Aquaman, Vol. 2 by Dan Abnett

Black Manta Rising

Tensions between Atlantis and the surface world spiral as the Atlantean embassy’s fragile diplomacy collapses under a covert war orchestrated by Black Manta, who commandeers the secret society N.E.M.O. to spark global conflict. While political hardliners and the Atlantean extremists known as the Deluge push both sides toward open war, the sea king fights to expose the conspiracy, protect innocent lives, and hold together a peace unraveling around him, with Mera confronting ominous prophecies that threaten their future and the fate of two worlds.