It's been two years since DC first announced that they would be bringing back Milestone as a line of comics set in the DC Multiverse in a world designated Earth-M.
When we last checked in with DC's Milestone relaunch, Reginald Hudlin said that, contrary to past DC claims that his schedule was causing delays, the delays[...]
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Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, entertainment executive and co-founder of Milestone He writes,
This article processes some hard truths many won't like.
The first part of this narrative Milestone is dead got a lot of people talking.
Nothing and I mean nothing in that article was new I've written about what and why I thought the[...]
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Milestone S.r.l and Square Enix's Ride 2 was not a game I expected to actually enjoy The first reason for that being – it's a racer by Milestone and Square Enix I just don't have a good history there and can be a bit bitter about it Just a bit.
But it's also a moto-racer[...]
Square Enix and Milestone S.r.l have officially announced the 2017 installment of their MotoGP series of racers.
The 2017 edition will include all the 2017 riders, teams and tracks; the new rules and the Red Bull Rookies Cup championship This edition will reach 60 FPS for the first time, guaranteeing unprecedented performance and visual fidelity for players.
"We are[...]
Milestone, the company behind Square Enix's Ride series, has announced their latest racing project called Gravel It's an off-road sort of racer featuring jeeps, monster trucks, and what could be a Subaru STI- but it's hard to tell from the brief glance we get The announcement trailer for the game is pretty underwhelming when compared with[...]
Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, entertainment executive and co-founder of Milestone He writes,
When I'm absent for lengthy periods of time, I feel it's my responsibly to give my readers an explanation.
I try and write what my readers will have a response to not just what gets my goat It doesn't work at times,[...]
Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, and entertainment executive. He wrote a column for Bleeding Cool a few weeks ago that we titled Why Are We
The day he refused to shut up about how F-CKED up DC was treating him while at Milestone.
G The day they a VP at DC tried to prevent him from becoming President & CEO of Motown Animation and Filmworks
H The day the earth stood still
I The day Abhay Khosla realized DOCTOR Davis has no goddamn[...]
Comic book commenter Abhay Khosla has taken to Brian Hibbs' site Savage Critic to reply to Michael Davis over his Bleeding Cool article we titled “Why Are
Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, entertainment executive and co-founder of Milestone He writes,
My mom died thinking she threw away a copy of Superman number one from 1938.
Yes, I do indeed realize just how lame that must sound, and it would be if I gave a flying fish about that book with regards to my[...]
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Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, entertainment executive and co-founder of Milestone He writes,
More than a few on-line inquiries wondering where the new Milestone 2.0 books have popped up One of the best I've seen is by Harry Crosland and can be found here.
if anyone remembers, Milestone made an announcement over[...]
Bill Sienkiewicz had his art stolen in transit to France. Bleeding Cool regular contributor Michael Davis has had some experience with that. He writes...
21 2015 Reggie Hudlin, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle changed the world of comics when Milestone 2.0 was announced Reggie is now at the head of the most recognized African American name in comics, Milestone Media Flanked by Milestone's creator Denys Cowan and Milestone's keeper for the last 20 plus years Derek Dingle it's hard to[...]
That show Milestones: African Americans In Comics Pop Culture & Beyond has since become the most successful show at the Geppi Entertainment Museum and one of if not the most successful show on African American Comics and Pop Culture.
Who am I to be chosen by a world-class museum to curate such an important show and[...]
Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, and entertainment executive. He writes, with trigger warnings all over the place... Note: Tonight, the
This particular event was to be the backstory for the Static Shock / Rocket, Milestone graphic novel, 'the roof, the roof is on fire' I wrote more than 20 years ago for the original Milestone.
It was to be Vigil's coming of age story taking place in the future When I was part of M2.0 I[...]
former Marvel Comics editor, co-founder of Milestone and co-creator of Static Shock the character, the comic and the cartoon, Damage Control and Ben 10, and the man who put John Stewart as Green Lantern in the animated Justice League He died on the 21st of February, 2011, one day after his 49th birthday, at Providence Saint[...]
To that end I'd like to clarify something.
My recent articles and posts featuring Milestone 2.0 have resulted in two camps In one camp, Milestone NO, some has expressed such disgust with M2.0 over my treatment they won't buy the books.
The vast majority is in the other camp, Milestone GO, excited beyond words M2.0 is finally[...]
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Since January, with the blaring exception of Bleeding Cool and Comicmix whom I write for, when the Washington Post story broke announcing to a unsuspecting world and a gullible me, the return of Milestone Media as Milestone 2.0 not one industry news outlet has reached out to me.
No industry press has inquires as to[...]
When I left Milestone in 94 it was because of some wicked stupid s— that had its roots at DC who JUST did not want around.
I was too brash, loud and crazy according to a certain Bruce at DC.
My partners at the time didn't want to rock the DC boat so they let DC try[...]
The character was part of the New 52 relaunch back in 2011, and appears to have a TV show and a revival as part of a new Milestone line of comics.
And out of bounds for DC Comics right now then?
Makes a change to have someone other than Marvel deleting characters… above was the knocked-back[...]
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A year and some change ago I was in a heated on line exchange with some knucklehead broadcasting how Milestone stole its business plan from Big City Comics publishers of Brotherman (BM).
One of BM's creators wrote about how he sent the plan to Black Enterprise magazine (BE) as background for a cover story on[...]
Michael Davis is an artist, writer, mentor, and entertainment executive. He writes, Some time ago sitting on the floor of my home after enduring yet
Michael Davis writes - and created the accompanying art... Orlando Jones is a genuine superstar. A superstar by definition is one who has done major work
In fact, given my actions on occasion, the biggest troll has been me.
Just like I assumed wrongly that Bleeding Cool readers were mostly trolls, many in the industry, both fan and professional, assume sooner or later I'm going to lose my temper and declare war on Milestone 2.0.
And maybe I'm crazy
Oh it's crazy and it's[...]
2014 was the worst year of my life on a personal level — on the business side, could not have been better and that stopped exactly zero tears.
I start 2015 off with HIGH HOPES for a great year! This is the year a number of my long term projects will finally see the light of[...]
Washington and all the Milestone Fans.
22 years ago this week Hardware #1 the 1st issue of Milestone Media's comic universe hit the news stands This month also marks Milestone Co-Creator, Writer & Editor in Chief, Dwayne McDuffie's Birthday and the day of his transition from this world in 2011 Years back after Milestone's first edition[...]
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Mark Waid ripped me off. But before I get to that…
I owe a great many of you a heartfelt "thank you."
The well wishes and support I've received from Bleeding Cool readers with regard to my Milestone 2.0 article humbled me I would seem and be ungrateful if I did not acknowledge how wonderful and needed[...]
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On January 21st of this year, the Washington Post broke the story of the return of Milestone Media.
The Milestone announcement has remained hot industry news Following the Post story, an onslaught of media attention both mainstream and industry swamped social media Now called Milestone 2.0 there's no shortage of information on the newly formed[...]
The announcement of the return of Milestone Media was made with founders Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle and non-founder but president of BET, Reginald Hudlin.
But without one of the founders and key operatives in the previous iteration of Milestone Media, Michael Davis Davis had been prominent in keeping the Milestone name alive, with panels, exhibition, museum exhibits[...]