The latest comic book project announced by the studio is static shock, a liveaction series to be produced by warner bros. Comics continuum sat in on a chat with veteran animator rick hoberg, who was all atwitter about new episodes at static shock. Static shock ran for four seasons, with 52 halfhour episodes in total. But when the suitor turns out to be puff, of the villainous duo puff and coil, static is drawn into a trap when puff transforms herself into a corrosive gas. They find sharon at the heart of a war raging between this sinister mastermind, the brutal piranha and the unpredictable pale man, all battling for the secret of the darkstar defense force. He is best known for his work on the television shows static shock, justice league unlimited and ben 10. Dwayne glenn mcduffie febuary 20, 1962 february 21, 2011 was an american writer of comic books and television. Its a good adaption of the tv show static shock but there r key elements in this comic that r different from the show. Gear is my favorite character from the cartoon static shock. In the superhero book, andy mangels praised static shocks multicultural approach, while emily ashby from.
Mcduffie saw a severe underrepresentation in comic books for. List of static supporting characters news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. Watch static shock 20002004 starring phil lamarr, jason marsden, kevin michael richardson, michele morgan, crystal scales on dc universe. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Most exciting, however, for the comic book crowd at least is the news that a static shock liveaction series is also in development. Dwayne mcduffie was an american writer of comic books and television. He has been a member of the heroes and the teen titans. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. Virgil ovid hawkins was born on the paris island section of dakota city as the second child of robert and jean hawkins and the younger brother of sharon hawkins. A list of friends, allies and associates of the dc comics superhero static.
His notable works included creating the animated series static shock, writing and producing the animated series justice league unlimited, and cofounding the comic book company milestone media. Its rare when the best episodes of a show are those with guest stars, but thats true in this case, as the other heroes expand statics universe and make clear his unique position. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Virgil embarks upon new adventures in a new high school and a new internship at s. According to procreate this took about 4 hours so not too long. See more ideas about static shock, wally west and cartoon.
Dwayne glenn mcduffie february 20, 1962 february 21, 2011 was an american writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series static shock, writing and producing the animated series justice league unlimited and ben 10, and cofounding the pioneering minorityownedandoperated comicbook company milestone media. For the character this series is based on, see static dc comics. The brilliant, slightly awkward high school student virgil hawkins transforms into the cocky electromagnetic hero static. So it makes me wonder what i havent read comic book wise of static.
The character was created by milestone comics founders dwayne mcduffie, denys cowan, michael davis, and derek t. Static and hardware attempt to save sharon hawkins from the dangerous criminal mastermind who is responsible for the hawkins family tragedy. Dwayne is shy, misguided, and doesnt have very many friends, and likes to conjure characters from his favorite comic books, computer games,tv shows and commercials, bringing them to life with his powers. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. The show as well as comics did cover many different. Virgil hawkins is static, a teenage superhero in dakota city with electromagnetic powers who gained his powers in the big bang. Static shock 2000 animated static and gear a normal teenage boy named virgil hawkins hangs out with the wrong crowd and goes to a gang fight but, police break it up by throwing an experimental. Virgil gained electrokinetic powers and told richie of it. Static is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Static shocks frieda, on the other hand, has no idea virgil is static. The complete third season is a short but great collection of allages superheroing that provides some welcome diversity to the dc animated universe. As static, he dons a new uniform and establishes a new secret headquarters. A new 52 series starring static, first written by scott mcdaniel and john rozum. With a little assistance, static and gear proved their worth by taking on.
I just revamped his suit and his style and made him look quite a bit cooler in my opinion. An ordinary innercity kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage africanamerican superhero. The show revolves around virgil hawkins, an africanamerican boy, who uses the secret identity of static. As a part of the acclaimed dc comicsthe new 52 event of september 2011, scott mcdaniel and john rozum bring static shock back to the dc universe. Also static i believe is around mid tier like around things level. Dwayne mcduffie dc comics media wiki fandom powered by. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue. Along with the electrical hero and his hightech sidekick gear, the nba is coming to play, as superstars karl malone, yao ming, steve nash and vince carter will all guest star, and get super powers. Richie foley is based on rick stone, one of virgils friends in the milestone media comics. Static was a comic series started by milestone media under a publishing deal with dc comics that was featured separately from the dc continuity universe, which really was ok, since back then most of it was so convoluted anyway it didnt matter. This series will come from writerproducerdirector reginald hudlin django unchained and will be based on the comic series dwayne mcduffie, robert l. Shenice must keep frieda away from danger, while static and gear deal with a new mysterious hero named dusk. Static shock is an american superhero animated television series based on the milestone mediadc comics superhero static.
Richie was always near virgil so he got powers of his own to be super intelligent. He can be seen sitting behind billy batson during victor stone. Rebirth of the cool, it is shown that at that point in time, virgil is into collecting. While looking for static and gear, she bumps into ebon, who wants to use her. Static learns that someones been spraying mash notes to him throughout dakota.
The early 2000s was a shining moment for comic book content as dc. As a part of the acclaimed dc comicsthe new 52 event of septe. Gearrichie foley static shock dc comics heroes, static shock. Washington iii and a young john paul leon, static was for many the flagship title of the 90s publisher milestone. Drawing from their admiration of comic book heroes, richie suggested to his friend he. A mysterious tragedy forces the hawkins family to relocate from dakota to new york city.
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. The brilliant, yet slightly awkward high school student virgil hawkins transforms into the cocky electromagnetic hero static. It is the characters first solo series outside of the milestone imprint which originally ended in 1997 and was. Black anime characters, comic book characters, comic. This page contains information about static volume 1. With the ability to control electromagnetism, static joined the teen titans and. However, richie is a late boomer bang baby as he gained super intelligence.
It premiered on september 23, 2000, on the wb television networks kids wb programming block. Clones alkalie clone, presumed deceased cassandra hawkins sharons clone, sister. Find the value of the dc comic static shock volume 1. Gear is a superhero and the deuteragonist in static shock. Cartoon amazo couldnt even handle solomon grundy cause he was revived by magic. Static shock, justice league, xmen evolution, namor, more. The third season marks richie turning into superhero gear. On august 30, 2017, when asked on his twitter account if the character could have a feature film set in the dc animated. The static shock liveaction movie posted on 0225 at 10. Static shock comic books 2011 series all regular issues are out of stock. Washington, and artist john paul leon created for dc comics milestone imprint in 1993.
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