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One of Morrison's best superhero stories
I enjoyed it!
I remember the original Earth-3 Crime Syndicate
Some good stuff.
The Return of the Crime Syndicate!

JLA: Earth 2
Grant Morrison
Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Paperback

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One of Morrison's best superhero stories.......2006-10-09

When it comes to Grant Morrison, he's the Alan Moore of the modern age. He breathed new life into the X-Men for Marvel, as well as Animal Man and Doom Patrol for DC/Vertigo, and of course, JLA for DC. Earth 2 finds Morrison once again writing DC's superteam as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter get their world rocked when Alexander Luthor makes a visit. On his alternate world, he's the only hero, and the JLA's evil alter-egos, the Crime Syndicate of Amerika, have total control. In response to Luthor's pleas, Supes, Bats, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern plan to overthrow the evil empire, but as they soon find out, things aren't so easily done in this alternate world. Morrison has taken the classic pre-Crisis Earth 2 world and used it brilliantly here, making Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, and Power Ring some of the most evil and coloful villains you'll ever see. Morrison's longtime partner in crime Frank Quitely provides his usual superb art here, so longtime Morrison fans know what to expect here. All in all, Earth 2 is one of, if not the, best JLA yarns you'll ever check out, and it's easily one of Morrison's best superhero stories.

I enjoyed it!.......2006-05-28

It's nice to see the bad guys of earth 3 again. Growing up and reading comics from the 60s, I miss the different Earths (1,2,3,Prime,etc). Morrison must miss those times as well as you can tell he likes writing for characters that don't get attention.
The story is alot of fun and the art is good. Me, I'm more of a Alex Ross, Ditko, Kane or Perez fan, but the art doesn't distract and, at times, adds to the story. Enjoy!

I remember the original Earth-3 Crime Syndicate.......2006-01-30

This is not a "must-buy" by any stretch of the imagination, but if you remember the Original Earth-3 Crime Syndicate, you might enjoy how they flesh out Ultraman, Night Owl, Superwoman,etc. It's also fun to have a world where Lex Luthor is a hero. I hope they revisit them again. . .

Some good stuff........2004-06-20

This is a terrific OGN. I find myself coming back to it repeatedly. But, alas, I am a big Morrison fan.

The Return of the Crime Syndicate!.......2004-05-28

Eversince I read the Crime Syndicate in Crisis and Who's Who, I was intrigued by the concept (I was a 10 year old back then), so when I saw JLA Earth 2 featuring updated versions of Ultra-Man (not the giant Japanese superhero), Superwoman, Owlman, Power Ring and Johnny Quick, I had to pick them up. They were the original ANTI-Justice League. Not the Squadron Supreme. Not The Authority.

Morrison, in reviving the world of the Crime Syndicate, sidestepped the idea of another Multiverse (which were destroyed in Crisis) by setting up the CSA Earth in the anti-matter universe, the same universe as Qward's (of Sinestro fame). Here, evil is good and vice versa. So you get the counterparts of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and The Flash as the baddies while their Lex Luthor is the lone good guy (I wonder if this is the same Christopher Atkins-looking Alexander Luthor in Crisis), To make the story short, the JL members travel to the Anti-Earth to help the good Luthor against the CSA. The CSA , in turn, head to the JL Earth to retaliate against the meddling of Superman and company.

The story is engaging and Quitely's art is solid (really solid). The way the Crime Syndicate behaves is very reminiscent of today's The Authority.

My only question is, how come there are no counterparts for Martian Manhunter and Aquaman? If the creators couldn't come up with Anti-Earth counterparts, why bother including the two members? They weren't that crucial to the plot anyway.

The Crime Syndicate, precursor of those superteam-taking-over-the-government ideas, can be an excellent vehicle to tackle those "philosophical" superhero issues. Too bad, i a lot of books have had a head start (Squadron Supreme/Supreme Power and The Authority) and became such a fad nowadays (JSA Black Reign arc is a recent example). But on second thought, maybe that's the reason why DC released this.

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