A compelling opening sequence with dark tones and rich artwork is later marred by stilted dialogue, serious pacing issues and the inconsistent characterisations of the main characters.This controversial seven issue comic book limited series had so much potential, but the torturous story eventually circles the drain with implausible plot holes and nonsensical twists.

"I have something to say . . . I don't think I can take this anymore. How much more are we supposed to take? And how many more of us will be taken? With each crisis more of us fall." -- Green LanternThis pessimistic statement opens Cry For Justice, with a downbeat but determined Green Lantern and Green Arrow temporarily distancing themselves from their friends in the JL to pursue their own dogged idea of 'justice.' (Unsurprisingly, it is first of the 'rough' or 'street' level kind as they quickl...

I can see why some would dislike this. The overall tone feels very similar to Identity Crisis. With Ollie being one of the main view points, something dark happening at the start the events, and the ending result leaving most in shocked or upset. Luckily for me I actually enjoyed IC ALOT and it's one of my favorite DC events. The story starts off with heroes wanting justice. Hal and Ollie have had enough after losing Batman/Martian Man Hunter. So they decide to jump ahead of crime and hunt down

This was nearly a four star read for me on the strength of the story with Roy Harper and the Justice League and the truly despicable villain Prometheus. He is not only a formidable supervillain but he is also maliciously psychopathic but in a very methodical way. The Justice League underestimated him to their detriment, and he wreaks serious havoc as a result. I read Justice League: Rise and Fall first, so I'm glad I ended up finding this and getting some background on the events in "Rise and Fa...

I atcually liked this. A much darker version of the JLA than I had been reading. A team that questions exactly what is Justice.

I can see why the people who didn't like Identity Crisis wouldn't like this either, as it has the same gritty realism. However, I think it's a fine book, full of tough choices, moral quandaries, and great characters. Its only notable flaw is Robinson's obsession with the word, "Justice".

Let me say that I am already a James Robinson fan. Aside from Geoff Johns run on Green Lantern, Robinson is the unsung hero at DC. He made Superman relevant again. That hasn't happened since he died and returned. So when I saw he was taking a shot at the Justice League I was SO EXCITED. McDuffie has been alright but when the competition has had The Avengers in the capable hands of Bendis for the last 5 or 6 years, McDuffie was out of his league (no pun intended).Okay, it took a little while to g...

A sad story with lot of history(I loved). Robinson just wanted worse case and how heroes deal with such lost. I like my comics alittle more black and white but some tragic series are a good balance.

This is pretty solid if you ignore that characters like the Atom act completely out of character. Here, he's torturing villains. You an see Dan Didio's interference and hate for a certain group of characters as well that appear out of nowhere. I did like Prometheus's resurgence as a Justice League level bad guy, but there are some big plot holes in the latter issues. Mauro Cascioli's art is great. It reminds me of Mark Texiera. The last issue has some very questionable fill in art though.

4.5 stars. Cry for Justice is worth the read just for the art alone. Wow! The story was really good, but maybe not quite great. Not sure if that makes any sense, but I didn't feel it was a five star story. Did I mention that I loved the art? I still had an awesome time reading it, even though I'm not as familiar with some of the characters as I would have liked.

WOW THIS WAS SOMETHING!I kinda feel conflicted as its good in one way and bad in other too so I will let you be the judge of it.The story starts with the aftermath of final crisis and Hal and Ollie want to stop the villains after they made a fool of them but what happens when the villains prove to be too much and a single name comes from all of them behind their organization being PROMETHEUS and thus begins their quest to find him and stop him and at the same time we have other heroes joining th...

Typical Robinson. Panoply of characters broken into three, over-lapping and, eventually, coinciding narratives; slow-boiling early development followed by sudden, unsatisfying finale. If this author could keep a steady pace from beginning to end, he would construct much better stories... But, he always rushes the ending, leaving me unsatisfied. The artwork is above average in this volume, though.

A real mixed bag of an ensemble cast book. It starts off so strong, with first Green Lantern and Green Arrow teaming up, then the blue-skinned Mikaal Tomas (one of the many DC universe characters named "Starman") teaming up with the equally obscure character Congo Bill. Then Ray Palmer, the Silver Age Atom, starts working with the new Captain Marvel, and the Golden Age Flash gets involved and then Supergirl, Miss Martian, Animal Man, Starfire, Wonder Girl, Vixen, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, the Golden A...

So, did you like Arrow Season 5?I sure did, and that's why I picked up this book to read more about the villain, Prometheus.I'll keep this short, read this one if you want to the Justice League on their heels after one single villain. This iteration of the team is missing some of the mainstays like Superman and Batman, but the other in the league are not pushovers either. Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Wonder Woman, Batwoman, Hawkgirl, Miss Martian, The Atom - you name the age-old JL,...

Cry for Justice is...well...it's bad. Really pretty to look at, but bad. It's grimdark, ultraviolent, has a wafer-thin plot, lacks even rudimentary characterization for most of the cast, and revels in its own cruelty. I have a hard time believing that this is the same James Robinson who wrote Starman. It is not fun AT ALL despite having a talking ape and Shade and Animal Man and a really potentially exciting cast. Also, let's take a moment to talk about ALL THE TORTURE. This thing came out in 20...

Feel like a story where all the characters act out of character, with brilliant art and some average dialogue, but some epically significant events?Bingo on this one.James Robinson has problems with dialogue. It’s evident in his Superman work as well – the man does not know how to write a witty quip or effectively humanise people. What he is good at is plotting – coming up with epic stories that are filled with significant events – thus why he is writing DC’s major titles these days. But this tr...

Good story, but felt like he was trying to fit all of the JLA into it. Little too character cramped.

Silly plot, terrible villan, the blood and guts were a mild surprise. The cast of hundreds was kinda cool.

All in all, a pretty unenjoyable comic...unlikeable villains meet terse unlikeable takes on the Justice League...with some gruesome violence thrown in on top of some well-executed-but-soulless artwork...not fun. The good thing that came out of reading this was it made me realize that I don't just like ALL comics (which is a relief, I guess).