Static Shock
DC Comics has releasedStatic Shock : Rebirth of the Cool # 1for free on DC Universe Infinite with registration . Coinciding with Black History Month , fans can revisit the earliest avatar of Milestone ’s Static on the digital comedian platform .
As Milestone invite one-time and new readers alike to the depression ’s ongoing rebooted series , such asStatic : Season One , fans have n’t had many opportunity to find the original versions of the Dakota superheroes . With the of late releasedMilestone Compendium One , they can finally get at the initial runs of Static , Icon , Hardware , and a few others . unluckily , many Milestone comics still have yet to be reissue . However , DC ’s digital comics platform DC Universe Infinite has a magnanimous library of issues that are no longer available .
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The 4 - part outlet miniseriesStatic Shock : Rebirth of the Coolserved as a soft reboot of the hero from the 1990s , integrating the animated serial ’ deed of conveyance , logo , and costume design for teenager Virgil Hawkins ’ reinvent alter ego . The first event is now available on DC Universe Infinite as a part of DC ’s Book Club , which features a different comic every calendar month . With February record Black History Month , Static Shock : Rebirth of the Cool # 1 , DC is also tributing blackened superheroes . The issue from November 2000 was written by the late Dwayne McDuffie with artistry by the late John Paul Leon .
BeforeStatic Shock : Rebirth of the Cool , Virgil had wear out a very dissimilar costume from the one he became known for throughout the animated serial , involving gentle leotards and a baseball jacket crown . Rebirth of the Coolallowed McDuffie and Leon to reimagine elements of the superhero for the first time in comic since the 90s title , considering aspects of the interpretation in the DC Animated Universe . By this point , Static had become more realizedas a fictional character , beyond an initial concept . For unfamiliar reviewer , Static seismic disturbance : Rebirth of the Cool # 1is the perfect entry point into the Dakotaverse .
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