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It is also showing the reforming of the multiverse after the end of Death Metal with some of the Crime Syndicate coming back different. This is a new Earth-3 which can be important overall to showing that the Multiverse has changed as it comes back
Spinning out of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the Multiverse is reborn-and Earth-3 with it! In this six-issue miniseries, witness the true origins of the malevolent makers of mayhem known as the Crime Syndicate as a common foe unites them! But how long can alliances last between villains like these?
Also in this issue, it’s the origin of Ultraman in our special backup story drawn by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!
Let's not beat around the bush here. In case it's not incredibly clear, this is a must get book in the lineup of new post-Death Metal titles. On top of just being a really interesting take on Earth-3, it's also a limited six issue series, which means it will have the room to complete a full arc without worry of being canceled out of the blue. Read Full Review
DC has made a book that has come bursting out of the re-figured multiverse and hits me in the perfect spot. Meta, thought provoking and full of alternate history. It is so funny, smart and expertly drawn. I love a good Elseworlds tale and this one, is actually in canon. How fun is that? Pay attention to this mini series because I predict it will be such a hit that it will become a monthly. Read Full Review
After many years of teaching, Andy Schmidt is back on the front lines of comic storytelling where he belongs. In this debut issue, both art and story are great, definitely in the top 5 books that DC's putting out this month. Pick it up!!!! Read Full Review
Crime Syndicate #1 brings a new version of the supervillain team of Earth-3 to light in a way that leaves you wanting more. It does a great job at showing that these characters are bad and that we shouldn't like them. Despite that, we kind of do. We want to see these villains team against this common foe and to see them succeed. One of the only negatives after this issue is knowing that there are only 5 more to go! Read Full Review
There is a cool Ultraman backup story that features art by Bryan Hitch. This one is very sharp and good and the detail in this short story are amazing. The art by Hitch is very good as well and the whole thing just works. I am interested to see where this title goes from here. Read Full Review
Earth-3 is reborn and with that, the beginnings of the Crime Syndicate are established in this issue and will be told throughout this six-issue mini and if the rest of the mini-series is as fun and enlightening in its character and world-building, this will be a series that will remain my most anticipated each month it comes out. It's a brave new world for the Crime Syndicate, make sure you're there to see it form. Read Full Review
While I'm not a super hug fan of McKeown's art in this book (being a tad too angular and cartoonish), the backup story more than makes up for it, as Schmidt teams up with Bryan Hitch to provide the origin story of the boy from Krypton, and how his powers were taken advantage of by the Kents, who treated him like their own personal super-powered Cinderella. One hopes that each issue will have similar backups, giving the foundational structure of each of the main characters. Read Full Review
Fun to visit once a month, but you wouldn't want to live there Read Full Review
It's an intriguing first issue, although still lacking in any real POV characters. Read Full Review
Crime Syndicate #1 is a bit too much of a fresh start with an unexpected tone that doesn't quite fit. These were brutally evil characters who were always plotting. Here we're presented with more goofy mirror images of heroes we know. There's potential for the series as it goes on with more interactions but as is, the comic is a bit choppy in its presentation getting them to that point. Read Full Review
This is a decent enough start to what I hope will end up being a very good series. The book neglects most of the Syndicate to focus on Ultraman, but that time is spent developing a character that I like. His motives are understandable, but not in a sympathetic villain sort of way. I'm looking forward to where the Starro story is going, and VERY much looking forward to the Owlman plot. Hopefully the other members of the Syndicate get their times to shine soon. Read Full Review
Despite some interesting ideas, it takes unfamiliarity with Earth-3, familiarity with classic DC Comics stories, and a willingness to accept heavy-handed modern politics to really glean enjoyment from this limited series debut. Read Full Review
While not the strongest opening, there are some enjoyable moments in this issue and I’m hopeful the story will ramp up once the Syndicate comes together. If you’re a fan of previous iterations of the Crime Syndicate or just want to explore this new multiverse, this book is fun and sets up a great contrast to our heroes’ main Earth. Read Full Review
It's not a bad comic, but there's nothing really new about it, either. Read Full Review
The Syndicate gets its first galactic incursion, which Schmidt is establishing as the spark that puts them together. At least with this first issue, this take on the Syndicate isnt that interesting as theres a sense of read and seen this done better before. Theres still time to turn it around, but this wasnt a good first impression of the DC Multiverses bad guys. Read Full Review
Crime Syndicate #1 is an irreverently ribald and mean-spirited comic book that ultimately struggles for a hook. We've seen this basic concept done enough times that there's very little novelty left in the opposite world concept, and Andy Schmidt's laser focus on bad guys doing bad stuff leaves a narrative without a conflict. While this first chapter doesn't quite land, there's potential here in the form of Earth-3's Cat Grant as well as the promised future debut of a rebooted Alexander Luthor. Read Full Review
Competence does not cover the lack of new ideas in this issue and so there's only one question left for readers to ask themselves: What's the point of reading issue #2? Read Full Review
The issue just feels severely uninspired. Read Full Review
Enjoyable.
Putting more nuance into the Crime Syndicate and its world beyond 'their just the evil Justice League'. Would've prefered completely new civilian identities though. To make it much farther removed from the DC Univderse we know. I feel that would have served the characters better. How it stands now I can't help but keep comparing Ultraman to Injustice Superman, keep thinking about how weird it is that Oliver Queen is the president etc.
Getting The Boys vibes too, though not as gruesome or graphic which I appreciate.
7.2!
This one gets a 7 because I think it was well written but I’m not feeling the artwork
" That was the day the world changed."
- ULTRAMAN
Not very good. Poor art and a pretty uninteresting story.
Eh this was fine, but I expected more.
It's still early, but I don't see anything original in this comic. Aside from some one-off tidbits like Arnold, D.C, and the ghost of Central City, this is a story most comic book fans are already aware of. The Crime Syndicate is a one-off group that allows for a 'civil war' type story without all of the lasting conflicts. Let's leave it at that and save the limited series for some more interesting characters.
Oof this dialogue.
I had high hopes for this, but the story wasn't very interesting. Not thrilled with Diana and Hal being replaced by Donna and John, either.
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