Again, sidekicks seem pretty important to superheroes. Superman has never needed one although Supergirl has always held her own and Batman has his succession of Robins. Since he was designed following the similar specifications to his DC brethren, Aquaman was also deigned worthy of having a sidekick. But obviously, he had to have one befitting of a guy who hangs out under the sea. He got a walrus. Aquaman's second-in-command was a walrus. Well, that was an Aqualad for a bit as well, but the walrus is much more embarrassing, and thus more likely to get swept under the rug. Coral? What's the underwater equivalent of a rug? Anyway, don't expect Jason Momoa to b hanging out with a wisecracking CGI sea lion, entertaining though that may sound on paper. That's not quite the tone Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice seems to be going for. In fact most of Aquaman's history is rooted in the goofier Golden and Silver Age of comics, which don't have much in common with the grittier world of the DC Cinematic Universe. It involves an unusually intelligent walrus called Tusky. Tusky. TUSKY.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
