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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Nu-Perspective Black History Month: Day 21- STATIC!

What's up peeps. We're celebrating Black History Month by re-releasing all of last year's Nu-Perspective revamped characters each day.
With these reposts you get the same full bio, art and our storyline concept, but also some behind the scenes thoughts on how and why Fabian (co-writer) and I went about doing what we did (go to the bottom).


Today we have a character that while  certainly popular, remains highly underutilized- STATIC!


Check out our take for this HIGHLY requested character. 




Real Name: Virgil Ovid Hawkins
Current Alias: Static
Identity: Secret
Occupation: Hard Company intern
Place of Birth: Dakota City
Base of Operations: Dakota City
Affiliations: Teen Titans (formerly), Heroes
First Appearance: Static #1 (1993)
Original Creators: Dwayne McDuffie, Derek T Dingle, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis
Story: Granted electrical superpowers when he was exposed to an experimental tear gas during an all-out gang war, young Virgil Hawkins devoted himself to becoming a superhero known as “Static”. After joining a ragtag group of heroic “Bang Babies” and defending his community for years, Virgil went into semi-retirement as meta-human criminals dwindled and normalcy slowly returned to Dakota. Nostalgic for the glory days of his exuberant prime, Tiffany Evan’s (Technique) tech and Racqel Ervin’s (Rocket) social work rendered superheroes obsolete. But when industrial espionage linked to the debunked Alva Technologies puts Tiffany back into her Technique suit, and a new epidemic of “Bang Babies” creates volatile social tensions forcing Rachel to dust off her inertia belt, Virgil can’t help but think these two separate events may be related. This is further solidified by the mysterious appearance of “Dusk”, a former fling confirmed KIA (killed in action) defending the city years ago. With Icon off-world, Virgil steps up to the plate to be the leader of Dakota’s heroic crime fighters against all-new enemies and old adversaries. But as Virgil’s battle on the streets escalates, a darker conspiracy slowly unravels, hinting at a reconstituted Shadow Cabinet with seemingly nefarious ambitions.

Powers/Abilities: Virgil has the metahuman ability of electromagnetic-kinesis. He can self-generate and discharge large amount of electricity, as well as generate powerful electromagnetic fields and force fields. He can sense electrical currents in his immediate environment and can also absorb electricity from external sources to boost his own bio-electricity. Through his years of training, Virgil can lob explosive lightning orbs, create electrical tethers, levitate large metallic object like cars as well as large quantities of metallic debris with great dexterity. He can even discharge lightning with incredible accuracy, such as being able to arc and careen around obstacles, almost “homing in” on the desired target. As his name suggests, he can generate a static field that allows him to adhere to surfaces and magnetize objects. At the extreme, Virgil can convert and revert his entire physical body into pure electrical energy to transport through electrical wires or circuits but he cannot maintain this form for prolonged periods of time. Virgil is also an accomplish polymath, with genius-level intelligence and an aptitude for electrical engineering and design, as well as bio-chemistry and physics.

Weapons/Paraphernalia: Utilizing some of Tiffany’s lightweight armour, Static’s suit has a bullet-proof and fire-retardant lining. His stylized goggles protect his eyes from the flash of his powers, as well as have a build-in radio and wifi-receiver and computerized analyzing software. He also has an array of gadgets like a “static mine”, and trackers. His main mode of transportation is his customized “static saucer”, a wide disc that he can levitate with his powers and maneuver exceptionally well in the air.



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What IS Nu-Perspective you ask? Well, it's a bi-weekly column I started with my writing collaborator Fabian Wood with the purpose of revamping and updating different underdeveloped, underutilized and all-but-forgotten Nubian (black) comic book and pop culture characters.




Fine Print: Nu-Perspective is a column focused on revamps and updates of various underdeveloped, underutilized and all-but-forgotten Nubian (black) characters specifically. We aim to showcase these chosen characters in fresh, contemporary and exciting ways both visually and story-wise to show just how awesome they can truly be. All characters are copyrights and trademarks of the respective publishers and creators. This column is used solely for artistic enjoyment.



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