Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that screenwriter Randy McKinnon has been hired to pen Static Shock for DC & Milestone Comics. McKinnon recently wrote Saftey for Disney+. Static is one of the few Milestone Comics characters who crossed covered to DC Comics in the 90’s. The character had his own animated series connected to Justice […]
Earlier this year we learned that Milestone Comics was making a come-back as a subsidiary of DC Comics. Milestone was a comic book company that featured African-American heroes written and drawn by African-American artists. Two major characters to come out of Milestone included Static along with Icon & Rocket. All these characters eventually crossed over […]
Today, Variety announced that actor Micheal B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) will produce a live-action adaption of Static Shock through his Outlier Society production banner. Jordan said in a statement “I’m proud to be a part of building a new universe centered around Black superheroes; our community deserves that. Outlier Society is committed to bringing […]
Today, during DCFanDome secret DC Comics Panel it was revealed that Milestone Comics would be rebooted after a decade disappearance. Milestone comics featured many black focus superheroes including Icon & Rocket as well as fan-favorite Static. Virgil Hawkins aka Static had his own TV Series in the early 2000s on WB Kids that was contacted […]
