Static Shock Vol. 1: Supercharged (The New 52) [Paperback]

Scott McDaniel (Author), John Rozum (Author), Chris Brunner (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: June 26, 2012 | Series: Static Shock (Book 1)

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Scott McDaniel and John Rozum bring Static Shock back to the DC Universe!

The brilliant, yet slightly awkward high school student Virgil Hawkins transforms into the cocky electromagnetic hero Static! A mysterious tragedy forces the Hawkins family to relocate from Dakota to New York City and Virgil must start all over again in a new high school, as well as a new internship at S.T.A.R. Labs. But is he ready to take on the new villains who lurk in New York City's underworld?

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Static crackles on the page.” – Time Out Chicago 

“A cool black teenage hero, slick costume and a setting—New York, New York—impressively exploited in the page layouts and scenes.” – Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Scott McDaniel is a former electrical engineer hailing from Pittsburgh, PA who broke into comics drawing Marvel's Daredevil.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics; First Edition edition (June 26, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401234844
• ISBN-13: 978-1401234843
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars You ever have a nightmare that just seemed real even after waking up? or Am I being Punk'd? July 17, 2012

By Trey Washington

Format:Paperback

If you read comics during the 90's you may or may not have known about a company called Milestone Comics( now Milestone Media ) who published a superhero comics featuring characters of all racial backgrounds( some simply just liked to lump them in the "it's black guys doing comics so it's black comics" stigma which sadly still happens to this day ), one such character they put out was Virgil Ovid Hawkins aka Static( the Shock part is just a comic title ). He even had his own hit cartoon and his comic not only had superhero adventures put also addressed many other themes that barely get handled today and frankly nowhere near the level of sophistication the Milestone titles did it from coming out of the closet to race relation and ect.

So like myself and others who are fans of either just this character or all of Milestone( or both which is a camp I fall into ) after the shaky time he had during a not well received time with the Teen Titans( sadly that book could just never get out of first gear before, during and after his time on it ) when it was announced that he would be getting a solo ongoing again with the then looming DC relaunch/reboot we were ecstatic to say the least and even willing to ignore fanboy grumblings of why is he getting a book he isn't so special and ect. When the creative team of John Rozum and Scott McDaniel was announced there was mixed emotions from everyone who where waiting for the first issue to drop as Rozum is a Milestone alum and his highly underrated and unappreciated Xombi but Scott McDaniel..........given his style was a weird match up as his style is great for street level heroes like Nightwing Vol. 1: A Knight in Bludhaven who he's arguably most famous for( and I say this as a fan of the man's work ).

Sadly due to editorial interference combined with a whole lot of other backstage things this series was pretty much doomed before the first issue came out( readers of it in single issue form would discover this as each issue came out ) as Rozum was never allowed to actually write and McDaniel and the editor went about to handle the writing duties even though they've never written anything before. That's not to say either man's heart wasn't in the right place but it's baffling at how this can happen to a comic and someone higher up doesn't notice other then it has low sales so it must be canceled even though it's well known a comic with a minority lead who's not a legacy is a tough sell to start with.

For six issues we have a comic that doesn't have a plot or at least a plot that makes sense as I can only say it was like reading a Michael Bay movie in comic form. There's plenty of explosions, something to do with a random clone of his sister, a crooked/undercover cop who was exposed to Joker toxin and a fish gang boss. Also all of his supporting cast from Dakota are gone as it was decided to uproot him to New York so the DCU can have a foothold there( joining Hawkman and Captain Atom there ) Add in that from issue #1 it felt like there was some series that we missed that would have fit between the end of his first series Static Shock Vol. 1: Rebirth of the Cool and this. McDaniel's art is a really bad fit for the super heroics here as a lot of the panels seem muddled and during action scenes it is some times hard to figure out what's going on( and I say this as someone who can follow a Chris Bachalo fight scene ).

Marc Bernardin had the unfortunate task of trying to steer the ship but the book had already been killed a couple issues before his issues came out and the damage had already been done and he had two issues to wrap it up. Extras are character designs by McDaniel with the one addition of a sketch from Jim Lee and that's it, a small here ya go for a sad tale.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars It gets weird and messy. March 21, 2013

By Andy

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

They through is too much for a cold start. As someone who has read most of the milestone series and the Terror Titans, it just didn't seem to stand up. They seem to just throw in Hardware without proper setup or incorporation reminiscent of Samurai Pizza Cats' rescue squad. The action in the artwork is a bit jumbled and confusing. The entire relaunch was poorly executed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars A disgrace to such a wonderful A-List comic character. December 2, 2012

By Cal

Format:Paperback

Ask any non comic book fan who grew up in the early 2000s, what their favorite cartoon show was at the time and they will tell you Static Shock. DC doesn't even realize the A-list status Static has so that is why I was soooo excited when I first heard Static Shock was getting his own New 52 series. Hardware was also plays a big part in the new series so I was overjoyed because Hardware is my favorite DC/Milestone character. Then I read the first issue and was disgusted with the script and artwork. The artwork is horrific! But the story is even worse! For some odd reason DC scraps the chance of adding Dakota in the New 52 and instead moves Static to NYC for the worst comic book writing and most disappointing since Peter David's 2001 Captain Marv'el run. Dwaine Mcduffy would be outraged by the way this title was handled. I wish Dwaine was still around to write some really great Static stories. Read the classic Milestone trades instead.