Ongoing DC Comics Series
| Milestone Returns |
|---|
 Official cover for Milestone Returns #0. |
|
| Publisher | DC Comics |
|---|
| Genre | Superhero |
|---|
| Publication date | September 2020 – present |
|---|
| Main character(s) | Earth-M (Milestone Universe) |
|---|
Milestone Returns or Earth-M is an ongoing 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]
Publication history
Background
In a January 2015 interview, writer Reginald Hudlin discussed a relaunch of Milestone Media Group, along with surviving co-founders Denys Cowan and Derek Dingle.[3] The following July, DC Comics announced the creation of "Earth-M" within their multiverse, which would be home to the earlier Milestone characters as well as new ones, and that one or two Earth M imprint titles would be published annually, as well as miniseries and one-shots. No further developments took place until October 2017, when it was announced that Milestone would be returning in 2018 with five titles, including Milestone (featuring Icon and Rocket), a new Static series, Duo (based on the character Xombi), and two other new titles: Earth-M and Love Army.[4][5] Charlotte Fullerton, Dwayne McDuffie's widow who inherited his 50% share in the original Milestone Media company, sued in August 2017 over being excluded from the revived company despite the new Milestone taking over the original's Milestone IPs.[6]
Development
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]
Setting
Milestone Returns is set in Earth-M, which is officially non-canon to the DC Universe.[2] According to Dark Crisis: Big Bang, it 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 the city of Dakota.[10] While they still do not know each other, the enigmatic Dharma prepares them in secret for a war to come.[11]
