Martian Manhunter #7 Review

Writer: Steve Orlando / Artist: Riley Rossmo / DC Comics Martian Manhunter #7 provides us with a moment of growth between J’onn and Meade, as well as some insight into what Charnn’s motivations are. To sum it up, this issue provided a lot of clarity for both its characters and its audience.  This series always has a powerful emotional center for each issue. Up until now, a lot of that has been steeped in the past of J’onn’s life on Mars or his early days on Earth. But this issue, we got some of those raw emotional scenes in the present day that helped the characters begin to grow into who they will eventually become.  The scene that really pushed that idea to the forefront was a scene that opened the issue. It shows J’onn and Meade back on the search for Ashley Addams, the girl that’s been kidnapped by Charnn (a Martian criminal wreaking havoc on Earth). J’onn and Meade are severely outnumbered and outgunned, and Meade tries to nudge J’onn to use his powers if they get caught in a bind. J’onn hasn’t used his powers since getting to Earth, so it’s a big no for him, dog. Not even in the realm of possibility. But guess what? They get in a bind, so he has to go green otherwise Meade and likely the rest of the cops will be toast. Not to mention they won’t get any closer to finding Ashley. 

What I liked about this scene is that it showed us some major growth from Meade. Just a few issues ago, she found out that J’onn had been masquerading as her dead partner that she thought was a…