Join us for quite the MILESTONE episode! In a birthday tribute to the late comic ICON Dwayne McDuffie, we are taking our first exploration of Milestone Comics and their mega event with DC Comics, Worlds Collide. We are joined by Milestone mega fan Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam  for the origins of Hardware, Blood Syndicate, Icon & Rocket and Static and the time they teamed up with Superman, Superboy, and Steel. Plus we share EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes insights from Worlds Collide and DC editor and past guest Frank Pittarese on the making of this event.Ep. 85 What if the Milestone comic universe collided with the DC universe?Earth of an unknown designation (DC & Milestone Comics), as seen in Worlds Collide 1994In honor of what would have been legendary creator Dwayne McDuffie's 61st birthday, we are taking our first exploration of the groundbreaking Milestone Comics. We start with some backstory behind this revolutionary brand before diving into the debut issues for Milestone's first heroes (or anti-heroes): the tough as nails techie Hardware, the alien Icon and his partner Rocket, the wise cracking teenage Static and the fascinating, ultra violent and very queer Blood Syndicate. We then discuss the ultra mega 14 issue event, 1994's Worlds Collide, that saw our Milestone heroes and their home of Dakota colliding (literally) with Metropolis and Superman, Superboy and Steel, all thanks to a disturbed postal worker. We wrap up by talking about the recent evolution of Milestone and why we want to see these characters on screen. All this plus insights from our special guest Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam on Twitter and special behind the scenes facts from DC and Worlds Collide editor (and past guest) Frank Pittarese. Listen to our original interview with editor Frank Pittarese from Ep 17. Reading List:Hardware #1 (1993 Milestone Media Comics)Blood Syndicate #1 (1993 Milestone Media Comics)Icon #1 (1993 Milestone Media Comics)Static #1 (1993 Milestone Media Comics)Worlds Collide event crossover:Superman Man of Steel 34-36 (1994 DC Comics)Superboy 6-7 (1994 DC Comics)Steel 5-7 (1994 DC Comics)Hardware 17-18 (1994 Milestone Media Comics)Icon 15-16 (1994 Milestone Media Comics)Static 13-14 (1994 Milestone Media Comics)Worlds Collide 1 (1994 DC & Milestone Comics)Learn more about Dear Watchers:Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersEmail Podcast@DearWatchers.comTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★