By Don Smith, Managing Editor • 2/04/10

JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #6

James Robinson, Writer
Scott Clark, Artist
Siya Dum, Colorist
Mauro Cascioli, Cover
Steve Wands, Letters
Adam Schlagman, Assoc. Editor
Eddie Berganza, Editor
$3.99

Warning: Contains Spoilers

In issue #5, we find Captain Marvel Freddie Freeman taking out the Justice League, with Supergirl hot on his trail. In this issue, we find out that Captain Marvel was actually Prometheus, the very villain different members of the Justice League had been hunting for various reasons.

Now with Prometheus captured, we find his whole aim was to send the various home cities of the various members of the League throughout time and space. Why do something so elaborate? Because destroying the city was "something a monkey could do if you strapped a big enough bomb to its back."

Instead the heroes have to watch the very cities they protect disappear.

The issue ends with Prometheus strapped to a chair and revealing that Green Arrow's Star City was the first to go in an Ozymandias, from "Watchmen" kind of way.

On one hand, I want to criticize this issue for two reasons. First, it turns out all this time, Captain Marvel had really been Prometheus. Typical comic book cliche.

And on the second, "Justice League Cry For Justice" #7 was not even out, but #6 came out the same week as "Justice League of America" #41. In "JLA" #41, it spoils the reader. We find out Prometheus was released so the heroes could get their respected cities back.

However, with that said, I am still saying "Cry for Justice" #6 is still worth the cover price. I love the idea that writer James Robinson is turning the convention of "Hero as guardian angel of respected city" on its head.

The art in it is magnificent, only rivaled by Top Cow's "Witchblade" series and spinoffs.

As for the spoilers of "JLA" #41, I blame that on DC Comics's management someplace. That is just silly staging.

However, with the art of Scott Clark and Robinson's use of characters from the Justice Society, the Titans and even the twisted things Prometheus did to Ray Palmer, the Atom (a character, thanks to "Blackest Night" is getting some much needed press and slowly becoming a favorite to me), this issue shows what DC Comics can do at its best.

 

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