DC Next-Gen

DC Next-Gen is a comic initiative designed by DC Comics to build up new and unique takes on the next generation of superheroes and villains, with one rule: to not pull any legacy heroes from canonical DC futures. The initiative gets published since May 18th, 2019.

Ongoing

 * Batman Next-Gen
 * Superman Next-Gen
 * TBD

Limited Series

 * TBD
 * TBD

Batman Next-Gen

 * Akihiro Fukuya/Batman - a slightly aggressive yet honorable Japanese American young adult who works multiple part time jobs as he saved a man in a wheelchair from a gang of thugs. Learning that elderly man is Damian Wayne, he gets trusted to the Wayne secret, that Bruce and once Damian were Batman and since Damian lost the ability to move his legs, he needed a new Batman, setting his eyes on Akihiro. Due to this, Akihiro becomes the new Batman, training himself in boxing and other martial arts, being somewhat brutal yet keeping the no kill rule.
 * Michelle Parker/Robin - a young and somewhat energetic teenager who resides in Gotham's Park Row district as she finds Batman and wants to be a hero just like him, soon being brought on by Akihiro as his sidekick, Robin, using several gadgets to help Batman.

Superman Next-Gen

 * Adonis/Adam Palmer/Superman - a New God who can fly, use strength and can fire out a concussive blast who was flew out of New Genesis by Highfather due to learning he is the son of Kalibak as he crashes on the town of Happy Harbor, being raised by an orphanage as he soon learns of Superman and wants to become like him, soon growing up and gaining Superman's blessing to become the next Superman, working as an intern at the Golden Glimpse, mainly due to wanting to replicate Superman's past.

Batman Next-Gen

 * Damian Wayne - the aging CEO of Wayne Industries who got saved from muggers by Akihiro as he decides to train him into becoming the next Batman, also allowing Akihiro to work for Wayne Industries as an intern.
 * Asami Fukuya - Akihiro's maternal niece and surrogate daughter who currently lives with him as she loves her uncle and learns he is the Batman, promising to not tell anyone.
 * Yumi Chang - a sweet-natured grad-student and ace reporter who grows fascinated with the new Batman, wanting to figure out what exactly he is, also being a friend of Akihiro's.
 * Jeremiah Zuckler/The Joker - a mild mannered accountant who got visited by a dying Joker and injected with the Joker's blood, turning mad like Joker as instead of becoming a criminal mastermind, he becomes a vigilante, fighting off the voices of the Joker and using the Joker name for good, encountering Batman and becoming a recurring partner to him.

Superman Next Gen

 * Tara Madson/Supergirl - a teenager who was captured by Drake Biotics and experimented on, having Superman's DNA alongside the DNA of several other alien races injected into her as she gains flight, strength and the ability to turn into a stone golem as she is found by the new Superman and is given his blessing to be a heroine as well.
 * Grace Griffin - the head of Happy Harbor's News Channel, the Golden Glimpse, who views the new Superman as a righteous hero, and has a crush on him as she also encounters Adam, considering him to be rather weak and pathetic.
 * Simon Mitchell - a photographer working for the Golden Glimpse as he is rather egotistical, believing that he is the new Superman's best friend yet almost never gets to see him, also just ignoring Adam's existence.

Batman Next-Gen

 * Silas Decker/The Dark Knight - a flamboyant and somewhat bored rich socialite who learns of the new Batman and decides that he can be a better Batman, becoming a murderous copycat as he uses high tech to fight and soon after being stopped by Batman, decides the only way to be a better Batman is to destroy the Batman.

Superman Next-Gen

 * Drake Dreyfus/Ultimus - the corrupt and narcissistic CEO of Drake Biotics who seeks to be the most prized man in Happy Harbor, seeing the new Superman as competition, soon injecting himself with Kryptonian DNA to turn himself into the ultimate warrior, wanting to kill Superman.