Milestone Returns or Earth-M is a relaunch of American comic books published by DC Comics that began in September 2020.[1] The line features reimagined versions of the fictional characters and shared universe of Milestone Media by Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, Derek T. Dingle and Dwayne McDuffie.[2]
In a January 2015 interview, writer Reginald Hudlin discussed a relaunch of Milestone Media Group, along with surviving co-founders
In 2020, Earth-M was retitled as Milestone Returns, with the initial issue being published in September.[7] An extended version was published in February 2021.[8] The issues are available in print, digitally, and on DC Universe Infinite since April 2021.[1]
Milestone Returns is set in Earth-M, which is officially non-canon to the DC Universe.[2] In Dark Crisis: Big Bang, Earth-M is designated as Earth-93 in the Multiverse.[9]
In Earth-M, famous characters like Static, Icon, Rocket, Hardware, and several others have new origin stories related to the Big Bang, the event that happened in Dakota City.[10] While they still do not know each other, the enigmatic Dharma prepares them in secret for a war to come.[11]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%" ! Title ! Issue(s) ! Writer(s) ! Artist(s) ! Colorist(s) ! Premiere date ! Finale date ! Ref. ! colspan="8" |
! Milestone Returns Greg Pak Denys Cowan Scott Hanna Don Ho Jim Lee Jimmy Palmiotti Khoi Pham Bill Sienkiewicz Alex Sinclair Chris Sotomayor ! Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition Denys Cowan Nikolas Draper-Ivey Bill Sienkiewicz Juan Castro Wil Quintana Chris Sotomayor ! colspan="8" |
! Static: Season One ! Icon and Rocket: Season One Andrew Currie Scott Hanna ! Hardware: Season One Bill Sienkiewicz ! colspan="8" |
! Blood Syndicate: Season One ChrisCross ! Duo Khoi Pham ! Milestones in History Pat Charles Amy Chu Melody Cooper Tananarive Due Karyn Parsons Alice Randall Touré Francesco Francavilla Mike Gustovich Ray-Anthony Height Don Hudson Jamal Yseem Igle Arvell Jones Jose Marzan Jr. Maria Laura Sanapo Dominike "Domo" Stanton Ron Wilson Dan Brown Andrew Dalhouse Eva de la Cruz Francesco Francavilla Hi-Fi Emilio Lopez Chris Sotomayor ! colspan="8"|
! Static: Shadows of Dakota ! Icon vs. Hardware Reginald Hudlin Yasmin Flores Montanez Chris Sotomayor ! Milestone 30th Anniversary Special Evan Narcisse Geoffrey Thorne Stephanie Williams ChrisCross Nikolas Draper-Ivey Anthony Fowler Jr. Sean Damien Hill Atagun Ilhan Yasmin Flores Montanez Norm Rapmund Dexter Vines Romulo Fajardo Jr. Noelle Giddings Wil Quintana Chris Sotomayor ! New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative
Julio Anta
Greg Burnham
Natham Cayanan
Jordan Clark
Cheryl Lynn Eaton
Morgan Hampton
Jarred A. Lujan
Jarod Rhys Pratt
Jerome Rhett
Dorado Quick
Zipporah Smith
Anthony Fowler Jr.
Wade von Grawbadger
Scott Hanna
Daimon Hampton
! Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet
Atagun Ilhan
John Livesay
Gregory Maldonado
Jose Marzan Jr.
Yasmin Flores Montanez
Petterson Oliveria
Roberto Poggi
Andrea Rosales
Lucas Silveira
Marcus Smith
Charles Stewart III
Le Beau Underwood
Dexter Vines
Kameron White
Walden Wong
Andrew Dalhouse
Nick Filardi
Luis Guerrero
Alex Guimarães
Hi-Fi
Chris Sotomayor
Bryan Valenza ! Static Team-Up: Anansi Charles Stewart III ! colspan="8"|
