Michael Davis: Milestone Rising, Part 2
Paul Smith asked one question last week that would have been answered an entirely different way if not for a call where it was made clear that the only way Milestone will get any damn respect is the way I’ve gotten respect all my damn life.
Loudly.
What I’m about to say is my opinion and does not reflect the opinion of Denys Cowan and Derek Dingle both of which told me to calm down and ‘not do anything stupid.’
Paul, you my friend are about to become a very real part of Milestone history. It’s doubtful that after this that history will include me but just think what a story you will have to tell.
Paul, you wanted to know if I thought Milestone would be better off away from DC?
Yesterday morning the answer was no.
Yesterday late morning the answer was oh, HELL YEAH.
There’s a new editor at DC. She’s a woman and a person of color she has been given an editorial position which includes overseeing future Milestone projects.
How is that anything but great for Milestone?
I’ll tell you why: because she’s about as knowledgeable of the Dakota Universe as the Pope is about who killed Tupac and Biggie.
From the very little I could understand she headed up a pretty successful comic book company in India and was been hand picked by Jim Lee to head DC’s new diversity push.
The new head of diversity at DC had no idea Static was Black.
Really.
But wait—there’s more!
The new head of diversity and DC’s new Milestone point person is spearheading the Milestone Audio Books being announced at this year’s Comic Con.
Oh…damn.
Did I let that tightly guarded little secret slip?
My bad.
I’m overreacting right? So what if she did not know anything about the Milestone universe? Who cares if she didn’t know Static was Black? She could learn all those things right?
She could and very well will. However there’s another and bigger reason I’m FURIOUS!
It’s impossible to understand her!
She has the thickest accent known to man; of this I’m positive. She sounds like a freakin’ customer service rep from the lowest bidding company in the history of India an American company ever outsourced to.
“What?”
“Hun?”
“Say Again?”
That was the extent of most of the Milestone side of the conversation. I swear at any moment I just knew she was going to ask me for an account number—and who knows, she may have.
I’m sure this is a knee jerk response to Marvel’s recent success with diversity. Marvel’s timing on the Black Avengers, Black Spiderman and Muslim Ms. Marvel seemed perfect. Perhaps DC thought they were running out of time to make a big diversity splash and couldn’t wait until Comic Con when the series will be announced.
Sometime timing isn’t everything. I wrote an entire damn article apologizing for missing my ComicMix Tuesday deadlines and yes I’m well aware its freakin’ Wednesday but you can still understand what you’re reading, can you not?
The head of diversity at DC Comics should not have to be told Static is Black. Anyone charged with a product where SOUND is the single most important element MUST be heard loudly and clearly.
I was so hoping this had been posted yesterday. This isn’t outlandish enough to be outside the realm of possibility that a major company wouldn’t really do this.
kinda hoping it is ! but like you said its not outside the realm of possibility
When I asked that question as a READER I hoped for a happier answer ! Milestone should have a new tag line “We don’t anything stupid” because its fact ! After all the spin against Milestone that their has been on line over the last 2 years since we all lost Dwayne McDuffie, YOU and Denys Cowan and Derek Dingle have been the better men ! that can not be easy for any of you and can only thank you for taking the time to answer any questions asked on this !
I see the April Fool’s tag there.
Is this an April Fool’s joke?
Wait…
*Referring to Mighty as “Black Avengers”*
*A major publisher having a “head of diversity” specifically for their product*
*That complaint about him missing his deadline*
Pretty clever…
Why-whatever do you mean my dear Doctor?
I just don’t know what to say about this. Like others I’m hoping this is an April Fool’s Joke and I’m too dim to pick up on it. Wouldn’t be the first time. (My father thought it was hysterical, when I was about ten yrs old, to substitute my Root Beer soda with Gravy Master and Club Soda. That was his kind of humor.)
I really am hoping that Michael is having it on and he’ll be laughing next week at all of us. If not, than it’s worse at DC than I had been imagining.
Steve-
“…to substitute my Root Beer soda with Gravy Master and Club Soda.”
I L O V E your dad.
Scary thing is that if it is an April Fool, it’s too plausible…
YES.
It WAS an April Fools joke. Read it again-you will see the ‘tell’ if you don’t I’m not telling.
Give that a sec…
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‘Steve’
Why do I have the funny feeling that this post, like you, is full of shit.
Why am I thinking your link will take me down a path filled with dangers for my computer at worst or some fucking spam that will never stop, at best. If I’m right-may your next spam attempt be the reason you consider then decide on suicide.
If i’m wrong I’m sorry-look for more on this ‘topic’ next week.