static shock vol 1 rebirth of the cool dwayne mcduffie

The show was (and still is) an important piece of pop culture, containing well written stories with lessons for younger and older audiences alike. I’m still hopeful that they’ll change their mind someday.”

Warner Brothers decision to treat the show like this was baffling to not only the fans, but also to Dwayne who stated “I’ve never understood Warner Home Video’s reluctance to release it, especially considering the many DC Comics crossover episodes, and their willingness to give shows their own season sets that didn’t do nearly as well in the ratings. Yet despite the shows popularity, doing exceedingly well in the ratings according to series creator Dwayne McDuffie (and even winning a Humanitas and Daytime Emmy award), it was so poorly under marketed and the first six episodes were all that saw light of day for home media release. It’d be a surprise to run into anyone who was alive during the shows run who wouldn’t know what you were talking about if you mentioned it. Almost everyone knows who Static Shock is. Regardless of how poor the series performed, the first season got a full DVD release (excluding the final episode of the season). The show was an original concept that spun off of Batman Beyond, tanked in the ratings, and got canceled after its second season (even though it was a decent show). Now I’m sure most of you don’t know what The Zeta Project is, and I can’t blame you. of all the shows set in that universe, they all got full releases EXCEPT FOR Static Shock and The Zeta Project.

Alright, anyone who’s been following me for a while knows that I’m a big fan of the DC Animated Universe that started in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series and ended with Justice League Unlimited in 2006.

Static shock vol 1 rebirth of the cool dwayne mcduffie