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The world has been saved by the…Crime Syndicate?! With the Starro invaders vanquished, what’s next for Earth-3’s most notorious saviors? Can loose cannons Emerald Knight, Quick, and Atomica keep their cool? Will Ultraman accept Superwoman and Owlman’s tantalizing offer? And what is Alexander Luthor plotting as all these metahuman menaces run amok?
Here’s the REAL question of the month: Which heroes will join the LEGION OF JUSTICE?
In this issue’s backup story, witness the origin of the Emerald Knight, illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!
Crime Syndicate #4 is a fantastic addition to the miniseries. Schmidt has made this world his own, the characters within it too. There is a massive amount of depth inside the comic, with a sense of mythology and a wider universe to the story. At the same time, there is intricate detail into the backstories of the major characters involved. The art team continues to be exceptional and capture the spectacle magnificently. Read Full Review
Overall, this is a solid issue from start to finish. It is an unexpectedly enjoyable read. Read Full Review
Excellent all the way around. Well written, well-rendered, just an all-out solid, entertaining book that will make you both grimace and smile. Grab this one as soon as your local comic shop opens!! Read Full Review
Crime Syndicate #4 takes a slight step backward, but it has the burden of setting up the next (final?) arc of the series. Despite that, Schmidt hits some emotional beats that make this a must-read issue. I do hope the rushed feel of the artwork by McKeown and Vines is a one-time thing as it does take away from the story, if only slightly. Read Full Review
Ive not been a big fan of this title, but this might be the start of an impressive turnaround. For the first time Im intrigued about what lies ahead next issue. Read Full Review
This issue is what turned Crime Syndicate from a fun little Earth-3 romp into something that could potentially genuinely intrigue me. I recommend picking it up if you're interested in a story set on this Earth that's not tied down by its connection to the main Earth. Read Full Review
While the origin backups to this series have been a bit of a letdown overall, I have to say that the main story more than makes up for it as it takes this mini-series into a new and interesting direction that I can't wait to see more of. The art throughout is great and the characterizations are fun and unique and at this point, I only hope that we can balance the story out enough to allow us the time to learn more about the new characters that will be a threat to our newly formed Crime Syndicate. Read Full Review
Crime Syndicate #4's best feature is the back up story. Sure, the back up story informs the main tale, and that is good, but I just think the main story is lacking. There was so much potential early on and I wanted this to be five stars all the way, but it just doesn't land. I am curious to see how they try to wrap this up in two more issues so there is something to look forward to. Read Full Review
Thank god we only have two issues left, this is starting to lose steam and fall into classic DC territory of flogging a dead horse (normally wearing a Batman costume.) I feel I have to stick it out to the end but it's lost its zany edge in meetings and internal dialogues. Read Full Review
Something new happens with all of the core characters, but these events unfold in a scattershot approach; it's possible to imagine rearranging almost every sequence in this issue to little effect. Read Full Review
Each issue offers surprising amount of depth to otherwise one-note characters, which is always an entertaining surprise. This issue is no exception. I dug the Bryan Hitch drawn origin backup story here as well.
The beginning of this issue was quite slow, but we see a few new motives for this limited series as it's close to coming to a close.
The Crime Syndicate plans to create a meta-human campaign for the most part and is trying to take down Luthor to rule the earth. Green Lantern has his own separate agenda, it seems that he's going to be a double agent down future issues. Meanwhile, Luthor forms his Legion of Justice which has a few new faces and includes Queen Ivy which is a nice change.
The artwork was consistent for the most part. The backup issue was a nice oneshot.
Not very good.
The series was originally planned with Hal Jordan being the Emerald Knight, but for some obvious reason it was changed. Now we can see this character called John Stewart based in Hal's Coast City, developing a relationship with Hal's villain, Sinestro. Really this is the dumbest way to push a character -- write a story for Hal Jordan and rename him John Stewart.
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