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Not to worry, AMiSH - DC actually has some level of respect for their readers. You get extra pages for your extra buck. And it's stuff that's actually worth reading, not a preview of an upcoming series or a reprint of a story from 1952.
After the deaths of Martian Manhunter and Batman, Hal Jordan wants to put the justice back in the Justice League. Actually, it’s never really been there as far as he’s concerned. No more waiting around for the bad guys to do something evil; Hal is looking to be a little more proactive in his fight against wrongdoers. Not surprisingly, Green Arrow’s got his back and the two slam the door of the JLA Watchtower and storm out of the room.
Meanwhile, Ray (Atom) Palmer, the outer space Starman that everybody’s forgotten about and Congo Bill are each dealing with a little tragedy and loss themselves and all have a similar cry on their lips. A cry for justice!
Every single little bit of dialogue and every single caption on every single page. Seriously, I was hanging on every word throughout this entire book. The exchanges between Hal and the rest of the Justice League were excellent and James Robinson not only made me care about Congo Bill, he made me pissed off at whoever it is that has done him wrong. In just six pages, he took a quirky character and gave him a lot of heart and made me really feel for the guy.
A lot credit needs to go to artist Mauro Cascioli, who’s artwork (which at times appears painted and other times has a rough, penciled look) lent a lot of gravity to the story.
Also, the co-feature was pretty cool. The simple two-page story by Len Wein and Ardian Syaf that told us the origin of Congorilla as well as some text from Robinson about the whole project was a nice addition to the main story.
Just as it felt like the ball really started rolling and the story picked up momentum, the issue was over. I suppose that’s how it goes with any serialized form of storytelling, but it seemed very abrupt. Also, while I praised Cascioli’s artwork earlier, there were a couple of pages (such as the introduction of Starman) where it was a tad uneven. Not bad, but not on par with the rest of the story.
Cover art to Justice League: Cry for Justice #1
Finally, the Justice League is cool again! I’m a huge fan of major shakeups on teams like this and I love it when second stringers get a chance to shine. Since this team looks like it’s going to have a fair share of third and fourth stringers as well as oddballs like Congo Bill, I can’t begin to express my excitement over this comic.
The first issue was as good as I’d hoped and it left me expecting even better from the second. This was a perfect setup and if the rest of the series follows suit, Justice League is quickly going to be moving to the top of my read pile every week.
Not to worry, AMiSH - DC actually has some level of respect for their readers. You get extra pages for your extra buck. And it's stuff that's actually worth reading, not a preview of an upcoming series or a reprint of a story from 1952.
I've been on the fence about this one. Thanks for the review, I'll be sure and pick it up!
The $3.99 price had me frowning too AMiSH but Supernaut is right. There's more bang in that extra buck on this issue than in ALL Marvel comics. That didn't just charge an extra buck. They gave us an excellent 22 pager on quality stock plus 6 pages from Robinson about the project and a great little 2-page back-up origin piece on Bill. Per Robinson that's gonna be the standard. I'm really looking forward to him taking on the regular monthly League book.
Marvel charges you and extra buck and wipes out 20 years of continuity. Bitches. My Marvel boycott continues. They're about to capitulate.
$3.99? $3.99! Has the Marvel non-recession affected DC, too!?