With this weekend’s DC FanDome serving up so many news-worthy nuggets, the event has also seemingly seen confirmation that plans are being made for a live-action Static Shock movie.

During a DC Comics panel discussing Milestone Comics, Milestone partner Reggie Hudlin revealed, “We are in serious conversations, as we’re launching a new comic book series, in developing a Static Shock movie. That’ll be a theatrical film. What we’re talking about is unbelievable!”

Created by Milestone Comics founders Denys Cowan, Dwayne McDuffie, Derek T. Tingle and Michael Davis, teenager Virgil Hawkins made his comic book back in June 1993’s Static #1. A teenager who developers electromagnetic-based abilities after being exposed to a radioactive chemical, Static quickly became a favourite of many.

The popularity of this young hero was taken to a whole other level when the animated Static Shock series debuted in 2000, going on to run for four seasons. The character would go on to make a one-off appearance in Justice League Unlimited, before having a slightly more substantial role in Young Justice.

As for Milestone Comics, that company itself was created in ’93, with publishing and distribution overseen by DC Comics – and a new Static Shock comic book will hit shelves in February of next year.