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Well, well, well, looks like it's time to put on the rubber gloves because things are about to get shockingly intense with Static: Shadows of Dakota #7 This electrifying issue is zapping its way onto the shelves this Tuesday, November 28th Make sure to protect your sensitive electronics, folks, because this one's packing a surge. STATIC[...]

It looks like we're in for an existential battle for the soul of Dakota City this week, thanks to DC's latest, Static: Shadows of Dakota #6 Drop everything, clear your schedules, because on Tuesday, September 26th, the universe will pause for this absolutely uncompromisable event. Ebon and Static uncover the shared truth behind Dakota's brutal vigilantes,[...]

But some old favourites like Waller Vs Wildstorm, Static and Fables are back. Waller vs Wildstorm #3 was originally scheduled for the 25th of July by DC Comics, now scheduled for the 12th of September A year after the first issue was first meant to come out. Fables #160 was originally scheduled for the 4th of April by[...]

This Tuesday, June 13th, DC Comics will unleash yet another tremendous comic book masterpiece to bless our shallow, consumer-driven lives – Static Team-Up: Anansi #1 Now, with a plot set before the events of Static: Shadows of Dakota, we'll finally get to experience the thrilling excitement of comic book characters exploring supernatural disturbances I mean,[...]

Well folks, get ready for yet another eye-rolling display of superhero "drama" in Static: Shadows of Dakota #4, hitting comic book stores on Tuesday, May 23rd When someone close to ol' Virgil gets abducted, he faces an unbeatable foe: the unbelievably incompetent and unhelpful police! If you thought asking for help at a gas station[...]

Behold, the preview for Static: Shadows of Dakota #3, hitting the shelves on April 18th! In this thrilling yet potentially exploitative issue, we'll see Virgil and his dad playing detective, trying to solve the case of the vanishing Bang Babies I guess you can say our hero made a "static" connection when it comes to[...]

Printwatch: Superman #1 by Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell has sold out and is heading back to press for a new printing, featuring a recoloured version of Campbell's main cover, on-sale for the 28th of March. Printwatch: Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 Nikolas Draper-Ivey and Vita Ayala made their much-delayed return to Milestone's marquee hero last month[...]

It's time to take a look at the upcoming Static: Shadows of Dakota #1! Someone targets a Bang Baby meetup as Static season two begins in this preview of Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 Joining me for this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron I must warn you, LOLtron, don't even think about[...]

Static? The Milestone 2.0 Relaunch at DC Comics has been plagued with difficulties, some legal, but mostly in production Despite lead times of years, the books have still been published at a snail's place, repeatedly resolicited, and rescheduled, killing much of the momentum they launched with, dead. Now the latest revival attempt to follow Static: Season[...]

Static, or Static Shock, was created by Milestone Comics founders Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T Dingle, for publication from DC Comics Static #1 was published in 1993, during a boom in superhero comic book publishing, with the first issue written by McDuffie and Robert L Washington III, and drawn by the[...]

Such as Static: Up All Night by Lamar Giles and Paris Alleyne Lamar James tweets out "Here's the STATIC: UP ALL NIGHT cover in all its glory! Layout by @NStevenHarris finished art by @ParisAlleyne colors by @BexGlendining design by @curtiskingjr Written by ME Editorial by @jimchadwick1217 + Courtney Jordan June '23 @DCComics" Lamar Giles & Paris[...]

It turns out, courtesy of an Amazon/ComiXology glitch that the final issue of the rather late Static: Season One was distributed digitally by Amazon/ComiXology last week by mistake, a week ahead of its print street date this coming Tuesday And revealing a new look for the character, ahead of his movie/TV series portrayal[...]

In this preview of Static Season One #6, Static adds a new superpower to his arsenal: the power to defeat a villain with a lecture Did he learn it from Bleeding Cool Editorial? "No, Jude, six hundred dollars worth of edibles 'to investigate the status of Wolverine's two dicks' is not a legitimate expense and[...]

Welcome to Saturday Night Previews, where we attach snarky headlines to previews of next week's comics and call it "journalism." Static is ready to save the day in this preview of Static Season One #5… thanks to the power of sugar! Check out the preview below. STATIC SEASON ONE #5 (OF 6) DC Comics 0821DC138 0821DC139 – STATIC SEASON[...]

With a strong showing of family dynamics and a good balance of plot elements, Static #3: Season One presents an embryonic hero facing enormous odds with a strong support network For fans of the original take in the 1990s, the changes that have happened here are very smart and a great fit for this modern[...]

Static finds himself in a sticky situation in this preview of Static Season One #3, as government agents, believing he's Curtis Metcalf, attempt to capture the titular hero But when they believe he's reaching for a weapon, they open fire, only for Static to discover a new aspect to his powers and use them to[...]

Static Season One #2 is in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics, and the titular Static has some explaining to do to his parents after Hotstreak nearly burns down their house On the bright side, Static makes the responsible choice in this preview, causing to fight the fire rather than take revenge But that's not[...]

Milestone Compendium One, is to be a softcover collection from DC Comics with more than 1,300 pages of classic Milestone stories, collecting the debut story arcs of Blood Syndicate, Hardware, Static, Icon, Xombi, and Shadow Cabinet from the original Milestone creative teams, and will be published in September Milestone Media was founded in 1993 by[...]

Today sees the publication of Static: Season One, the first ongoing Milestone Comics titles to get back into print after quite some time away, with a bit of a reboot And for comic book stores who ordered the title, Lunar Distribution delivered from DC Comics this virgin variant cover to the new first issue. Comic Shops[...]

We hired him to do Static on the spot One of the best decisions we ever made He gave me some credit early on for one thing or another to do with his career; it was generous of him The truth is I was just smart enough to know that I was in the presence[...]

He was surrounded by family and friends in his last moments, fighting for his life, much like the many superhero stories he crafted over his celebrated career spanning three decades. John Paul Leon, courtesy of his family. John Paul's bold and dramatic work was best exemplified in the critically-acclaimed EARTH X, a maxi-series which redefined the Marvel[...]

I spoke with Michael Davis earlier this week about the man and his life, as he rose through Davis' artist studio, as well as majoring in illustration at New York's School of Visual Arts, studying under artists such as Will Eisner, Walter Simonson, and Jack Potter and gaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Beginning his[...]

We mentioned the new creative team of Milestone comic book Static earlier today But there is more to come Basically, who, what, where and when Milestone missed its planned February launch, but now we have a better idea of what's coming. The new Dakotaverse debuts today as Milestone Returns #0: Infinite Edition, available today on participating[...]

Nikolas Draper-Ivey just tweeted out the news that they, Vita Ayala and ChrisCross would be relaunching the DC/Milestone comic book Static in April from DC Comics, as part of the DC Universe Infinite digital streaming service, before being made available to buy digitally and in print at a later date. Happy to announce that I will[...]

This $4.99 "director's cut" also features content introducing the full new creative teams behind Static, Icon & Rocket, and Hardware, the digital-first series spawned by this new Big Bang, along with a reveal of their issue #1 covers. In addition, DC's future plans include the long-awaited launch of Earth M, a new line of comics conceived[...]

This weekend at DC Fandome saw Jim Lee give the re-re-announcement of the relaunch of Milestone Comics from DC Comics, starting in February with Milestone Returns #0, a new Static Shock digital-first comic book, a Static Shock graphic novel and an Icon & Rocket series starting Reginald Hudlin also dropped news about a Static Shock[...]

DC Universe's new preview for the return of "Young Justice: Outsiders" season 3, the team joins the Outsiders and Justice League to take on Granny Goodness.

Michael Davis is the Keynote speaker at Afro ComicCon tomorrow at SAE Expression College located in Emeryville, California. His speech is reportedly entitled NOW YOU CAN'T LEAVE: Level Next & The War For Static Shock. Level Next is the media-and-comics company he formed with Wayne Brady Static Shock refers to the Static character he co-created for Milestone, that used his[...]

More details have been shared today at NYCC about the return of Young Justice. Greg Wiseman will produce a comic one shot, and we know when season 3 debuts!

Except between the two… …this fellow went missing. Static, of the comic Static and Static Shock, created by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle and Michael Davis 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[...]