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Taking a page out of my Tribal Tuesdays column this week we spotlight this exquisite piece of original art courtesy of Joe Illidge. This is an original piece (Unpublished) for Milestone’s Icon #16. The published version had both heroes depicted in equal
Milestone Compendium is a can’t-miss collection for any Milestone Comics or 90’s comics fan! DC has announced it will release Milestone Compendium One, a new collection that brings together the debut story arcs of the original Milestone characters from the 1990s. The 1,320-page volume
[Posted by Christopher Priest in (September 2000)]In a recent online column, Dwayne McDuffie, Editor In Chief of Milestone Media, Inc. acknowledged my role in the early stages of Milestone’s development. Milestone Media, of course, is the ground-breaking company that developed the first
“A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”- Nelson Mandela Icon #1 opens with an Alien crash land
In the aftermath of Civil War comes RECONSTRUCTION, the beginning of a stunning new era of fantastic adventure. The team has been rocked to its foundations by the controversial events of the last several months. Now Reed and Sue have announced their
When a superhero sidekick finds out she’s pregnant, will she keep it or…….. Courtesy of Dwayne Mcduffie comes this touching tale of a teenage superhero faced with a life altering decision!! Summary Icon explains his origins to rocket but she doesn’t believe
Summary After the events of Avengers #293 Monica Rambeau finds herself at home recuperating from the loss of her powers and restarting a “normal” life. Monica returns to life on the sea; this time as a Captain aboard the cargo ship, “Tea
Summary Static Shock and Virule face off while the authorities try to intercept them. Static drives off his attackers and saves the authorities. He arrives home late and talks to both his sister and her clone. Back at school he manages to
Meet the invulnerable Muslim superhero, WISE SON! Created by the great Dwayne McDuffie!
In the absence of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, Black Panther and Storm take up the challenge as the newest members of the Fantastic Four. But there is no time to ease into the job, as the Four are flung into
First Appearance: Blood Syndicate #1, April 1993 Created by: Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan Real Name: Leonard Smalls Jr. Alias: Pyre Nationality: American Team Affiliations: Blood Syndicate and Star Chamber Legal Status: U.S citizen with criminal record Weight: 250 lbs Height: 6’7
Publisher: Milestone Media Created by Kurt Busiek 1st appearance: Static #12 Real Name: Damon Briggs Nationality: American Weight: 172 lbs Height: 5’9 Eyes:Brown Hair: Black Known Relatives: Mr. Briggs (Father), Mother (fate unknown) Skills and abilities:
Summary Our heroes battle the man who now calls himself Payback. Icon at one point gets taken down and Rocket gives chase into the sewers where they continue their battle. Icon meanwhile deals with the rest of the thugs and flies the
Summary We get a flashback as one of the mayor’s co-workers walks into her office and takes her hostage. Few hours later Icon and Rocket arrive to give the police their assistance things go wrong as Icon wants to comply with their
Summary Reporter Chaplick from the Chronicle Newspaper decides against her editors best wishes to go to Paris Island home of the Blood Syndicate for the exclusive story of a life time. After arriving they give her specific instructions to do as she’s
Real Name: Rolando Texador Publisher: Milestone Comics First Appearance: Blood Syndicate #1, April 1993 Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, Ivan Velez Jr. and Denys Cowan Nationality: Puerto Rican Weight: 195 lbs Height: 5’11 Eyes: Black Hair: Black
Publisher: Milestone Comics First Appearance: Blood Syndicate #1, April 1993 Created by: Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan Real Name: Carlos Quinones Nationality: Dominican Weight: unknown Height: 5’11 Eyes: brown Hair: brown Known Relatives: Mother (fate revealed), Mr. Quinones (Father),
This is the most shocking thing to happen in a long time 🙁 News across the internet says Dwayne Mcduffie, creator of the Milestone line of comics which included characters such as Static, Hardware and Icon past away on Monday due to
While it’s no ‘shock” that a new Static series will be coming to DC comics in after all it’s been talked about before but since it’s been “Officially announced” via DC’s blog, The Source, it’s big news 😛 Henderson had this to
Welcome to a new section that I’ve had floating around my head since before worldofblackheroes.com began in 2010. Milestone Mondays will take place on a random Monday of each month and talk about, review or highlight art, cards, etc from the ’90s