Danger Street #9 is different from anything thats come before in this series. While it may seem odd to use so much dialogue in a book consisting of one large fight, King, Fornes, and Stewart use this opportunity to connect everything thematically in the overall grand scheme of the narrative. Read Full Review

There's something beautiful about Danger Street #9 that's straight out of the Seventh Seal. If it wasn't obvious yet, Danger Street is an impressively made parable for modern times utilizing modern superhero sensibilities. This issue does try your patience, but feels rewarding all the same. Read Full Review

Forns does find opportunity wherever it is available to depict elements like acceleration or unanticipated new elements, but so little of value is to be found in this particular confrontation that it cannot help but stand as a disappointment when compared to the 8 issues preceding it. Read Full Review

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I can give Tom king a lot of flak, I think a lot of his books rely on hitting you over the head with faux-gravitas, kind of like being a Neil Gaiman but without the depth or talent.
while feeling like he overstayed his welcome on Mister Miracle, was dealing with his own issues in Strange Adventures, and Human Target wasn’t as good as Milligan’s retool of him but still a decent read. - I was really looking forward to Danger Street. I’m old enough to have many of the original issues (anyone want to sell their copy of Lady Cop?).
The series has been Tom King, but at least fun.
This issue, on the other hand, is Tom King at his worst. He’s either pulling a fast one on the readers by knowing he’s sounding obnoxious, or he’s simply writing obnoxiously. This is a case of someone trying way too hard to be “meaningful”. Just write a good story and the meaning will come.
My minor was in Philosophy and most of this dialogue is ripped out of first year reference books.
I won’t even get into his characterisations of Mark Shaw, Manhunter and Code Name:Assassin as it’s clear he doesn’t want to use their original portrayals anyway (Shaw isn’t bad, but Assassin is someone else entirely).
Simply put; this issue is a load of hooey and classic bad King writing. Hope for better next time around. more

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Christian Sage - Sep 16, 2023

I mean no one has done much if anything with these characters since the 1st issue specials. So their characters aren't that well defined to begin with. I mean it's Tom King's interpretation of Codename Assassin, and most if not all these characters no one in particular really cares about anyways.

Ulf - Sep 19, 2023

Dr. Fate, Metamorpho, Creeper, Warlord and the New Gods have all had substantial presences since their 70s appearances in 1st issue special (and you could argue Starman had some)...and they're actually pretty close to how they've been written for decades (maybe not Warlord). I get this is Tom King using these guys to tell the story, characterization be damned, but why not just make new characters...mind you this is the least of my problems with this book. The biggest one is the writing sucked.

Christian Sage - Sep 20, 2023

I wouldn't say substantial appearances for Creeper, Metamorpho, and the New Gods. I mean most people don't know who these characters are, and sometimes change is warranted for characters nobody particularly cares for. I mean this whole series is to homage those 1st issue specials, and it's not in continuity like most of Tom King's great stories. Also why make new characters when there are old ones not getting used, which I bet is something you would say if Tom King did make new characters.

Ulf - Sep 27, 2023

Since the 1970s? Creeper, Metamorpho and New Gods have been around a lot, comparatively speaking. New Gods most of all (even in Tom King's Mister Miracle), and Darkseid is in DC's most well known villains category. Metamorpho was in Outsiders and Justice League all the time in the 80s, 90s and even 00s, and the Terrifics in the 10s, among other places. Creeper has had numerous minis and a few other appearances.

Ulf - Sep 27, 2023

(cont'd) the change in characterization for many of the characters in Danger Street is the least of my complaints like I say. Artistic licence etc. etc. It's just that the writing of Danger Street #9 was pretentious, faux-intellectual, and just plain bad.

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Pretentious beyond anything reasonable. King swings for the fences and generates a big whiff of hot air.