Aquaman Actually Looks Fun as Hell in the First Trailer

Aquaman is a notoriously hard superhero to make cool, and for decades he's been the butt of jokes whenever he's compared to Superman, Batman, or literally anyone who can throw a punch on dry land. Casting Jason Momoa was a brilliant move to de-lame the character, and he brought a solid performance to last year's Justice League even if, like his co-stars, his talent was ultimately wasted.

But this year's Comic-Con looks exceptionally promising for Warner Bros. DC movies, if for no other reason than it looks like the studio finally caught on to the need to inject some humor into the franchise. But while the first trailer for Shazam! tones down the CGI-overload from Justice League and Wonder Woman, it looks like Aquaman is leaning hard into it. The difference is, between the over-the-top Atlantis and a massive underwater battle featuring giant seahorses and war-sharks, the overblown special effects in this actually look fun.

Aquaman comes out December 21, 2018.