An MCU Icon Just Discovered the Heartbreaking Truth About Atlantis

Namor has just uncovered the ancient truth behind the fall of Atlantis — and it is more horrifying than he ever imagined.

Namor #7 finds the titular hero caught in the middle of an all-out war between himself and seven entire armies. While Namor is lucky enough to wield the Trident of Neptune, which grants him greater strength and power than ever before, it does nothing to help ease his reeling from the revelation that came with acquiring it. As it turns out, the vision of Atlantis' fall and rise that Namor saw during his time in the Grotto of the Ancients also provided him the opportunity to commune with none other than Neptune, God of the Sea. And, while that might otherwise provide Namor with some amount of comfort, discovering that it was Neptune himself who was personally responsible for the Great Cataclysm does anything but.

Namor #7

• Written by JASON AARON
• Art by PAUL DAVIDSON & ALEX LINS
• Colors by NEERAJ MENON
• Letters by VC's JOE CARAMAGNA
• Design by CARLOS LAO and JAY BOWEN
• Main cover art by ALEXANDER LOZANO
• Variant cover art by OLIVIER COIPEL

Although the Neptune of Marvel Comics had been seen over two decades prior, he wouldn't make his modern day debut until Stan Lee and Gene Colan's opening story from the pages of 1965's Tales to Astonish #70, "The Start of the Quest!" Born over ten thousand years ago as Poseidon Aegaeus, the Olympian known as King Neptune was born to the Titan Cronus and Rhea. Like his siblings, Poseidon was incarcerated in Tartarus out of Cronus' profoundly twisted paranoia that one of his children would be the death of him. When Zeus escaped Cronus' gaze and freed his siblings, Poseidon joined in the fight against the Titans and was crowned the King of the Seas in the aftermath of the Olympians' victory.

Like Neptune, the Atlantis of Marvel Comics had been seen on multiple occasions as far back as 1939, yet wouldn't be revealed in its modern incarnation until 1963's Fantastic Four Annual #1 when it was reintroduced in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's opening story, "Sub-Mariner Versus the Human Torch!" Tens of thousands of years ago, Atlantis was a vast, unforgiving land filled with brigands and barbarians alike. Over the years, its central city slowly transformed itself into a thriving hub, which in turn evolved into a genuine empire all its own. Tragically, Atlantis was rended asunder during the Great Cataclysm, which was previously believed to have been brought about by the ongoing conflict between the Deviants and their Celestial creators.

Over the course of the past few years, Namor has lost his place as the King of Atlantis, only to desperately try and claw it back into his own grasp by any means necessary. Along the way, Namor has made enemies of the Seven Kingdoms that comprise the wider Atlantean seascape, each of whom have an army of their own to pit against the hero. Worse still, Namor is entirely alone in this current endeavor, with no Avengers or Invaders anywhere in sight for him to call upon for help.

Namor #7 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics