Some thoughts about Crime Syndicate #4

The world needs to change.

Alexander Luthor believes his people deserve real heroes and to do so, he might try to convince one of the people who rule the planet.

Okay, this was a bit better admitedly.

Andy Schmidt delivers a new chapter where he explores the other side of the conflict. The inclusion of Alexander Luthor and his team into the story allows for an interesting depiction of classic DC villains in a more heroic manner, it was certainly enjoyable to see a more benevolent Sinestro who went rebel because he actually wanted to help people.

This leads to a bigger development for probably the more compelling character of the book, Emerald Knight, showing how complex of a person he is trying to fight against his own good nature while the Power Ring commands him to do terrible deeds.

The series is still not quite great though with many of the cast being really annoying about how asshole-ish they are and the dialogue can also be irritating at times, not to mention that I'm not much of a fan that some of the characters have the same as the heroes of the main DCU.

Kieran McKeown handles the art and is passable, characters and storytelling are okay but not particularly great.

There's a second feature focusing on Emerald Knight and gives us a bigger insight about his past and his relationship with his daughter, demonstrating he's easily the best member of the cast. Bryan Hitch also does a great job in art duties and makes me wish he handled the whole book.

Decent overall, let's see if it continues this path.