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Icon is a superhero comic book series from Milestone Media, centered on an alien hero who becomes a symbol of Black empowerment and social commentary in an urban American setting.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book series
ⓘ
superhero comic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blood Syndicate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hardware (Milestone) NERFINISHED ⓘ Static (Milestone) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorists | various ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversTopics |
crime in urban communities
ⓘ
drug trade ⓘ media representation of heroes ⓘ political activism ⓘ |
| creator |
Dwayne McDuffie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M. D. Bright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | alien protagonist posing as human ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Rocket (Raquel Ervin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| format | ongoing series ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| hasReboot | Icon & Rocket (2021 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprintOf | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American civil rights discourse ⓘ |
| inkers | various ⓘ |
| letterers | various ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Icon (Dakota Universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early mainstream Black-led superhero title
ⓘ
exploration of conservative vs progressive Black politics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Milestone Comics line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penciller | M. D. Bright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRaceDepiction | African-American ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | concluded original run ⓘ |
| publisher | Milestone Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherType | independent imprint ⓘ |
| setIn | Dakota (fictional city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teen and adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Black empowerment
ⓘ
class inequality ⓘ race relations in America ⓘ social justice ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| universe | Dakota Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Dwayne McDuffie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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