DC FanDome: Milestone Media

Going deeper into Milestone Multimedia, in March we learned that writer Randy McKinnon would be writing the script for the live-action adaption for Static Shock, which is currently in production with Warner Bros. And Michael B.Jordan’s Outlier Society Production. Then Hudlin and Cowan dropped a bombshell, confirming that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation are developing an animated film involving Milestone, based on a screenplay involving Hardware: Season One writer Brandon Thomas. They also shared a new visual teasing the Dakotaverse, drawn by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz.

Finally, Reginald Hudlin and Denys Cowan announced a brand new initiative that would elevate the next generation of Diverse Creators in the Comic Book Industry with The Milestone Initiative. This new program aimed to identify, support, and elevate artists emerging diverse writers and artists within the comic book industry, The Milestone Initiative gives fans in the U.S. the opportunity to apply for The Milestone Initiative Development Program, which includes a one-week in-person training seminar in DC’s Burbank, CA offices, followed by an eight-week virtual technical training course through the prestigious Kubert School, where participants can hone their storytelling skills and become part of the next wave of great comic book writers and artists.

The Milestone Initiative is the inaugural program from DC’s Next Generation DC, a talent recruitment, mentoring and development program designed to increase access and opportunities for writers, illustrators, and creatives from underrepresented communities across the globe to contribute to DC comic book content, expand representation and tell authentic stories featuring some of the most recognizable characters in comics.

SOURCE: DC FANDOME, NEWSARAMA, DC COMICS

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