TWELVE-WEEK TOUR: Static’s First Year – Part 5
Overstreet Advisor and former Gemstone staffer Scott Braden continues with his tour through the seriously impressive — and frequently overlooked — first 12 issues of Milestone Media’s Static, which some have asserted, was the best monthly superhero comic book on the market at that time. We don’t disagree.
Here’s Part 5…
Static #5
DC Comics; Milestone Media; October 1993
Louder Than a Bomb Chapter One – Megablast
Page one finds Virgil Hawkins right smack dab in the middle of a race riot between blacks and Jews. While trying to separate the warring parties, he creates a repulsion field to keep everybody away from each other until they calm down.
Flashback to Hawkins at his favorite comic book store playing a role-playing game with friends when one of them remembers that he has a date with Daisy Watkins. After saying that he didn’t remember any date, Daisy walks in, confronts Hawkins, and leaves in tears. Processing that she really wanted a date with him, Hawkins then hears about the riot at Temple Beth Ad and, next thing he knows, he’s running crowd control – super-powers style.
Fast-forward to a Jewish rabbi and a black pastor holding hands, jointly lecturing and pointing out the useless of continued violence. Afterward, the rabbi and the pastor meet with Static and ask him to speak at an assembly against Commando X and his recent bombings – the reason for the riot. Static at first doesn’t know what to say – then accepts.
Segue way to Hawkins in school, where after some small talk between Larry and Frieda, our hero uses his electromagnetic powers to activate the sprinkler system after Commando X attacked his school. Later, at a restaurant, Hawkins and his friends debate Commando X and his tactics, when he tells Frieda and everybody else that Static will be at the peace rally on Saturday.
Finally, the big day comes, and Static gets ready for his big speech, when all of a sudden Commando X makes himself heard at the assembly – putting Static on the defensive. Then, Commando X unleashes a plethora of bombs on the peace rally – leaving Static seemingly helpless!
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TWELVE-WEEK TOUR: Static’s First Year – Part 5
Overstreet Advisor and former Gemstone staffer Scott Braden continues with his tour through the seriously impressive — and frequently overlooked — first 12 issues of Milestone Media’s Static, which some have asserted, was the best monthly superhero comic book on the market at that time. We don’t disagree.
Here’s Part 5…
Static #5
DC Comics; Milestone Media; October 1993
Louder Than a Bomb Chapter One – Megablast
Page one finds Virgil Hawkins right smack dab in the middle of a race riot between blacks and Jews. While trying to separate the warring parties, he creates a repulsion field to keep everybody away from each other until they calm down.
Flashback to Hawkins at his favorite comic book store playing a role-playing game with friends when one of them remembers that he has a date with Daisy Watkins. After saying that he didn’t remember any date, Daisy walks in, confronts Hawkins, and leaves in tears. Processing that she really wanted a date with him, Hawkins then hears about the riot at Temple Beth Ad and, next thing he knows, he’s running crowd control – super-powers style.
Fast-forward to a Jewish rabbi and a black pastor holding hands, jointly lecturing and pointing out the useless of continued violence. Afterward, the rabbi and the pastor meet with Static and ask him to speak at an assembly against Commando X and his recent bombings – the reason for the riot. Static at first doesn’t know what to say – then accepts.
Segue way to Hawkins in school, where after some small talk between Larry and Frieda, our hero uses his electromagnetic powers to activate the sprinkler system after Commando X attacked his school. Later, at a restaurant, Hawkins and his friends debate Commando X and his tactics, when he tells Frieda and everybody else that Static will be at the peace rally on Saturday.
Finally, the big day comes, and Static gets ready for his big speech, when all of a sudden Commando X makes himself heard at the assembly – putting Static on the defensive. Then, Commando X unleashes a plethora of bombs on the peace rally – leaving Static seemingly helpless!
Previous Installments
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Popular Topics
Overstreet Access Quick Links
