| Static | |
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.png) Static as depicted inStatic: Season One #6 (March 2022). Art by Nikolas Draper-Ivey. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Icon #1 May 1993 (preview) Static #1 June 1993 (full appearance) |
| Created by | Dwayne McDuffie Denys Cowan Christopher Priest Michael Davis Derek T. Dingle |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Virgil Ovid Hawkins |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Justice League S.T.A.R. Labs Teen Titans Young Justice Heroes Shadow Cabinet |
| Notable aliases | Static |
| Abilities | List
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Static (Virgil Ovid Hawkins) is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. The character was created byMilestone Comics foundersDwayne McDuffie,Denys Cowan,Michael Davis,Derek T. Dingle, andChristopher Priest.[1] The character first appeared in a 3-page preview inIcon #1 (May 1993) with his first full appearance inStatic #1 (June1993), written by McDuffie andRobert L. Washington III and illustrated byJohn Paul Leon. He is a member of a fictional subspecies of humans withsuperhuman abilities known asmetahumans. Not born with his powers, Hawkins' abilities develop after an incident exposes him to a radioactive chemical called "Quantum Juice", turning him into a "Bang Baby" (a sub-category of metahuman).
The character drew much inspiration and was in fact designed to represent a modern-eraSpider-Man archetype. After the closing of Milestone Comics, Static was incorporated into theDC Universe and became a member of theTeen Titans.
Static has made numerous appearances in other forms of media. The character has been featured in various animated series, includingStatic Shock, a version of the storyline made slightly more suitable for a younger audience, as well as animated films and video games.
An African-American teenager, Static was a key character ofMilestone Comics, an independently owned imprint ofDC Comics founded byDwayne McDuffie,Denys Cowan,Michael Davis, Derek T. Dingle, andChristopher Priest with a greater representation ofminority heroes. Originally developed forMarvel Comics, Static would become a main staple of the Milestone line. When initially creating the first five characters for Milestone Comics, it was decided that Static should be a teenage hero, similar to Marvel'sSpider-Man.[2] Static's civilian identity, Virgil Hawkins, was named afterVirgil D. Hawkins, a black man who was denied entrance to theUniversity of Florida's law school due to his race in 1949.[3] The character's superhero identity was suggested by Priest (who co-developed the original Milestonebible with McDuffie), inspired by the song "Static" byJames Brown.[4]
The character was introduced in one of the first four titles ofcomic books published by Milestone in 1993. His early adventures were written by Dwayne McDuffie andRobert L. Washington III, and penciled byJohn Paul Leon. Virgil Hawkins was fifteen years old when he became Static. In the comics, Virgil's family consists of his father, Robert, who works at Paris Island Hospital; his mother, Jean; and his sister, Sharon. Virgil attends Ernest Hemingway High School in the city ofDakota with his friends: Frieda Goren, Richard "Rick" Stone, Larry Wade, Chuck, Felix, and Daisy Watkins. In the guise of Static, Virgil eventually rescues Rick from danger. Not unlike Spider-Man, the character has a propensity for witty banter and humor, especially when engaged with opponents. In addition, Virgil utilizes his knowledge of science and pop culture in various battles and scenarios as Static.
McDuffie described the character:
"Like any other awkward 15-year-old, Virgil Hawkins worries about pocket money, getting beaten up, and drugs. But recently, he's had evenmore on his mind: stuff like his powers, his secret identity, and drugs. Because, when innocents are in danger, and Virgil can slip away from class, the geeky youth becomes Static, the dashing, adventurous superhero!"[citation needed]
During the 2019DC FanDome, Static voice actorPhil LaMarr stated:
"Virgil is what I always wanted as a comic book kid growing up: Black Spider-Man. A good (comic-book) story can make you live it, feel it, and when it does, it resonates on a whole other level. It was so real world, and a textured story removed from the 1930s 'We are exhibiting the world'. I felt like it was drawn by somebody who lived in a building I could go into. It touched on archetypes as a comic fan that I loved, but also touched on my life as a Black man in the real world".[5]
A self-professed geek, Virgil is portrayed as avid comic book and video game fan, something that was retained for his animated incarnation. In the comics, Virgil regularly visits the local comic store, in addition to creating fan comics with his friends, and participates inHeroClix-style and othertabletop role-playing games. In addition, he has been shown to be an avid video gamer at several points in both his series and the Teen Titans.[6] In the 2001miniseriesStatic Shock: Rebirth of the Cool, it is shown that at that point in time, Virgil is into collectingPokémon cards and he likesPikachu (the flagship Pokémon of the franchise, who also possesses electric abilities).
In an interview, formerTeen Titans writerGeoff Johns expressed interest in having Static as part of the team: "I really wanted Static on the team, but there's so much red tape there that every time I requested itDC said 'not yet' and so I never got to have him" and later stating he had plans for the character sinceTeen Titans #1 (vol. 3).[7][8] Any obstructions were eventually resolved and Static appeared in theTerror Titans, with his Milestone continuity folded in the mainstreamNew Earth continuity.[9]
Static joined to the mainstreamDC Universe where he would be added to the Teen Titans. Static made his first canonical DC Universe appearance inTerror Titans #4, battlingRose Wilson in the final round of the Dark Side Club Tournament.[10]
Static was expected to receive his own series in 2011.[11] The series was to be written by Felicia Henderson and drawn byScott McDaniel,[12] but was cancelled before the first issue could be released following the death of Static's creator,Dwayne McDuffie.[13] However, a very limited one-shot titledStatic Shock Special was released in June 2011, written by Henderson and drawn byDenys Cowan.Batwoman artistJH Williams III provided the one-shot's cover.[14] A new series featuring Static titledStatic Shock was launched in September 2011 as part of DC's relaunch after theFlashpoint event. The book is written byJohn Rozum and drawn byScott McDaniel, who also co-wrote.[15] As part of an effort to better integrate Static into the mainstream DCU, the title takes place inNew York City rather than Dakota.[16]
A newStatic Shock digital comic series was released in February 2021.[17]
| Format | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | Static Season One #1-6 | 200 | 7 June 2022 | 978-1779514219 |
| TPB | Static Season One #1-6 | 200 | 30 May 2023 | 978-1779520128 |
| DC Compact | Static Season One #1-6 | 184 | 27 May 2025 | 978-1799501541 |
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Doused with an experimental chemical during a gang war he was caught up in,high school student Virgil Ovid Hawkins gains a variety ofelectromagnetic powers and becomes a costumed crusader against crime. Like most teenaged heroes in theSpider-Man mold, he is often overwhelmed by the combined responsibilities of his career as a superhero and typical adolescent problems.
A resident of the city of Dakota, Virgil first gained his electromagnetic powers at a huge showdown between the gangs of the city, when he hoped to get revenge on a gang member who had been bullying him. The authorities arrive and releasetear gas with what they believe to be a harmlessradioactive marker so that any gang members would not escape arrest. The cops do not know the marker had been further spiked with an experimentalmutagen called Quantum Juice (Q-Juice). This event ultimately came to be known as the "Big Bang". Those who were exposed came to be referred to as "bang babies" because the Big Bang was theirmetahuman birth.
When the agency behind the experiment tried to capture him, he fights back, discovering that he has gained the ability to generate, manipulate, and control electromagnetism. Virgil names himself "Static" and, armed with his wits and powers, became asuperhero. For the most part, Virgil keeps his secret from his family, but his friend, Frieda Goren, learns his identity when he attempts to protect her from becoming a prize in a small skirmish between gangs.
Virgil is aided by friends Rick Stone and Larry Wade. He shows romantic interest in his friend and confidante Frieda Goren, but she is involved with Larry Wade. He dates a girl named Daisy Watkins, but his 'responsibilities' as Static interfere with their dates too many times and Daisy calls their relationship off. InSTATIC SHOCK: Rebirth of the Cool, Virgil is involved with a girl named Madison, but Frieda ends up fighting with her over him.
Static confronts numerous bang babies and other super powered adversaries: Hotstreak, Tarmack,Holocaust, Commando X, Puff, Coil, Snakefingers, Rift, The Swarm, Dr. Kilgore, Rubberband Man, Brat-atat-tat, Prometheus, Run, Jump & Burn, Boom Box, Powerfist, LaserJet, etc. Other Bang-Babies that Static has encountered include Virus, D-Struct, and Hyacinth.
In the mini-seriesStatic Shock: Rebirth of the Cool, it is revealed that Virgil has given up his superhero career as Static. He enjoys his time being a normal civilian again, but on occasion misses being a superhero where his friend and confidant Frieda gets him to begrudgingly admit.
Virgil eventually returns to his superhero persona after being persuaded by many of his fellow superheroes, including Blitzen andHardware, for one final battle.
After the final battle with a man named John Tower who is later revealed to have been the first and greatest superhero in the Milestone Universe, Virgil decides to fully return to his career as Static. Virgil then informs Frieda it likely won't be on a full-time basis as it was before.
Later in the comic line, Static is aided by allies: theShadow Cabinet, theBlood Syndicate, and DCPD officer Captain Summers, who has a big interest in police cases involving Bang-Babies. Static teams up with Page, the sidekick toKobalt, to stop a maddened Bang-Baby who had become half-fly. Static takes a moment to scold Page, who, in his opinion, seems more concerned with making excuses over their initial meet up than what was more important, stopping the danger.
Static ends up joining the unofficial group calledHeroes. Multiple superheroes come together to protect the town of Iberia from a dam break. Many innocent citizens perish, but the heroes are still recognized for their efforts in saving the survivors and doing what they could. Static appears among the group, quips"You started theX-Men without me", and talks his way onto the team. Minutes later, theShadow Cabinet, now corrupt, sends a death squad after a few of his newfound friends.
InFinal Crisis,Orion kills his fatherDarkseid, destabilizing the space-time continuum and threatening the existence of both the Dakotaverse and the mainstream DC universe.Dharma harnesses energy from the entity Rift to merge the two universes, creating an entirely new continuity. Only Dharma,Icon, andSuperman are aware that Dakota and its inhabitants ever existed in a parallel universe.[18]
In the prelude toFinal Crisis, Darkseid hires theTerror Titans to capture Static, along with a number of other Bang Babies, for use inmetahuman death matches in the Dark Side Club. During his tenure in captivity, Virgil is subjected to theAnti-Life Equation and entered into the tournaments. He quickly becomes champion and reigns undefeated for a time, though he proves difficult to control. ToClock King's displeasure, he has to be restricted to the lower levels, where he is kept locked up and heavily sedated. In an attempt to enticeRose Wilson and make a profit, Clock King releases Static and sets him against Rose in the ring. After a drawn-out fight, Static emerges the winner, but briefly breaks free of control before being sedated once more. Static is eventually freed by Rose and takes revenge against his former captors, electrocutingLashina and her cohorts as they try to escape. He also briefly duels with fellow electricity-wielderDreadbolt, defeating and binding him in metal along with the other Terror Titans. In his final appearance he's seen joining up withMiss Martian andAquagirl, planning their next move.[19]
After the Crisis has ended, Static and the other Dark Side Club survivors arrive atTitans Tower to rest.Wonder Girl, the current leader of the team, offers all of the young heroes spots on the team roster, but most of them, includingTerra andZachary Zatara, decline. While exploring the Tower, Virgil strikes up a chemistry withAquagirl, a teenaged superheroine who was briefly a member of the team during52. During a conversation with Virgil, she claims that she enjoyed her time with the team, and wishes to join up again, a statement that influences his decision to do the same. He also playfully insultsKid Devil andJaime Reyes after they attempt to talk to him, mocking Kid Devil over his recent loss of his abilities. He claims that he was abducted by the Terror Titans months beforehand, and realizes that his family must believe him to be dead. Believing he has no place to go for the time being, Static decides to become a Titan and live at the Tower until he can get his life together.[20]
Later, when crazed former TitanJericho possessesCyborg and attacks the Titans, Static thwarts him by releasing anelectromagnetic pulse that overloads Cyborg's body, saving the rest of the team in the process.[21]
When former TitanRaven shows up at Titans Tower injured and unconscious, Static assistsJustice Society of America memberDoctor Mid-Nite in helping treat her, using his abilities to sedate Raven when a demon emerges from her body.[22]
Virgil finally decides to see his family again after learning that a deadly virus has been infecting citizens of Dakota, including Sharon. After returning home, Virgil reunites with his family as well as Frieda, and learns that his girlfriend Madison has left him during his absence. He discovers that whoever created the virus is also selling limited supplies of the vaccine, and attacks the lab where it is being made. Upon breaking into the facility, Static is surprised and knocked out by Holocaust.[23]
After refusing to help Holocaust in his pursuits, Static is imprisoned in a specialized containment unit alongsideAquagirl,Wonder Girl, andBombshell. Holocaust informs the heroes that he plans to kill them and weaponize their abilities to sell them, but is ambushed by the rest of the Titans before this can happen. Holocaust easily defeats them, only to be confronted byCyborg, who has recruited former TitansKid Flash andSuperboy.[24]
The three hold off Holocaust long enough for Virgil and the others to escape, and ultimately the combined might of all ten Teen Titans is enough to defeat the villain once and for all. After this, Virgil reconciles with Frieda and tells her that he has tricked his family into believing that he has taken part in aquantum physics fellowship, thus giving him an excuse to live in San Francisco with the rest of the Titans. He also makes one last attempt to win back Madison, but she silently rejects him. After this, Virgil and the other Titans decide to head home, with Superboy and Kid Flash as members again.[25]
After a mission to another dimension to rescueRaven, Virgil returns home to find that he no longer has his powers. Furious and scared over his situation, as well as his inability to helpMiss Martian awaken from her coma, Virgil attempts to leave the Tower and return to Dakota. He is stopped by Cyborg, who tells Virgil that he will be of no help to anyone back home without his abilities, and tells him that he has arranged for Virgil to be taken toProject Cadmus to find a way to get his powers back. Superboy offers to travel to Cadmus to support his friend, but Virgil tells him that the Titans need him now. Following a farewell breakfast, Static leaves for Cadmus, with Wonder Girl assuring him that he will always have a place on the team.[26]
FollowingThe New 52 continuity reboot, Virgil and his family leave Dakota for New York after an unspecified tragic incident that, among other things, left his sister, Sharon, as two separate, identical entities.[27] Hardware gives Virgil a new costume and modified flying disk (made up of six smaller, hexagonal disks which can re-arrange formation) that enables the two to remain in contact despite living in different cities. Hardware also gives him an internship atS.T.A.R. Labs as an after school job. During his first major battle, Static defeats the villain Sunspot and earns the attention of a criminal syndicate known as the Slate Gang.
Static Shock was cancelled as of issue #8 as part of DC's "Second Wave" ofThe New 52 titles and replaced by an alternative title.[28]
InTeen Titans, Virgil designs the cape and wing apparatus ofRed Robin's new costume while at S.T.A.R.[29]
Later, while recuperating at S.T.A.R. Labs from a previous battle, the Titans seek Virgil's help in curingKid Flash, whose cells Virgil discovers are rapidly deteriorating as a result of an alteration of his powers. Virgil provides Kid Flash with a new costume (based on a personal sketch for a variant of the Flash's costume) containing materials that realign his molecules while stabilizing his powers, saving Kid Flash in the process.[29]
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Milestone Returns created a new version of Static, combining ideas from previous Static comics and theStatic Shock TV series. Several villains original to the series -Ebon, Onyx, Shiv, and Talon - were incorporated into the comics, and pre-existing villains Puff and D-Struct were redesigned to resemble their animated counterparts. Additionally, Rick Stone was renamed Richie Foley and given his animated version's powers and status as the superheroGear.
Starting inMilestone Returns Issue #0, which takes place on Earth-93 (also known as Earth-M), 16-year-old Virgil Hawkins goes to aBlack Lives Matter protest in the city of Dakota with his friends Frieda and Daisy, where the police use unstable, untested tear gas created by Alva Industries, inadvertently causing the "Big Bang" and granting several people metahuman powers.Curtis Metcalf, a long-time employee of Alva Industries, anticipates Alva will blame him for the incident and goes into hiding. Virgil is found unconscious after the Big Bang and wakes up in the hospital, being watched by his parents and sister. While he is physically unharmed, he stays home from school, getting used to controlling his new powers.
When he returns to school two weeks later, he sees the school bully Francis Stone, now calling himself "Hotstreak", harassing other students. Virgil uses his powers in front of other students to stop Hot-Streak, stopping well before an officer comes to intervene. When the officer comes to see what is going on, Hot-Streak says he slipped. Elsewhere in Dakota, a classmate of Virgil's, Darius, livestreams about the people who have transformed, being called Bang-Babies by the media. Meanwhile, a man named Holocaust starts building an army of metahumans.
InStatic: Season One, the day after Virgil's fight with Hot-Streak, several students save for him and Virgil's friends believe someone else fought the bully. Seeking revenge, Hot-Streak attacks Virgil at his home, lighting it on fire. Virgil successfully keeps the damage to a minimum and defeats Hot-Streak once more, but his family develop concerns over his powers while he fears having to fight Hot-Streak again. Virgil contacts Metcalf, having met him previously during an "Inventors of Tomorrow" event, during which the latter informs him of a storage locker he owns. As Virgil explores the locker, the police arrive, believing him to be Metcalf. He dons a mask and suit, grabs as many items as he can carry, and escapes the police. Arriving home, Virgil modifies the suit.
After being captured by government armed forces and joining them in exchange for immunity, Hot-Streak helps them kidnap several Bang Babies. Virgil attempts to stop them, but is stopped by Darius. Hot-Streak and Agent Jones attempt to take Virgil from his home, but his parents bar the pair from entering. With the neighborhood watching, Hot-Streak and Jones are forced to leave empty-handed. As Virgil resolves to rescue the captured Bang Babies, Sharon provides him with glucose tablets so he can re-energize and an emergency line to her. With help from Darius, Frieda, and Ritchie, Virgil finds the facility containing the Bang Babies and takes the name Static.
Upon entering the facility, Virgil fights Hot-Streak, but is able to defend himself and restrain the latter. After Darius locates the Bang Babies, Virgil frees them, but a separate group of Bang Babies hired by the government attempt to stop the breakout. They attack Static, but he defeats them, convincing them that they need to work together. Sending forces to stop him, Jones uses an intercom to warn Virgil to surrender, but Richie discovers the location of Jones' servers, allowing Virgil to overload them while the others escape.
Days later, the Hawkins family reluctantly approve of Virgil becoming a superhero, with Sharon providing him with an updated suit. As the media attempt to spin a story about the Bang Babies attacking the government, Virgil hijacks the signals and tells the truth of what happened.
Static's powers allow him to controlelectromagnetic phenomena, in particular allowing him to manifest and manipulate both electrical and magnetic energy—Static's powers could be best described assuperconductorelectromagnetism; the latter is one of thefour fundamental forces of the universe.
Static's powers center around electromagnetism, making him part of both theEarth's and theSun's respectiveelectromagnetic fields, as well as capable of generating, attracting, absorbing, repelling, channeling, storing, releasing, manipulating, and projecting electromagnetic energy. He can choose to keep the electromagnetic (EM) energy that he currently holds in his body by controlling theelectric current--amperage andvoltage--for whenever and whatever he wants to use it for. Static's body can generate raw electromagnetic energy, in any form within theelectromagnetic spectrum (i.e. regular EM energy into electrical energy, via thephotovoltaic effect), which he can control at will for various purposes.
Such uses commonly include magnetizing objects (even able to stop speeding-bullets in mid-air), electrocuting opponents, levitating objects (such as manhole-covers or his self-built metal saucer for use in flight) and people, restraining or adhering people/objects to various surfaces in the form of "static cling", generating "taser punches-&-kicks" (even "taser noogies") with effects similar to astun gun and at times enough power to send opponents flying during close combat (once even punching a huge bang-baby made of molten magma through a brick wall), various electromagnetic displays as well as electromagnetic constructs, like nets or cages, blinding flashes, generating thrown "ball lightning", producingelectromagnetic pulses to incapacitate electronical devices (especially when they're the main weapons used outnumbering enemies), and generating electromagneticforce fields (or assemble magnetized-metals into material barriers) to shield himself from attacks, even stopping bullets in mid-air. In the comic book series, Static has displayed the ability to manipulatesubatomic particles, in particularelectrons; in at least one instance, he has used this ability as an offensive attack to easily knockout a villain with the villain's own electrons, and in another instance, making an intangible enemy tangible. He can also electrocute nearby enemies.
As well as releasing surges of electromagnetic energy, which he can do from any part of his body, Static can also drain sources of electricity, such aspower lines,batteries andfuse boxes to recharge/replenish his own energy supply. He has also displayed the ability to regenerate his powers after being completely drained by energy-draining villains. Whenever Static has used his powers to a high degree, or experience any other such large energy-drain, he will also experience a sudden, acute sense of fatigue, as his electromagnetic powers are tied into his ownbioelectric energy levels.
Static can alsosense and feel-out sources of electromagnetic energy, like an electromagneticsensory perception ability, enabling him to tell if a seemingly-abandoned area is actuallyhot-or-not, and where there is metals (although it is, as-yet, unknown whenever-or-not Static is also capable ofmagnetoreception, likehoming pigeons andsharks can).
In the animated series, Static's powers grant him resistance or immunity to forms of mind control due to hisbioelectric field acting as a shield. This trait was adapted into the comic book mythos; within the comics, teammateMiss Martian has even been unable to track him telepathically.[30] InTerror Titans, Static is shown to have resistance toDarkseid'sAnti-Life Equation, coming back to his senses.
Static has repeatedly displayed the ability to absorb and alter energy from enemy attacks and redirect the energy at said enemy, even radiation, as certain kinds of radiation areelectromagnetic radiation (see theelectromagnetic spectrum,Gamma rays,Microwaves, etc.); inTeen Titans, he has even absorbedKryptonite radiation from a poisonedSuperboy and redirected it at an enemy.[26] Static is able to use his powers to generate microwave energy to generate heat to combat ice attacks. He's also able to listen-in onradio waves, allowing him to listen to music, and even thepoliceradiobroadband; he can also use them to home-in on custom-made tracking-devices.
Static can use his powers in combination with items, like wire, assembledà la acat's cradle, like the wire infilament in anIncandescent light bulb, to create powerful bursts of light, he calls "Nova Burst:, for the sametactical use like aflashbang grenade, to blind and disorientate opponents. Such a tactic is most effective against adversaries like Ebon (who is vulnerable to light), similar to his "Nova Ball", and against most people (save for the blind), but less-so against opponents like Aquamaria, whose body is transparent. Static can also use his powers to makebioelectric auras visible.
Virgil Hawkins is a highly gifted student with a particular interest in the sciences. He is a talented inventor and a natural strategist.Tim Drake has stated that Virgil's understanding of molecular and sub-atomic structures rivals theFlash.[29]
Static's body has been shown to automatically heal itself, even from what would otherwise be lethal wounds,when drawing in large amounts of energy from a nearby energy source andenergy to matter conversion.[31]
Virgil also possesses an almost fanboyish knowledge of comic books, role playing games, pop culture, and science fiction.
Following the events of "Flashpoint", Static is given a new flying disk that now contains a holographic interface and is capable of collapsing into separate pieces or re-configuring into various forms for various uses and applications. In addition to allowing Static to remain in contact with Hardware, the disk also displays charts and other information relevant to the mission at hand. Virgil has also begun using athree-piece, detachableBō-staff, both activated-by—and used in conjunction with—his powers, for use in close-ranged fighting.[32]
Static's primary weaknesses areinsulators; wood, cloth, rubber, glass, fibreglass, plastics and ceramics, etc., as his powers have little or no effect on them, as shown in his battle with Rubberband-Man. Wood seems to be the one he has the most difficulty with, as it cannot be electromagnetically manipulated, levitated or damaged (though Static canuse his powers to ignite wood and cloth, and to melt glass and plastic, etc.). This can, however, be gotten-around if objects (metals, etc.) that he can manipulate are available (i.e. while wood-itself doesn't conduct electricity, if a piece of wood has a metal nail embedded in it, he can levitate it, via the metal nail), and certain materials, while they may not, themselves, be conductors of electricity and electromagnetism, are subjectable tostatic electricity.
As mentioned above, his electromagnetic powers are tied into his ownbioelectric energy levels; whenever Static has used his powers to a high degree, or experience any other such large energy-drain, he will also experience a sudden, acute sense of fatigue and must re-charge from a pre-existing source of electricity to supplement his depleted energy levels if he cannot have the time to restore them through rest.
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Static has a number of supporting characters, from best friends Rick Stone, Larry Wade, and Frieda Goren to sometime love interest Daisy Watkins.
Static appears as a major character in the 2010 limited seriesMilestone Forever, a project designed to detail the final fates of the Milestone launch characters prior to being entering DC's continuity. In Static's tale, Virgil is retired and pursuing a career in medicine. Rick (now known by his television moniker of "Richie") is also now working as a director in Los Angeles, and is open about his homosexuality.[33] Ten years later, Virgil has become a doctor, married Frieda, and has two children, Larry and Sadie, both of whom inherited his electrical abilities.[34]
In 2022, DC Comics, Milestone Media, andWarner Bros. Discovery partnered withAlly Financial andNASCAR to debut a sponsorship and new Static-based paint scheme forAlex Bowman's No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE forHendrick Motorsports, in support of DC'sThe Milestone Initiative program.[53][54]
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