In the next of our DC Comics previews for this week, we’re taking a look at the first issue of Static: Shadows of Dakota. The series, written by Nikolas Draper-Ivey & Vita Ayala, picks up where season one left off and comes to comic book stores on February 7. Draper-Ivey also provides the artwork whilst letters are by AndWorld Design.
This week’s issue features main cover art also by Draper-Ivey and variant covers by Chase Conley, Olivier Coipel & Brad Anderson and Dan Hippo. Here’s a look at the cover gallery:
The synopsis for issue one teases the return of the legendary Milestone Media hero:
Static is back! Though Virgil and his friends might have been able to stop the government’s off-the-books prison operations in Dakota, a powerful new threat lurks in the shadows. The mysterious Ebon is cutting a bloody swath through the underworld on a single-minded quest to find his brother. Against this backdrop of exploding violence, innocent people are finding themselves in the crossfire. The breakout creative team of Nikolas Draper-Ivey and Vita Ayala have returned to make Static’s life, and Dakota City, very complicated indeed-you’ve never felt shocks like these!
DC has given us a tonne of preview pages, including a refresher on the events of season one, which you can check out in the gallery below. As always, please be wary of potential spoilers for this week’s issue!
Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 comes to comic book stores and digital platforms on February 7, 2023.
