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Forgotten 15: The Lost Launch Titles Of The New 52
Forgotten 15: The Lost Launch Titles Of The New 52
Forgotten 15: The Lost Launch Titles Of The New 52
With the announcement of the Rebirth event, DC Comics has unveiled another line-wide relaunch with new #1 issues across the board. Aside from some eyebrow raisers such as The Super Sons, DC looks to be playing it safe with a core set of books focused on recognizable characters, with many of them now published twice monthly. DC’s last line-wide relaunch in 2011, The New 52, was a lot bolder in the chances it took with its ongoing series, and promoted a wide range of genre diversity and odd curiosities. With The New 52 nearly five years old, only a handful of those original books are still being published, and while some of the lost titles remain cult-favorites, a lot of them have already faded into obscurity. Here are 15 New 52 titles that were the first to fall.
20 Great Black Comic Book Characters
20 Great Black Comic Book Characters
20 Great Black Comic Book Characters
It's no secret that white male leads have dominated comic books since --- well forever. In the '60s, Marvel and DC finally started to put a change to that with the addition of super-powered people of color, which led to some of today's biggest names in comics. But it still wasn't enough. Eventually the lack of diversity led to the onset of Milestone Media in the '90s, where Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T. Dingle crafted several intriguing characters. With an increasingly active black nerd, or blerd, community, new black characters are being created every day --- primarily through independent publishers, though Marvel has also kickstarted a focus on one of its most notable black characters --- but more on that later. To celebrate Black History Month, ComicsAlliance is running down our list of 20 Great Black Comic Book Characters. Our list considers old staples as well as some new favorites, including a certain katana wielding badass, space explorers and of course, plenty of superheroes.
Jaden Smith Confirmed for 'Static Shock' Series?
Jaden Smith Confirmed for 'Static Shock' Series?
Jaden Smith Confirmed for 'Static Shock' Series?
A while back, it was rumored that Jaden Smith — son of Will and noted Batman enthusiast — was in talks to play the role of superhero Static Shock, which Warner Bros. has been developing as a live-action digital series. Nothing has come of those rumors since then, but it looks like Smith’s deal with WB may have just been outed.
RIP ‘Static’ Writer Robert L. Washington III
RIP ‘Static’ Writer Robert L. Washington III
RIP ‘Static’ Writer Robert L. Washington III
Numerous sources have confirmed the sad news that comics writer Robert L. Washington III has passed away after suffering multiple heart attacks. Washington's resume includes numerous credits from DC Comics and other publishers, but he was best known for co-writing the original appearances of the pioneering teen superhero Static at Milestone Media, where he collaborated with the character's co-crea
Watch the 13-Minute Live Action ‘Static Shock’ Fan Film [Video]
Watch the 13-Minute Live Action ‘Static Shock’ Fan Film [Video]
Watch the 13-Minute Live Action ‘Static Shock’ Fan Film [Video]
Back in February writer/director/actor Stefan Dezil released a teaser trailer for his in-progress Static Shock: Blackout, a short live-action film based on the Milestone Media superhero created by Dwayne McDuffie and John Paul Leon. A tribute to the late McDuffie to coincide with what would have been his 50th birthday, Blackout was shot for just about $5,000 on the RED digital camera system, and e
Is Static About To Join the ‘Young Justice’ Team?
Is Static About To Join the ‘Young Justice’ Team?
Is Static About To Join the ‘Young Justice’ Team?
Attention, everyone with fond memories of watching Static Shock on Saturday mornings: You might find yourself experiencing deja vu in upcoming months, if a tease about the second season of Cartoon Network's Young Justice series turns out to mean what many fans and commentators have suggested: that Static may be joining the animated sidekick team...
Fans Honor Dwayne McDuffie With ‘Static Shock’ Fan Film [Video]
Fans Honor Dwayne McDuffie With ‘Static Shock’ Fan Film [Video]
Fans Honor Dwayne McDuffie With ‘Static Shock’ Fan Film [Video]
What do you do when DC Comics produces a Static Shock comic book that is not to your liking and then cancels it outright? If you're writer/director/actor Stefan Dezil, you make a Static Shock movie. Just ahead of what would have been the late Static co-creator Dwayne McDuffie's 50th birthday, Dezil and his crew of filmmakers have released a trailer for their 12-minute short film, Static Shock: Bla
Scott McDaniel Speaks Out On The ‘Static Shock’ Creative Meltdown
Scott McDaniel Speaks Out On The ‘Static Shock’ Creative Meltdown
Scott McDaniel Speaks Out On The ‘Static Shock’ Creative Meltdown
Static Shock co-writer John Rozum spoke out recently about what he said was "really going on behind the scenes" of the cancelled DC Comics title, which besides being one of the first New 52 series to be discontinued was also one of the very few superhero comics starring an African American hero in the leading role and...
Digital ComicsAlliance: The Cream of the Neo-Milestone Comics Crop
Digital ComicsAlliance: The Cream of the Neo-Milestone Comics Crop
Digital ComicsAlliance: The Cream of the Neo-Milestone Comics Crop
A few years ago, DC Comics announced that they'd licensed the characters from Milestone Media and would be folding them into the DC Universe at large. Milestone was one of the most forward-thinking and best-produced comics companies of the '90s, and built a truly inclusive universe that reflected a variety of ages, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions, political alignments,
Former ‘Static Shock’ Writer John Rozum on ‘What was Really Going on Behind the Scenes’
Former ‘Static Shock’ Writer John Rozum on ‘What was Really Going on Behind the Scenes’
Former ‘Static Shock’ Writer John Rozum on ‘What was Really Going on Behind the Scenes’
Mister Terrific and Static Shock, two of the very few "solo" series starring African American superhero characters in lead roles, were among the six New 52 titles canceled by DC Comics earlier this month. The loss of these titles was greeted by ComicsAlliance readers with several levels of disappointment...

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