Ben 10: Protector of Bellwood

 is an American action-adventure-science fiction-comedy comic book series based on the  franchise, being published by DC Comics since October 13th, 2020.

Synopsis
Set after the events of Omniverse, Ben protects Bellwood and Earth from both new and old threats with the help of new aliens in the Omnitrix.

Main

 * Ben Tennyson - a somewhat carefree but heroic teenager who wields a device known as the Omnitrix as he uses it to battle various threats to Bellwood.
 * Gwen Tennyson - Ben's intelligent but snarky cousin who he has a love-hate relationship with as she is capable of using cosmic energy to sometimes help Ben fight evil.
 * Kevin Levin - Ben's somewhat chill former rival turned close friend and Gwen's love interest who has the ability of absorbing materials and using it to power himself up.
 * Rook Blonko - Ben's stoic recent partner turned best friend who is usually the voice of the reason for his somewhat crazy shenanigans as he usually tries to make sure he keeps away from trouble.
 * Max Tennyson - Ben and Gwen's friendly grandfather who is part of an intergalactic organization known as the Plumbers and helps them and their friends out whenever they need it.

Introduced in the original series

 * Wildmutt - one of Ben's alien forms which is a worm-like alien dog known for pouncing on enemies.
 * Heatblast - one of Ben's alien forms who is made out of fire and can use his fire to burn enemies.
 * Four Arms - TBD
 * Cannonbolt - TBD
 * XLR8 - TBD
 * Grey Matter - TBD
 * Diamondhead - TBD
 * Stinkfly - TBD
 * Ripjaws - TBD
 * Ghostfreak - TBD
 * Upgrade - TBD
 * Frankenstrike - TBD
 * Wildvine - TBD

Introduced in Alien Force

 * Jetray - TBD
 * Swampfire - TBD
 * Big Chill - TBD
 * Spidermonkey - TBD
 * Humungousaur - TBD
 * Echo Echo - TBD
 * Chromastone - TBD
 * Brainstorm - TBD
 * Goop - TBD
 * Alien X - TBD

New aliens

 * Decagon Vreedle - TBD
 * Terrorsaur - TBD
 * Bungee Sponge - TBD

Supporting

 * Azmuth - a wise Galvan who was responsible for creating the Omnitrix and entrusts Ben with using it to fight evil.
 * Eunice - Azmuth's A.I. assistant who is extremely friendly and is willing to help him out.
 * Julie Yamamoto - Ben's TBD ex-girlfriend who he's trying to rekindle with, even if as just friends.
 * Cooper Daniels - a very eccentric but friendly teenager who is also a junior member of the Plumbers.
 * Kai Green - a nature attoned teenager who is another of Ben's potential love interests.
 * Verdona - an extremely wise Verdonite who is Gwen's biological grandmother and helps her master her powers.
 * Tetrax Shard - a former mercenary who has redeemed himself and is now an agent of the Plumbers.
 * Emily - Gwen's best friend and one of Ben's one and off girlfriends who is a paraplegic and loves playing the piano.

Antagonists

 * Vilgax - a powerful and terrifying alien who wants the Omnitrix in order to conquer the universe.
 * Dr. Aloysius Animo - a mad scientist who is obsessed with taking the genes of animals and evolving them into their extremes.
 * Hex - a mysterious and calm wizard who has relapsed back into evil and wants to use Gwen as a weapon.
 * The Charmcaster - Hex's niece who has a grudge against Gwen and wants to be a powerful sorceress.
 * Albedo - a rogue Galvan who has assumed Ben's appearance and wants to replace Ben as the one and only Omnitrix wielder.
 * Zombozo - a sadistic zombie-like clown known for his twisted and evil sense of humor and his need to be seen as very evil.
 * Frightwig, Numbskull and Acid Breath - Zombozo's three enforcers who are completely loyal to him.
 * The Vreedles, consisting of:
 * Ma Vreedle - TBD
 * Pa Vreedle - TBD
 * Octagon Vreedle - TBD
 * Rhomahid Vreedle - TBD
 * Pretty Boy Vreedle - a bunch of clones of Ma Vreedle who she considers to be her perfect children.
 * Dohecahedron Vreedle - TBD
 * Parallelogram Vreedle - TBD
 * Isosceles Right Triangle Vreedle - TBD
 * The Forever Knights, consisting of:
 * Joseph Chadwick/Forever King - TBD
 * Sir Morton - TBD
 * Forever Ninja - TBD
 * Michael Morningstar/Darkstar - an old enemy of Ben's who can drain energy as he wants revenge on Ben.
 * Eon - a mysterious and sinister Ben from an alternate future who wants to groom Ben into becoming a tyrant like him.
 * Sunny - Gwen's bratty cousin who is a full Andronite and wants to replace Gwen in everything possible.
 * Kraab - a dangerous and deranged mercenary who is often hired to do many things, causing him to be pitted against Ben time and time again.
 * Sublimino - one of Ben's forgotten enemies who is a master hypnotist capable of using classic techniques to control people.
 * Billy Billions - TBD
 * Elena Validus/Nanochip Queen - Ben's ex who has let the evil parasitic race known as the Nanochips consume her as she is full blown evil now.
 * Carl Nesmith/Captain Nemesis - a former superhero turned criminal who wants to completely outsmart and defeat Ben.
 * Jennifer Nocturne - a former actress who falls madly in love with Captain Nemesis and helps him out.
 * Zs'Skayr - the original Omnitrix's Ghostfreak who broke free and wants to completely engulf the word into fear.

Exclusive

 * Lord Rannus - a vicious interplanetary conqueror who is a T-Rex-like alien and wants to conquer Earth, finding humans to be the perfect slave species.
 * The 51 Punks, consisting of:
 * TBD

Issues

 * 1) /Just A Normal Day/ - Ben has been recently getting bored with hero work as it usually ends up being similar as things change when Vilgax comes to settle the score.
 * 2) /Girl Fight/ - Sunny has returned under the guise of being calmer and less bratty as everyone buys it except for Gwen. Her suspicions turn out to be true when it turns out Sunny wants to steal everything Gwen has.
 * 3) /A Very Vreedle Day/ - Ben learns that the Omnitrix has the DNA of a Vreedle as he is originally terrified but soon has to use it to infiltrate the Vreedles when they are planning something big.
 * 4) /An Out Of Body Experience/ - After a victory against Doctor Animo, his device is still online and swaps Ben and Gwen's bodies as Gwen, in Ben's body, must both find Ben, who is in her body, and figure out how to be brought back to normal.
 * 5) A Mindful Battle - One of Ben's forgotten enemies Sublimino returns and uses mind control to turn all of Ben's friends, except for Max, against him as both he and Max must fend off against the mind controlled versions of their friends.
 * 6) Power Struggle - The Forever King has declared a full on war against the Plumbers as Ben has to stop his plans.
 * 7) The Creature In Room 13 - Ben hears rumors of a monster that resides in an unfortunately named Hotel room known as Room 13 as soon he learns it is a trap set by Kraab for him to finally settle the score between them.
 * 8) Cybernetic Evolution - Michael Morningstar has returned and is now far more robotic as he has arrived to fully drain Ben's energy so he doesn't need his enhancements anymore.
 * 9) Egads! It's Poison! - Billy Billions has given Ben a poison that is slowly killing him as Ben is forced to do three tasks for Billy or else he will die.
 * 10) Charmed - Charmcaster uses her magic to bewitch Kevin into becoming Ultimate Kevin again as Ben, Gwen and Rook must free Kevin and see what Charmcaster and Hex are planning.
 * 11) Enslaved to the Hive - The Nanochips have returned and has enslaved everyone in Bellwood except for Ben, Kevin and surprisingly Julie as the three of them have to work together to stop whatever Elena is planning.
 * TBD
 * TBD

Trivia

 * The series keeps Omniverse ' s artstyle and its blend of action and comedy.
 * However, Gwen reverted back to her initial design more akin to Alien Force/Ultimate Alien due to the writers believing that she looked better with the longer hair and without glasses.