(W) Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington, Various (A) John Paul Leon, Steve Mitchell, Various (CA) Denys Cowan, Jimmy Palmiotti THE BIRTH OF THE COOL! High school student Virgil Hawkins was just like any other awkward teenager worrying about girls, looking cool, and not getting bullied. When an act of desperation brought him to Paris Island on the night of an event called the Big Bang, his life afterward was anything but ordinary. This DC Finest volume showcases Static's electrifying origin and collects STATIC #1-15, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #36, SUPERBOY #7, and WORLDS COLLIDE #1.