Static Shock SPECIAL One-Shot!

Got this comic yesterday with my friend, its a good read, simple story about Virgil (aka Static) having his uncle back after 10 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

The story is pretty much about how bad things happen but you gotta keep pushing forward. Virgil's uncle has to deal with the thugs from prison out for revenge after the uncle stood up to the ringleader 10 years ago. The ringleader was badly wounded. The ringleader, on the outside now, has achieved Bang Baby powers and is "untouchable". "Figure it out" is what Virgil's uncle tells him, about life, that no matter what use your mind to get you ahead. No one can think originally as you can.

The book ends with Static almost breaking the 4th Wall telling the reader "...I am the legacy" after having done what his uncle said and coming out the hero yet again, despite tragedy.

The Static Shock One-Shot SPECIAL is again, a simple read with a simple yet enduring message. But even more so than the arc are the words shared about the creator of the character known as Static, Dwayne McDuffie in light of his passing earlier this year and the new things happening at DC Comics especially in regards Static and other Milestone properties.

Later the cover art by Keron Grant and several others make the book even sweeter to behold. Its pretty much a full package. I respond very well to Keron's look on Static, he makes him look so sleek and confident and cool, even though you know that under the lightning is a 15year old with girl trouble, money trouble and is an outsider becasue he loves gaming and comic books. And he's cool with that!

Virgil has shown me that though you're not accepted by the WHOLE WORLD you are accept into the world of those who have proven to you time and time again that you belong in their world. The world of friendship, family and heroism. In his own right Static has achieved all of this and has gained the respect of countless other heroes and readers alike.

For the Longest time I was intimidated by the legacy of milestone Media, specifially the super hero Static. Intimidated and afraid to claim him as my favorite hero, because I love and respect him so much and he's so important and beloved by so many minorities, I thought since I wwas late to the party in the early 2000s that I hadn't eanred the right to love him. Even through all of the back issies and trades I've hunted down since the cartoon ended in 2004, it wasn't until McDuffie died this year that I finally could say outloud for myself to hear, "Static is my favorite superhero." I'm sorry it took me so long to say it and claim it. Almost like I didn't know what to do with a good thing. But I'm claiming it now.

There are talks that the DC Comics EPIC reboot after the events of Flashpoint will be good for books like the new Static Shock coming out in September. I'm quite leary of the new overhaul and revamping of the line, despite how crucially sexy many of the new uniforms look (Robin for example, no homo lol) I have always seen Static as sorta separate from DC and he's been out of print for so long; I don't think it'll mess anything up. The only new thing is his uniform(s) and that he will now reside in New York City. I'm hoping the name "Dakota" will show up in the new on-going series somehow, I'll be ok if it doesn't but it'll be different him being someplace new. I don't know if the rest of the milestone heroes n' villains will show up there too, we'll see. Maybe Virgil will be older and the writer (Felicia Henderson) will keep with the Milestone Forever book and put Virgil on the path to becoming a doctor. It'll fun to see. Honestly Static is the only one I'm excited about with the new reboot becasue he's so old yet so retro and kinda new and fresh while the others have had 50-70 years of history to deal with. Static has only been around 20 years and was only in serious print up to 1998 or so. We shall see what DC has in store for the swashbuckling exploits of Static soon enough.

You're my favorite Static!!!

"I'll put a shock to your system... don't start none, won't be none."

EL FIN