Superman: 10 DC Games Rocksteady Should Make Instead

by Ewan Paterson

1. Static

Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool
DC Comics

Created by the late, great Dwayne McDuffie along with Milestone founders Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek Dingle, Static is easily one of DC's greatest characters and one who would translate to an Arkham title with great ease.

Gifted with electrical powers after the Big Bang - an event that transformed dozens of ordinary humans in Dakota City into superheroes and villains - Virgil Hawkins is a high schooler by day, and a hero by night. Comparisons to Spider-Man are apt in this case, as Milestone made an effort to make the DC Universe a more representative and relatable one.

Even if you aren't familiar with the character's comics, his animated series - which aired between the years of 2000 and 2004 - garnered a massive following. McDuffie helmed the show, and it led to a resurgence for the character in the comics as well, meaning that even if you haven't read the comics, the show still provides a good idea of what the hero's like.

With flight, electricity and a brand new world to explore, making Static feature in a game of his own really is a no-brainer. Make it happen, Rocksteady!

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.