Editing Static Shock (section)

==Legacy==
The show's popularity led to new demand for Milestone's Static comics: the first four issues of it were reissued as ''Static Shock: Trial by Fire'' in 2000 and a [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]], ''Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool'', was released between January and September 2001.<ref name=orlando/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comics.org/issue/260012/ | title=Issue :: Static Shock: Trial By Fire | publisher=[[Grand Comics Database]] | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919195615/http://www.comics.org/issue/260012/ | archive-date=September 19, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comics.org/series/14062/covers/ | title=Covers :: Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool | publisher=Grand Comics Database | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216234922/http://www.comics.org/series/14062/covers | archive-date=February 16, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> It also led to the production of an unreleased video game, toys, and books. In May 2003, [[Midway Games]] announced the production of a [[platform game]] based on the show for the [[Game Boy Advance]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/09/e3-2003-first-look-static-shock | title=E3 2003: First Look Static Shock | date=May 9, 2003 | author=Harris, Craig | work=[[IGN]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016014816/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/09/e3-2003-first-look-static-shock | archive-date=October 16, 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=game>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/15/e3-2003-hands-on-static-shock | title=E3 2003: Hands-On: Static Shock | date=May 14, 2003 | work=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis Media | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015161016/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/15/e3-2003-hands-on-static-shock | archive-date=October 15, 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> Although it was displayed at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]],<ref name=game/> the game was later cancelled.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/914924-static-shock/index.html | title=Static Shock for Game Boy Advance | work=[[GameRankings]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910031754/http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/914924-static-shock/index.html | archive-date=September 10, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> For a period starting on July 4, 2004, [[Subway Restaurants]] released a series of toys based on the TV series to be offered in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.giftsanddec.com/article/366693-static-shock-in-subway-promo | title=Static Shock in Subway promo | date=June 24, 2004 | work=Gifts & Decorative Accessories | author=''[[Playthings (magazine)|Playthings]]'' staff | access-date=June 28, 2015 | publisher=Progressive Business Media | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016213952/http://www.giftsanddec.com/article/366693-static-shock-in-subway-promo | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> On September 1, 2004, [[Scholastic Corporation]] published two tie-in children's books written by [[Tracey West]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Static Shock Chapter Book #1 |isbn=0439656214 |last1=West |first1=Tracey |last2=Uhley |first2=Len |last3=Wachtel |first3=Brooks |year=2004 |publisher=Scholastic, Incorporated }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Soul Power! (Static Shock Chapter Book, No. 2) |isbn=0439656222 |last1=West |first1=Tracey |last2=Beechen |first2=Adam |last3=Semper |first3=John |year=2004 |publisher=Scholastic, Incorporated }}</ref> 

McDuffie's work on ''Static Shock'' placed him in the circles of animated series, and he became a writer and producer for shows like ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', and ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force]]''.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/arts/design/24mcduffie.html | title=Dwayne McDuffie, Comic-Book Writer, Dies at 49 | date=February 24, 2011 | author=Fox, Margalit | work=[[The New York Times]] | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611014602/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/arts/design/24mcduffie.html?_r=0 | archive-date=June 11, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=kaplan>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aD5iqc89tFcC&pg=PA213 | title=Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed! | author=Kaplan, Arie | publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]] | year=2006 | isbn=9781556526336 | pages=213}}</ref> McDuffie was responsible for diversifying the DC animated universe's Justice League by including black and female characters.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=kaplan/> Moreover, [[Arie Kaplan]] credits McDuffie and his co-writers for giving "a depth and complexity" the group was lacking since the 1970s.<ref name=kaplan/> A future, older version of Virgil appeared in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "The Once and Future Thing, Part 2: Time, Warped" in January 2005.<ref name=mcduffieinterview/><ref name=future>{{cite web | url=https://www.avclub.com/justice-league-the-once-and-future-thing-parts-1-2-1798177960 | title=Justice League: "The Once and Future Thing, Parts 1 & 2: Weird Western Tales and Time, Warped" | author=Sava, Oliver | date=September 16, 2013 | work=The A.V. Club | publisher=The Onion | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924202115/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/justice-league-the-once-and-future-thing-parts-1-2-102633 | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref>{{clear}}