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You know, people do slow down going past traffic accidents…that’s called a “gaper’s block”. I would imagine that’s what Cry For Justice is as well…

People are buying this?!

What’s wrong with you psychopaths?!

I’ve only been buying comics for about 5 years, so when I’d hear about bad comics being bought I’d laugh about it in a “LOL people bought that?!” kind of way… The joke isn’t funny to me anymore, but it still keeps happening.

Are people actually buying the hardcover? Or retailers buying it for the store?

STOP THROWING YOUR MONEY AT CRAP, PEOPLE!

I am guilty.

Not for CRY FOR JUSTICE. Heavens no. But I did buy All Star Batman & Robin for pretty much the same reasons Joe H. described. I am so, so very sorry.

Justice !

seriously why is anyone buying this? you are just giving DC more incentive to keep copying this type of stories.

I actually did the same thing El Santo did, I bought the ASB&R hardcover. It was entertaining for what it was, which was Miller having a crank at the fans’ expense. But this? This series tried to be serious and meaningful and instead ended up being thoroughly unpleasant.

I don’t understand the sales at all unless people are picking it up for either the art or because the words “Justice League” are slapped on it…

But the works that show up on that list don’t necessarily sell all that well, do they? When NYT first started doing these lists, wasn’t the methodology roundly criticized, as ANY big graphic novel release was likely to end up on that list soon after it was released, just to be replaced the following week?

Cry For Justice was a middle of the pack selling comic, it was far from a best selling book, where that myth is coming from is beyond me it basically sold around what the regular JLA book sold for it’s 6 issues.

This is book store sales, right?

Someone walks into book store, sees something cool lookin, has a rad title like CRY FOR JUSTICE, they buy it. I doubt they read the monthly reviews as it’s coming out before they wait even longer to hit up the “graphic novels” section of their local Barnes and Noble.

People need to see the MightyGodKing review to get an idea of how wretched this thing really is.
http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2010/03/04/wait-what-for-justice/
It’s not even on par with Rise of Arsenal levels of trainwreckery. (If that isn’t a word, it should be)

This kind of stuff seems to have plenty of fans today. That I don’t mind. What I mind is that DC seems to favor pleasing THEM over the rest of us. Series not selling well? Inject graphic violence, death or rape!! Didn’t work? Well KILL THE CHARACTER OFF then, and oh, make it graphic!! Sheesh.

I can only assume they’ve concluded the bloodthirsty fans are the majority and they no longer bother to please those of us who don’t want gore in our superhero comics. Maybe they see us as a fading minority. But whose fault is that? If comics readership is shrinking, is DC (or Marvel) really doing anything to bring in new readers, besides putting out comics aimed at little children?

All the poorly received Jeph Loeb Marvel porjects also sell well.

Which makes me think thta maybe, just maybe, the opinions of those who frequent the Internet are not the end all and be all of the world.

Alternately, people might be seeing the Robinson name and know him from Starman or other classic 90s projects, and think “hey, it’s the guy who did Starman.” If so, I do feel sorry for those buyers.

C´mon, DC, I dare you! Print that quote on the cover of the book!!!