Excuse Me while i unleash my madness

What can we say is the state of the Static and greater Milestone fandom?

I'm mostly only active on here, Insta, and FB. And across those platforms I see the most support for current content on FB. On Tumblr it's all about the cartoon, and on instagram it's all about the cosplays and the fan art, almost exclusively of the cartoon. YouTube has reviews but...yeah I as a rule avoid media reviews on YouTube. And the FB pages I follow are full of older fans.

I don't see much talk about the comics here on Tumblr, which is...astounding. like, not to name names but certain blogs I follow will still post about the most obscure comic characters who don't even have solos out. And I'm not hating on them, but it is kinda eyeopening when I can look up a niche character that hasn't had a major solo run since, like, 2001 and see oodles of content, but for Static--a character whos return was so hyped up--it's mostly just stuff about the cartoon. The way that people hyped Static for so many years would make you think his return would be a huge cultural moment close to, if not exactly like, when BP premiered. But that's not happening. It isnt even close.

Does the Static fandom know that there's new content out? Content that we can go out and buy and read? I know I personally need to do better at posting my comic hauls and reviews when new issues of Static come out, but I'm still surprised that I don't see more people really talking about this.

one of y’all: “Ay I got that Black Panther on boot-

Me:

Solicitation Info:

(W) David Walker, Sheena C. Howard (A) Le Beau L. Underwood, Veronica Gandini (A/CA) Ray-Anthony Height

Teenager Kayla Tate is forced to move back to her hometown Youngstown, Ohio, an “Event” designated Level 5 impact zone.  Compared to her new life, returning to Youngstown is a step backwards. She has a strained relationship with her childhood friend, Jonah Watkins, school is a nightmare, and everyone is talking about the mysterious superhero and Internet sensation, “Cosmosis”, and his nighttime battles against the supposedly.

In Shops: Jul 19, 2017

Cyborg Vol 1: The Imitation of Life - Review

Finally, on to the big boys. And by that I mean characters that I actually know a little bit about. Cyborg, many of you may remember was an integral part of the Teen Titans animated roster. Then after the New 52 reboot, he was promoted to the big leagues literally; The Justice League. Although he’s proved himself more than enough as a global hero, I do miss his adventures with the smaller teams. Oh well.

Given that he’s never really been a solo hero, I was interested to see how DC comics would tackle the fact that he has very few adversaries. The Imitation of Life tells the story of Cyborg trying to come to terms with his half robot, half human status and what it really means to be a human. You have a sinister force in the background who appears to stand for all robot kind, but we never get a chance to find out who he or she is. I actually really appreciated this, in this graphic novel, as it allows the tension to build up, without giving away too much.

The final issue also introduces the prospect of a female cyborg, which although would be great to give Cyborg company, I thought was a bit of a cop out. I mean does she have to be a half robot, half human? Saying that, I may be proven wrong and she may be an amazing character.

I liked the artwork in the first half of the novel, but it seemed a little simple in the second half, not that I didn’t like it. Overall, I have to say was surprised about this novel. I didn’t expect to enjoy Cyborg’s solo adventures this much, but I actually want to know what’s going to happen.

Favourite Panel:

Finally, his iconic catchphrase returns!

You’ll enjoy this if:

1) You like robots

2) You like those existential questions about humanity

3) You’re a fan of traditionally team characters having solo adventures

My overall rating: