Following the events of Justice League: Tower of Babel, Arthur Curry retreats to his home in Amnesty Bay to plan the funeral of his father, Thomas Curry who had just passed. While there, he’s attacked by an Atlantian Scout Team led by a spy named Mera. We learn that Mera is the leader of a resistance of Atlantians who hope to stop the corrupt king Orm. The fight was caused to a miscommunication, Arthur at first disagrees, with the death of his father still fresh in his mind he wants to take a day off heroics. But when he finds out that Orm is holding his young son who he had during a one night stand captive in order to keep his place as ruler, Arthur strikes to help. With him eventually recruiting the lost 8th Kingdom, The Trench to fight with him in stopping Orm, at all costs
