Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virgil Ovid Hawkins, better known as superhero Static Shock, first graced the pages of Milestone Comics’ Static #1 in June 1993.

Superheroes and TV have gone hand in hand since the 1950s. While most TV series focused on white superheroes’ exploits, their Black counterparts weren't allowed the same opportunities. Most Black ...

This week, we’re looking at “Static Shock” (2000–04), an influential animated series following Virgil Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who fights crime as “Static,” a superhero with electromagnetic powers.

Sunspots cause Static's powers to increase exponentially, then he loses them altogether, which Hotstreak, who has just been released from jail, soon discovers. Virgil refuses to cooperate with a ...

DC has an impressive roster of heroes, and one of their best is set to make a big streaming comeback in 2026.

The DC Animated Universe released one iconic series after another throughout the 90s and early 2000s, but none quite as underrated as Static Shock. A groundbreaking series on multiple fronts that ...

Milestone Comics brass shared big news for Static and the rest of the superheroes of Dakota City at this weekend’s DC FanDome. Milestone characters are coming to animation for the first time since ...

Today during a surprise DC Fandome panel about Milestone Media, Oscar nominated filmmaker Reginald Hudlin revealed that a Static Shock movie was in development as part of DC’s revitalizing the imprint ...

In the latest of our comprehensive series of reviews of DC Comics' 52 relaunched titles, we take a look at Static Shock #1. African-American teen superhero Virgil Hawkins, better known as Static, was ...

This week, we’re looking at “Static Shock” (2000–04), an influential animated series following Virgil Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who fights crime as “Static,” a superhero with electromagnetic powers.