Justice League: Cry for Justice

Justice League's Cry for Justice comes to its climax in issue #7 or 7. James Robinson writes and Mauro Cascioli provides the artwork for this tale of humanity, justice and moral dilemma.

I loved the artwork in this issue. I really liked how the colors and shadows where used to create a unique depth in this comic. The panels seemed to have a 'painted' feel to them that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Robinson's writing was solid and full of emotion, as was the pacing of this issue. Between his work on this series and Justice League of America, Robinson seems more invested in Cry for Justice. Perhaps this helps explain my disappointment with JLA? Maybe I was simply reading the wrong series?

For anyone reading this series, I feel the ending should be fairly predictable. However, seeing it played out on the page was still pretty intense! I would recommend this book to anyone interested in upcoming Justice League storylines or DC's much anticipated Rise and Fall event. 
  
   

Well this isn't going to be easy to review.  Spoiler warning.... If you have not read CFJ#7 and plan to don't read this review!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
As a father I'd never take the death, even in a comic book, of a child lightly and I don't feel that Robinson and crew did either.   
The death of Lian is horrible and awful but will serve to keep Roy in the Superhero game.  He could have chalked the loss of his arm up and gone back to drugs or just hung up his bow and retired.  The death works to keep him in the game and give way to the Rise and Fall for Green Arrow and the Rise of Arsenal.    Both books I'll be reading now with more weight than expected.  Fan's of Roy should be positive that he will be in the game and he will be getting some much deserved "screen time" with the Rise mini.     The story is pulled together well and all those who complained about the ending being given away will find that it was not spoiled in anyway.  The story was strong and heavy with real implications for events to come.  On the art side we have a team of artists which can mess with the flow of a book but I did not feel any break or loss in the transitions from artist to artist.  This could be due to the gravity of the story but as I flip back through I'd say it really is a testament to the artists' styles flowing together.  Some will hate this issue, as some have the series to date but not me.  All the weakness of the story in the begining is gone and the art continued to strengthen the package as a whole.    Good read and great visuals. 

I've had mixed feelings over Cry For Justice throughout the series. I was excited at first and it was almost like a roller coaster. Now that the series has ended, the question remains did it all pay off?
 

The Good:

 It feels like we really had a new situation for the Justice League. Here they are faced with a villain and have to actually consider whether or not to give in to his demands. You really see the struggle the characters face. There is another pretty big death here. I'm not a fan of deaths but this one was unexpected. I actually had to pause and just let the page sink in. This death will have repercussions for quite a few characters and it'll be interesting to see where this all goes. Prometheus really proves himself to be a truly deadly villain. The ending of this issue blew me away. While it made perfect sense and you could maybe see it coming, it's not something you'd really expect. Thinking it would happen and actually seeing it are two different things. I was actually blown away. And I loved the way the last three panels gave a sort of cinematic zoom in feel.
 

The Bad:

I mentioned how the series felt it was a little sporadic. That shouldn't really be a factor for this single issue. Most of the art was gorgeous but there were some moments where things looked off, like with Speedy's anatomy on pages 4 and 5. I'm not crazy about the death of the certain character. It's a shame but then again, hopefully in this case, the death will serve to create some major changes in the characters close to this one. The last page will change things. I'm still not sure how I feel about it but it was still pretty cool to see.
 

The Verdict:

The death and the end really had an impact. I can see some calling them shock elements but the way they were written worked for me. I can't quite place my finger on what didn't work for me throughout this series but this final issue really made up for it all. I am actually looking forward to seeing how this will affect the character on the last page. Die hard fans might be in an uproar for a bit but I now have some excitement over seeing where this will all lead to.

 Justice League: Cry for Justice # 7 - Justice is a comic book published by DC Comics & released on 4 / / 2010: Well T.Bs I have follow this arc alway the through, and I must it good, but  not great,but good.I like the fact that DC mixed it up some what with the JLA line where they gave some older /golden age& silver age heroes some like Congo Bill  & Mr. Scarlet and let them just nuts in the DC-U I like it then I love 52 as well.Now as for Green Arrow a his roll at the end I like it , because evil need to dealt with, now I know some you not think so ,but that is ok .
Dr.X

I wanted to write a review for this but really, Christopher Bird of MightyGodKing.com pretty much says everything I'd want to say. 
 
I could break this issue (and series) down panel by panel and explain how it is nonsensical, tasteless and full of continuity errors.
 
I could bemoan the loss of fun and interesting characters like IQ, Freedom Beast and Lian Harper.
 
I could question the purpose of including the Congorilla and Starman in the series at all, the awful dialogue ("JUSTICE!"), the misleading covers, the hordes of superheroes and supervillains chilling on the JLA satellite strictly for the purpose of giving Promethius more people to beat up and another dozen problems I have with the series.
 
But its easier to just post a link.
 
http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2010/03/04/wait-what-for-justice/