Superman: Shonen

Superman: Shonen is an American comic book series published by DC Comics as part of their DC Shonen imprint. Like the other comics in Shonen, it reinvents the character of Superman and places him in a world inspired by anime and manga.

Main

 * Clark Kent/Superman - a reporter who is the reincarnation of the demon prince Kal'L. Thanks to this, he has very large amounts of ki.

Recurring

 * Lois Lane - Clark's main love interest and a fellow reporter who will do anything to get her story.
 * James "Jimmy" Olsen - a photographer who looks up to Lois and Clark quite a bit.
 * Perry White - the editor and chief of the Daily Planet.
 * Steven "Steve" Lombard - a rather egotistical sports columnist.
 * Catherine "Cat" Grant - a gossip reporter who enjoys flirting.
 * Ronald "Ron" Troupe/Alpha Centurion - a very objective and serious-minded investigative reporter. He later becomes Shonen's version of Alpha Centurion.
 * Jonathan "Pa" Kent - Clark's father and the owner of Kent Farms.
 * Martha "Ma" Kent - Jonathan's wife and Clark's mother.

Antagonists

 * Alexander "Lex" Luthor - a businessman who believes Superman could never be a hero due to him being reincarnated from a demon.
 * Morgan Edge/Zod - a corrupt reporter who runs a rival news company to the Daily Planet. He later discovers he is the reincarnation of the person who killed Kal'L.
 * Vril Dox/Brainiac - an alien from another planet who is obsessed with gaining knowledge and has a habit of destroying worlds when he is done with them.
 * John Corben/Metallo - a cyborg man who has a magical crystal in his chest that hurts Clark and takes away his powers.
 * Albert Michaels/Atomic Skull - a scientist who sold his soul to a demon for horrifying powers.
 * Alexander "Alex" Trent/Bloodsport - a gunslinger who channels his ki into his weapons.
 * Bizarro - an attempt at cloning Superman that went horribly wrong. He speaks in opposites and isn't very intelligent.
 * Rudolph "Rudy" Jones/Parasite - a man who can train the power out of anything that touches him.
 * Bruno Mannheim - a criminal who leads a small criminal group known as the Intergang and has near god-like strength.
 * Moxie Mannheim - Bruno's brother and his second in command.
 * Whisper A'Daire - a member of Intergang who can transform into a large snake.
 * Kyle Abbot - a member of Intergang who can transform into a wolfman.
 * The Key - a man who is an incredible fighter and can unlock anything.
 * Nathaniel Tryon/Neutron - a man made of pure radiation, granting him many different abilities.
 * Mongul - the ruler of a planet called Warworld where he hosts many tournaments for his amusement.

Story Arcs

 * Man of Steel (1-?)

Trivia

 * Mongul in the series is actually a demon despite being in space. The writer's current plan is to make Brainiac the only alien in the series.