Name: Mera
ISBN: 9781401283391

Danielle Paige

Princess Mera is teenage royalty and heir to the throne of Xebel, a penal colony ruled by the other no-so-lost land under the sea, Atlantis. Her father, his court and the entire kingdom are expecting her to marry and introduce a new king. But Mera is destined to wear a different crown.... When the Xebellian military plots to overthrow Atlantis and break free of its oppressive regime, Mera seizes the opportunity to take control over her own destiny by assassinating Arthur Curry--the long-lost prince and heir to the kingdom of Atlantis. But her mission gets sidetracked when Mera and Arthur unexpectedly fall in love. Will Arthur Curry be the king at Mera's side, or will he die under her blade as she attempts to free her people from persecution? An astonishing graphic novel that explores duty, love, heroism and freedom, all through the eyes of readers' favorite undersea royalty. From New York Times best-selling author Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die) and artist Stephen Byrne comes a Mera and Aquaman origin story that explores Mera's first steps on land, and her first steps as a hero or villain, forcing her to choose to follow her heart or her mission to kill.

Tidebreaker

Mera

Sarah Sammis

Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige and Stephen Bryne is one of a new series of one offs of graphic novels featuring different DC characters. Mera is a princess of Xebel and she wants freedom for her people.

After a set of introductory scenes involving graffiti, a ball, and an argument between father and daughter, the narrative settles into a YA "fish out of water" romance.

Literally.

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Courtney ✿ @librarycutie

first off, i want to thank DC Ink for sending me an early copy for review, also this is completely honest but i’ll sugar coat it.

so first i’ll talk about what i did enjoy. i like the vibes of the artwork this gave me, how metas hair was the only thing that was red and vibrant and everything else was blue and similar tones, i though that was interesting and a bit eye catching. i enjoy the story behind it, mera wanting to take a stand for xebel and take the crown, i like the thought. she seems edgy and fierce, until she gets on land.. overall it was a quick read and i did have enjoyment in reading this.

at first i was really excited to receive this, i loved the idea of a YA author writing for a DC comic, but was a bit disappointed by the story. it was choppy and cheesy for my liking, and i felt like the romance was just thrown in there and too forced. as for the artwork, it seemed sloppy, as i mentioned, i thought it was cool at first because mera’s hair and lips was the only vibrant thing and it was 
  “moody ocean vibes”
, but the characters faces weren’t consistent enough, not when the characters are in the shadow of far away because i understand their faces are distorted then.

the story has some promise to it, i’m not sure if there will be a second volume or not but if so, i’d like to read it to see where danielle paige takes the story. will arthur finally be prince of atlantis? will he and mera reunite? what about the xebellians, will they declare war?

Tiffany Robinson

I really hope that they have another one after this because I need to know what happens next! I really enjoyed the story and artwork.

Samantha Seeman

Renee Delcourt

I enjoyed it but the ending was kind of just meh for me.

Lisa Beasley

I found this to be much like the DC Icons series but focusing on a lesser known character and in Graphic Novel format. I enjoyed the story, it was an interesting take on Mera's backstory - though as with the Wonder Woman novel it took me a while to stop thinking of the film characters. Mera is a pretty fun character though perhaps more naive than expected. She latched onto Arthur pretty quickly but overall I was happy with the story.

Mera Tidebreaker