Hello, /co/. Casual lurker, first time poster here. Excuse me of any mistakes, english is not my first language, not even the second. Im a screenwriter doing a villains' research for the series Im working on. I knew very little about Black Manta, and I saw a thread here about him that simply blew my mind. But, god knows why, I forgot to save the scans. Would you, kind anons, post these scans again (you know what Im talking about), so I can introduce this superb villain to my colleagues? I hate to be that guy that asks for basically the same thread of a few days ago, and hate to ask you to do my job for me, but, anyways, Im asking it. If you can stomach a cape series made in a third world country, maybe you will feel part of it, when it airs next year. Thank you in advance.
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>>90287986
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>>90288015
Thank you very much, sir. Much obliged.
What will be the name of the cape series? Which country?
Autistic screech obliterated my sides.
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>>90288132
He just really hates Aquaman, all written excuses just get revealed to be a lie eventually. There is no real reason.
>>90288163
>I only die for Aquaman.
At least call him Arthur to make it more personal.
>>90287986
>no...
>NO...
>MANTA!
cracked me up.
>>90288079
O Doutrinador (The Awakener). Brazil
Yeah but why does he hate Aquaman?
>>90288306
Nao sei como, mas eu ja pensei que o gibi vai ser do Brazil. Lembrancas da alemanha.
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>>90288287
Too many burns.
His classic look
Are we in agreement that Manta's "ambiguous/non-existent official origin" thematically works way better than Joker's "multiple choice" shtick?
Writers don't even bother to play up that angle themselves, but the mere circumstance of his wildly inconsistent back stories throughout various canons lends them to feel irrelevant to his core characterization, which is consistently defined through pure, unrepentant malice.
>>90288421
Valeu, compatriota. Fora Temer.
W-what have I been doing with my life?
>>90288571
Hate is all what he needs. He works best as a kind of Captain Ahab/Nemo with Arthur as the White Whale.
I mean his backstory doesn't need to be justified; Like another anon said:
"The Ocean depths.
Full of unimaginable bling; the stuff of innumberable grills, from which a gold plated diamond encrusted submarine might be forged.
Only one negro has the grit, the determination, the steely resolve to master the art of swimming.
No, not just swimming; the terrifying ordeal of deep sea diving.
Finally all of Poseidon's lost scrilla would be his and his alone.
And then he made the awful discovery that The Man had already built a mansion at the bottom of the ocean, and claimed it all for his own."
He can hate aquaman from sheer spite.
>>90288401
In New Earth, it's like the Joker backstory. There's no "true" one.
In Prime Earth, both Manta and Aquaman blame each other for the deaths of their fathers.
>>90288626
In some alternate universe there is Professor Manta ruining the live of Auaflash. Powered by the HATE force.
>>90288571
OP here, thats exactly why I becamen fascinated by Manta. His character (or lack of) is perfect for a long running series.
>>90288747
Running at the speed of HATE
>>90288264
It literally cannot get more personal for Manta. If he was able to, and if he believed in it, he would drive Aquaman to do something so terrible that Aquaman would get sent straight to hell when he died, and then kill him. Then, Manta would kill himself on the spot, follow Aqua to hell, and then precede to beat the shit out of him for all eternity. Fuck man, if that really did happen Lucifer would probably tell him to tone it the fuck down with his hate boner. At this point I'm convinced Manta could single-handedly solve all the world's problems through sheer force of will. Y'know, if it wasn't all being funneled into a spite-fueled murder boner for Aquaman.
>>90288264
He only gets that emotional when Aquaman is dead.
>>90288231
Giving him black speech bubbles without the mask makes him seem even more inhuman. Not sure if I like it.
>>90288231
Black Manta is a scary motherfucker.
This dude sure don't likes fish people.
>>90288571
His official origin is that Arthur killed his father.
>>90288821
>"How's the wife and kid?"
Fuck you, I was drinking
>>90288306
I think we're going to need some proof that you're
>our guy
How about you drop a reference in the show so we know you're legit?
>>90292383
>our guy
now this is just sad
>>90291124
>not wearing the helmet just so they know he's black
>>90289590
Sometimes he even has the red text too not just the black bubbles
>>90288821
this is too good
>>90288747
It was me Arthur!! I killed your son by framing your father.
>>90292693
Truly a tactician mind not to be underestimated.
Black Manta is truly heartless.
>>90289437
I'm honestly a little upset that I'll never be passionate enough to hate someone this much.
>>90294821
>TFW you'll never be this driven and motivated about anything in your life
>>90294821
>no one will ever care about you enough to hate you that much
>>90288821
I remember that thread. That was a good thread.
>>90295037
The opposite of love is indifference.
>>90295357
Hate is just a deeply confused love
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>>90292383
Agreed. Pitiful that some people cant just embrace the pure beauty of anonymity, in a anonymous board.
>>90288231
Does Kahina the Seer comback or is she not important enough and will be dead for awhile
>>90296173
She stayed dead and got replaced.
>>90295719
This