Milestone Media

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Milestone Media was an American company founded in 1993 by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T. Dingle. It was established as an imprint of DC Comics with the primary goal of promoting the work of minority creators and increasing representation in comics. Milestone Media was notable for being the largest Black-owned enterprise in the comics industry at the time. The company's comics, set in the fictional Dakotaverse, featured a diverse range of characters, including the Black superhero Static and the team Blood Syndicate, which included Asian, African American, and Latino characters. Milestone Media ceased creating new comics in 1997, but its universe was revived by DC Comics in 2015.1

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Dwayne McDuffie
Dingle, founded Milestone Media; it quickly became the largest Black-owned enterprise in the comics industry. The company reached an agreement with DC that allowed Milestone to maintain its independence—and, most importantly, gave its creators ownership of their work—while DC published and distributed the books. Milestone’s first comic,…
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Dingle, founded Milestone Media; it quickly became the largest Black-owned enterprise in the comics industry. The company reached an agreement with DC that allowed Milestone to maintain its independence—and, most importantly, gave its creators ownership of their work—while DC published and distributed the books. Milestone’s first comic,…
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