Today at your Local Comic Shop, you might find a new printing of JLA: Earth 2. This 2002 story was Grant Morrison's introduction of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika to the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths DC Universe. Be forewarned that it has nothing to do with current continuity.

Obviously, DC is hoping to squeeze a few extra bucks out of fans excited about the current Forever Evil mini-series that introduces the Crime Syndicate to the post-Flashpoint DC Universe. I'm not opposed to DC Comics re-releasing old stories to new readers, but I have to suspect that the timing of this particular reprinting is going to cause some problems.

For one thing, Earth-2 is no longer home to the Crime Syndicate in the "New 52" Universe. That's now Earth-3. Earth 2 is now another title altogether, more or less the book that used to be called JSA. How many fans are going to see JLA: Earth 2 and think it's either related to the comic Earth 2 (which it isn't) or feature the same characters that are now found in Forever Evil (which it doesn't)?

Don't get me wrong: I like and recommend JLA: Earth 2. I just hope that everyone has a good Local Comic Shop operator who can clear up the confusion about when and where the events of this book take place before someone decides to pay $24.99 for this "deluxe" reprint.

(And for the record, no, Booster Gold does not appear in this book. Sadly, we still haven't seen Frank Quitely's interpretation of our favorite hero. The world can be a cruel, cruel place.)

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