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I'm not going to spoil the ending for those who haven't finished the series yet. (That would be incredibly cruel and jerkish.) What I will do is tell you what changed for me by the time I finished reading the last word. First, I came to appreciate the point made in the intro to volume one; that point being, "The difference between the villain and the hero is this. The villain fights to save himself. The hero fights to save the villain from himself." This is crucial. It is so easy to go the Punisher route in many of the comics today. More blood, more sex. Ya, Frank Miller did it, but Frank Miller knew what he was doing. Most of the writers out there don't. The hero clings to the "old ways" that may seem very campy in today's world of blood and gore (hell let's face it, the world beginning in the 80's), but THERE IS A REASON. Alex Ross and Jim Krueger show that reason in a powerful and moving way. It's not for the hero's sake, but for the villains. It is to show that though the world may be blood and war and death, it DOES NOT HAVE TO BE. There is the way the world is, and there is the way the world can be. And this is made clear by the end of the series. Second, I saw how the Super Friends (A and B team, and let's face it C team) can truly work. Let me explain what I mean. Though I always loved the TV show, as I grew older I grew tired of the massive amount of superheroes that seemed to be lumped together piecemeal. Ross and Krueger show how integral each member is and at no point does it seem artificial, forced, or arbitrary. Third, (and this is something I would have never predicted) I gained a new and profound respect for Hal Jordan and the entire Green Lantern mythology. Before "Justice" the entire Green Lantern mythology seemed to me, to be quite honest, ridiculous (this coming from someone who reads about superheroes). I guess it goes back to Coleridge and our ability to "suspend disbelief." The Green Lantern storyline simply snapped that thread suspending my disbelief (I can think of nothing dumber than a weakness of the color yellow . . . well, the concept of the Captain Cold character might be just a little dumber). While Geoff Johns has rethreaded my string with his current run on the Green Lantern Corps (actually it's got belay like strength now cause of him), I would have never even been interested to go back to that series if not for Ross and Krueger. They gave me a profoundly strong respect for Hal Jordan, as well as the relationship between him and Sinestro (mirror images in a sense). They also showed me the serious flaws of a character with no fear and the way to remedy these flaws (Geoff Johns expands MUCH more on this). Out of the literally scores of characters in the Justice series, Hal Jordan was, by far, my favorite. As I said earlier, I would have NEVER thought I would say that going into the series especially since every character gave amazing performances (hell, even Elastic Man had his moment in the spotlight). These are just a few of the things I gained from reading the series (and the last volume in particular), and I hope you find your treasures within the series. It is a work of art in every sense.
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THe justice story line was an amazing read for any Justice League fan. I truly enjoyed all three volumes of this graphic novel. I found myself anxious to read one book to the next.
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I don't think this third book was as good as the first two story wise.
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Greath story ending, the plot evolves and take you to a place that you didnt spected, but...at least in a parsonal opinion, it didnt blow my sox off like Kindomcome did. Don't get me wrong, is a good story but still...
Sooo in order to fully enjoy this series don't compare, just enjoy this book for it self.
The art, the plot...all this is worth.
Read it, and enjoy
Regards
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The Justice "trilogy" comes to an end in this volume. I thought there were plenty of intriguing plot twists and a strong central story line to keep things moving along. As a whole, the three volumes represent a compelling, reasonably fast-paced, out-of-continuity DCU tale. Add to that the usual great artwork by Alex Ross, and you've got a fine set of graphic novels.
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