DC Editor Marquis Draper Teases Possible Static/Milestone Return for August 2026
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Summary
DC Comics Associate Editor Marquis Draper has teased the return of Static and the Milestone Media universe, possibly with a solo series launching in August 2026. Draper posted on Threads referencing "Chapter 1: The Dakota Incident" and hinting at more to come. The article provides background on Milestone Media, which originally published a superhero universe (Static, Hardware, Blood Syndicate, Icon) set in Dakota City, distributed by DC Comics.
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· 2 pulledChapter 1: The Dakota Incident Chapter 2:?? Stay tuned, Static fans.
DC Comics editor Marquis Draper teases the return of Static and Milestone to the DC Comics line.... maybe a solo series for August 2026?
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