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Part 1:  How Milestone Comics Reshaped The Comics Industry

Milestone comics reshaped the comics industry creating a place for better representation & laying the foundation for the current comics landscape.

Part 2:  The Story Of Milestone Comics

Milestone’s lasting legacy went beyond just the comics. It launched multiple careers, inspired a new generation & spun off its characters into TV & animation.

Book of the Year: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

Digital Book of the Year: The Nib edited by Matt Bors (thenib.com)

Best Children or Young Adult Book: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC Comics)

Best Manga: Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book: Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn and Quarterly)

Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel: Watchmen by HBO, based on Watchmen (DC Comics)

Hall of Fame Inductions

The Godfather of Manga and Anime, Osamu Tezuka

Jill Thompson 

Milestone Media

Static Shock Complete First Season DVD Release Announced

Warner Brothers has announced that they will be releasing the Complete First Season of Static Shock via Warner Archive.  The set will be released on March 28 priced at $24.99 SRP.

Meet Virgil Hawkins, a mild-mannered teen in the wrong place at the wrong time when a chemical explosion rocks the streets of Dakota City – changing him from supergeek to super-hero. Based on the Milestone/DC Comics…

Today, at New York Comic Con, DC Publisher Jim Lee, writer/producer/director Reginald Hudlin and Milestone co-founder and artist Denys Cowan announced the return of popular characters of the Dakota Universe in a new collaboration called Earth M in spring 2018. Cowan, Hudlin and Lee were joined by Milestone co-founder Derek Dingle and Earth M collaborators Alice Randall, Ken Lashley and Greg Pak to share details of the re-emergence of classic Milestone characters, including Static Shock, Icon and Rocket, as well as brand-new character creations which will debut in a series of different titles under the Earth M imprint.

The launch book will be titled MILESTONE #1 (featuring Icon and Rocket), and will create the foundation and over-arching storyline for future Earth M titles. The series, from writer Reginald Hudlin and artist Ken Lashley, will focus on Icon and Rocket and will feature other classic Dakota Universe characters from the ‘90s. 

STATIC SHOCK, an ongoing series from Hudlin and Kyle Baker, focusing on 14-year-old Virgil Hawkins, a kid with a love of comics and science who develops dazzling, electric superpowers.

DUO, a new Earth M miniseries written by Greg Pak, introducing the twisted story of a couple sharing one body for eternity.

LOVE ARMY, a miniseries with story by Hudlin, about a secret army of women with amazing abilities and super-strength, sworn to protect the planet.

EARTH M, an anthology featuring a mysterious new vigilante character.

Cult Cartoon Essentials: Static Shock

Created originally for Milestone Media/DC Comics by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle, and Michael Davis, the animated series Static Shock ran for four seasons (52 episodes) between 2000-2004.

The show follows fourteen-year-old Virgil Hawkins (voiced by Phil LaMarr) who lives with his older sister Sharon (voiced by…

Exclusive Preview: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics looks at the story of Milestone Media

      Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics has been airing Mondays on AMC with a full parade of comics personalities and experts (including The Beat’s own Jeffrey Trexler) looking at comics history, and episodes covering Marvel, Wonder Woman, Superman and comics after 9/11. Next Monday’s episode, airing on 12/4, is called “The…

NYCC ’17: The Return Of the Dakota Universe And The Launch Of Earth M Panel

After years of rumors and unfulfilled announcements, this Thursday at New York Comic Con, DC Comics finally announced a return to the world of Milestone Comics. Panelists Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle, Reginald Hudlin, Kyle Baker, Alice Randall, Kyle Baker, Greg Pak, Ken Lashley, and Jim Lee . Discussing the impetus of Earth M, Hudlin discussed the importance of capturing the cutting edge mentality…