Icon vs. Hardware #3 (of 5)
(W) Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills (A) Denys Cowan
In Shops: May 30, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Hardware’s rampant tampering with the timeline is weakening the boundaries of reality and unraveling not just his own history, but the history of the entire Milestone Universe…and as the cracks in the walls of creation start to show, a terrifying threat emerges from a most unexpected place! The ending of this issue will shock you!
Icon vs. Hardware #2 (of 5)
(W) Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills (A) Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais
In Shops: Apr 04, 2023
SRP: $4.99
With time itself under Hardware’s control, the hierarchy of power in the Dakotaverse has changed! Having altered events so the Big Bang never happened, Curtis Metcalf now finds himself as the head of Alva Industries—but the world is still on the brink of chaos! Can Hardware stop his alternate-timeline self from dooming us all? Does he want to? Because if he won’t, it’ll fall to Icon…and crossing Icon is never wise!
Icon vs. Hardware #2 (of 5)
(W) Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills (A) Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais
In Shops: Apr 04, 2023
SRP: $4.99
With time itself under Hardware’s control, the hierarchy of power in the Dakotaverse has changed! Having altered events so the Big Bang never happened, Curtis Metcalf now finds himself as the head of Alva Industries—but the world is still on the brink of chaos! Can Hardware stop his alternate-timeline self from dooming us all? Does he want to? Because if he won’t, it’ll fall to Icon…and crossing Icon is never wise!
Icon vs. Hardware #2 (of 5)
(W) Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills (A) Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais
In Shops: Apr 04, 2023
SRP: $4.99
With time itself under Hardware’s control, the hierarchy of power in the Dakotaverse has changed! Having altered events so the Big Bang never happened, Curtis Metcalf now finds himself as the head of Alva Industries—but the world is still on the brink of chaos! Can Hardware stop his alternate-timeline self from dooming us all? Does he want to? Because if he won’t, it’ll fall to Icon…and crossing Icon is never wise!
Icon vs. Hardware #1 (of 5)
(W) Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills (A) Denys Cowan, Yasmín Florez Montañez (CA) Rahzzah
In Shops: Feb 14, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Two Titans Of The Milestone Universe Clash — And In The Process, Set In Motion A Chain Of Events Leading To A Story Bigger Than You Could Ever Imagine! When Hardware Discovers A Long-Suppressed Time Machine Hidden In A Government Warehouse, His Obsession With Righting The Wrongs Of The Past — Those Of Both American History And His Own Tragic Family — Will Unravel The Fabric Of Time For The Milestone Universe. But While There Are Many Problems With Hardware’s Plan, There’s One Big One: Wherever He Goes In America’s Last Two Centuries, Icon Is There, Having Lived Through It! And A Man As Powerful As Icon Knows The Profound Danger Of The Forces Curtis Metcalf Is Unleashing…And He’ll Do Whatever It Takes To Put The Genie Back In The Bottle! Icon Vs Hardware Is The Official Kickoff Of Act One Of Milestone’s WORLDS COLLIDE Event—And If You Think You Know What That Phrase Means, You’d Better Not Get Overconfident! This Is The Ideal Jumping-On Point For Those Who’ve Sat Out The Story Of Dakota So Far, Because This Ride Is Headed Somewhere Unexpected!
Icon vs. Hardware #1 (of 5)
(W) Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills (A) Denys Cowan, Yasmín Florez Montañez (CA) Rahzzah
In Shops: Feb 14, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Two Titans Of The Milestone Universe Clash — And In The Process, Set In Motion A Chain Of Events Leading To A Story Bigger Than You Could Ever Imagine! When Hardware Discovers A Long-Suppressed Time Machine Hidden In A Government Warehouse, His Obsession With Righting The Wrongs Of The Past — Those Of Both American History And His Own Tragic Family — Will Unravel The Fabric Of Time For The Milestone Universe. But While There Are Many Problems With Hardware’s Plan, There’s One Big One: Wherever He Goes In America’s Last Two Centuries, Icon Is There, Having Lived Through It! And A Man As Powerful As Icon Knows The Profound Danger Of The Forces Curtis Metcalf Is Unleashing…And He’ll Do Whatever It Takes To Put The Genie Back In The Bottle! Icon Vs Hardware Is The Official Kickoff Of Act One Of Milestone’s WORLDS COLLIDE Event—And If You Think You Know What That Phrase Means, You’d Better Not Get Overconfident! This Is The Ideal Jumping-On Point For Those Who’ve Sat Out The Story Of Dakota So Far, Because This Ride Is Headed Somewhere Unexpected!
DC‘s Jim Lee & Friends panel at New York Comic Con was full of news and reveals from amazing talent.
Marc Silvestri Talks About Batman’s Ultimate Team-Up
Lee’s longtime creative colleague Marc Silvestri was also on hand to share new art and conversation about his “buddy cop horror story”, Batman/The Joker: The Deady Duo. Silvestri talked to Lee and fans about the early days of pitching and planning the series, how his approach has evolved as both writer and artist from the start until now, why the relationship between Batman and The Joker has captivated fans for so long, and more details about what fans can expect when this seven issue limited series launches November 1, 2022.
Oscar Award-Winning Writer John Ridley – All In On DC
DC is fortunate to have an Academy Award-winning screenwriter on hand that treats his comic writing projects with the same care and commitment that he has with movies like 12 Years A Slave, Five Days At Memorial, American Crime, and his other movie projects. Writer John Ridley joined the panel to talk with Jim about his body of work, past and present. Ridley chatted with Lee and the audience about the current and future trajectory of Jace Fox since his move from Gotham to New York (and a sidekick?) in I Am Batman, and how the most recent story arc leads into his upcoming limited series G.C.P.D.: The Blue Wall, debuting October 18, 2022. John also discussed how he landed the job of telling the story of The Penguin, as part of DC’s Batman: One Bad Day event, revealing exclusive first look art from the one-shot ahead of its October 18 release.
Spencer Ackerman – “Building The Wall” in A New DC Black Label Series
For many, the 1990s was a comic book “renaissance,” with the birth of Lee’s own Wildstorm comics, DC’s then-unimaginable Death of Superman, and the creation of Milestone Comics. November’s DC 90’s Rewind event includes the launch of a new WildC.A.T.s. ongoing series, and a new DC Black Label limited series, Waller vs. WildStorm. Co-writer and noted national security journalist Spencer Ackerman appeared on the panel to talk about his first work for DC and how he, co-writer Evan Narcisse and artist Eric Battle plan to merge the DC and Wildstorm universes and show how Amanda Waller rose to power to become one of the most ruthless and unyielding characters in the DCU. Waller vs. Wildstorm debuts November 15, 2022.
Nikolas Draper-Ivey and Vita Ayala Return Static to Dakota in 2023
One of the brightest lights of Milestone Media’s reuniting with DC was Static: Season One, and breakout artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey, who joined the panel to talk a little about the reception that he, writer Vita Ayala and co-artist ChrisCross received after relaunching Milestone’s flagship super hero for a new generation. Fans got to see some of Draper-Ivey’s incredible art, as he spoke about taking on the new challenge of both co-writer (with Ayala) and artist for the six-issue sequel to Static: Season One, Static: Shadows of Dakota, debuting on February 7, 2023.
Early Look at New Titles Celebrating Milestone’s 30th Anniversary in 2023
Lee’s chat with Draper-Ivey led to more Milestone news, as he shared early reveals of two titles that will be part of the celebration of this groundbreaking imprint’s 30th anniversary next year. Cover art was revealed for Icon vs. Hardware, a five-issue limited series launching on February 14, 2023. Spinning out of the epilogue of the Milestones In History anthology, this series is co-written by Reggie Hudlin and Leon Chills, and pits two of Milestone’s core super heroes against each other for the future of Dakota, as Hardware discovers a time machine and puts it to work altering the history of the world.
Fans also got the first look at the main (by Denys Cowan) and variant (by Nikolas Draper-Ivey) covers for a Milestone 30th Anniversary Special, scheduled for a February 21, 2023 release. This commemorative one-shot will feature stories celebrating the breadth and depth of the Dakotaverse, with contributions from Eisner award winner Chuck Brown, Stephanie Williams, Denys Cowan, Nikolas Draper Ivey, Yasmin Flores Montanez and others. The Draper-Ivey variant cover spotlights the story he’s writing and drawing, a team up between an adult version of Static and Batman Beyond.
Special Guest Joe Quesada Reveals Details on His Return to DC
Even though Jim likes to keep his panel lineup secret to surprise people with big news, he always keeps an ace-in-the-hole extra secret to really catch the audiences off guard. Today was no exception, as artist and former Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada took the stage.
Quesada left Marvel earlier this year to pursue his own personal projects and he’s clearly starting off with a bang, as he announced that he’d be designing covers for DC titles in 2023, exclusively revealing his variant cover art for Batman #131 (January 3, 2023), and Batman #132 (February 7, 2023).
The Society of Illustrators has announced a dynamic new installation coming to the museum that delves between the pages of comic books and explores the artists’ process. “The Artist’s Experience: From Brotherman to Batman” on display from June 15 through October 29, 2022. The exhibit celebrates some of the top African-American artists in the comic book industry, and was co-curated by renowned culture journalist and writer Karama Horne and Eisner Award-nominated artist and writer Shawn Martinbrough, whose work will be featured along with over sixteen other talented artists.
This special exhibition showcases the works of independent and mainstream creators, such as Dawud Anyabwile, founder of the landmark Brotherman Comics, the longest running, independently published American Black comic book and Eisner Award-winning, DC Comics and Marvel artist Denys Cowan, co-founder of Milestone Media.
Also featured are Eisner Award-winning artists Afua Richardson, Alitha Martinez and John Jennings, as well as veteran artists Larry Stroman and Darryl Banks.
Artwork from award-winning artist Ronald Wimberly, founder of the experimental art magazine THE LAAB (whose Prince of Cats graphic novel is currently being adapted to film by Spike Lee), Khary Randolph, Jamal Igle, Micheline Hess, Sanford Greene, Eric Battle, Marcus Williams, Chuck Collins, Damion Scott and Robyn Smith will all be on display, as well.
“The Artist’s Experience: From Brotherman to Batman” runs from June 15, 2022 to October 29, 2022, with a Juneteenth Opening Night Celebration on June 16th from 6pm-9pm at the Society of Illustrators located at 128 East 63rd Street New York, NY.
DC and Milestone Media have revealed new artwork and story details on their upcoming one-shot anthology, Milestones In History. Initially announced during last year’s DC FanDome, this anthology combines an unprecedented collection of writers from traditional literature, entertainment, culture, and social activism with celebrated comic book artists to celebrate Black people throughout world history.
The stories and talent for this 96-page spectacular include:
Featuring an introduction from the heroes of the Dakotaverse, by Reggie Hudlin with art from Janhoy Lindsay, Milestones In History also includes at what’s next for the super heroes of Milestone in “Things to Come,” by Reggie Hudlin and Leon Chills, with art by Milestone co-founder Denys Cowan.
Milestones In History arrives in comic book shops and on participating platforms on Tuesday, June 21.
Hardware: Season One #6
(W) Brandon Thomas (A) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz
In Shops: May 31, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Mercenaries, police, backstabbing businessmen, and more have all tried to keep Curtis Metcalf down. His reputation is in tatters, his suit nearly destroyed, and his body beaten, and still nothing can stop Curtis from getting his revenge. It’s time for Edwin Alva to realize just how big of a mistake he made in underestimating the power of Hardware’s rage!
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