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Justice League: Rise and Fall
by J.T. Krul
The darker side of DC. For a lot of comic fans this is a "no no" for some odd reason. Which I can understand. Some people like to go to comics to escape the horrors of the world. I mean, we have fucking Nazi's on our streets chanting now so...I can def understand. Anyway, enough with the political side of Goodreads, let's talk about Rise and Fall.
Well, this takes place right after cry for justice. So Green Arrow has KILLED! DUM DUM DUM! So the first half of this book deals with that. Him getting tracked down by the heroes, his escape, his unmasking, his trial of murdering someone. Then the second half is all about Roy. About hm dealing with his daughter's death and his loss of his arm. The two make sense to go together yet it doesn't go together as well as I hoped.
What I liked: The green arrow side of this book is actually really good IMO. Ollie is always a interesting character to me. A bleeding liberal people call him. The guy who always cares too much. Yet, what makes him special, is he has killed before and he will again. He even says "He banked on the fact I'm a hero. He forgot I'm a hunter" and that's so true. Push him too far and he will murder. He has a moral code but it's not as strong as say Batman. So watching him deal with his murder and not just accepting it but not calling it "awful" was nice. I also thought the art was really solid and some fights looked amazing.
What I didn't like: Roy's side of the book was a bunch of good ideas, not well made though. I didn't like the whole "see a person when taking drugs" thing that's been done so many times (and way better). I also thought Roy was acting way hot headed. I get it, that's who he is, and he's on drugs. Still, it seemed over the top. If he was always like this he should have been a villain. He sure as hell acted like one. I felt they got this character completely wrong.
Overall, it was entertaining but flawed. Roy was not who I wanted him to be, but Ollie was fantastic IMO. So it's a bit of a mix bag as far as a collection. Where I'd give the first half a 4 out of 5, Roy's is a 2 out of 5 so I figured I'd go with a solid 3.
Well, this takes place right after cry for justice. So Green Arrow has KILLED! DUM DUM DUM! So the first half of this book deals with that. Him getting tracked down by the heroes, his escape, his unmasking, his trial of murdering someone. Then the second half is all about Roy. About hm dealing with his daughter's death and his loss of his arm. The two make sense to go together yet it doesn't go together as well as I hoped.
What I liked: The green arrow side of this book is actually really good IMO. Ollie is always a interesting character to me. A bleeding liberal people call him. The guy who always cares too much. Yet, what makes him special, is he has killed before and he will again. He even says "He banked on the fact I'm a hero. He forgot I'm a hunter" and that's so true. Push him too far and he will murder. He has a moral code but it's not as strong as say Batman. So watching him deal with his murder and not just accepting it but not calling it "awful" was nice. I also thought the art was really solid and some fights looked amazing.
What I didn't like: Roy's side of the book was a bunch of good ideas, not well made though. I didn't like the whole "see a person when taking drugs" thing that's been done so many times (and way better). I also thought Roy was acting way hot headed. I get it, that's who he is, and he's on drugs. Still, it seemed over the top. If he was always like this he should have been a villain. He sure as hell acted like one. I felt they got this character completely wrong.
Overall, it was entertaining but flawed. Roy was not who I wanted him to be, but Ollie was fantastic IMO. So it's a bit of a mix bag as far as a collection. Where I'd give the first half a 4 out of 5, Roy's is a 2 out of 5 so I figured I'd go with a solid 3.