Not sure how this slipped under the radar but Warner Bros Home Video is finally releasing the first full season of Static Shock to DVD next Tuesday (March 28th) and rereleased the first season of The Zeta Project and added the second season last week (March 16th). It’s been a painful wait for more Static episodes since that skimpy six episode disc all those years ago and I have to admit that I had no idea that season one of Zeta had ever been released (there’s a copy of the original release from a seller on Amazon that is nearly $400!). If you are/were a fan of these shows I recommend ordering them as quickly as you can, if we strike when the release is new it lets WB know that we’ve been waiting and will buy more seasons of Static as soon as they can crank them out! These seem to be fairly bare-bones manufactured-on-demand releases though I have had the Static case in hand and know that there are a few special features on that one, not sure about the Zeta discs. All three sets come with two DVDs.

Static Shock The Complete First Season

Meet Virgil Hawkins; a mild-mannered teen in the wrong place at the wrong time when a chemical explosion rocks the streets of Dakota City– changing him from supergeek to super-hero. Based on the Milestone/DC Comics property; this animated series about the adventures of the first African-American teenage superhero follows quick-witted Virgil; who finds himself imbued with electromagnetic superpowers after being exposed to a mutagenic gas. Taking on the guise of Static; an urban hero of his own creation; he must learn to control his powers; figure out how to patrol the skies at night and still make it home in time to study for school. Virgil’s greatest discovery becomes the real “charge” he gets out of helping people and making a positive difference as a super-hero in his community. The series confronts real problems and issues faced by today’s kids; including peer pressure; gangs and growing up in an ethnically diverse urban neighborhood.

Product details
Format: NTSC
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Warner Archive Collection
DVD Release Date: March 28, 2017
Run Time: 275 minutes

The Zeta Project The Complete First Season

From the world of Batman Beyond comes Zeta, an experimental infiltration robot designed to be a government agent. With an arsenal of weapons and technology, including a holographic self-projector allowing it to assume any identity, Zeta is the ultimate assassin. But when Zeta’s programming evolves, he develops a conscience and refuses to perform for the government. Now, Zeta is the enemy, and Agent Bennet wants to put this rogue robot down before it endangers humanity. Zeta takes to the streets and finds a friend in Ro, an orphan also on the run. These two form a wary alliance that grows to a friendship as they travel together through The Zeta Project’s 12 Exciting Season One Adventures. As pursuer Bennet’s anger and persistence grow, the question becomes: Who’s the real threat to humanity?

Product details
Format: NTSC
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Warner Archive Collection
DVD Release Date: March 16, 2017
Run Time: 253 minutes

The Zeta Project The Complete Second Season

2040 A.D. They created him to kill their enemies; but he refuses to destroy anymore…

Renegade “synthoid” Zeta (voice of Diedrich Bader; Batman: The Brave and the Bold); marked for reprogramming after developing a conscience and defying his evil orders; flees from a ruthless government agent. Capable of transforming himself at will into any human shape and possessing amazing cybernetic resources; Zeta joins Ro (voice of Julie Nathanson; Beverly Hills 90210 [1996-1997]) a 15-year-old street kid in her own kind of trouble with the law. In this spin-off from the blockbuster animated series Batman Beyond; futuristic vehicles; weapons and technology meld with the touching and humorous story of two misfits who need each other to survive in a dangerous world.

Product details
Format: NTSC
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Warner Archive Collection
DVD Release Date: March 16, 2017
Run Time: 296 minutes

Hopefully the other three seasons of Static will be arriving soon. Now if we could just get them to release full seasons for Superman and the Legion of Superheroes and Krypto the Superdog. Are there any other DC series that are still waiting for full releases?…