this teenage superhero is simply
electrifying welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we will explore the comic book
origins of Virgil Ovid Hawkins otherwise
known as static the name static I’ll put
a shock to your system good
as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we’ve
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
that unfolded in 1993’s static number
two which was then expanded upon in
2000’s static shock cartoon series this
superhero was originally created and
published by milestone comics before the
studio closed causing him to cross over
to the DC comic universe an
african-american team static is one of
the few heroes to represent minorities
and was influenced by Marvel spider-man
in the original issue statics origin was
not initially revealed as the series
opened with static as a hero roaming the
city and facing off against other
super-powered youths following a
grueling fight with one particular foe
Virgil opened up about his past with a
classmate slash love interest who knew
his secret identity having taken him in
and nursing him back to health after his
fight as it turned out he was once an
ordinary albeit geeky fifteen-year-old
teen with a passion for comics and
role-playing games growing up in the
poorest and most crime-ridden area of
dakota city called Parris Island he was
regularly beaten up at the hands of a
school bully who called himself biz
money 8 in response
Virgil’s friend Larry Wade convinced him
to carry a gun and use it to get revenge
while Virgil thought he could go through
with murdering his aggressor after
tracking the bully and his gang to a
local pier he discovered that he didn’t
have it in him instead he threw the gun
into the water oh man
I stepped into it big this time
immediately after though virgil found
himself caught in a large police bust as
they had tracked the gang as well the
police began to throw a special new tear
gas at the youths to subdue them however
this untested gas didn’t do as intended
which was to simply allow the cops to
track the escapees rather the gas turned
out to be deadly inadvertently killing
most of the gang members incredibly the
handful that survived mutated Virgil was
one of those fortunate enough to have
survived when most of the youths had
died horribly he then witnessed other
survivors changing in dramatic ways such
as mutating horribly or gaining the
ability to fly
before he can make his escape police
drones chased him down afraid he
unwittingly unleashed his brand new
powers an electromagnetic blast which
destroyed the robots following his
escape virgil found that he was
confounded by the ways that object and
electrical devices reacted to his body
however with lots of practice he learned
to control it Wow he even learned to use
electro magnetics to levitate himself
using metal objects having witnessed the
brutality of the police and the gangs
Virgil decided to wield his powers for
good creating a costume for himself and
taking on the identity of static as a
hero he did everything from bust up
crack houses to rounding up street thugs
soon enough
he learned that his high school bully
had gained his own powers reah merging
as hot streak a fire themed supervillain
this was the very foe that had beaten
him to a pulp in his last battle
this is gonna be fun while static
prepared for a rematch
he continued to battle a variety of
super villains called gang babies and
became the city’s mutant Savior in the
years that followed static has received
a cartoon series and franchise reboots
he eventually even worked alongside the
Justice League yo Batman thanks for the
help but don’t you guys have a galaxy to
save or something he then joined the
Teen Titans while continuing to protect
his hometown as one of the very few
minority superheroes static storylines
never shied away from exploring complex
themes like gang violence drug use and
abusive relationships making him a more
mature comic book staple are you a fan
of this high voltage hero for more comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
electrifying welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we will explore the comic book
origins of Virgil Ovid Hawkins otherwise
known as static the name static I’ll put
a shock to your system good
as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we’ve
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
that unfolded in 1993’s static number
two which was then expanded upon in
2000’s static shock cartoon series this
superhero was originally created and
published by milestone comics before the
studio closed causing him to cross over
to the DC comic universe an
african-american team static is one of
the few heroes to represent minorities
and was influenced by Marvel spider-man
in the original issue statics origin was
not initially revealed as the series
opened with static as a hero roaming the
city and facing off against other
super-powered youths following a
grueling fight with one particular foe
Virgil opened up about his past with a
classmate slash love interest who knew
his secret identity having taken him in
and nursing him back to health after his
fight as it turned out he was once an
ordinary albeit geeky fifteen-year-old
teen with a passion for comics and
role-playing games growing up in the
poorest and most crime-ridden area of
dakota city called Parris Island he was
regularly beaten up at the hands of a
school bully who called himself biz
money 8 in response
Virgil’s friend Larry Wade convinced him
to carry a gun and use it to get revenge
while Virgil thought he could go through
with murdering his aggressor after
tracking the bully and his gang to a
local pier he discovered that he didn’t
have it in him instead he threw the gun
into the water oh man
I stepped into it big this time
immediately after though virgil found
himself caught in a large police bust as
they had tracked the gang as well the
police began to throw a special new tear
gas at the youths to subdue them however
this untested gas didn’t do as intended
which was to simply allow the cops to
track the escapees rather the gas turned
out to be deadly inadvertently killing
most of the gang members incredibly the
handful that survived mutated Virgil was
one of those fortunate enough to have
survived when most of the youths had
died horribly he then witnessed other
survivors changing in dramatic ways such
as mutating horribly or gaining the
ability to fly
before he can make his escape police
drones chased him down afraid he
unwittingly unleashed his brand new
powers an electromagnetic blast which
destroyed the robots following his
escape virgil found that he was
confounded by the ways that object and
electrical devices reacted to his body
however with lots of practice he learned
to control it Wow he even learned to use
electro magnetics to levitate himself
using metal objects having witnessed the
brutality of the police and the gangs
Virgil decided to wield his powers for
good creating a costume for himself and
taking on the identity of static as a
hero he did everything from bust up
crack houses to rounding up street thugs
soon enough
he learned that his high school bully
had gained his own powers reah merging
as hot streak a fire themed supervillain
this was the very foe that had beaten
him to a pulp in his last battle
this is gonna be fun while static
prepared for a rematch
he continued to battle a variety of
super villains called gang babies and
became the city’s mutant Savior in the
years that followed static has received
a cartoon series and franchise reboots
he eventually even worked alongside the
Justice League yo Batman thanks for the
help but don’t you guys have a galaxy to
save or something he then joined the
Teen Titans while continuing to protect
his hometown as one of the very few
minority superheroes static storylines
never shied away from exploring complex
themes like gang violence drug use and
abusive relationships making him a more
mature comic book staple are you a fan
of this high voltage hero for more comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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