Static Shock, Volume 1 - The New Kid (DC Comics Kids Collection)

Starring:James Arnold Taylor, R.J. Knoll
Director: Dan Riba, Chuck Drost, Denys Cowan, Mark Howard (VI), Egidio Dalchele
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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The first six episodes of the Emmy and Humanitas Award-winning animated series Static Shock (2000-2004) are collected on this single disc compilation. Adapted from the much-lauded Milestone Comics title by Dwayne McDuffie, the series deviates slightly in awkward high schooler Virgil Hawkins's transformation into electrically charged superhero Static (another change is the fact that Virgil's mother is dead as of episode 1, "Shock to the System"), but the episodes maintain the original comic's sophisticated blend of action and socio-political issues, which are well handled by the writers and vocal cast. The WB DVD is rounded out by a map of Static's Midwestern hometown of Dakota (home to many other Milestone characters too) and a look at his crime-fighting equipment, among other special features. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews:

Static Shock is a dumb show for a number of reasons.......2005-08-06

When I first watched this show it was very dull. He can throw electricity... wow, big deal. Also they could've done a better job drawing Virgil's dreads... they're not dreads. Justice League is a much better show. WB, you really disappointed me this time.

An Electric Superheroe.......2005-05-18

Static/Virgil Hawkins really has to be the first African-American superhero that we've ever really had to look up to. I really like this show. It's creative and deals with important issues and politics, but in an easy format that kids can understand. The show even takes the leap into dealing with topics like racism and high school gun shooting. Virgil Hawkin has lost his mother because of gang violence and is now being raised by his dad and his older sister Sharon. His best friend is Richie Foley (who later on in the series, has a much more important role.)

My only complaint is that this DVD only contains the first six episodes of the series. I wish that it would had been the release of season one rather than just a few episodes. You can get so much more on one disk these days. I would love to see a completed set of all four seasons on DVD someday, or at least volume two for season one.

Great Show.......2005-03-17

To put it strait out, great, fantastic and original. This is a 12 year old talking about a kid show. Still it has a great plot and story line. To make it short and sweet.
BUY THIS GAME

Great Show.......2005-03-17

To put it strait out, great, fantastic and original. This is a 12 year old talking about a kid show. Still it has a great plot and story line. To make it short and sweet.
BUY THIS GAME

Don't expect the original intro music........2005-02-24

I have been following static shock on the WB since it started and watched all of the seasons as they unfolded. With each season they made there was a different intro music track. The music for the first season had always been my favorite and I was looking forward to hearing it when buying this DVD. However I was very disappointed when I watched it to find out the intro music was changed completly to some techno track that does not flow well at all. I have no idea why they changed the original music. And to make it worse I was teased with snipids of the original music when the DVD main menu is playing. Yes the episodes are still great but there are only 6. Just thought I would warn anyone who cared about the season 1 theme song.

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