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 ...

There’s a segment of DC Comics fans that hold Virgil Hawkins, a.k.a. Static, in just as high regard as heavy hitters like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. From his original Milestone Comics ...

Nikolas Draper-Ivey called Static’s new costume the Static Beyond “Shutdown Suit” on social media. “After an encounter with a mysterious new antagonist (SHUTDOWN) that has the ability [to] drain ...

One of the many announcements at the 2020 DC FanDome (remember those?) was news of a Static Shock movie coming from producer Michael B. Jordan, based on the electric-powered African American teen hero ...

Virgil Ovid Hawkins, better known as superhero Static Shock, first graced the pages of Milestone Comics’ Static #1 in June 1993. The character was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Don’t you get annoyed when you want to pet or cuddle with your dog or cat in the winter, and they shock you? How disrespectful, right? But don’t blame your pet for those small bolts of ...