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.....I'm tired, so I'll just say it now.

I don't hate James Robinson, nor did I particularily think he hated gays because of CFJ. Loved Starman. Loved New Krypton, even the ending because it just defied so many expectations of how it was going to end. Loved his Justice League run after he started ironing out the bugs (going with seven instead of, like 15 or so). Love the friendship he's building with Congorilla and Starman.

Now for the drama bomb: I DID NOT hate Cry For Justice. Not just because of the art, not just because Robinson is one of my favorite writers. I'm a guy that doesn't mind death in comics; I may feel sorry for the person who died, but except for a few exceptions, I do not revel in that character's death.

Now, there were things I liked in CFJ, and there were things I ABSOLUTELY HATED. To list two were Ray Palmer and Lian's death. My problem with Ray is that I absolutely LOVED Blackest Night and there he was called one of the most compassionate people on Earth. CFJ Ray is nothing like the BN Ray. Now, another couple drama bombs: I didn't like Lian. She's a kid, the kind that for some reasons got on my nerves. I still felt sorry when she died, but guess what? I don't think it's the worst thing ever! In fact, the big thing that bugs me about Lian's death is that Robinson didn't originally plan it (or so I heard) and it was editorially mandated.

I'm a pretty forgiving guy when it comes to comics. There were points during Rise and Fall that I shook my head, but guess what? I didn't hate it and now every month, I buy Green Arrow and Titans. And I don't think they're crap. GA is better, but I want to see where Eric Wallace is going with Roy (and Osiris). I'm doing the same for Robinson and his JL work, and I'm liking where it's going. This is my opinion and mine alone, I just wanted to get this off my chest since, despite the motto, I DO think that sometimes, it IS just me.