DC has released a preview for the first issue of its Crime Syndicate miniseries, which features a shocking twist on American history.
The issue opens on November 22, 1963, better known as the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. However, on Earth-3 it was Clark Kent -- the once and future Ultraman -- who killed the president, using his heat vision to obliterate Kennedy. In the present day, Ultraman is shown assaulting the Daily Planet and its editrix Cat Grant, throwing a truck through the window in a demented homage to Action Comics #1.
In the Crime Syndicate miniseries, Ultraman is described as "The Paranoid Titan," who developed an inferiority complex when he learned his true origins. This has led to him "trusting no one and unable to connect with others" according to his official character bio.
The Crime Syndicate miniseries takes place after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, and centers on the origin story of the Syndicate and their brutal reign on Earth-3. "My guiding light on this is really two-fold: keep them villains and write these characters as independent of their counterparts on Earth-0," writer Andy Schmidt previously told Newsarama. "I'm not writing evil Batman, I'm writing Owlman. I'm not writing dark Wonder Woman, I'm writing Super Woman, and so on…"
- written by ANDY SCHMIDT
- art by KIERAN McKEOWN
- backup story art by BRYAN HITCH
- cover by JIM CHEUNG
- variant cover by SKAN
- ON SALE 3/2/20
- $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 6 | FC | DC
- Spinning out of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the Multiverse is reborn—and Earth-3 with it! In this six-issue miniseries, witness the true origins of the malevolent makers of mayhem known as the Crime Syndicate as a common foe unites them! But how long can alliances last between villains like these?
- Also in this issue, it’s the origin of Ultraman in our special backup story drawn by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!
Crime Syndicate #1 by Andy Schmidt, Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch goes on sale March 2, 2021 from DC.
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