![]() ![]() So, the voice actor of a substitute for a comic book character later played the father of the actual character in live-action for a full-circle moment. In a twist of fate though, Devil Ray's voice actor, Michael Beach, would later go on to play Black Manta's father in 2018's Aquaman. He held similar aspects of Manta's character, with an aquatic suit and his own personal army, but only made it into an additional episode before being killed off by a Deadman-possessed Batman. Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen) wants to destroy everything in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) A new plot breakdown of Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom reveals additional details about the film and confirms prior leaks. He was, to my mind, the most successful villain in the DC Universe and I wanted him to pay for killing Arthur, Jr. Marvel Avengers Black Panther Create a Scene Sticker Activity Book, 32 Pages. This ruthless character only unmasked himself for the first time ten years after his introduction, in Adventure Comics 452 (August 1977) an issue famous for being the one in which Aquababy dies. Black Manta stayed a mysterious character for a long time. Though the Aquaman series never made it beyond the pilot, it led to Devil Ray's creation as a Black Manta substitute.Īfter first cameoing in the Season 3 premiere alongside other Legion members, Devil Ray made his full debut in the episode "To Another Shore" as an antagonist for Wonder Woman. However, in a recent interview with my pal John Trumbull in Back Issue magazine, McLaughlin revealed that originally his intent WAS for Aquaman to kill Black Manta He explained, 'I wanted Manta dead. Black Manta, The Modern Age Origin Stories. According to previous statements made by writer Dwayne McDuffie, because an Aquaman series was in development with a pilot that starred actor Justin Hartley ( Smallville, This Is Us) as the Atlantean hero, JLU lost the rights to Aquaman characters for use in the show. Black Manta was born and raised in Baltimore, where his favorite hobby was playing in and around the. ![]() RELATED: Aquaman's Sidekick May Have Power That Could Change Everything - Here's Whyįor Season 3 of Justice League Unlimited, the creative team's plan was to have Black Manta be a member of Gorilla Grodd's Legion of Doom, but there was an issue with using the character at the time. From the Runways of Atlantis: Six Forgotten Aquaman Costumes. In 1992, Sean McLaughlin sought to give Manta a backstory and landed on a pretty grim pitch. ![]()
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