Understanding the formula this limited series is taking is bringing a level of enjoyment I didn't know I could have for Crime Syndicate. This third issue continues to move the story forward (so much so, I wonder where it's going next?) and Schmidt demonstrates he understands these characters inside and out. I'm excited to see what he does with the rest of the Syndicate, and where this story goes. Read Full Review

This seems to only be getting better with each passing issue. Read Full Review

Superwoman takes center stage in this story as the evil versions of our favorite superheroes come together for the first time to take on the Starro Collective and it's a fun experience that explains what's happened before, now and points to a direction for the future, not to mention giving us my favorite origin backup we've had so far. The art looks great, the first half of this story was enjoyable but I can't wait to see where we'll go for the second leg of the Crime Syndicate's journey as they become a team. Read Full Review

The Starro invasion has pushed the Earth-3 counterparts to their limit, and this issue delivers several interesting twists as they battle to keep the alien invaders from converting Earth into their personal army. While none of the leads are particularly compelling yet, Andy Schmidt doesn't really let us dwell on that as there's too much going on to slow down. Read Full Review

I know that Starro needs to be part of the DC Universe again somehow because of the new Suicide Squad movie and why not stick it here, in a world where the bad guys, becomes good guys, and form a new Justice League (sort of). Starro was, as we all know, the first Justice League villain and it makes perfect sense to use it here. Shoehorned in for sure, but still a fun look at the character and a pretty heartfelt concept as well. Schmidt sure makes me feel for the Starros. It is thoughtful commentary on immigration and the crisis on the US border. I know, I know, it sounds silly, but seriously, read this with that in mind and you will see. Read Full Review

This mini has been a lot better than I expected. It had a rocky start, sure, but it has been steadily increasing in quality since issue 1, and I'm excited to see where it goes. The tone is super goofy and campy without shying away from some darker source material, which is a nice surprise. It's easy for a book like this to slip into a grimdark gorefest that attempts to shock its readers at every turn, but this is just a fun ride I can easily recommend for any fan of the Crime Syndicate. Read Full Review

As the series reaches its planned end point, its showing some slight signs of improvement. Im curious to see Schmidts approach for the second half of the mini-series. Theres still some potential here even if it gets lost with some random wacky characterization. Read Full Review

For fans of Invincible or The Boys, this universe has no heroes but struggles to show the darkness within the characters. It's a bit by the numbers and as above a pantomime for us to boo and hiss. I'm glad it's a limited run as it could turn into another Batman who Laughs or King In Black style story. When evil wins, who cares anymore? The world needs heroes and obstacles to overcome and achieve, hopefully, DC doesn't jump the shark with this. Read Full Review

Showing signs of improvement at the halfway mark, 'Crime Syndicate' is shaping up to overcome its initial problems for a perfectly average conclusion. Read Full Review

This miniseries started out being dull and then doubled down on that approach for two additional issues. The only question I have left regarding Crime Syndicate is: If it were cancelled tomorrow, would anyone notice or care? Read Full Review

Another great issue. Seeing the Syndicate's vulnerabilites was a pleasant injection of sadism, and SuperWoman's origin wothnher quest to kill Hippolyta is way cooler than Diana's origin. Donna Troy over Lois Lane? What a great choice. I wonder how Luthor will play into the remainder of this series, and I love how he has shades of his STAS iteration. And the art improved! Who knew we needed 3 issues to re-tell the JLA origin to perfection? Another win.
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Was it really a good comic? No. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely. I especially enjoyed all of the Donna Troy material.

This was good. I actually liked it. That's all.

I liked this one, the story seems like it needs to breathe more but I like what the writer is going for here.

I don't know how to feel about this comic. The story is not great, the passing is so inconsistent, the new secret origins are so compressed and rushed that i can't understand his reasons to be "evil" and they feel like old cartoons villains... but im still enjoying reading this. I love the interactions between this characters, i liked how Donna its a complete powerhouse and they can connect like a better team.
Still, im interested in the next issues, but its kinda sad because this story could have be better like a maxiseries, not a mini, i suposse that they want to lead quickly to the crossover with the Suicide Squad :T

I for one actually liked the story! Ya, it was a bit rushed, but remember it is a limited series, plus the Suicide Squad book will reintroduce these characters as a backup Task Force X and I think that's a great idea.

The backup was better than the first two that preceded this one. Loved getting to know Donna's origin story, and it shows that they could have possibly killed her. Great backup!

Meh. While the limited-series started quite strong, it has been dropping with the story becoming very by the numbers and quite rushed. There's still fun to be had but the intrigue, the potential commentary, has been lost.

I don't really enjoy reading this ):