Superman Dynasties

Superman Dynasties is a superhero comic book series published by DC Comics under it's DC Dynasties line. Along with it's Batman and Wonder Woman series, it was one of the launch titles of the imprint. The series is a retelling of the Superman mythos, following Clark Kent on a journey from the last survivor of the long dead planet Krypton to one of Earth's greatest heroes.

Main Characters

 * Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman – the last survivor of the planet Krypton sent to Earth shortly before the planet's destruction by his father Jor-El. On Earth, he was adopted by the Kent family and raised as a human, but he quickly discovered his heritage. In his civilian life he works as an investigative journalist for the Daily Planet while living a double life as the defender of Metropolis. So long as he is under Earth's Yellow Sun he is immensely powerful with very few weaknesses, having such abilities as flight, heat ray vision, freezing breathe, enhanced senses, and nigh-invulnerability. His main weakness is Kryptonite, a radioactive piece of debris launched off from the explosion of Krypton.
 * Lois Lane – the Daily Planet's top reporter who is frequently partnered with Clark, her intellectual equal. She is a dauntless woman who is willing to put her own life on the line for the truth. She refers to Clark as "Smallville", a reference to his "hick" upbringing. She serves as Clark's primary love interest throughout the series.
 * Matrix/Kara Danvers/Supergirl – Clark's adoptive cousin who was initially introduced with the usual origin of Supergirl, being Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El who survived Krypton's destruction. However, it was revealed that she was actually a shapeshifting android from Krypton who mimics Kryptonian biology and had Kara's memories downloaded into her. Later events reveal she was built as a servant of the villain General Zod and aided him in his attempted takeover of Krypton. She and Jimmy Olsen also develop a romance and begin dating.
 * James "Jimmy" Olsen – a teenager working for the Daily Planet as a photographer who has a close working relationship with both Lois and Clark, as well as being a personal fan of Editor-And-Chief Perry White. He sees his superiors as role models, is immature for his age, and often serves as comic relief. He also forms the Dynasties version of the Newsboy Legion, made up of former teenage criminals that are placed under his wing and trained to be future reporters.

Supporting Characters

 * Kon-El/Conner Kent/Superboy – an attempt at cloning Superman by LexCorp. He was made using the same technology that went into the failed clone Bizarro (which causes Bizarro to consider him a "brother") but was released before his accelerated aging was complete, leaving him as a teenage version of the Man of Steel with an attitude to match.
 * John Henry Irons/Steel – a former scientist at LexCorp who quit after realizing the lows of his boss and built a suit inspired by Superman's to defend Metropolis just as he had, becoming a close ally and friend of his in the process. In-universe, he claims to be named after the folk hero John Henry.
 * Natasha "Nat" Irons – John's teenage daughter who is a genius like him. She befriends Supergirl shortly after the latter's first appearance and attends the same high school as her.
 * Krypto – an albino wolfdog who was experimented on by the villain Toyman, giving him indestructible skin. After saving him from inhumane conditions, Superman decides to adopt him and name him in honor of Krypton.
 * Lana Lang – Clark's childhood best friend and teenage girlfriend who works as a model/philanthropist. As a teen, Clark confessed his alien nature to her and in present day she uses this information to help him as Superman. She is an on-and-off love interest of both Clark and Lex Luthor, though the latter is more one-sided.
 * Jonathan & Martha Kent – Clark's adoptive parents who are farmers from the Kansas town of Smallville. Clark refers to them as "Ma and Pa" and credits Jonathan as being the person who inspired him to become Superman. Martha was also the person who sewed Clark's Superman costume. Later into the series' run, Jonathan suffers from a fatal heart attack and Martha is left alone, later remarrying Daily Planet owner Perry White.
 * Prof. Emil Hamilton – an employee working at STAR Labs who serves as Superman's "scientific advisor". He is responsible for building, handling, and identifying any equipment/items Superman discovers.
 * Gen. Samuel "Sam" Lane – the military father of Lois Lane. He is an anger-prone and serious-minded man who believes staunchly that absolute power corrupts absolutely, which brings him into conflict with Superman on many occasion. However, he is also a man of justice and is willing to work with Superman if he must.
 * Lt. Peter "Pete" Ross – a childhood friend of Clark and Lana Lang who was known as the "nerdy kid" growing up, but became a high-ranking army official in his later years. Initially presented as a villain with the same views as Sam Lane, he would eventually redeem himself upon discovering Clark and Superman were one and the same.
 * Legion of Super-Heroes – a team of superheroes from the far future inspired by Superman's legacy.
 * Querl-Dox/Brainiac 5 – will be added soon.
 * Garth Ranzz/Lightning Lad – will be added soon.
 * Irma Ardeen/Saturn Girl – will be added soon.
 * Rokk Krinn/Cosmic Boy – will be added soon.
 * Tinya Wazzo/Phantom Girl – will be added soon.
 * Reep Daggle/Chameleon Boy – will be added soon.
 * Perry White – the Editor-And-Chief of the Daily Planet. He has a passion for his work which is often mistaken for anger and is a long-time opponent of Lex Luthor's. Later into the series' run, he marries Martha Kent and becomes Clark's step-father.
 * Steve Lombard – a sports columnist at the Daily Planet with an inflated sense of ego who before his current job worked as a quarterback for the Metropolis Meteors. Along with Jimmy Olsen, he is the main source of comic relief, though his comedy is much more mean-spirited and at the expensive of himself and others.
 * Catherine "Cat" Grant – a gossip columnist with an unrestrained libido who is attracted to Clark Kent and is in an on-and-off relationship with Steve Lombard. She is initially seen as an airhead by her colleagues, most notably by Lois who she becomes a rival of after proving herself a capable journalist and snubbing her out of the byline.
 * Ronald "Ron" Troupe – one of the Daily Planet's most respected and controversial reporters who mainly covers political topics and issues. He is dedicated to the truth above everything, which sometimes gets him in trouble with his friends and superiors.
 * William "Billy" Batson/Shazam – an orphaned 12-year-old boy bestowed powers of the Greek pantheon by a man only identified as The Wizard. Picked for his supposedly pure heart, he gains immense magical power by saying the word "shazam".
 * Det. Margaret "Maggie" Sawyer – a police detective working at the Metropolis Police Department under it's "Special Crimes Unit", handling threats that are considered too extreme for the regular officer. She serves as Superman's primary police confidant and is a lesbian, dating Daily Planet reporter Toby Raynes.
 * Det. Daniel "Dan" Turpin – will be added soon.
 * Bo "Bibbo" Bibbowski – will be added soon.
 * Queen Maxima – will be added soon.
 * Highfather – will be added soon.
 * Orion – will be added soon.
 * Metron – will be added soon.
 * Scott Free/Mister Miracle – will be added soon.
 * Big Barda – will be added soon.

Villains

 * Alexander "Lex" Luthor – an infamous industrialist, super-genius, and the CEO of LexCorp who suffers from a severe case of narcissism. He has a hatred for Superman that surpasses even his staunchest opponents, both due to Superman challenging his ego and due to the belief that Superman could pose a threat to humanity in the long-run, stunting its evolution and growth due to reliance on him. He also harbors a general distrust of aliens, spurred on by a vision of Krypton's destruction by Brainiac near the beginning of the series.
 * Mercedes "Mercy" Graves – will be added soon.
 * Otis Flynn – will be added soon.
 * Winslow Schott/Toyman – will be added soon.
 * Vril-Dox/Brainiac – one of the last pieces of Kryptonian technology and it's greatest. He is an AI in an android body who chose to destroy Krypton and steal a piece of it (the city of Kandor) after believing he had transcend the planet's inhabitants, venturing out into space and seeking new knowledge. Upon learning all he can from a planet, he will take a piece from it and then destroy it. His real name "Vril-Dox" is explained to be the Kryptonian word for someone with immense knowledge, or a "brainiac".
 * General Dru-Zod – a Kryptonian war criminal who foresaw Krypton's eventual destruction and attempted to overthrow the Kryptonian High Council to prevent this. For this he was locked in the extradimensional prison The Phantom Zone, eventually being freed many years later. He wishes to both resurrect Krypton in some way and to kill Clark (who he refers to as "Kal-El"), due to his father being the deciding vote to initially put him in the Phantom Zone, believing his imprisonment was what cemented Krypton's fate.
 * Ursa – will be added soon.
 * Non – will be added soon.
 * Darkseid – the New God ruler of the planet Apokolips and a man obsessed with conquering the entire known universe. Believing that hope and free will are pointless, he is determined to find the "Anti-Life Equation", which will he believes will prove his views are correct and thus destroy free will in the universe, allowing him to conquer it. He is also the true master of the criminal organization Intergang, who worship him in a cult-like fashion. He is immensely powerful, able to go toe-to-toe with Superman and able to fire Omega Beams from his eyes which instantly disintegrate anything they touch.
 * DeSaad – will be added soon.
 * Granny Goodness – will be added soon.
 * Kalibak – will be added soon.
 * Glorious "Gordon" Godfrey – will be added soon.
 * Bruno Mannheim – will be added soon.
 * Jake Mannheim/Parasite – will be added soon.
 * Subject B-0/Bizarro – will be added soon.
 * John Corben/Metallo – will be added soon.
 * Lobo – will be added soon.
 * Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman – will be added soon.
 * Mongul – will be added soon.
 * Mister Mxyzptlk – will be added soon.
 * Dr. Albert Michaels/Atomic Skull – will be added soon.
 * Leslie Willis/Livewire – will be added soon.
 * Alexander "Alex" Trent/Bloodsport – will be added soon.
 * The Eradicator – will be added soon.
 * Titano/Ultra-Humanite – will be added soon.
 * Siobhan McDougal/Silver Banshee – will be added soon.