I swiped this picture of the new Aqualad off'a DC's newsblog
The Source. Apparently, the new Aqualad (who we dropped info about in regards to the new
Young Justice show coming to Cartoon Network) will have elemental powers, similar to his predecessor Tempest (who wasn't black, but did sport a respectable afro)...
I like the depiction shown here (by artist David Finch, i'd guess) a lot more than the Cisco version shown in the
Young Justice teaser artwork... maybe I can dream that the cartoon will update him to look like this? maybe not... anyways, Geoff Johns revealed that the new Aqualad was raised in New Mexico as Jackson Hyde, and was taught by his parents to fear water (hopefully he does take baths?), in order to keep his true, presumably Atlantean, heritage a secret. Johns said Aqualad first appears briefly in
Brightest Day #4, but features more prominently in
#10. Not being much of a Geoff Johns fan, I'm damn near guaranteed not to buy either one, but now I am at least curious to check them out to see what they do with this character. Issue ten will drop before
Young Justice debuts on Cartoon Network this fall. In case you missed it, read more about the cartoon
here.
