Do not start with issue 2, get down to your local comic shop and get the few remaining copies of issue 1 to get not only the start of the invasion but the untold origin of Ultraman! If you liked BGCP's Review of Crime Syndicate #2 and tell us in the comments below! Read Full Review

The issue also has a backup story written again by Schmidt and with artwork by Bryan Hitch. It is a well drawn and interesting story about Owlman. It shows his origin and has a few interesting facts in it as well. Read Full Review

This is a significant improvement on the last issue overall. The characters are great, and all of them are actually present this time. Owlman is technically the main focus of this issue, but unlike Ultraman, it doesn't feel like he's hogging the page. Most importantly, I think the story is turning out to be fun. I came into this series hoping for a fun romp in a world where my favorite heroes were evil, and that's what I'm getting. I'm glad the book seems to be straying away from the dark and gritty side of things. Read Full Review

Crime Syndicate #2 is an extraordinarily fun read. Schmidt and the art team are creating a parody of the Justice League whilst also telling an effective origin story that can stand on its own. Brimming with energy and violence, this series is perfect for new readers to learn about the Crime Syndicate. We have seen this group at the peak of their powers and at the end of their reign. But this is a new and updated piece of history. Much of the darkness is in the dialogue instead of the action, and the world-building is done through subtle comments instead of huge montages. Even within the second issue, the readers have discovered a lot about this Earth just from references and hints. Read Full Review

Honestly, you could either read this issue OR skip it for now. Certain stories (such as this one) make a lot of sense when you do a binge-read session. Either way, I am hooked and am patiently waiting for issue 3! Lastly, this almost serves as an answer to that James Gunn and Kenneth Huang movie Bright Burn. If you have NOT seen it, go ahead and venture to your local Blockbuster and rent it today Just kidding, stream it somewhere! It has been out since 2019. Happy reading!  Read Full Review

Crime Syndicate #2 is still interesting. There is a lot of fun to be had in the alternate versions of history. Earth-3 has a lot of real estate to mine. I would be totally down for each member of the Syndicate to have his/her/their own mini-series where we can really learn more about how other things could have gone. I am hopeful that this whole zany dialogue stuff can be chalked up to Starro and we can get back to what was so great about this series last month. Read Full Review

While I still enjoy this series and this issue, I'm hoping that as it progresses that it puts off the feeling of being something as big as it is because we're defining an entire Universe and Earth here and yet the scope doesn't feel like it's as large as it should be. That feeling aside, I do love the art in this book and love seeing these new versions of the characters defined. I just wish that the backups were as strong as the rest of the book. Read Full Review

The plot and story mechanics here still aren't particularly compelling, but there are plenty of fun subversions of the Justice League mythos and smart stylistic choices to keep hardcore fans turning the pages. Read Full Review

This mini-series just isnt working so far. Next issue marks the halfway point and while theres fleeting hope for a turnaround theres still time for a comeback. Read Full Review

There's nothing of substance or interest to be found in these pages as readers are left to ask, once again, "Why does this comic exist?" Read Full Review

This was better than issue one, for sure. I actually like the characterizations for Owlman and Superwoman, so that's probably why I'm more positive on this one. However, Owlman's origin is super ridiculous and I legitimately laughed at it. I don't know if that's a new origin or if that's always been his origin, but man... It's powerfully ridiculous.

Its kinda better than the first issue, but its still really regular.
The plot its really simple and it seems the interactions and action moments are really amazing, but it feels like the narration its getting slower and slower even with the issue finishing with the team fully formed. Some details like putting some stories that only exist in earth 3 are kinda funny. Also, Owlman backup story its great, but it seems that it has the same problem of the previous issue, it needs more pages to feel a credible progression.
BUT its still really funny to read.

It's not entirely bad, the action is possibly the best part of this issue. Considering this is a limited series, the writers obviously have to make their point and assemble the team, so this would be a decent issue to do that. I'm really intrigued that Donna Troy is the new Superwoman and not Lois Lane from N52/previous incarnations.

Starro taking over the cities was a great part of this book. Liked seeing the Doom Patrol and Hawkwoman and Deathstorm again.

The backup story was decent. The artwork was consistent throughout the whole book.

Better than the first one, kinda dumb fun sort of book but it still doesn't reach very high. I like that he borrowed the Owlman philosophy from the movie but it was very poorly executed in the backup story.

A step down from #1. It misses a lot of the intrigue of that one, instead going for a more traditional route. Typical Alien invasion scenario. Did appreciate the Owlman origin. Nuanced & love the Justice League: Two Earths inspirations. Instead of just going the 'they're just evil versions' route this run does its best by giving you a plausible explanation of why these characters are bad guys in this universe. I appreciate this approach.

The dialogue is so bad.