Milestone Returns
Milestone Returns or Earth-M is an ongoing line of American comic books published by DC Comics that began in September 2020.[1]
| Milestone Returns | |
|---|---|
 Official cover for Milestone Returns #0. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | September 2020 – present |
| Main character(s) | Earth-M (Milestone Universe) |
The line features reimagined versions of the fictional characters and shared universe of Milestone Media by Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, Derek T. Dingle and Dwayne McDuffie.[2]
Publication history
In 2018, DC Comics announced Earth-M as a reboot of several comic books of Milestone Media by Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, Derek T. Dingle and Dwayne McDuffie.
In 2020, Earth-M was retitled as Milestone Returns, with the initial issue being published in September.[3] An extended version was published in February 2021.[4]
The issues are available in print, digitally, and on DC Universe Infinite since April 2021.[1]
Setting
Milestone Returns is set in "Earth-M", which is officially non-canon to the DC Universe.[2]
Premise
In Earth-M, famous characters like Static, Icon, Rocket, Hardware and several others have new origin stories related to the Big Bang, the event that happened in the city of Dakota.[5] While they still do not know each other, the enigmatic Dharma prepares them in secret for a war to come.[6]
List of titles
| Title | Issue(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Premiere date | Finale date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Zero | ||||||
| Milestone Returns[3] | #0 | Reginald Hudlin Greg Pak |
Ryan Benjamin Denys Cowan Scott Hanna Don Ho Jim Lee Jimmy Palmiotti Khoi Pham Bill Sienkiewicz |
Hi-Fi Alex Sinclair Chris Sotomayor |
September 13, 2020 | |
| Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition[7] | Reginald Hudlin | ChrisCross Denys Cowan Nikolas Draper-Ivey Bill Sienkiewicz Juan Castro |
Nikolas Draper-Ivey Wil Quintana Chris Sotomayor |
February 24, 2021 | ||
| Year One | ||||||
| Static: Season One[8][9] | #1–6 | Vita Ayala | ChrisCross | Nikolas Draper-Ivey | June 15, 2021 | March 1, 2022 |
| Icon and Rocket: Season One[9] | Reginald Hudlin | Doug Braithwaite Andrew Currie Scott Hanna |
Brad Anderson | July 27, 2021 | March 22, 2022 | |
| Hardware: Season One[9] | Brandon Thomas | Denys Cowan Bill Sienkiewicz |
Chris Sotomayor | August 10, 2021 | May 17, 2022 | |
| Year Two | ||||||
| Blood Syndicate: Season One[10][11][12] | #1–6 | Geoffrey Thorne | Juan Castro ChrisCross |
TBA | June 16, 2022[12] | TBA |
| Duo[13][14] | Greg Pak | Scott Hanna Khoi Pham |
TBA | June 21, 2022[13] | TBA | |
| Static: Season Two[10][11] | TBA | TBA | TBA | Summer 2022 | TBA | |
| Icon and Rocket: Season Two[10][11] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| Hardware: Season Two[10][11] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Collected editions
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static: Season One |
|
200 | February 1, 2022 | ISBN 1779514212, 978-1779514219 |
| Icon and Rocket: Season One |
|
192 | June 28, 2022 | ISBN 1779515529, 978-1779515520 |
| Hardware: Season One |
|
August 9, 2022 | ISBN 1779515138, 978-1779515131 |
References
- MacNamee, Olly (2021-03-23). "DC Comics Rethink: Milestone Comics To Relaunch, Now With Same Day And Date Print Copies". COMICON. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- "The Return of DC's Milestone Universe Showcased in New Trailer". ScreenRant. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- Quaintance, Zack (2021-05-25). "DC ROUND-UP: MILESTONE RETURNS #0, it's finally happening!". The Beat. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Milestone Comics, the diverse and boundary-pushing superhero series, is back after two-decade hiatus". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition #0 (2021). DC Comics.
- Milestone Returns #0 (2020). DC Comics.
- MacNamee, Olly (2021-03-23). "Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition (2021-)". COMICON. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- March 2021, Chris Arrant 23 (2021-03-23). "New Static series delayed, but now all Milestone comics coming out simultaneously in print & digitally". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- Grunenwald, Joe (2021-02-26). "Creative teams for STATIC, ICON & ROCKET, and HARDWARE relaunches revealed". The Beat. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- "DC Comics reveals next phase of Milestone Media with Blood Syndicate comic, animated movie and talent initiative". SYFY Official Site. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- Doran, Michael (2021-10-16). "Blood Syndicate returns to comics and Milestone gets animated in 2022". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- Michael Doran (2022-02-10). "Milestone's Blood Syndicate Season One launches in May". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- George Marston (2022-02-18). "A new Milestone title rings in DC's AAPI Heritage Month celebration along with a series of variant covers". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- "DC's Milestone Universe Expands With Earth-M Line of Comics". CBR. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-19.