Static Shock#Other heroes

Virgil Hawkins is a 14-year-old boy who lives with his older sister Sharon, and their widowed father Robert in Dakota City. He attends high school with his best friend Richie Foley, and has a crush on a girl named Frieda. He also has a dispute with a bully named Francis Stone, nicknamed "F-Stop." A gang leader named Wade recently helped Virgil, hoping to recruit him, but Virgil is hesitant, as he knows his mother died in an exchange of gunfire between gangs. Wade eventually leads Virgil to a restricted area for a fight against F-Stop's crew, but it was interrupted by police helicopters. During the dispute with the police, chemical containers explode, releasing a gas that causes mutations among the people in the vicinity (this event was later known as the "Big Bang"). As a result, Virgil obtains the ability to create, generate, absorb, and control electricity and magnetism—he takes up the alter-ego of "Static". The gas also gives others in the area their own powers, and several of them become supervillains known as "Bang Babies".

{{Main|List of Static Shock characters|List of DC Animated Universe characters}}

• Virgil Hawkins / Static (voiced by Phil LaMarr) – A high school student in Dakota City. As a result of accidental exposure to an experimental mutagen in an event known as the Big Bang, he gained the ability to control and manipulate electromagnetism, and uses these powers to become the superhero "Static". Countless others who were also exposed also gained a wide variety of mutations and abilities, and Static spends much of his time dealing with these "Bang Babies", many of whom use their abilities in selfish, harmful, and even criminal ways.
• Richie Foley / Gear (voiced by Jason Marsden) – Virgil's best friend and confidant. At first, he merely provides support for his friend, making gadgets for him and helping protect his secret identity. In the third season, Richie develops superhuman intelligence from prolonged passive exposure to the Big Bang gas and becomes the superhero Gear.
• Robert Hawkins (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A social worker who runs the Freeman Community Center as head counselor. He is a widower and the single father of two teenagers—Virgil and Sharon. A strict but caring and genuinely understanding parent, he dislikes gangs and the destructive attitudes of most Bang Babies, and his work at the community center is motivated by a desire to counteract their bad influence.
• Sharon Hawkins (voiced by Michele Morgan) – Virgil's older sister, who attends college, but she still lives at home. She volunteers at a hospital, and counsels young people at the Freeman Community Center. While they do argue frequently, Sharon and Virgil really do care about each other and are quick to come to the other's defense if one of them is in danger.
• Adam Evans / Rubberband Man (voiced by Kadeem Hardison) – A Bang Baby whose body structure consists of shapeable rubber. He is the younger brother of Ebon. Rubberband Man first appears as a tragic villain when he goes after an opportunistic record producer who stole one of his songs. He subsequently breaks out of prison, but decides not to pursue a criminal career. He and Sharon eventually start dating, with Sharon helping Adam turn over a new leaf. He and Virgil initially clash, but Virgil comes to accept Adam's relationship with his sister, and they become allies in crime-fighting, with Adam even becoming like an older-brother figure to Virgil.
• Francis Stone / Hotstreak (voiced by Danny Cooksey) - A Bang Baby who was an enemy of Virgil long before they gained their respective superpowers. Prior to the "Big Bang," Francis was a local bully and gang leader known as "F-Stop". He and his gang would antagonize Virgil, being stopped only by his rival Wade. As a result of the Big Bang, he gained pyrokinesis that allow him to ignite fire at will, which lead to him and Static clashing on a daily basis.
• Ivan Evans / Ebon (voiced by Gary Anthony Sturgis) – The head of a large group of Bang Babies called "The Meta-Breed" and the series' main antagonist. Ebon is an unusually powerful metahuman able to create portals and manipulate pure darkness and shadows.

The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics character Static.{{cite web | url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/all-new-%E2%80%9Cpokemon-gs%E2%80%9D-plus-new-series-%E2%80%9Cjackie-chan-adventures%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Cx-men-evolution%E2%80%9D-and- | title=All-New "Pokemon GS," Plus New Series "Jackie Chan Adventures," "X-Men Evolution" And "Static Shock!" Highlight New Saturday Morning Schedule For Ratings King Kids' WB! | date=April 4, 2000 | publisher=Warner Bros. | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016023536/http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/all-new-%E2%80%9Cpokemon-gs%E2%80%9D-plus-new-series-%E2%80%9Cjackie-chan-adventures%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Cx-men-evolution%E2%80%9D-and- | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} Its supervising producer was Alan Burnett, and Scott Jeralds was the main producer under executive producers Jean MacCurdy and Sander Schwartz. The production team consisted mostly of people who were involved with Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, but also included Static's co-creator Denys Cowan.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDlEHGKj8JgC&pg=PA471 | title=The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-book Icons and Hollywood Heroes |author1=Misiroglu, Gina Renée |author2=Roach, David A. | publisher=Visible Ink Press | year=2004 | isbn=9781578591541 | pages=471–472}} Although the show hired the comic series' co-creator Dwayne McDuffie as story editor and writer, McDuffie had no direct involvement on the development of Static Shock.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/interviews/mcduffiewf.php | title=Backstage - Interviews - Dwayne McDuffie | author=Harvey, Jim | publisher=The World's Finest | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211065357/http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/interviews/mcduffiewf.php | archive-date=February 11, 2015 | url-status=live}} The idea of a Static series first emerged with DC's editor-in-chief Jenette Kahn during the time McDuffie was working for Milestone under Kahn. In 1993, Kahn proposed to adapt some Milestone comics; Burnett was hired to write a pilot episode for an X-Men-esque series with Milestone superheroes called The New Guard.{{cite web | url=http://www.jazmaonline.com/interviews/mcduffie.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020306024556/http://www.jazmaonline.com/interviews/mcduffie.htm | archive-date=March 6, 2002 | title=Interview with Dwayne McDuffie | year=c. 2001 | author=Roberts, Paul Dale | website=Jazma Universe Online | access-date=August 3, 2015}} After attempts to produce several other Milestone projects, Static was eventually the series "they went for".{{cite web|url=http://www.captaincomics.net/columns/10hook20.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413040939/http://captaincomics.net/columns/10hook20.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 13, 2001 |title=Dwayne McDuffie: 'Static Shock,' breaking into comics, and guys with bras on their heads |author=Meyeres, Randy |date=October 20, 2001 |website=CaptainComics.net |access-date=August 2, 2015 }} By the time Milestone and DC drafted their contract over DC distributing Milestone comics, the characters were from separate fictional universes. However, when crossovers between Static Shock and other DC animated series were suggested, it was established that they were from the same DC Animated Universe{{cite web | url=https://www.avclub.com/article/the-dc-animated-universe-47916 | title=The DC Animated Universe | author=Pierce, Leonard | date=November 18, 2010 | work=The A.V. Club | publisher=The Onion | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170242/http://www.avclub.com/article/the-dc-animated-universe-47916 | archive-date=September 5, 2015}}—"rather than having to muck around with multiple dimensions, or whatever."

Although McDuffie stressed that the show remains loyal to "the spirit and the tone" of the comic book,{{cite web | url=http://www.fanuniverse.com/comics_news/09_22_00/1static_comeback.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216063900/http://www.fanuniverse.com/comics_news/09_22_00/1static_comeback.html | archive-date=December 16, 2000 | title=Static in Shocking Comeback | author=Vaughn, J.C. | date=September 29, 2000 | website=FanUniverse | access-date=August 3, 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/pcs.php3?section=comics&type=interviews&content=cowan-mcduffie_tdo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010728220258/http://www.popcultureshock.com/pcs.php3?section=comics&type=interviews&content=cowan-mcduffie_tdo | archive-date=July 28, 2001 | title=Rebirth of Milestone: interview with Denys Cowan & Dwayne McDuffie | date=July 2000 | website=Pop Culture Shock | url-status=usurped | access-date=August 3, 2015}} some changes were done because of its timeslot and target audience of pre-teens.{{cite web | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/12/25/tv-superhero-reflects-real-life/ | title=Tv Superhero Reflects Real Life | date=December 25, 2000 | author=Campbell, Ramsey | work=Orlando Sentinel | publisher=Tribune Publishing | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911232906/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-12-25/news/0012250279_1_virgil-hawkins-superhero-static/3 | archive-date=September 11, 2015 | url-status=live}}{{efn|Leonard Pierce of the A.V. Club even considered it to be "the most kid-oriented of all the [DC animated universe] franchise's shows," and "much more appealing to a younger audience than Batman, Superman, or Justice League", for example.}} For example, guns appeared less frequently, Richie is not explicitly portrayed as homosexual,{{efn|Dwayne McDuffie commented on this issue, "It'll never come up in the show because it's Y-7 but as far as I'm concerned, Richie is gay [...]. The way I dealt with Richie's homosexuality was to write him aggressively and unconvincingly announcing his heterosexuality whenever possible ('Wow! Look at those girls in the swimsuits! I sure like girls!'), while Virgil rolled his eyes at the transparency of it".{{cite web | url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvels-earliest-gay-characters-introduced-in-don-mcgregors-black-panther-comics/ | title=Marvel's Earliest Gay Characters Introduced in Don McGregor's Black Panther Comics | author=Dar, Talmur | date=February 12, 2018 | website=Comics Beat | access-date=May 22, 2020}} }} and he is Virgil's confidant instead of Frieda. Virgil is also younger in the animated series, his costumes and use of his powers are different from the original, and his mother is dead in the show despite the fact that she is alive in the comics. The latter change was done because producers had the intention "to focus on a strong, complex relationship between an African-American father and son."{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0009/21/ | title=Simmons Talks Static Shock | date=September 22, 2000 | website=The Comics Continuum | author=Allstetter, Rob | access-date=July 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030404224558/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0009/21/ | archive-date=April 4, 2003 | url-status=live}} Nevertheless, McDuffie was concerned by the change because he originally intended to oppose the stereotype of black people not having a complete nuclear family. However, McDuffie said "that [it] worked out okay" as the crew could use the absence of Virgil's mother to create a "couple of great stories". Virgil's father, Robert, "for all intents and purposes, is a new character", as he was reconceptualized as a social worker. The same goes for Richie, who is described as an amalgam of different characters from the original comic. For the villains, Hotstreak was reused from the Static comics, Edwin Alva was brought from another Milestone's series—Hardware—, and the Meta-Breed was created for the series.

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The third season saw some of the biggest changes; in addition to Richie's superhero powers and a new opening, Static changed his costume. Cowan stated that the change was done to give his clothes a "feel of the comic book",{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0209/07/index.htm | title=Static Shock's new look | date=September 7, 2002 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050219015816/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0209/07/index.htm | archive-date=February 19, 2005}} while McDuffie said it represented a growth that Virgil was passing through. This maturation made possible to "explore some of the darker places in his world," and to have more varied conflicts, as the villains have also become more mature. He described it is as "a natural outgrowth of all that, as is the new, more naturalistic look of the show."{{cite web | url=http://dwaynemcduffienews.blogspot.com/2003/01/static-shock-interview-with-dwayne.html | title=Static Shock: Interview with Dwayne | date=January 24, 2003 | author=Harvey, Jim | publisher=Dwayne McDuffie blog | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016031732/http://dwaynemcduffienews.blogspot.com.br/2003/01/static-shock-interview-with-dwayne.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} This change followed the second-season premiere—"The Big Leagues"—when Static meets Batman and Robin. Burnett said, "after that show, everybody went, 'Let's go in that direction.'"{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0301/14/index.htm | title=Alan Burnett talks Static Shock | date=January 14, 2003 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618051146/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0301/14/index.htm | archive-date=June 18, 2007 | url-status=live}} Writer John Semper, Jr. commented, "of course, I always lean toward the dramatic ... But the same old light-hearted Static spirit is still there."{{cite web | url=http://dwaynemcduffienews.blogspot.com/2003/01/static-shock-story-editor-speaks.html | title=Static Shock Story Editor Speaks | date=January 22, 2003 | author=Harvey, Jim | publisher=Dwayne McDuffie blog | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723030331/http://dwaynemcduffienews.blogspot.com/2003/01/static-shock-story-editor-speaks.html | archive-date=July 23, 2015 | url-status=live}} Richie gains superhero powers because it was becoming hard to fit him into the story and the producers wanted to keep the "chemistry" between voice actors LaMarr and Marsden. There was also a positive response from children in focus groups so "[t]he answer seemed pretty obvious."

The series' music director was Richard Wolf, while he, Stanley Clarke and Max Gousse were the composers, and Kennard Ramsey was the orchestrator.{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.jots.200162314/default.html | title=Static Shock | encyclopedia=Performing Arts Encyclopedia | date=April 2000 | publisher=Library of Congress | access-date=June 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405060350/http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.jots.200162314/default.html | archive-date=April 5, 2016 | url-status=live}} For action sequences, Wolf wanted to use "real adrenaline-pumping beat" of 125 beats per minute; however, hip hop music usually only reached 110 beats. The predominant score was electronica with hip hop-type and DMX-type vocals. R&B and old school hip hop melodies were also used depending on the scenes, and each character had a specific theme.{{cite web | url=http://www.mixonline.com/news/films-tv/composer-spotlight-richard-wolf/369033 | title=Composer Spotlight: Richard Wolf | author=Farinella, David John | date=January 1, 2002 | work=Mix | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720200832/http://www.mixonline.com/news/films-tv/composer-spotlight-richard-wolf/369033 | archive-date=July 20, 2015 | url-status=live}} Wolf composed the opening theme for the first two seasons.{{cite web | url=http://worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/crewcredits/ | title=Cast and Crew | publisher=The World's Finest | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224075958/http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/crewcredits/ | archive-date=February 24, 2015 | url-status=live}} Starting from the third season, the show had a new opening theme, written by Master P and Lil' Romeo and performed by the latter.{{cite web | url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/%E2%80%9Cstatic-shock%E2%80%9D-and-kids%E2%80%99-wb-energize-saturday-mornings-all-new-adventures-costume-and | title="Static Shock" And Kids' WB! Energize Saturday Mornings With All-New Adventures, Costume And Super Hero Sidekick, Beginning January 25 | date=January 8, 2003 | publisher=Waner Bros. | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720200918/http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/%E2%80%9Cstatic-shock%E2%80%9D-and-kids%E2%80%99-wb-energize-saturday-mornings-all-new-adventures-costume-and | archive-date=July 20, 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0301/09/index.htm | title=Static Shock's third season | date=January 9, 2003 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051229005721/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0301/09/index.htm | archive-date=December 29, 2005 | url-status=live}}

{{main|List of Static Shock episodes}}

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Static Shock aired on the Kids' WB programming block of The WB from September 23, 2000, until May 22, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/index.htm |title=Catwoman Movie Update |date=May 10, 2004 |website=The Comics Continuum |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210420/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/index.htm |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/kids38.htm |title=Kids' WB! Air Date Schedule for Week #38 |website=The Comics Continuum |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210451/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/kids38.htm |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live }} The first African American superhero–centered television series,{{efn|name=1stblack}} it ran a total of 52 episodes. The series later premiered on Cartoon Network, starting in December 2001,{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/pokemon-on-toon-1117855055/ | title='Pokemon' on 'Toon | date=October 30, 2001 | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016034048/http://variety.com/2001/tv/news/pokemon-on-toon-1117855055/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} and on Disney XD in February 2009.{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0901/24/index.htm | title=Coming Sunday | author=Allstetter, Rob | date=January 24, 2009 | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=July 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216161215/http://comicscontinuum.com/stories/0901/24/index.htm | archive-date=February 16, 2009 | url-status=live}} The first six episodes were released to DVD on September 28, 2004, in a single volume entitled "The New Kid". The complete first season was made available for download on iTunes on July 4, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/static-shock-season-1/id442521034 |title=Static Shock, Season 1 |date=23 September 2000 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=June 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703162841/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/static-shock-season-1/id442521034 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |url-status=live }} In 2017, Warner Bros. started to release Static Shock{{'s}} complete seasons on manufacture on demand DVDs as a part of the Warner Archive Collection.{{cite web | url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/28/complete-static-shock-first-series-released-dvd-warners/ | title=Complete Static Shock First Series To Be Released On DVD By Warners | author=Johnston, Rich | date=February 28, 2017 | website=Bleeding Cool | access-date=January 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228182414/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/28/complete-static-shock-first-series-released-dvd-warners/ | archive-date=February 28, 2017 | url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/static-shock/262534/static-shock-season-2-coming-to-dvd | title=Static Shock Season 2 Coming to DVD | author=Kelley, Shamus | date=April 20, 2017 | website=Den of Geek | access-date=January 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109233722/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/static-shock/262534/static-shock-season-2-coming-to-dvd | archive-date=November 9, 2017}} The first season was published on March 28;{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9VH7G7 | title=Static Shock: The Complete First Season | website=Amazon.com | date=28 March 2017 | access-date=January 10, 2018}} the second season on May 23;{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07111KYKM | title=Static Shock: The Complete Second Season | website=Amazon.com | date=23 May 2017 | access-date=January 10, 2018}} the third on January 30, 2018;{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0788XWKGW | title=Static Shock: The Complete Third Season | website=Amazon.com | access-date=January 10, 2018}} and the fourth on April 13, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Static-Shock-Complete-Fourth-Season/dp/B07BN6ZHF8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1522016534&sr=8-5&keywords=Static+shock+season+4 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Fourth Season | website=Amazon.com | access-date=March 25, 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Static-Shock-The-Complete-Fourth-Season-DVD/654302217 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Fourth Season ( (DVD)) | website=Walmart | access-date=March 30, 2018}} Starting in September 2018, all episodes of the series have been made available on the DC Universe digital streaming service.{{cite web | url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-18-hands-on-with-the-dc-universe-app/ | title=SDCC '18: We Went Hands On With the DC Universe App and Here's What You'll Get | author=Lu, Alexander | date=July 28, 2018 | website=Comics Beat | access-date=August 1, 2018}} The series was streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max) since 2021, but was removed from the service on January 1, 2025. In addition, the entire series is now also available for digital purchase, either individually or in a complete series pack such as on iTunes.[https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/static-shock-the-complete-series/id1680006014 Static Shock, The Complete Series]

Static Shock{{'}}s episodes handle different issues, including gangs, gun violence, homelessness, bullying,{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-03-et-lynne3-story.html | title=Cartoon Superhero Gets Serious | date=May 3, 2002 | author=Heffley, Lynne | work=Los Angeles Times | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913090811/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/03/entertainment/et-lynne3 | archive-date=September 13, 2015 | url-status=live}} racism, mental illness, bigotry, and drugs.{{cite web | url=http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/creators-talk-static-shocks-frozen-out.2926931/| title=Creators Talk Static Shock's "Frozen Out" | author=Harvey, James | date=February 22, 2002 | website=Toon Zone | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722220754/http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/creators-talk-static-shocks-frozen-out.2926931/ | archive-date=July 22, 2015}} Other episodes also featured the subject of Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations. The series was also marked by several crossover episodes with characters from the DC Animated Universe like Superman, Green Lantern, the Justice League, and the Batman Beyond cast. Several episodes also featured guest voice actors, including basketballers (like Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone){{cite web | url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/basketball-all-stars-get-static-shock/ | title=Basketball All-Stars Get Static Shock | author=Ball, Ryan | date=February 20, 2004 | work=Animation Magazine | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911023539/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/basketball-all-stars-get-static-shock/ | archive-date=September 11, 2015 | url-status=live}} and musicians, such as the B2K group,{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0401/23/ | title=Static Shock update | date=January 23, 2004 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722041511/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0401/23/ | archive-date=July 22, 2015 | url-status=live}} Romeo Miller, and AJ McLean. Guest crew was also featured, including cartoonist Rick Hoberg as storyboard artist,{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0311/03/index.htm | title=Static Shock Update | date= November 3, 2003 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504205521/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0311/03/index.htm | archive-date=May 4, 2009 | url-status=live}} and Paul Dini and John Ridley as writers.{{cite web | url=http://www.newsarama.com/20418-12-years-a-slave-screenwriter-john-ridley-talks-comics.html | title=12 Years a Slave Screenwriter John Ridley Talks History, Writing, Comics | author=Smith, Zack | date=February 25, 2014 | work=Newsarama | publisher=Purch | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510004125/http://www.newsarama.com/20418-12-years-a-slave-screenwriter-john-ridley-talks-comics.html | archive-date=May 10, 2015 | url-status=live}}

Static Shock was an extremely popular show, granting its new renewal for a second season just a month after its debut. As of December 2000, it was the highest-rated preteen show (from 2 to 11 years old) among all networks on its timeslot, and the third best on the Kids' WB! lineup.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/kids-wb-reups-static-1117790159/ | title=Kids' WB! reups 'Static' | author=Bernstein, Paula | date=December 6, 2000 | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016041220/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/kids-wb-reups-static-1117790159/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} From its debut to July 2003, the show secured the second post among boys aged 6 to 11 years.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/wb-orders-shock-block-1117888865/ | title=WB orders 'Shock' block | date=July 2, 2003 | author=Oei, Lily | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722055433/http://variety.com/2003/tv/news/wb-orders-shock-block-1117888865/ | archive-date=July 22, 2015 | url-status=live}} Ratings increased after Richie's character obtained superhero powers; McDuffie affirmed that this is what secured the renewal for a new season. Indeed, the show's third season was its most popular and was the second best-rated Saturday morning program among boys aged 6 to 11 years, and tweens and male tweens aged 9 to 14.{{cite web | url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/kids%E2%80%99-wb-announces-2003-2004-schedule-network-reinforces-%E2%80%9Cyear-round%E2%80%9D-programming | title=Kids' WB! Announces 2003-2004 Schedule As Network Reinforces "Year-Round" Programming Strategy | date=February 25, 2003 | publisher=Warner Bros. | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721062131/http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/kids%E2%80%99-wb-announces-2003-2004-schedule-network-reinforces-%E2%80%9Cyear-round%E2%80%9D-programming | archive-date=July 21, 2015 | url-status=live}} From February to April 2003, ratings regularly performed over the 4.0 stake among the public aged 9 to 14 years;{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/feb03/feb24/5_fri/news5friday.html | title=Grammys' real appeal among young | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=February 28, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016193535/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/feb03/feb24/5_fri/news5friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}

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Static Shock{{'}}s episode "The Big Leagues" earned director Dave Chlystek a nomination for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production at the 2002 Annie Awards.{{cite web | url=http://www.awn.com/news/2002-annie-award-nominees | title=2002 Annie Award Nominees | author=Godfrey, Leigh | date=January 6, 2003 | publisher=Animation World Network | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919213953/http://www.awn.com/news/2002-annie-award-nominees | archive-date=September 19, 2015| url-status=live}} This episode was also nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation in 2003.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/gangs-perdition-top-golden-reel-nods-1117880217/ | title='Gangs,' 'Perdition' top Golden Reel nods | date=February 7, 2003 | author=Martin, Denise | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016202129/http://variety.com/2003/film/awards/gangs-perdition-top-golden-reel-nods-1117880217/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} That same year, McDuffie and Burnett were awarded the Humanitas Prize in the Children's Animation Category for the episode "Jimmy".{{cite web | url=http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2003/07/11/Antwone-Fisher-wins-top-Humanitas-Prize/89531057933725/ | title='Antwone Fisher' wins top Humanitas Prize | author=Nason, Pat | date=July 11, 2003 | publisher=United Press International | access-date=July 12, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101104820/http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2003/07/11/Antwone-Fisher-wins-top-Humanitas-Prize/89531057933725/ | archive-date=January 1, 2015 | url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/fisher-nets-humanitas-1117889145/ | title=Fisher nets Humanitas | author=Gil, Billy | date=July 10, 2003 | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=July 12, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016210220/http://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/fisher-nets-humanitas-1117889145/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} At the 30th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2003, the show was nominated for Special Class Animated Program and Richard Wolf was nominated for Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.{{cite web | url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_30th_nominations.pdf | title=The National Television Academy Announces 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations in a Special Broadcast on ABC's "The View" | website=emmyonline.org | publisher=National Television Academy | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021132211/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_30th_nominations.pdf | archive-date=October 21, 2013 | url-status=live}} At the 31st Daytime Emmy Awards in 2004, both the animated series and Wolf were again nominated for the same categories—this time, Wolf won the award.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/ellen-the-talk-of-emmys-1117901205/ | title=Ellen the talk of Emmys | date=March 4, 2004 |author1=McClintock, Pamela |author2=Oei, Lily | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016024426/http://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/ellen-the-talk-of-emmys-1117901205/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/sesame-ellen-top-creative-emmys-1117905049/ | title='Sesame,' 'Ellen' top Creative Emmys | date=May 16, 2004 | author=Morfoot, Adie | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016210706/http://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/sesame-ellen-top-creative-emmys-1117905049/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}}

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The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes only provides an average score for the series first season; it reports a 75% approval rating based on eight reviews.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/static_shock/s01 | title=Static Shock (Season 1) | website=Rotten Tomates | publisher=Flixster | access-date=November 12, 2022}} Leonard Pierce of The A.V. Club described it as "a surprising and sometimes rewarding success". October 2001 issue of Wizard listed the 100 best cartoon shows ever as selected by their readers, with Static Shock ranked at number 88.{{cite journal|title=100 Greatest Toons Ever|date=October 2001|issue=121|journal=Wizard}} Jonathon Dornbush, in a 2014 Entertainment Weekly article, included it among the nine best comics-based animated TV series. He asserted, "Static Shock didn't have quite the name recognition of its DC brethren when it debuted, but the show proved it could stand alongside the greats."{{cite magazine | url=https://www.ew.com/gallery/9-best-animated-tv-series-drawn-comics/737420_static-shock | title=9 Best Animated TV Series Drawn from Comics | date=October 1, 2014 |author1=Dornbussh, Jonathon |author2=Rivera, Joshua | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | publisher=Time Inc. | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922161257/http://www.ew.com/gallery/9-best-animated-tv-series-drawn-comics/737420_static-shock | archive-date=September 22, 2015 | url-status=live}} Charlie Jane Anders, for io9, ranked it 91st on a list of the best science fiction and fantasy shows; she commented, "amidst a glut of superhero cartoons, this is one of the most memorable."{{cite web | url=http://io9.com/5347053/the-top-100-science-fictionfantasy-shows-91-through-100 | title=The Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Shows: #91 Through 100 | author=Anders, Charlie Jane | date=August 27, 2009 | publisher=io9 | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721192313/http://io9.com/5347053/the-top-100-science-fictionfantasy-shows-91-through-100 | archive-date=July 21, 2015 | url-status=live}}

In The Superhero Book, Andy Mangels praised Static Shock{{'}}s multicultural approach, while Emily Ashby from Common Sense Media lauded it for encouraging diversity.{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/static-shock# |title=Static Shock TV Review |author=Ashby, Emily |publisher=Common Sense Media |access-date=June 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426152908/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/static-shock%23 |archive-date=April 26, 2010 |url-status=live }} Mangels declared that "Static Shock provides solid superheroic entertainment and a role model and promotion of diversity for not only African-American viewers, but for audiences of all colors and ages." Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Monique Jones praised the series for a positive depiction not only of an African American superhero but of an African country—Ghana.{{cite magazine | url=http://community.ew.com/2014/11/08/3-points-static-shock-could-learn-from-static-shock/ | title=New 'Static Shock': 3 lessons to learn from DC's classic animated series | date=November 8, 2014 | author=Jones, Monique | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | publisher=Time Inc. | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114053552/http://community.ew.com/2014/11/08/3-points-static-shock-could-learn-from-static-shock | archive-date=January 14, 2015 | url-status=live}} Jones also commended how the series incorporated social issues in "an easily digestible" way without having to "sugarcoat" them. Lynne Heffley of Los Angeles Times commented it "isn't your typical Saturday-morning cartoon series", praising its themes and electing the episode "Jimmy"—about gun violence—as an example. Evan Levine, writing for Rome News-Tribune, asserted that "the series is at its best when it confronts issues actually facing kids."{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=20020219&id=WDoxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113,6560378&hl=en | title=Kids' TV: Superpowers and superheroes | date=February 19, 2002 | author=Levine, Evan | work=Rome News-Tribune | publisher=News Publishing Company | access-date=July 17, 2015}}

Jones commended Virgil's portrayal as an everyman teenager, while Ashby appreciated Virgil's "relatable" character. Colby Lanham of Comic Book Resources said Virgil "was perhaps the most human of many superheroes on television at the time" and considered the series was canceled too soon.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbr.com/10-animated-superhero-shows-cancelled-too-soon/ |title=10 Animated Superhero Shows Canceled Too Soon |date=September 17, 2016 |author=Lanham, Colby |publisher=Valnet Inc |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010204233/http://www.cbr.com/10-animated-superhero-shows-cancelled-too-soon/ |archive-date=October 10, 2016 |url-status=live }} Ashby was also positive to the fact that Virgil usually counted on dialogues before going into action; this action was also praised by John Sinnott of DVD Talk, who said it is "something that most animated heroes never think to do."{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13204/static-shock-volume-1-the-new-kid/ | title=Static Shock, Volume 1 - The New Kid | author=Sinnott, John | date=November 10, 2004 | work=DVD Talk | publisher=Internet Brands | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114053552/http://community.ew.com/2014/11/08/3-points-static-shock-could-learn-from-static-shock | archive-date=January 14, 2015| url-status=live}} Ashby also applauded Virgil's "surprising depth of character" to not follow a gang but to use his powers for good.

While Levine praised "its bright, cartoony visuals [that] are a notch above those of many other animated series," Sinnott considered some of the animation to be "a little stilted." Sinnott called it "a fun series overall", but considered some jokes to be "a little stale". Neil Dorsett of DVD Verdict was generally disappointed; he called voice acting "very standard", and said that "artwork and animation are also both behind the times".{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/staticshocknewkid.php | title=Static Shock: The New Kid | author=Dorsett, Neil | date=January 5, 2005 | publisher=DVD Verdict | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905234054/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/staticshocknewkid.php | archive-date=September 5, 2015 | url-status=dead }} Dorsett also criticized Virgil's one-lines, which "invites, like many other elements of the series, comparison to Spider-Man." He, however, pondered that his opinion may come from a bad first impression: "Although there are lots of things to nitpick about the show, there's not really anything wrong with it." Both Sinnott and Dorsett compared it unfavorably to the original comic book.

Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Ken Tucker questioned why The WB made a TV show based on a cancelled, poorly-sold comic and criticized the "uttering tired, condescending lines" professed by Virgil.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.ew.com/article/2001/01/26/tv-show-reviews-bob-builder-disneys-house-mouse-jackie-chan-adventures-static | title=TV Show Reviews: 'Bob The Builder'; 'Disney's House Of Mouse'; 'Jackie Chan Adventures'; 'Static Shock'; 'X-Men: Evolution' | date=January 26, 2001 | author=Tucker, Ken | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | publisher=Time Inc. | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705075839/http://www.ew.com/article/2001/01/26/tv-show-reviews-bob-builder-disneys-house-mouse-jackie-chan-adventures-static | archive-date=July 5, 2015 | url-status=live}} Nancy Imperiale Wellons from the Orlando Sentinel said "Virgil has a believable relationship with his family -- including a strong father figure -- but the show's pacing lags."{{cite web | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/09/30/childrens-shows-you-might-want-to-see-and-some-others/ | title=Children's Shows You Might Want To See -- And Some Others | date=September 30, 2000 | author=Wellons, Nancy Imperiale | work=Orlando Sentinel | publisher=Tribune Publishing | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910133049/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-09-30/lifestyle/0009290551_1_clifford-disney-channel-book-series | archive-date=September 10, 2015 | url-status=live}} Paul Schultz wrote for the New York Daily News that "Many of the characters -- the conservative, the annoying sister -- are cliches."{{cite web | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/superheroes-changing-world-article-1.895411 | title=Superheroes for a Changing World | author=Schultz, Paul | date=October 15, 2000 | work=New York Daily News | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016212506/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/superheroes-changing-world-article-1.895411 | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}} Thelma Adams criticized the show in the New York Post; first she called it "formulaic but appealing" and ultimately dubbed it "lame".{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2000/09/29/they-know-what-boys-like/ | title=They Know What Boys Like... | author=Adams, Thelma | date=September 29, 2000 | work=New York Post | publisher=News Corp | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919111453/http://nypost.com/2000/09/29/they-know-what-boys-like/ | archive-date=September 19, 2015 | url-status=live}}

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 miniseries, Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool, was released between January and September 2001.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} Although it was displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game was later cancelled.{{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}} 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.{{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 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}} On September 1, 2004, Scholastic Corporation published two tie-in children's books written by Tracey West.{{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 }}{{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 }}

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, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, and Ben 10: Alien Force.{{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}}{{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}} McDuffie was responsible for diversifying the DC animated universe's Justice League by including black and female characters. Moreover, Arie Kaplan credits McDuffie and his co-writers for giving "a depth and complexity" the group was lacking since the 1970s. 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.{{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}}{{clear}}

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As part of the DC Animated Universe, a compilation DVD was released on DVD on September 28, 2004.{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdempire.com/617654/static-shock-the-new-kid-movie.html | title=DVD Empire | Free Shipping on DVD & Blu-ray Movies }}

The Complete First Season was released on DVD on March 28, 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Static-Shock-Complete-First-Season/dp/B06X9VH7G7/ref=pd_aw_fbt_img_sccl_1/146-8872953-0632043?pd_rd_w=QhRaB&content-id=amzn1.sym.f68f270b-5796-41a1-997c-20aacd69a693&pf_rd_p=f68f270b-5796-41a1-997c-20aacd69a693&pf_rd_r=5Q4DC74M6FBVX1HDXVQQ&pd_rd_wg=YgB4N&pd_rd_r=8c758a45-130e-4d53-bc3d-97be86fa44a5&pd_rd_i=B06X9VH7G7&psc=1 | title=Static Shock: The Complete First Season | website=Amazon | date=28 March 2017 }} The Complete Second Season was released on DVD on May 23, 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07111KYKM/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Second Season | website=Amazon | date=23 May 2017 }} The Complete Third Season was released on DVD on January 30, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Static-Shock-Complete-Third-Season/dp/B0788XWKGW/ref=pd_aw_fbt_thbs_sccl_2/146-8872953-0632043?pd_rd_w=fPuXl&content-id=amzn1.sym.f68f270b-5796-41a1-997c-20aacd69a693&pf_rd_p=f68f270b-5796-41a1-997c-20aacd69a693&pf_rd_r=2TBMVGZ9FTS0Y92N2RPF&pd_rd_wg=O6ger&pd_rd_r=4715b671-5286-4f21-adff-5d77d43aa8cf&pd_rd_i=B0788XWKGW&psc=1 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Third Season | website=Amazon | date=30 January 2018 }} The Complete Fourth Season was released on DVD on April 13, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Static-Shock-Complete-Fourth-Season/dp/B07BN6ZHF8/ref=pd_aw_fbt_thbs_sccl_1/146-8872953-0632043?pd_rd_w=fIAEk&content-id=amzn1.sym.f68f270b-5796-41a1-997c-20aacd69a693&pf_rd_p=f68f270b-5796-41a1-997c-20aacd69a693&pf_rd_r=PYT8M59PNHAKRQP8NK4S&pd_rd_wg=RwgKa&pd_rd_r=6ffe58cb-251d-4b0c-8521-d5544afdbd00&pd_rd_i=B07BN6ZHF8&psc=1 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Fourth Season | website=Amazon | date=13 April 2018 }}

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• {{IMDb title|0247729}}
• [http://www.dccomics.com/tv/static-shock-2000-2004 Official DCComics.com profile]
• [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/ The World's Finest Presents Static Shock]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100526172152/http://www.thewb.com/shows/static-shock/ Static Shock on The WB] (archived as of May 26, 2010)

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