Aspen Matthews not only fights off sea pirates but also lectures at an United Nations conference dealing with approaches to understand the Blue, Black and humans.
Scientific experimentation has resulted in a parasitic invasion causing transformations of humans into beings that are a cross between zombies and beings that mimic deep sea aquatic life. This is the new threat that Aspen will need to meet as she tries to unite a divided world.
This series is maturing and moving towards themes that may find a greater resonance with comic readers. It may also serve well as a start point for the Fathom movie in production and slated to be released in 2012.