Danger Street #1 is an ambitious opening chapter, serving as an excellent start to a 12-issue DC Black Label maxiseries by the creators of last year's Rorschach. King and Forns seek to put the limelight on the obscure, while also discussing topics that are poignant to todays conversation. Forns art highlights the mundane nature of the otherwise sprawling epic about to unfold. Social commentary and realism ground this otherwise fantastical book and serve to promise a story of nuance rather than spectacle. Read Full Review

Fornes delivers some beautifully detailed and visually engaging art. I love the style and how it calls back to classic comic book visuals. Read Full Review

If you're looking for something that feels nostalgic and that will command your attention, give Danger Street #1 a shot. The creative team is up to something that feels wholly original yet emblematic of a different time in comics. It's also a social commentary with ideas about superheroes in a world that feels quite real and lived in. Read Full Review

This might be Tom King at his most unleashed on DC characters, and it's not going to be for everyonebut it definitely has me hooked. Read Full Review

Whatever comes next, Danger Street is bound to be one of 2023's most memorable comics. Read Full Review

Danger Street #1 is an interesting start. It's characters are second tier making it hard to really connect with them and none really stand out as any I care about. It's all about the story of revenge it'd seem. But, it's a start that has me wanting to see more of what's coming. Is it exciting? No. But, it does deliver the opening chapter of what feels like a tale of revenge with a crime and fantasy spin about it all. Read Full Review

Danger Street #1 kicks off an odd, slightly surreal drama about a collection of characters who intersect through opportunity and tragedy. The artwork is acceptable, and the plot (such as it is) is unpredictable, but the overall reading experience is mired in drab characters burdened by angst and misery. Read Full Review

When I finished reading Danger Street #1, I wondered what the point of this mini-series (and this issue) is. Is it just a way for DC to hold on to the copyright of these obscure characters? Is it an attempt to portray Z-grade characters in an edgy dark story and strike gold with a Watchmen-type story again? I really dont understand why this mini-series even exists. I wish they would have just done a Creeper mini-series and tossed out all the other characters, but so be it. Read Full Review

What do THIRTEEN different characters, teams and titles have in common? Not a whole lot, and this issue has a lot of heavy lifting to do to make it work, but the art does wonders. Read Full Review

Amazing start

Loved this! Now to read all the 13 issues of "1st Issue Special" to get backgrounds on all these characters!

King just knows how to tell a story.

Slow burn but my interest is piqued.

Solid first issue. I hope the rest is good.

Hm. Uneven, but not unpromising, as far as comics that set up shop squarely in the shadow of Watchmen go. Some of these concepts have aged well and some are awkwardly out of place in a modern story, but notable successes include a Warlord with big Hot Daddy vibes and The Creeper and the Green Team in a plot that feels very Mark Russell. Fornes's art is lovely and carries the book when the writing doesn't. This book's got me for now

THE KING IS BACK!!! on his bullshit.

Like Strange Adventures and Human Target let's take niche characters and write Watchmen-esque edgy story.

Thank god Metamorpho isn't in Vietnam impersonating Agent Orange, tho he gets wasted instantly (like he's the biggest character out of all in the book, please be more creative, King!). Also, why in every modern appearance Creeper has to be a conspiracy theorist or a right-winger (there are other types of radio but it's just a small nitpick)

This issue is overloaded with characters, most of their stories don't hook me up (I forgot Manhunter was in this one lol). Instead of shoving all of them in the first issue King should've focused on the more important ones at the moment.

Not a big fan of this fantasy narration either, it doesn't match with the story (maybe it will make sense later, idk)

That's the thing with this book, I am not hooked as of right now. Too much empty exposition and dialogue, not a lot of interesting story. At least Fornes on art still kills it.
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Honestly thought this was pretty bad. I love King most of the time (and his ambition here is commendable)
, but there is too much going on here. I know it will all come together at the end, but this first issue really didn’t convince me that it was going to be worthwhile. The Fate narration sounded really cringy and I really just felt like there was too much going on. The only saving grace is the art, but man is it good. Fornes is incredible. I really loved seeing his Kirby homage. But unfortunately that (and The Creeper) was about all I enjoyed. I’ll stick with Human Target.

(Cover Date: February, 2023)