JLA: Earth 2

2000 graphic novel by Grant Morrison JLA: Earth 2Cover art of JLA: Earth 2, art by Frank Quitely.Publication informationPublisherDC ComicsFormatGraphic novelGenre Superhero Publication dateSeptember 2000Main character(s)Justice LeagueCrime Syndicate of AmericaCreative teamWritten byGrant MorrisonArtistFrank Quitely JLA: Earth 2 is a graphic novel written by Grant Morrison with art by Frank Quitely, published in 2000 by American company DC Comics. It follows the first post-Crisis[broken anchor] encounter between the Justice League of America and their evil counterparts from an antimatter universe, the Crime Syndicate of America. Title The Crime Syndicate traditionally originated from Earth-3 in the DC Comic multiverse, but as that multiverse was eliminated in Crisis on Infinite Earths, so was the pre-crisis Earth-3. At the time JLA: Earth 2 was published, generally only two universes existed: a primary universe made of ordinary matter where the mainstream stories took place, and an antimatter universe where the Crime Syndicate originated. Alexander Luthor in this story was from the antimatter universe, and he designated the primary universe as Earth 2 upon discovering it, hence the