2 convention in Chicago featuring a reunion of the team that brought you those issues of Aquaman. From left, yours truly, penciller Patrick Gleason and inker Christian Alamy. And yes, that photo was taken in a bar. Why do you ask?