Michael Davis: What Happened, Part 2
What happened to that fun-loving silly Michael Davis?
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Dear AT&T: Static on the line is a GOOD thing
With the success of Black Panther, why is DC and Warner Brothers ignoring Static Shock?
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REVIEW: Static Shock the Complete Third Season
Milestone Media’s best-known character, Static, is back in the third volume of his animated adventures after the release of the first two seasons last year. Static Shock was somewhat revolutionary back in the day, featuring an African-American teen super-hero who juggled classes, girls, villains, and parents, not all that dissimilar to a certain wall-crawler. The…
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REVIEW: Static Shock: The Complete First Season
Animated fare was very slow to integrate, largely because there was a paucity of useful source material to mine from. In the 1990s, that began to change, largely thanks to Milestone Media, a multicultural operation that had a line of comics distributed through DC Comics. Milestoneâs best known character is Static, a young urban teen…
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Michael Davis: The Dream Killer 3 – Know The Game!
Please read the first two installments in the series if you have not done so. From Dream Killer 2: Full discloser: For two decades I was not welcome at DC. âWhat did you do?â Iâve gotten that question countless times. âWhat did they do?â Not as many have asked, but more than a few. Whatâs…
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Michael Davis On Being Loud and Smart
Some weeks ago a Hilton manager made a very big mistake. Once Hilton Corporate realized who and what they were dealing with, I was asked what I wanted. This question, always asked in situations where litigation is an option, is a ploy devised to test you. Your answer determines their resolve, your intelligence and rather…
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Michael Davis, The Nigga You Love To Hate
“I heard payback’s a motherfucking nigga, that’s why I’m sick of getting treated like a goddamn stepchild, Fuck a punk cause I ain’t him.” • Ice Cube, The Nigga You Love To Hate The truth will set you free. As a African American man, my truth is not unlike the action toys I once collected…
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John Ostrander: Stripping Down
Okay, I saw the Suicide Squad trailer that was “leaked” from SDCC and then the HD version a day or so later. I loved what I saw – particularly Amanda Waller. Viola Davis has the look, the sound, and most important, the attitude. Much of what she says at the start of the trailer sounds…
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Michael Davis: The Problem With Jaden
With the possible exception of the Black Panther, no other black franchise has garnered as much “it’s going to be a major movie or TV show” hype within the fan rumor mill than Static Shock. Finally the Black Panther is going to happen. As for Static Shock … kinda. In 2018 the Black Panther movie…
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Michael Davis: A Comic Book Tale – The Director’s Cut
Fair warning: this one is long and a bit sappy. I would, however consider it a personal favor if you would give it a read and send me a hug. I need one. OK, another version of this article will be appearing on Bleeding Cool but this is the Mike Gold special edition, chock full…
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Michael Davis: Milestone 2.0 – I Was There, I Didn’t Get It.
There’s much more to this story at Bleeding Cool. On January 21st of this year, the Washington Post broke the story of the return of Milestone. Missing from the Post and every article since about the new Milestone 2.0 was any mention of me. I’m a founder and co-creator of the original Milestone’s best-known property, Static…
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Michael Davis: No Respect. No Wonder. Part 2
Part 1 of this series can be read at BleedingCool.com Hollywood, I’m sorry. I’ve been wrong. You’re not responsible for the overwhelming opinion the general public has of my industry being just for kids. Yes, SDCC is our house, but our house is all fucked up. We deserve to be viewed as nothing but geeks,…
