From early to mid 90's a new company and universe emerged caled Milestone.

Did any of you catch this flash of brilliance?

I read only a few sporadic issues of a few titles. It is something I had meant to go back and buy up to read one day.

This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!

hence, why it went under!

Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

"

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure.

Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

"

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure. "

HAHAHAHAHA so what were their comics about

Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

"

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure. "

HAHAHAHAHA so what were their comics about"

all BLACK superheroes...with all BLACK creators writing, and drawing, them....racist, I ask you?

Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

"

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure. "

HAHAHAHAHA so what were their comics about"

all BLACK superheroes...with all BLACK creators writing, and drawing, them....racist, I ask you?

"

no not really probebly very funny

Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

"

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure. "

HAHAHAHAHA so what were their comics about"

all BLACK superheroes...with all BLACK creators writing, and drawing, them....racist, I ask you?

"

no not really probebly very funny"

Probably very funny? this i cannot say, humor tends to be of personal taste. Now, HORRIBLY BAD?...absolutely, hence why they sucked, and went under!

Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!!hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism

"

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure. "

HAHAHAHAHA so what were their comics about"

all BLACK superheroes...with all BLACK creators writing, and drawing, them....racist, I ask you?

"

no not really probebly very funny"

Probably very funny? this i cannot say, humor tends to be of personal taste. Now, HORRIBLY BAD?...absolutely, hence why they sucked, and went under!

"

hmmm ill check it out

Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Darkchild says:

"Mr. Ubiquitous says:

" This was the all BLACK comic company...and it sucked!!! hence, why it went under!"

do i detect a hint of racism "

YES! regarding Milestone, for sure. "

HAHAHAHAHA so what were their comics about"

all BLACK superheroes...with all BLACK creators writing, and drawing, them....racist, I ask you? "

DC and Marvel all white creators making all white characters any where form the 40's to the 60's then slowly peppering in minorities over the next sixty years, mainly as sterotypes. Still predominantly created by white males.

Milestone started in the 90's by four black comic creators. A universe of multicultural characters super-normal and bystander.Created by a number of multi ethnic creators, black , Asian , Cuban , white etc..Went under the same time Marvel went bankrupt and comics were in danger as an industry. Image being the only exception at the time.

If you grew up lily white and that is how you wanna keep it,regardless of quality story and creative characterization, Milestone is probably not your preference, although you probably need Milestone more than anyone else. But if you are tired of seeing stereotypes and issues that smother your community ignored or seeing the character that most resembles you playing second fiddle or getting no airtime, Milestone was the move to make.

If you like the JLU cartoon the primary writer of the show was Dwayne McDuffie the creator owner of Milestone.MIlestone is where Humberto Ramos, Jean Paul Leon, Chriss Cross got their start led by House artist Denys Cowan. It is the origin of Static which was watered down and white washed for the American viewing public in the cartoon Static Shock.

Yeah you ain't gotta like Milestone. But I do.

Right, understood. However, Marvel, DC, ect...may have had sterotypes/hidden bias/ regarding race preference when creating, and maintaining characters in the past, but it was NOT by DESIGN which 'Milestone' was.

Look, most comic companies and their employees are liberal by nature, and certainly not the kind that would have been 'racist'...right?...;0

The Milestone guys we're racist if only in their INTENTION, which was to creat a BLACK world of BLACK heroes, to live and work in BLACK communities. There is nothing inherently wrong with that mind you, it IS a free market system. However, when you analyze business plans, and its product options, such a tact/protocol is DEATH for your product, ESPECIALLY in comic books, where something like 85% of the buyers are white, suburban, kids.

Milestone died an ugly death, and its my contention much of the reason is in what i've written. Then again, personally, I thought the comics were shite, and obviously so did many others...

but enjoy, if YOU like them, that's all that matters...;)
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I agree with the fact theat many people didn't support. But your theory about it being racist because creators wanted to see quality characters that repped them more accurately, is like stating its racist for a person who is discriminated against to want equal representation.

So yeah to someone with the opinion that competition is racism Milestone would seem racist. Who would want to read about heroes of color(not just black) when the world was created and maintained by whites and their view of the world is the only pertinent interpretation? Who I ask you would want to see a female genius who can move at supersonic speeds and is Korean but doesn't fit the mold presented by DC or Marvel? Hmmm, I don't know maybe a real live korean girl? Just a theory.

Up with racism,Mr. Ubiquitous onward and upward.;)

I read many of the Milestone books, mostly Blood Syndicate.

him i think i may check into it. I heard alot about Icon so ill check it out.

Blue_Shield says:

"I read many of the Milestone books, mostly Blood Syndicate."

Blood Syndicate was the best book then Shadow Cabinet as a close second.

Hey, dudes...don't foget...STATIC!!!!!!!!

Static Was AWESOME

Mr. Ubiquitous says:

"Hey, dudes...don't foget...STATIC!!!!!!!!"

You were probably reading New Men by Image.