Virgil Hawkins is a 14-year-old who lives with his older sister Sharon, and his widowed father Robert in Dakota City. In spite of this, its popularity revived interest in the original Milestone comic and introduced McDuffie to the animation industry. The series also produced some related merchandise, which sold poorly McDuffie cited the low sales as one of the main factors behind the series' cancellation. Some criticism was directed towards its humor and animation, which was said to be unnatural and outdated. Static Shock was nominated for numerous awards, including the Daytime Emmy. The show approached several social issues, which was positively received by most television critics. Although originally not intended to be part of the DC Animated Universe, it was incorporated into it beginning in the second season. Static Shock had some alterations from the original comic book because it was oriented to a pre-teen audience. Animation from a crew composed mostly of people from the company's past shows, but also with the involvement of two of the comic's creators, Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan.
Static Shock was produced by Warner Bros. It was the first time that an African-American superhero was the titular character of their own broadcast animation series. The show revolves around Virgil Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who uses the secret identity of "Static" after exposure to a mutagen gas during a gang fight which gave him electromagnetic powers. Static Shock ran for four seasons, with 52 half-hour episodes in total. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the WB Television Network's Kids' WB programming block.
Static Shock is an American superhero animated television series based on the Milestone Media/ DC Comics superhero Static.
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