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@whillustrations.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 10:26 PM

The demonic form of #BlackManta, the original #CreatureKing, the #CovenOfThule, and #Risi.

Neron the demon gave a bunch of villains powers in exchange for their souls. Black Manta was one of the villains who took the deal, becoming a demonic manta-man for a time. I’m not drawing many altered eras of these characters but I included this one since it’s a fun idea.

My take on Black Manta is that he is a “blade honed in hatred”. No matter the origin, he’s dedicated his life to taking down Aquaman, so I imagine him as a slow boiling rage that bursts into calculated acts of cruelty. He has no limit to what he will do and who he will use to build himself up and hurt those he’s latched onto as enemies. This makes him a lightning rod for those who feel misused by the world and he attracts allies who often project their own ideals onto him. Mistakenly so, as Manta is only out for himself and will both use and discard those who give him the chance without hesitation or consideration.

The original Creature King had nothing to do with the second, but had some inspiration on his story. A scuba diver who tricked Aquaman and Aqualad (Garth) to help him get a sunken treasure with a potion that transformed him into this creature. He tried to take over the sea but was defeated.

Atlantean sorcerers who used a civil war in the city of Thule to take over. When Atlan tried to end the war they escaped by moving Thule into a new dimension, taking air-breathing Atlanteans in the city as slaves. As the spell separating them faded they plot to take over the main universe, using a living toxic bile the other dimension is covered with to corrupt everything int their path. Aquaman had been ousted but he, the JLA, the Drift and Mera to push them back.

Other dimensional Atlanteans who threaten to main universe are not that uncommon but the Cult of Thule could be a fun set of villains to pull out of a magic threat from time to time.

Lorena Marquez’s friend from Sub Diego who likes to tease her about her crush on Koryak.

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