Marvel Next

Marvel Next is an imprint in Marvel Comics which follows a whole new generation of superheroes, hence the title "Next."

Comics

 * The Astounding Vortex
 * The Human Dinosaur

Main

 * Julie Jones/Vortex - a teenager who enjoys playing football and develops the ability to open portals that go anywhere she wishes, though she has to be able to picture it to open a portal to it.
 * Dr. Melvin “Mel” Moore/The Human Dinosaur - a genetic Scientist who gets in an accident becoming a half-Dinosaur.

Recurring

 * Kyle Paul - Julie's best friend who likes to paint, make sculptures, etc. He is rather eccentric and can see the beauty in everything.
 * Cynthia Robertson - a very rich girl who is one of the "popular students." She seems ditzy at times but is actually rather intelligent, if blunt.
 * Richard Jones - Julie's father who is a very respected police officer. He truly wants the best from his daughter, though he doesn't fully agree with some of her choices.
 * Joshua "Josh" Paul - Kyle's brother who isn't very bright. He sometimes becomes a bully but is unaware of the fact he is hurting people when he does.
 * Delila Scott - the top ranking student at the school who isn't very social and is always seen with some type of tablet. They enjoy sweets but despise Vortex, claiming her to be a "faker."
 * Susan Moore - Mel’s wife who always has a stuffed velociraptor with her, due to being her good luck charm.
 * Ruff - a dog who grew intelligence after being exposed to the same radiation that Mel was.
 * Ruff - a dog who grew intelligence after being exposed to the same radiation that Mel was.

Antagonists

 * The Good Doctor - a man who is almost always seen on a TV screen, representing himself as a being of static in a black void. He is incredibly intelligent, teetering on the edge of super-genius intelligence.
 * Robert Cox/The Dent - a large man who was a henchman for many different supervillains. Due to how many times he has been beaten up, he has a small dent in his head and he has been completely desensitized to pain.
 * J-17 - a robotic soldier built by an unknown creator to change the future. Sadly, this plan backfired and J-17 became a killing machine that knows no friend or foe.
 * Michael Reed/Moon King - the leader of a doomsday cult that worship a moon god named Lunerus. He is quite fond of technology, wearing an astronaut-like suit that allows him to do multiple things.
 * Mara - a cloaked figure claiming to be Mara from Buddhist mythology and claims he is going to cleanse the world of heroes.
 * Tanhā, Arati and Raga - three beautiful women who believe themselves to be Mara’s three daughters.
 * Ferrum - a robot created to be a protector, but ends up gaining intelligence and an urge to evolve itself, even if it involves killing humans.
 * Ferrum - a robot created to be a protector, but ends up gaining intelligence and an urge to evolve itself, even if it involves killing humans.