Batman funny funny batman meme static shock knew how to pull off a good crossover. Static 1993 1997 from milestone league of comic geeks. What set static shock apart from many other childrens series from the early 2000s is, much like the original milestone comic books, it was unapologetic with its social commentary. The characters and their personalities are very derivative of what are probably their favorite titles and the art is static and cold. Find out which issues are worth money, including fantastic four 1, 5 first doctor doom, 45 first inhumans, 48 1st galactus and silver surfer, 52 1st black panther and more.
So when in static equilibrium, the acceleration of the system is zero and the system is either at rest, or its center of mass moves at constant velocity. Static is a comic book following an original character from dc comics milestone comics imprint, created by dwayne mcduffie and john paul leon. Browse issues from the comic book series, static, from milestone. The brilliant, slightly awkward high school student virgil hawkins transforms into the cocky electromagnetic hero static. The top 100 comics from the modern age please use the ebay links provided to contribute to the continued development of key collector comics the modern age, beginning circa 1992, is a long era. An original character from milestone comics, he first appeared in. Static definition of static by the free dictionary. Revenant is a dark vigilante who escaped from an asylum. The comic books pictured are the comics youll receive. Back in 1993, the comics world would see a major milestone taking place in the industry, a comic book imprint founded by africanamerican.
During approximately the first 15 years of this period, many comic book characters were redesigned, creators gained prominence in the industry, independent comics flourished, and. Static shock by chizelman on deviantart comic book characters, comic character, comic. What you are about to read is the definitive list of the 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains of alltimeall ranked. Hes most famous for having his own award winning cartoon series on kids wb lasting 4 seasons and making guest appearances on the cartoon network justice league. Variants, second printings and independent books will have their own categories. Adjective the static installation of the statue in that niche means that no one will ever see its back, which is also of interest noun there was so much static on the radio we couldnt hear the broadcast. Static is such an awesome movie, but has seemed to of faded away into obscurity.
Just a heavy charge of static electricity, replied the doctor. Collectors issue item condition near mint or mint the collectors issue comes with pla. Director mark romanek, has also directed the nine inch nails music video, closer and more recently one hour photo. Sell my comic books presents a fantastic four comic books price guide. Donner and blitzen of the shadow cabinet two women, one with superhuman strength, the other capable of superspeed recruit icon for their battle with the star chamber. Most popular bronze age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc.
A mysterious tragedy forces the hawkins family to relocate from dakota to new york city. This is my first time purchasing a comic through the mail, ive received magazines before so i dont know how much of a difference. As static, he dons a new uniform and establishes a new secret. 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. The summation of forces, one of which might be unknown, allows that unknown to be found. The static emerging from the speaker thickened, obliterating all other noises. The modern age of comic books is a period in the history of american superhero comic books which is generally considered to have begun in the mid1980s and continues through the present day. But his real secret weapon is the same inspired intellect that makes him a social outcast at school. Over the decades, numerous important black characters have been introduced in mainstream comic books, with their stories becoming integral parts of the mediums history. Introduced in the spring of 1993, static was one of the early comic book series created by milestone media and published through dc comics. Virgil is one of the metahumans, known as bang babies, who resulted from this incident. Milestone media is a company best known for creating milestone comics, which were published and distributed by dc comics, and the static shock cartoon series.
Virgil ovid hawkins was born on the paris island section of dakota city as the second child of robert and jean. Static shock ran for four seasons, with 52 halfhour episodes in total. He has been a member of the heroes and the teen titans. Dc comics reboots static shock, putting african american. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The comics were aimed at a slightly older audience, so the. Icon milestone dc comics is a superhero, a comic book character distributed by dc comics. The adjective static comes into english via new latin staticus, which dates from the late 16th century and means relating to weighing. Static was the most successful of the milestone line, appearing not just in 45 issues of his own comic the last dated march, 1997, but also as part of a group of heroes, known succinctly as heroes. Most popular comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc. We are always looking for quality vintage memorabilia and comic books to purchase or sell at auction. The show revolves around virgil hawkins, an africanamerican boy, who uses the secret identity of static after exposure to. Wed love to talk to you about your collection, your buying and selling needs, and how heritage auctions can work for you.
You get right back here and finish this article, young man. The lenticular animation cover even recalls the age. Theres so much static on this radio i cant hear what theyre saying. Blerd without fear is all about breaking down and explaining things happening in comic books, comic book.
This is a list of black superheroes that lists characters found in comic books and other media. Static spacetime, a spacetime having a global, nonvanishing, timelike killing vector field which is irrotational statics, a branch of physics concerned with physical systems in equilibrium fluid statics, the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest engineering edit. As static prepares to endure a house party, plus of the shadow cabinet, a powerful telekinetic, teleports onto the scene to recruit static for the shadow war. The characters are superheroes depicted as black people comic. The series lasted for 45 issues, from june, 1993 to march, 1997. Continually threatened by bullies and ignored by girls, virgil hawkins led a dismal and depressing life. Hes called static because he controls electrostatic energy, using it to do everything from flying atop a garbage can lid, to throwing taserlike punches against his enemies. Virgil embarks upon new adventures in a new high school and a new internship at s. Static was a comic produced by milestone under dc and followed an africanamerican teen named virgil ovid. Milestone media was a comic book imprint and media company established with the intention presenting more minority characters in american comics. Static synonyms, static antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus.
Black lightning, aka jefferson pierce, draws electricity from his own body. Virgil hawkins is static, a teenage superhero in dakota city with electromagnetic powers who gained his powers in the big bang. Static would later be absorbed into dcs main comic book universe following the events of final crisis. Static meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every.
Static shock proved kids can handle politics with their. Static shock knew how to pull off a good crossover. The history section for this article is either absent or contains very little information. But when a mutagenic gas accidentally gave the african american adolescent superhuman abilities, virgil was reborn as static, the electrically powered teen superhero. The other members had been involved with shadow cabinet, another milestone series, which by that time was defunct. Static was a comic produced by milestone under dc and followed an africanamerican teen named virgil ovid hawkins otherwise known as static. T and the tforce 1st issue collectors item comic book. Staticus is a straightforward borrowing of greek statikos with the same meaning. Dwayne mcduffie was an american writer of comic books and television. The series follows high school student virgil ovid hawkins who gains a variety of electromagnetic powers when doused with.
489 962 80 1100 1016 587 878 175 1342 1251 620 627 1502 163 705 730 46 142 1625 547 1401 435 851 1554 372 1108 337 70 1090 1497 916 421 323 1136 1476 537 621