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Icon & Rocket is published by DC Comics under the Milestone imprint. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Icon #41: Jan 1997

Current Issue

 * Icon #42: Feb 1997

Next Issue

 * Icon & Rocket Season One #1: 27 Jul 2021

Status
A new six-issue series, Icon & Rocket Season One, starts July 2021.

Main Characters

 * Arnus/Augustus Freeman/Icon


 * Racquel Ervin/Rocket

Trade Paperbacks

 * Icon: A Hero's Welcome - Collects Icon #1-8. "In 1869, the life pod of an adult alien crashed in the cotton fields of the South. Discovered by a slave woman, the extraterrestrial's genetic structure was reconfigured and he was transformed into an African American baby. Now, over a hundred and twenty years later, Augustus Freeman is a successful lawyer who covertly uses his alien super-powers to help those in need. But when a teenaged girl from the streets convinces him to use his abilities to inspire his people, the affluent Augustus embraces his true destiny and becomes Icon, the hero of Dakota.." - -


 * Icon: Mothership Connection - Collects Icon #13, 19-22, 24-26 & 30. "With the secret of his origin in danger, Icon must abandon Dakota, leaving Rocket in charge. Plus: Don't miss the amazing exploits of Buck Wild!" - -


 * Milestone Compendium One - Collects vol. 1 #1-10, plus Blood Syndicate #1-12, Hardware vol. 1 #1-12, Static vol. 1 #1-8, Xombi vol. 1 #0-11, and Shadow Cabinet #0. - - (forthcoming, October 2021)

Creative Team
Icon & Rocket created by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, and Mark Bright.

Season One
Writer: Reginald Hudlin. Artists: Doug Braithwaite & Andrew Currie. Covers: Taurin Clarke.

Publishing History

 * Icon: #1-42, 1993-1997 (Milestone)
 * Season One: #1-6, 2021 (Milestone)

Future Publication Dates

 * Icon & Rocket Season One #1: 27 Jul 2021
 * Icon & Rocket Season One #2: 24 Aug 2021
 * Icon & Rocket Season One #3: 28 Sep 2021
 * Milestone Compendium One TP: 26 Oct 2021

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website