At today’s second DC Fandome event, DC Comics unveiled the 17-page preview comic “Milestone Returns” #0. The comic, written by Reggie Hudlin with Greg Pak, was announced in August at the first Fandome event as the lead-in to a full revival of the Dakotaverse.
The comic features the talent of a host of POC creators including Jim Lee, Ryan Benjamin, Denys Cowan, and Khoi Pham, telling the stories of famous Milestone heroes like Icon & Rocket, Static Shock, Duo and more. The comic presents a mission statement of superheroics intertwined with systemic evils like police brutality, apathetic state systems and institutionalised racism.
Milestone Comics will return fully this February, black history month, with a digital-first “Static Shock” series, soon to be followed by “Icon & Rocket,” a “Static Shock” OGN, and certainly more. This has been the first proper reintroduction to the Dakotaverse in 13 years, excluding the short revival series “Milestone Forever” in 2010, largely due to the legal arbitration between DC Comics and co-founder Dwayne McDuffie’s widow, Charlotte Fullerton, in relation to unpaid royalties to the original creators.
In addition to “Milestone Returns” #0, fans can read “Static Shock” (2011) #1 and #2, “Xombi” #1 and #2, “Hardware” (2010) Vol. 1, and “Icon” Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. These will all be available for a limited time only, going back to their original prices tomorrow.