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Milestone Media’s Icon and DC Comics’ Superman, while sharing some similarities as iconic superheroes, also have notable differences that set them apart. Here are ten ways in which Icon differs from Superman…
DC is looking to “identify, educate, spotlight, and empower” the next generation of Black and diverse creators in the comic book industry with the Milestone Initiative, a new program as part of the publisher’s new talent development program, Next Generation DC (NGDC), designed so that “the stories of the next century are truly reflective of the world around us.”
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 This is an original piece (Unpublished) for Milestone’s Icon #16.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
[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
The creative teams behind Milestone’s upcoming relaunch have been revealed. Static: Season One will be written by Vita Ayala (Children of the Atom) with layouts by ChrisCross and finishes by Nikolas Draper-Ivey This I can excited about…the legendary ChrisCross and Vita Ayala? Yes please!
“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
Depending on whom you talk with, the 90’s were either a new beginning in the world of comic books or it was the beginning of the end. Many will point out the financial woes of Marvel, or the direct market comic distributors
Straight from CBR comes these preview pages and info from the trinity of Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle, Reginald Hudlin: “We thought the Milestone characters work best pretty separate from the original DCU,” Hudlin told an eager NYCC audience. (In recent years, Milestone
Milestone 2.0 as far as I’mconcered is a misfire. They announced a return then went into hibernation with NOTHING happening from the announcement in 2015. SDCC 2017 saw Hudlin throw shade at DC Comics and Jim Lee claiming things were still on
Coming in from across the airwaves this morning is news that Milestone Media llc. is set for a comeback/revival similar to Valiant’s simply stunning takeover of comics a few years back. Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle and former Black Panther writer and
First Appearance: Blood Syndicate #11, February 1994 Created by: Ivan Velez Jr., Chris Cross and Ivan Velez Real Name: Bubba Brown Nationality: American Team Affiliations: Blood Syndicate Legal Status: U.S citizen with criminal record Weight: 170 lbs (human) Height: 5’8 (human)
You read that headline right! Comics legend and Milestone comics co-founder Denys Cowan‘s original art pieces, twenty seven (27) in in total have gone missing! Said pieces were to be used in the “Milestones: African Americans In Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond”
Publisher: Milestone Media, INC. First Appearance: Blood Syndicate #1, April 1993 Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, Ivan Velez Jr. and Denys Cowan Nationality: American Weight: 176 lbs Height: 5’9 Eyes: unknown Hair: unknown Relatives: unknown Notes: Whether