We are excited to announce that the King of the Seven Seas is expanding his kingdom with a new series called Aquaman and the Others. It comes out on April 2 and will be written by Dan Jurgens and drawn by Lan Medina and Ed Tadeo.

Check out the exclusive cover to issue #1 debuting here on IGN:

Aquaman and the Others #1 cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.

The series will feature Aquaman’s team of Others being hunted by a mysterious foe who wants the golden Atlantean artifacts that give them their powers. That plot may sound a tad familiar as it was Black Manta who was hunting down the Others and stealing their artifacts as part of his revenge against Aquaman during Geoff Johns's run, so we’ll have to wait and see how this series sets itself apart. The Others were a huge part of the X-factor that made Aquaman's New 52 relaunch so exciting because it expanded the character's mythology with a cool cast of new characters.

The main Aquaman comic book, currently written by Jeff Parker and drawn by Paul Pelletier, will continue as usual. Comic fans will remember the time Aquaman outsold every Marvel book in January 2012, so it shows DC’s continued faith in the character that he can carry the weight of two ongoing series.

The cover shows Aquaman, the Operative, Prisoner-Of-War, Ya’wara, Sky, and Ya'wara's jaguar. Let us know your thoughts on this new series in the comments!

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