Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth Reading Order

Overview

Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth (Review) has the Justice League deal with a threat derived from Atlantis' hidden past. It continues storylines from the Justice League's recent adventures and Aquaman's recent trials in a way that escalates the situation and launches a battle for the fate of Earth.

This crossover takes place through the Justice League and the Aquaman comic series.

Before Reading

Drowned Earth (Review) directly builds upon plotlines from both the Justice League and the Aquaman comic series. On the Justice League side of things, it sees the continuation of Lex Luthor's schemes alongside his Legion of Doom, detailed across Justice League #1-9, collected across Justice League: The Totality (Review) and Justice League: Graveyard of Gods (Review). On the Aquaman side of things, it addresses the rise of Atlantis from Aquaman #38, collected in Aquaman: Kingslayer (Review), and directly follows the events of Aquaman/Suicide Squad: Sink Atlantis (Reading Order).

After Reading

The conclusion of Drowned Earth (Review) pushes forward the plotlines from both the Justice League and the Aquaman comic series. On the Justice League side of things, the conspiracy surrounding the Legion of Doom continues starting in Justice League #13, collected in Justice League: Hawkworld (Review). On the Aquaman side of things, Aquaman (Reading Order) and Mera's (Reading Order) story continues starting in Aquaman #43, collected in Aquaman: Unspoken Water.