Spoilers for Crime Syndicate #4 ahead!
Alex Luthor, the “good” Lex Luthor of Earth-3 is assembling his own Justice League team, the Legion of Justice, to oppose the rise of the Crime Syndicate and Luthor’s new Legion has some interesting members, including Sinestro as well as new versions of Poison Ivy and the Red Hood. The Legion of Justice debuts in Crime Syndicate #4, on sale now in print and digital.
In the DC Multiverse, Earth-3 is home to twisted, villainous versions of the Justice League, such as Ultraman (a dark riff on Superman), Superwoman (Wonder Woman), Owlman (Batman) and so on. In the wake of an invasion by Starro, these heroes have come together as a team—a move that has made some observers scared. One of them is Alex Luthor, who on Earth-3 is a good guy. Much like his mainstream DC Universe counterpart, this Luthor is the head of LexCorp, but his intentions are much more benevolent here. The rise of the Crime Syndicate has given him pause, so much that he is raising his own team to counter them—the Legion of Justice, which debuts on the issue’s last page.
Now, in Crime Syndicate #4 from Andy Schmidt and Kieran McKeown, Sinestro, a former Emerald Knight (Earth-3’s answer to the Green Lantern Corps) aligns himself with Luthor, as did Lonar, a denizen of New Genesis. Readers were treated to a fleeting glimpse of the rest of the Legion’s membership: a young woman who is the Earth-3 Red Hood. Power Tower, who can alter their size, is clearly an Earth-3 riff on Giganta. Next to her is Venus, a nature-based goddess who bears more than a resemblance to Poison Ivy. Savanna, a cat-like vigilante, rounds out the Legion. The team is actively trying to recruit John Stewart, Earth’s Emerald Knight, to the Legion before Ultraman and the Syndicate get to him.
Not much else was revealed about the Legion’s members, and fans must wait until next month to see Luthor’s Legion of Justice in action; however, the brief look provided here promises that the Syndicate will have their work cut out for them. What is interesting to note is that many of these characters, such as Venus (Poison Ivy) and Power Tower (Giganta) are criminals on the mainstream DC Earth, yet here they are the “heroes.” One of the more intriguing characters is the new Red Hood, who is depicted as a young, blond-haired woman, possibly indicating that this is Harley Quinn.
Alex Luthor, the “good” Lex Luthor, sees a problem in Ultraman and the rest of the Crime Syndicate banding together and he must now do something to stop it. Luthor will fight fire with fire and has put together his own Justice League team. Time can only tell whether they'll be strong enough to defeat the Crime Syndicate.