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I don't think you read this comic. I think you just post to be a little stinker.
After their attempt to join the Justice League goes horrendously wrong, Warlord and Starman are on the run from the law and the forces of the Fourth World! In their wake they have left behind both a murder and the ongoing mystery of Atlas the Great and his connection to the cosmic powers of the DC Universe. But don't fret, Lady Cop is on the case, and she won't rest until it's solved. But little does she know, a malevolent corporation has a connection to it all and they're willing to kill to keep their secrets safe. After all, nobody messes with the Green Team!
DC Comics' Danger Street lures you in with the madness of its plot. But you stick around because of the wonderfully human and heartbreaking characters. King, Fornes, Stewart, and Cowles are creating a work that is somehow electrifying and deeply compassionate at the same time. There's a gorgeous balance that this series strikes. It's easily one of the best books on the shelves. Read Full Review
It's all highly confusingand utterly fascinating, a perfect Tom King combo. Read Full Review
Danger Street is an excellent social commentary on people doing their best and trying to keep their heads above water. It's a profoundly realistic story while playing with superheroes and supervillains in creative ways. Danger Street #2 continues to show with the best creators literally any hero of any renown can hit you in the feels and make you think about life. Read Full Review
Fornes delivers some great art in the issue. The different locations and emotional story beats are brilliantly illustrated in the issue. Read Full Review
The world of Danger Street continues to grow as new threads are explored in this second issue. Those who understand that this story is still growing and arent looking for immediate payoffs will appreciate the fantastic worldbuilding and nuanced social commentary. Read Full Review
Perhaps the single most impressive element in Danger Street remains how dexterously it balances a set of 13 protagonists, with each character or small ensemble playing into the second issue in a manner that continues their own plots while weaving them more clearly into others. It's a striking feat of scripting. Read Full Review
Danger Street #2 is a vast improvement on the first issue. It delivers the “humanity” of the characters that makes me connect to them in some way. By showing their grief, the team has me now caring about the actions each character takes going forward. It delivers a reason I should care about all of that. It's no longer a story of rich brats and screw-up heroes but now one of revenge and redemption driven by mourning. Read Full Review
This isn't my favorite comic right now, but Fornes' layouts and use of close-up's in emotional scenes are really effective, and I continue to be a sucker for books that dig deeper into the motivations of B and C list characters. Read Full Review
There are parts of this story that are incredibly compelling, and others eye-rollingly goofy, but the overall presentation is good, even with the overwhelmingly broody tone. Read Full Review
Danger Street #2 frustratingly continues to try to wring a Watchmen-style story with DCs most obscure characters. Warlord is nothing like the Travis Morgan of the past, hes more a shell of a character now than the great character he once was. Its a story that wanders from subplot to subplot, and hopefully when the subplots and characters come together, the series will improve. Read Full Review
This is a bit all over the place, but I am enjoying the ride.
This is so old school VERTIGO I'm so happy this exists !
Atlas, bearer of the heavens, is dead! The sky is falling!
Loving this so much! King's prose is elite and Fornes pencils are stunning. So good that I want to go and catch up on King's other books coming out right now (Human Target + Gotham City: Y1).
Remains wildly uneven. Sometimes it's full of intriguing new ideas for the forgotten characters from 1st Issue Special, and sometimes Darkseid's a hugger. Fornes is wonderful throughout.
People praise King for writing obscure characters, yet don't understand the irony - he does it because then he can write them out of character and force them into his crap stories and only the handfull of readers even know. People praise King until he writes their favorite character and then they understand. Don't believe me, ask Wally West fans!
(Cover Date: March, 2023)
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