Summary
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Milestone Heroes return to Dakotaverse in triumphant mode after Brainiac incursion, big changes ahead.
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Shadow Cabinet recruits Rocket to face hostile Angela Alva, promising world-suspense story climax.
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With Joseph P. Illidge at the helm, Milestone Universe faces dangers after Brainiac event.
The Dakotaverse will return the case with Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet #1 With some big shifts coming. The recent events in DC’s universe – and the recent shifts caused by Brainiac – will cause a major ripple effect in the Milestone Universe. With a new status quo for the main heroes of the universe, there will be many dangers for the world’s inhabitants.
The Dakotaverse made its triumphant return in 2021, bringing back some of the iconic heroes created by Milestone Media. The heroes included Static, Hardware, Icon and Rocket. Also making a return was the shadow cabinet. A merger with the DC universe has long been rumored, especially because of some possible teases Titans: Beast World – Waller Rising #1.
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Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet #1 (2024) |
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November 20, 2024 |
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Joseph P. Yilidge |
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Darryl Banks & Atagun Ilhan |
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Cover artist: |
Dennis Cowan |
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Nicholas Draper-Ivy and Sean Murphy |
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In the six months since Brainiac’s incursion into the Milestone Universe, the unfortunate Dr. Edwin Alva has gone missing, Icon has embarked on a deep space voyage, and Rocket has stepped up to fill the role of Earth’s protector. – but it sure feels lonely at the top. That is, until Rocket finds himself recruited by the Shadow Cabinet, a mysterious cabal of powerful men who have saved the world. In secret for decades! In Dr. Alva’s absence, his defiant half-sister Angela has led a hostile takeover of SYSTEM – the evil organization of world superpowers he left behind. Angela’s death is set to prove even more cruel than her brother’s, and nothing and no one will stand in her way… unless the Shadow Cabinet steps back into the light. They want to bring Rocket into the fold to take the system down. But after a few too many rocky partnerships, is she ready to hear them out? With original Milestone Media contributor Joseph P. Illidge at the helm, the world-shattering story that began in Milestone Returns will reach its fever-pitch climax—and no one in the Decaverse is safe! |
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Milestone’s return has been quite successful so far, bringing the classic 90s icons into modern storytelling very effectively. With the DC heroes’ ongoing conflict with Brainiac, the world of Milestone faces great dangers.
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The synopsis for Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet #1 (2024) mentions an incursion by Brainiac, likely tied into the recent developments of Council of Light and Brainiac Queen in the DC universe. Already, DC has teased an all-Milestone team that would come together and join forces, as seen in Titans: Beast World – Waller Rising #1. Given the other ongoing conflicts in the Milestone Universe, and the concept of a “world-spanning story” as established by milestone returns, The team may be closer to fruition and to its final merger.
The Milestone Universe, also known as the Dakota-verse, has undergone many changes in recent years (and the previous couple of decades). Heroes like Static are included in DC’s New 52 era, but they were left to the wayside for years after until Milestone’s resurgence in 2021. Nevertheless, it operated independently outside of DC’s primary comic universe, as it originally did when it was primarily run by Milestone Comics before its Acquisition by DC. After Brainiac’s intrusion into the Dakota-verse, a paradigm shift may be ahead now that the Shadow Council is back in the game recruiting racket, especially with Dr. Alva’s disappearance.
The future of the Decaverse will soon be revealed After Brainiac’s intrusion into the Dakota-verse, a paradigm shift may be ahead now that the Shadow Council is back in the game recruiting racket, especially with Dr. Alva’s disappearance.
Most exciting about the Decaverse’s next stage of storytelling is the return of Joseph P. Illidge. Illidge was an editor with Milestone, which was his first foray into editorial work. This work eventually led to his editorial work with DC. He has since won many awards for his achievements in the industry, which makes his return to the Milestone Universe particularly notable. With the universe in good hands and every hero with their hands full, the next era of the Decaverse could be the most exciting yet as the universe comes together in Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet #1 This fall.
Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet #1 will be released on November 20, from DC Comics.