History Comicbook / Icon

* ButNotTooBlack: Icon in his civilian life is a lawyer, and very well educated, and lives in the suburbs. Because of this, some have accused him of being a sellout and not "acting black". Icon himself admits that this had been true before he put on the suit, his time as an upper class lawyer having insulated him from plight of the Black people.

** {{Homage}}: She named the boy "Amistad", a few years later Creator/StevenSpielberg [[Film/{{Amistad}} had directed a film of the same name]].

* LastDisrespects: [[spoiler: At Buck Wild's funeral, almost none of the congregation have anything decent to say about Buck, and pretty much agree with the pastor when his opening words are nothing but insults to Buck. Darnice, who was the Rocket to Buck's Icon, is disgusted by the lack of gratitude everybody has for Buck and reminds them of the good he'd done as Icon and that he died fighting to protect everyone. It's only after Darnice's outburst that Buck's RoguesGallery starts appearing and reminisces about their battles with Buck.]]

-->'''Buck''': It all started when I wuz convicted of a crime I didn't commit. I plea bargained down from the crime I ''really'' did.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Icon

''Icon'' is a MilestoneComics superhero series written by Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, which ran from 1993-1997. Along with the other Milestone characters, he has recently been imported into the Franchise/DCUniverse. (Only he and Superman know that the Dakotaverse had its own, separate existence.)

** Supporting character "Buck Wild, Mercenary Man" is a parody of MarvelComics's ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, ComicBook/TheFalcon, and ComicBook/BlackLightning).

** {{Homage}}: She named the boy "Amistad", a few years earlier Creator/StevenSpielberg [[Film/{{Amistad}} had directed a film of the same name]].

* ButNotTooBlack: Icon in his civilian life is a lawyer, and very well educated, and lives in the suburbs. Because of this, some have accused him of being a sellout and not "acting black."

** Icon himself is a counterpart to {{Superman}}, something which has actually been noted in-universe in series such as ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
* CleavageWindow: Rocket's first costume, to the conservative Icon's disapproval. When he later designs and gives her a second costume, the window is pointedly absent.

** {{Homage}}: She named the boy "Amistad", a few years before Creator/StevenSpielberg [[Film/{{Amistad}} would direct a film of the same name]].
* JiveTurkey: Buck Wild and his absurd 70's slang (Sweet Easter! Aunt Jemina's do rag!). When he fills in for Icon, he switches to YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe.

''Icon'' is a MilestoneComics superhero series written by DwayneMcDuffie, which ran from 1993-1997. Along with the other Milestone characters, he has recently been imported into the DCUniverse. (Only he and Superman know that the Dakotaverse had its own, separate existence.)

** Supporting character "Buck Wild, Mercenary Man" is a parody of MarvelComics's LukeCageHeroForHire (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, ComicBook/TheFalcon, and ComicBook/BlackLightning).

** Icon himself is a counterpart to {{Superman}}, something which has actually been noted in-universe in series such as ''FinalCrisis'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.

** {{Homage}}: She named the boy "Amistad", a few years before StevenSpielberg [[{{Amistad}} would direct a film of the same name]].

* SufficientlyAdvancedTechnology: Icon's powers are the result of advanced alien medical technology, supplemented with advanced alien gadgets.
* [[TransplantedHumans Transplanted Human:]] Apparently, the reason why he looks human is that he automatically copied the genetic code of the first human he met - A plantation slave woman.

''Icon'' is a MilestoneComics superhero series written by DwayneMcDuffie, which ran from 1993-1997. Along with the other Milestone characters, he has recently been imported into the DCUniverse.

* StrawConservative: Mildly. Augustus Freeman IV has some conservative values, which is interesting considering he experienced life as a ''slave'' during Antebellum.

* StrawConservative: Mildly. Augustus Freeman III has some conservative values, which is interesting considering he experienced life as a ''slave'' during Antebellum.

Augustus Freeman IV, in reality an alien space traveller stranded on Earth, is persuaded by a young woman, Raquel Ervin, to use his alien powers to become a superhero. He takes the name Icon, and Racquel becomes his sidekick, Rocket.

** Icon himself is a counterpart to {{Superman}}, something which has been actually been noted in-universe in series such as ''FinalCrisis'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.

* PleaBargain: In Buck Wild's backstory.

* CaptainErsatz: Supporting character Buck Wild, Mercenary Man is a parody of MarvelComics's LukeCageHeroForHire (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, ComicBook/TheFalcon, and ComicBook/BlackLightning).
** Icon himself is a counterpart to Superman, which has been actually been noted in-universe in series such as FinalCrisis and WesternAnimation/YoungJustice.

* CaptainErsatz: Supporting character Buck Wild, Mercenary Man is a parody of MarvelComics's LukeCage, Superhero For Hire (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, The Falcon, and Black Lightning).