They were developing films for Static, Icon, Rocket and Hardware, among other Milestone properties, and were even eyeing Jonathan Majors for Icon, but it's unclear where most of those stand now, following the Warner/Discovery merger and David Zaslav slashing the budget for HBO Max original films.
Static shock had a very good cartoon that ran for 4 or 5 seasons and even crossed over with the justice league show. This isn't some black lightning CW wiener ass shit. That being said I'm sure the show will just be racebait too.
I'm happy static is finally being dusted off.. but he's definitely going to be a ((prop)) for ham fisted alternative reality messaging. Not a good kid trying to clean up his city.
Nu comix Static got his powers at a rally. So yes.
>OG static gets powers from being in the wrong place at the wrong time during a rodney king level chimpout >nu static gets his powers from a "rest in powa, kang" candle light vigil that gets INSURRECTIONED by wyte peepo
pottery.
one of his ancestors was own by that family. freed slaves normally took the last names of their former masters. it's pretty common to see a Daquavion Wentworth or Shaquetta Fitzpatrick
>freed slaves normally took the last names of their former masters.
I don't think that's true. Slaves were often assigned their masters' names on paper but changed them when they were freed.
Scots ("Scots-Irish" were just Scottish people transplanted to Ulster) made up a huge proportion of slave owners, even more so in the Caribbean. And they still larp as oppressed...
>>HBO Max >>not a theatrical release
Milestone deserves better.
Instead of making Superman and Batgirl black, they should be making films of black superheroes made by black creators.
He's essentially a legacy to Black Lightning, a character that no one in DC cares about beyond being one of their tiny, tiny group of Olde Black Characters.
>McDuffie is dead >Bendis is still alive
Don't worry. Bendis named his wonderful character Naomi after him and she has her own tv show now. Isn't black female character Naomi McDuffie wonderful?!
(Just ignore all those black created characters not owned by Warner Bros and DC.)
i remember thinking this show was hilarious as a kid because this Black person used his lightning power to fly around on a trashcan lid
i might be misremembering it though
Are they finally remembering the rest of Milestone, or is this Justice League Static?
They were developing films for Static, Icon, Rocket and Hardware, among other Milestone properties, and were even eyeing Jonathan Majors for Icon, but it's unclear where most of those stand now, following the Warner/Discovery merger and David Zaslav slashing the budget for HBO Max original films.
So maybe a few vague references in hopes that it's "planned all along". I suppose that's better than being shoved in a hole.
>HBO show about nobody hero made just because he’s black
Literally an insult of an offer
Static shock had a very good cartoon that ran for 4 or 5 seasons and even crossed over with the justice league show. This isn't some black lightning CW wiener ass shit. That being said I'm sure the show will just be racebait too.
Nu comix Static got his powers at a rally. So yes.
Did a cop shoot him at the same time he got struck by lightning?
I didn't bother remembering anything beyond that, so probably
I think he rally was about some kid in the neighborhood that got shot by a cop.
black lighting wasn't very good but the guy playing Tobias Whale was great. that guy needs to be in something else.
I'm happy static is finally being dusted off.. but he's definitely going to be a ((prop)) for ham fisted alternative reality messaging. Not a good kid trying to clean up his city.
>OG static gets powers from being in the wrong place at the wrong time during a rodney king level chimpout
>nu static gets his powers from a "rest in powa, kang" candle light vigil that gets INSURRECTIONED by wyte peepo
pottery.
Can you say that a little louder?
never watched this, but it's interesting to see the theme and opening evolve.
>nobody hero
you have to be 18 years or older to be on this site.
zoomer
>nobody hero
The absolute state of nu/tv/
>t. Bang babby
>static shock
>nobody
you need to be +18 to post here newbie
my dear boy is growing up :')
pass
worst actor in stranger things is the first to get a franchise role post-ST. wonder why that is?
Finn is getting a franchise?
Yeah, don't you remember the IT movies?
Nailed it. That fricker is horrible.
Goddam right he does.
Virgil and Frieda?
Cloak and Dagger
why does he look like a caricature of a black person?
Reminder that Static's current canon origin story takes place during a BLM mostly peaceful protest.
>dark as night completion
>Scottish last name
How?
Are you an idiot?
Yes. And trans btw if that matters.
one of his ancestors was own by that family. freed slaves normally took the last names of their former masters. it's pretty common to see a Daquavion Wentworth or Shaquetta Fitzpatrick
McLaughlin isn’t a israeli last name.
>freed slaves normally took the last names of their former masters.
I don't think that's true. Slaves were often assigned their masters' names on paper but changed them when they were freed.
No they weren’t.
This is your brain on american education
Scots ("Scots-Irish" were just Scottish people transplanted to Ulster) made up a huge proportion of slave owners, even more so in the Caribbean. And they still larp as oppressed...
>>HBO Max
>>not a theatrical release
Milestone deserves better.
Instead of making Superman and Batgirl black, they should be making films of black superheroes made by black creators.
>made by black creators.
Now you're thinking like a female.
Why didn't DC do more with Static Shock? He was basically Miles Morales before Miles Morales (but actually interesting).
Milestone properties were murky for awhile.
He's essentially a legacy to Black Lightning, a character that no one in DC cares about beyond being one of their tiny, tiny group of Olde Black Characters.
Miles Morales ain't shit. They had to give him the spiderman name or else he never would have left the concept art phase
>Why didn't DC do more with Static Shock?
Rights issues
Rather a Mighty Max reboot
THIS CANT WAIT A MONTH
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I don't want this Black playing Static, I want a white kid to play him. FRICK Black folk
I just want some white washing for a change.
Who cares what you think, chud.
Is he the reason why black spiderman also has electric powers, its a black thing isnt it?
Fricking noice.
One of those shit you know will be cancelled after one season. Good for him. He can’t act anyway.
Since when do movie’s have seasons? This isn’t a tv show.
I can see it. But there's not way they're not gonna go with the new woke origin story so I'm gonna have to say nah dawg
This kid isn't charismatic enough to be Static Shock. They should cast an unknown.
What's his endgame?
>too old to play Static
Frick
I actually like Static Shock and 7 or 8 years ago I might be excited for this. Unfortunately I am completely past seeing Black folk on my screen.
Can't wait to see his origin story.
So we’re going to have Afro-Latina Batgirl, Latina Supergirl, Latino Blue Beetle and Black Static.
i'll be sure to watch that 🙂
I am not hearing
I AM not hearing
Static shock was gud. Only realistic depiction of a black superhero whose weakness is water. Brother's can't swim.
Static shock was a novelty before every superhero was turned black. Who is this for.??
Are you pretending to be moronic.
Are you?
looks too old, static should be a high school kid
That little goatee is pretty homosexual. Makes his mouth look like a sideways vegana.
>McDuffie is dead
>Bendis is still alive
Don't worry. Bendis named his wonderful character Naomi after him and she has her own tv show now. Isn't black female character Naomi McDuffie wonderful?!
(Just ignore all those black created characters not owned by Warner Bros and DC.)
>Ava duvernay
No better example of some talentless race-baiter failing forward in the industry
Why is his hair so tall
he looks like Gerald
>bad guy's power is that he is the most black you can be
i remember thinking this show was hilarious as a kid because this Black person used his lightning power to fly around on a trashcan lid
i might be misremembering it though
He had a collapsible disk he carried around in his coat.
It was originally a trash can lid tho, pretty sure he's right
Was it? I thought he used a manhole cover until he got the new disk.
He used whatever he could find at the time before he got the disk
That's one ugly Black person lmao