Ross Hutchinson
SAME DAY PRINT/DIGITAL LAUNCHES FOR STATIC: SEASON ONE, ICON AND ROCKET: SEASON ONE AND HARDWARE: SEASON ONE, PLUS EXCITING VARIANT COVER PROGRAMS FOR COMIC BOOK STORES
Static Season One Debuts in Comic Book Stores and Digitally Tuesday, June 15
Icon and Rocket: Season One Debuts in Comic Book Stores and Digitally Tuesday, July 27
Hardware: Season One Debuts in Comic Book Stores and Digitally on Tuesday, August 10
Each Six-Issue Limited Series Available Day and Date to DC Universe Infinite Subscribers
From fans to retailers and press, the excitement surrounding the return of Milestone to DC is at a fever pitch, and DC is releasing more news about the return of the imprint and its groundbreaking characters Static, Icon and Rocket, and Hardware.
While the Milestone Returns #0: Infinite Edition is available now digitally and in comic book stores on May 25, the three series spinning out from it will now release simultaneously on participating digital platforms and in comic book stores. This new release schedule will now enable both digital and print comic readers to experience these great new stories and storytellers at the same time.
- Static: Season One, written by Vita Ayala, with layouts by CHRISCROSS, finishes by Nikolas Draper-Ivey with covers by Khary Randolph launches in print and digital on June 15
- Icon and Rocket: Season One, co-written by Reggie Hudlin and Leon Chills, with art by Doug Braithwaite and covers by Taurin Clarke launches in print and digital on July 27
- Hardware: Season One, written by Brandon Thomas, with art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz with covers by Mateus Mahanini, launches in print and digital on August 10
Each series will be supported by a robust variant-cover plan; the launch of Static Season One will include a retailer-exclusive variant cover program, plus a “team” variant by artist Olivier Coipel. The full variant cover program details will be revealed in future issues of DC CONNECT, beginning with issue #12, available online on or before April 23, 2021.
