PROS
Reboot to Static. I’m glad he’s coming back into the mainstream. Static Shock the cartoon was gold and a highlight of my childhood.
Love the modern take of how Virgil and the other bang babies get their powers. Trigger warning: police brutality
the artwork
Virgil’s style; the updated designs. It’s so surreal for me to see all the old characters again. And the old outfits from the show too!
Virgil’s narrative voice.
The supervillains’ motivations made sense, but then he just disappears after a few pages. I’m going to assume it’s a setup for an overarching story concerning him or a teaser for his next appearance.
think Virgil’s parents’ conflict with trying to protect him was good. It showed a realistic take on how having a child with superpowers would be terrifying in a way. You don’t want them to hide who they are, but you also don’t want them dissected for science.
Sharon has more of a presence here than just being an older naggy sister like in the show.
An interesting take on Virgil’s electric powers; they either manifest as or are tied to his anger issues.

CONS
- Dialogue (Ex: No one says “TL:DR” in actual conversation; “Long story short” would sound more natural)
- Pacing
- Coloring looks ashy and blurry like a cartoon filter. Certain shots look unfinished.
- Frank, the white boy antagonistic bully, acts like a hotep. I don’t expect the average white guy to use “ivory princess.” Static Shock’s Hotstreak he is not. He could still be a wannabe-down white boy, but his dialogue got to tighten up.
- Supervillain’s name is Holocaust. I get that’s the character’s original name, but with the reboot I would’ve opted for changing it or giving him a nickname. Looks like they did it for Ebon or perhaps he would get the name in his next appearance.
- I don’t think they explained well what Rocket’s or Daisy’s powers were.
For volume 1 there are some hiccups and some bumpy pieces, but I’m still interested in seeing more. ( )

It's nice to see Virgil Hawkins back in action. I have the original '90s run tucked away down in the basement, and Vita Ayala and Nikolas Draper-Ivey and the rest of the creative crew do a nice job on this reboot, making Static and the other Milestone characters as relevant as ever. Now that the stage has been set, I hope that future volumes can really let loose.

FOR REFERENCE:

Originally published in single magazine form in Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition 0 and Static: Season One 1-6.

Contents:

• Introduction / Reginald Hudlin

Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition #0
• The Big Bang / Reginald Hudlin, writer; Denys Cowan, layouts; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, finishes and color - pages 1-5, 12-17; Denys Cowan, pencils - pages 6-11, 23-24; Bill Sienkiewicz, inks - pages 6-11, 23-24; Chriscross, pencils - pages 18-22; Juan Castro, inks - pages 18-22; Denys Cowan and Chris Sotomayor, cover artists

Static: Season One #1-6
• Episode One: Trial By Fire / Vita Ayala, writer; Chriscross, layouts; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, finishes and colors; Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, cover artists
• Episode Two: Family Meeting / Vita Ayala, writer; Chriscross, layouts; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, finishes and colors; Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, cover artists
• Episode Three: Run It Back / Vita Ayala, writer; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, pencils, inks and colors - pages 1-12; Chriscross, pencils and inks - pages 13-20; Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, cover artists
• Episode Four: Naming Names / Vita Ayala, writer; Chriscross, layouts; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, finishes and colors; Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, cover artists
• Episode Five: Prison Break / Vita Ayala, writer; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, artist; Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, cover artists
• Episode Six: Shock to the System / Vita Ayala, writer; Nikolas Draper-Ivey, artist; Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, cover artists

Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition #0
• Fandome Preview / Reginald Hudlin, writer - pages 1-13; Greg Pak, writer - pages 14-15; Jim Lee, artist - pages 1-2; Ryan Benjamin, artist - pages 3-4; Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti, artists - pages 5, 10, 13, 16-17; Ryan Benjamin and Don Ho, artists - pages 6-9; Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz, artists - pages 11-12; Khoi Pham and Scott Hanna, artists - pages 14-15

• Variant Cover and Sketch Gallery / Nikolas Draper-Ivey, Shawn Martinbrough and Chris Sotomayor, Denys Cowan and Brad Anderson, Olivier Coipel and Brad Anderson, Kyle Baker, Tyler Kirham and Arif Prianto, artists ( )

***who sucked me in***
Omar of Near Mint Condition on YouTube in their 'Collected Editions in the December DC Previews 2021!' published on 17 september 2021

Static Shock the cartoon of 2000 is very nostalgic for me.