Whatever Happened To Milestone Media (Nerd Nite Memphis @ Rec Room Memphis)

[@studiomansion7942]

I remember finding Static #1 in a quick Mart. The first comic book character I could relate to. I collected every Milestone comic I could. Lost um in a fire, but I'll always have the memories. Comic Gold. Thanks for showing some love. Milestone Comics deserves more credit.

[@djinnjax3274]

readcomiconline.to/Comic/Static/Issue-1?id=79074

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Anytime! I was always a fan when I was a kid. I hate to hear about you losing those comics. Check that link.

[@studiomansion7942]

@@BlerdWithoutFear Thanks for the link!!! I hope you're having fun at the con. 🖖🏾

[@studiomansion7942]

@@djinnjax3274 Thank for the link!!! 🖖🏾

[@djinnjax3274]

@@studiomansion7942 Your welcome.

[@vincentfranklin17]

I loved Icon and Static! Milestone Media needs to make a comeback!

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

One day, I hope they do. They had a great imprint on their hands. People just weren't ready for it back then like they are now.

[@vincentfranklin17]

@@BlerdWithoutFear Truth!!!

[@ampocalypsew3883]

What I wish for the future of MileStone comics and the existing black/well diverse characters, is they get the love and recognition they deserve. I would love to see static back on TV with it's realistic story telling, and a movie. Icon getting more light and shine in both comics and TV. The blood Syndicate would be a great live action TV show for young and mature adults. I also want Blue Marvel, Blackveil Nightmask, Monica Rambeau, Blade, and any other character to get there shine on. And above all else get a damn video for all of them (yes blade and Spawn had one but let's be real they could have been better)

[@robinlue2008]

In order for that to happen the "black characters" would have to be owned by the brothers/ sisters that created them. That means no DC no Marvel owning them because they will be a pigeon hold on them.

[@ampocalypsew3883]

@@robinlue2008 sure for Static and the rest of the Milestone characters, but as for Blue Marvel, Adam Blackveil Nightmask, Blade, Monica Rambeau ect. They are originally Marvel own, so if anything they should be given to good black writers, you know the ones that avoid the social agenda like feminist and SJW or anything that follows those backwards logic

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Comics have always had a social agenda. Always. Lets not pretend like this is a new thing. The only reason you notice it as much as you do now is because you're no longer a child and can actually rationalize what they're talking about now. If not for "SJW's" you wouldn't have any of these characters... So... yeah... By the way... McDuffie? SJW.... There...

[@ampocalypsew3883]

@@BlerdWithoutFear true but they never overdosed on it, prime example would be the static TV show they dealt with racism but never going over the top with it, and the only ones that did keep those theme was Xmen. But most of the comics that focus so much on fem, sjw, and ect don't last that long. Look at how many times they rebooted Carol Danvers Captain marvel, and the DC furies was very disrespectful towards Darksied

[@PantherDeNoir]

Very informative. Bless.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you! I'm glad I was able to break this down for everyone

[@rodneyholmes5260]

As a young Black Man in the nineties, I made it a priority to collect every Milestone comic until my sophomore year. I still have most of my ICON comics. It was refreshing to see accurate depiction of ourselves. This is what we need today, to create our own stories, instead of looking for others to do it. Milestone forever, RIP Dewayne McDuffie.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Milestone was so ahead of its time. I think the world wasn't ready for it when it was here. But we do need it now more than ever. The types of stories they told were felt real. You could tell they loved these characters. I keep hope alive that one day we'll get it back

[@derbyjames240]

Thanks, I remember reading Milestone when it first came out. Nice toknow what happen behind the scenes.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

It was a sad story of poor sales, high cost of doing business, and a perfect storm of other mess. But they remain one of the greatest imprints of all time

[@BlacklistUno]

Well done! Hope all is well.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you! All is good, all is right! Thank you, Murder One! Hope you're doing good, fam!

[@BlacklistUno]

@@BlerdWithoutFear doing great, Im gonna have something for you in about 2 weeks. I'll email you later and tell you

[@DamonCagnolatti]

First!😂 seriously I’ve been waiting for the great Return! Love Milestone💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Had so much fun teaching all these people about Milestone. It was a pleasure

[@robertjerome9171]

That was amazing Blerd big ups to fam, do the damn thing. Plus Ultra

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you for that! I was so excited to do this! PLUS ULTRA!!!!!!!

[@12380738]

i didnt know the reason why they didnt come back they need to split the check and bring them back earth m sounded cool as hell

[@emperortchallaofwakanda4011]

Naw! They Need to Cut The Check In Full!!! For All these Writers/Artist/Creators!!! & Get Them Back to Doing What They Do Best!!! Give Them Their Just Due!!!

[@ampocalypsew3883]

I dont want them to reboot Static, keep him the same as he was written

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Well, Static had already been rebooted so it wouldn't really matter lol. But they do need to cut McDuffie's widow into the deal. She's a great writer. Hell, she helped McDuffie write a lot of things behind the scenes. If Milestone were still around she probably would've been one of their writers anyway

[@ATL13n]

Even though you may have been lit AF, still great info and delivery. RIP to Mr. McDuffie aka the GAWD aka the inspiration.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Ha! Thank you, brother! Man, I was I'm just glad I didn't flub it up cause I was out there lol

[@kjwhite24]

This is awesome! Wish I could’ve been there dude.

[@DonShotta24]

This is awesome! You live in Memphis?

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Yup! Memphis born and raised

[@MyDumbQuestion]

This is dope man. Love seeing creators take their talents out of the normal spaces. Keep up the good work man!

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you for that! I'm just glad I was able to step up and do this justice. Next time i need to remember the venue has low lighting lol

[@jcnextgeneration]

Would love to go to a live show like this.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

This was a lot of fun. Depending on what city you live in, Nerd Nite does a LOT of deals like this across the country. Almost every major city has one. I'd ask around

[@jcnextgeneration]

Blerd Without Fear I live in the Jersey Shore so idk, but maybe some up by the NYC.

[@jayhemp00]

Wow, thank you for all the info on what's going on! I was so excited when DC announced Earth M, and wondered wtf happened. I had all Milestone titles in my pull list. I remember around 95 the price of paper skyrocked and comic book prices doubled instantly. I had to cut my pull list almost in half but I kept the Milestone titles. Soon after that they started ending titles one after the other.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Anytime! I had a lot of fun breaking this down for everyone. Like you, I was dropping everything except Spider-Man to keep on Milestone. Seems like they just got bit by bad timing because the industry just took a huge hit the second they walked in the door. But I'm glad they took the chance. I just wish they got the opportunity they deserve to bring it back. Keeping my fingers crossed though!

[@vanmontgomery3754]

Man ! I hate I missed this ! I live in Memphis ! Milestone, has amazing history !

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Oh, snap! Well I'm glad I recorded it! I plan on coming back and maybe doing something else about black comics creators in the furture

[@marcusrobinson-johnson]

Been looking forward to Milestone's return since they first teased it 2015

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

I'm hoping they finally get to bring it back. Man... these books are sorely missed

[@marcusrobinson-johnson]

@@BlerdWithoutFear Couldn't agree with you more.

[@antgto]

Your talk here is what's up! 👊🏿

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you! I was really surprised at how many people didn't know about it, but I was really happy with how many people approached me afterward to ask questions

[@quotivation47]

MY DUDE!!!!!

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you! I'm just glad I made it through the presentation without sounding "too drunk" lol

[@quotivation47]

@@BlerdWithoutFear Brother everything you do is ALWAYS AMAZING.

[@comicgod3378]

I watched an episode of Comic Book Men which talked about Milestone and all of the red tape going on behind the scenes that was their downfall. Im holding on to hope that they can work it out. Icon in the DCEU would be amazing !

[@jayhemp00]

He's in the Young Justice animated show, along with Static, Rocket and Hardware. Holocaust popped-up in the most recent episode.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

There's still some hope out there. One day maybe.

[@ebonyavengerstevenson1321]

So sad that when you asked only one person knew about Milestone. When they came out I was so happy and I still have many issues of Hardware,Static,Shadow Cabinet Icon and I have the first issue posters.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

It did hit me at first but so many people approached me afterwards and were so grateful I told them about it, it made it all worth it.

[@Dmaster731]

Yooooo! I loved this video. I ama huge fan of the Milestone media stuff and of Dwayne McDuffie. I have to break out those comics every now and then and just read through all the ones I have. Great jobs on the history of the company!

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you, fam! I had a great time teaching everyone about Milestone. So many people either didn't know it existed or forgot about it that it was a lot of fun

[@marianolindo8726]

Hardware was my intro into Milestone. I collected as many as I could. I miss it but I doubt they would bring it back. They took too long. If anything I hope they pop up in Black Lightnings' TV series. They need to exist, but I don't think they need their own universe.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

That was my original hope. That they would wind up in Black Lightning. Seemed like thats what the show was building up to, but who knows now at this point. But I think they;ll be back at some point

[@marianolindo8726]

@@BlerdWithoutFear I really hope so. The way they dropped out view hurt my feelings because I never cared if the comic was popular as long as it fed the need to represent the unrepresented in its publications. I never wanted a "black" version of a white character so when Milestone came out I felt finally someone in publication understands. The originality displayed was second to none because it was inspired by people unrepresented in comics. Well thank you for shining light on this. You are one of my favorite watches on the tube. The way you cover things is balanced so that any open minded person could easily discover a new favorite comic. Keep up the great work. Thanks for responding.

[@doctorindigeaux318]

This is the best thing I didn't get to attend all summer. 😭

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Awww, thank you! Well, I'm glad I recorded it! I almost didn't so it all worked out in the end 😁

[@joshuamelton9148]

I am been waiting for a live action Icon movie for the longest time.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

I hope we get it one day. I really do

[@CephlonMayngrum]

never heard of the rec room and lived in memphis my whole life

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Its an awesome place! Its over off of Broad and Tillman. They got couches and big projector screens where you can play video games and stuff. Full bar. Arcade. Gaming area. And they have events all the time

[@tokendave80]

Can you create a playlist of the Milestone Characters?

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Done and done 😁

[@georgetinker1292]

The teacher was in session!!!

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Ha, it did kind of feel that way lol

[@georgetinker1292]

@@BlerdWithoutFear I wished there wasn't so much ambient noise. But,great dissertation on the subject. Hope you get to do more. The audience seemed to learn.

[@marcusrobinson-johnson]

One of the Earth M photos you showed was of a new character they created called Amber, but you called her Donner. Just a minor correction there.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Ah, I thought it was an updated Donner. THANKS!

[@marcusrobinson-johnson]

@@BlerdWithoutFear No problem man. Love your videos, keep up the good work 👍🏾

[@Wonder2win]

Two corrections: 1. Michael Davis isn't part of the Milestone reboot 2. That character on the Earth M slide is not Donner it's a new character called Amber.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

So I've been informed in an earlier comment

[@emperortchallaofwakanda4011]

Dont Forget My Guy Actor/Writer Creator of Blue Marvel!!! Kevin Grevioux!!! More Familiar as Raze Aka Black Lycan in Underworld!!! Also Thnks Blerd for Reminding of Us about these Characters & their Creators!!!! Any Other Wakandian in The House!!!??? Plus Plus Ultra Vid Blerd!!! I Will Definitely be Going Back to Ur Playlists!!! Question Blerd! Whats Marvel Doing with Blue Marvel!??? Alot of These Greatly Underated Characters are being Greatly Underutilized!!! In Marvel!/DC! & Other Up/Coming Publications!!! P.s. Im Lit AF Watching This Video!!! PlusUltra!!!

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Thank you, Stephan! I'm glad you enjoyed it! You know we can't leave out the legendary Raze! That brother is literally biggest, scariest, most creative black man on the damn planet. No wonder he invented Blue Marvel. PLUS ULTRA!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WunFanChildMindsetAGU45]

Anyway, I know in her heart she will help bring it back. I think it's going to be different.

[@robinlue2008]

Don't hold your breath. I believe she goes by Fullerton not Mcduffie. That should tell you something.

[@WunFanChildMindsetAGU45]

I know somehow, their is a future aside from minor roles here and there.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

I like to keep the hope alive. I mean.... No one can blame her for suing. If you don't protect your right to an intellectual property, your claim over it erodes in the eyes of the courts... that is why many companies are hella litigious over copyright. Besides... they didn't even ask her

[@dannytarver4533]

I'd like to know what was disliked about this video?

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Probably just a hater.... Thats ok though. Every super hero needs their super villains

[@LordOyoSriph]

Great presentation, love that milestone info. But why can't nightthrasher get any love lol

[@vernonhampton5863]

Sadly, the character was fine in the late 80's early 90's but let's be real. He's a the bastard child of Batman, Iron Man and Tony Hawk. Aside from being on the New Warriors, they didn't do much to make him able to stand on his own as a character. That is the fault of not hiring Priest to write his comic.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Yeah, unfortunately Night Thrasher was just a by-product of bad booking and creating something that was so pigeon holed into being a "product of the time" that its hard for him to come back now. A lot of black characters made around that time suffer the same affliction

[@ebonyavengerstevenson1321]

And if I remember correctly they were initially pretty successful, I met them at Wizard World Chicago and everyone was very excited about the books it was a good time and the characters were very reflective of African American culture and Denys Cowans art was great especially on Hardware but if I remember correctly he designed almost everything for the first four books.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

It is true. Milestone was very successful in the beginning. The industry just hit so many snags that it really hurt the company. Cowan pretty much had his fingerprint on EVERYTHING they made in the beginning.

[@deanstarks4736]

Been waiting for Icon and a Blue Marvel series, it never happened, wtf happened, bring the facts my guy

[@vernonhampton5863]

Blue Marvel was awesome in Ultimates. Hell, it was a great read in general in the vein of old school 60 sci-fi comics. Forget about the 'sjw' issues of having a team without a Caucasian male, it was a good read period.

[@deanstarks4736]

@@vernonhampton5863 agreed

[@ampocalypsew3883]

@@vernonhampton5863 agreed, though I dont see why Captain Marvel was the leader of that group

[@vernonhampton5863]

@@ampocalypsew3883 former leader of the Avengers and Sword, plus she was the one to bring them all together. I don't like how they wrote her in Civil War 2 though. That was wrong.

[@ampocalypsew3883]

@@vernonhampton5863 that wasnt her first let alone last thing she did that was worst than what she did in CW2, the first CW she arrested a hero in front of that heroes child. She basicly did what batman did in SS. And theres that whole "wanting to kill Rouge and Mistique" even though Rouge was a child at that point and being manipulated. Though out of all the people she put together in the ultimate their were two members who had way more experience in leading a team than her, also how long was she of the avengers, was this recently?

[@dragonballtalk8527]

I like icon I talked about him in a dc tournament of power vid on my channel

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Icon is a great character. He probably had more nuance to him than most black super heroes of the time. Hell, not probably... he just did

[@dragonballtalk8527]

@@BlerdWithoutFear I used some info I learned from newsage channel I think.its called

[@joshuawatson575]

Been waiting for years for Mileston e to return. DC HAS A whole dakotaverse to mine stories and characters that would sell and yet they dont. We all know why

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

DC could've easily brought all these characters into the New 52. They brought Static and Holocaust temporarily, but they know they could've brought Icon. They just don't want their golden boy, Supes, looking bad

[@SomeBaldDude]

BLERD You should research ANIA

[@roleplayingwithidiots7455]

I have mile stone comics, but... At which point of him being born into slavery! That a super powered being wouldn’t help his ppl out durning that time period! I call B.S. 🤷🏾‍♂️ it’s time for a retcon

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Well, to be fair... They weren't "his people".... He's an alien. That was part of the commentary. Plus, thats not the story McDuffie wanted to tell...

[@roleplayingwithidiots7455]

It don’t matter he was raise from birth with these ppl!!

[@anthonytylon7382]

I agree with you we do need Milestone back or at least that Milestone feel of what they was doing and I am an artist that's working on it as we speak independently so keep your eyes open I would actually love for you to run day my forthcoming comics on blerd without fear follow me on Instagram I will be posting my art work

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Will be keeping my eyes peeled. Thank you for the heads up! I love seeing people bringing creativity and fresh ideas to the comics industry! I'll be watching out for it!

[@willdgol7501]

Mcduffie is the best SJW writer ever the man knew how to write a diverse and political comic without it sucking

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

Interesting takeaway

[@mevan883]

I thought the main issue is McDuffie's wife not being happy that deals are being made without her cause she has her husband's shares/rights over characters.

[@BlerdWithoutFear]

She is 50% shareholder of Milestone so the fact they didn't contact her was kind of disrespectful. But poor sales and cost of production did the company long before that