Virgil Hawkins, formerly the Dakota City hero Static, has been enjoying a life away from crime fighting. He stopped after his electrokinetic powers got out of control at a protest and he nearly harmed a crowd. Years after laying low, Virgil gets stopped by a cop while driving his date home. His powers suddenly flare up and he ends up accidentally killing the officer. What he doesn't know is that he was set up by his arch-nemesis from the past, Ebon. Virgil and his date end up on the run from authorities and rivals obsessed with catching them and stealing the powers he claims he no longer wants. To save himself and the ones he cares about, he will have to decide to accept what he thinks he is running from.
