Written by Reginald Hudlin and Leon Chills and illustrated by Doug Braithwaite, with cover by Taurin Clarke, Icon and Rocket: Season One will be available digitally June 27.
MIlestone’s key tag team return in the second-planned limited series for ‘Earth-M’, Icon & Rocket. The series, which is six issues like Static, was originally announced as by Hudlin and artist Denys Cowan, but DC now says the creative team will be re-announced later.
“What happens when superheroes actually make a difference?” reads DC’s description. “When Raquel Ervin broke into the home of a wealthy Black lawyer, she didn’t expect to learn that he was a nearly omnipotent alien, lost in despair of ever returning home—and he didn’t expect that she would inspire him to emerge from the shadows and become a force for change on the planet he’s trapped on.
“What starts out as a simple request to stop the drug trafficking in her neighborhood turns into a mission to eliminate the drug trade worldwide. However, this act of heroism has unexpected consequences, making the pair the two most wanted criminals in the world when actually stopping crime leads to the collapse of the global economy!”
Icon & Rocket #1 (of 6) goes on sale June 21 digitally, with a print edition not announced at this time.