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, 2022.

Ongoing

 * Batman Next-Gen
 * Superwoman Next-Gen
 * Wonder Woman Next-Gen
 * Green Lantern Next-Gen
 * The Flash Next-Gen
 * Green Arrow and Black Canary Next-Gen
 * Justice League Next-Gen

Limited Series

 * TBD

Batman Next-Gen

 * Akihiro Fukuya/Batman - a Japanese young adult who is prone to violence and getting in fights after his parents' death as after saving a man in peril, he learns that the man is actuality Damian Wayne, son of the MIA Batman who has been looking for a new successor to the Batman cowl after he has been paralyzed during an attack on Wayne Enterprises. Due to this, Akihiro becomes the next Batman, making it his goal to defend Gotham while trying to calm his more violent side, while also gaining a job working for Damian, due to him used to having to do illegal boxing matches to get paid.

Superwoman Next-Gen

 * Mea-Zod/Mia Creed/Superwoman - the daughter of the infamous General Zod who crashed on Earth due to the planet she was raised on being destroyed during a clash between Zod, Superman and Brainiac as a child, getting raised and adopted by the Creed Family while she gradually expands her powers, with Superman occasionally visiting her to help her grow stronger. Turning 18, she decides to follow Superman's path of being a superheroine while pretending to be a model as she tries her best to live up to Superman's image.

Wonder Woman Next-Gen

 * Sigurn/Samara Ross/Wonder Woman - a Valkyrie who has never went beyond Valhalla's walls as during one of the original Wonder Woman's last missions before becoming Queen of Themyscira, she met and befriended her, being fascinated by her goal to unite man's world and woman's world, deciding to continue her legacy, becoming the next Wonder Woman while using a blade that can cause frost to opponents as well as a pair of wings that allows her to glide. In the mortal world she takes the guise of an agent of ARGUS, enjoying the thrill of it.

Green Lantern Next-Gen

 * Dr. Pranav Kashyap/Green Lantern - an intelligent yet occasionally brash and headstrong surgeon who gets chosen by the Lantern ring to become the next Green Lantern after he rushed in to protect an innocent woman from a group of muggers who almost killed her as he is surprisingly willing to abandon Earth, figuring that more people need protection than just humans, despising it when innocents get hurt.

The Flash Next-Gen

 * Riley Garrick/The Flash - the intelligent yet anxious adopted granddaughter of the deceased original Flash, Jay Garrick, who learned that he was the original Flash as after learning that, realizing that Central City needs a new Flash, she develops a mech suit that allows her to travel as fast as Jay Garrick was when he started out as she tries to protect Central City, working a scientist for STAR Labs.

Green Arrow and Black Canary Next-Gen

 * Emily O'Shea/Green Arrow - a street wise and eccentric middle class Irish immigrant who has heard rumors of the people's hero, training herself in archery and becoming Star City's new protector, wanting to look out for the little guy.
 * Rochelle Summerside/Black Canary - a sarcastic African American CIA agent who had gained an implant to duplicate the deceased Black Canary's sonic screech as she is sent to investigate the new Green Arrow, soon falling in love with her and working with her on several occasions, eventually quitting the CIA to help Emily open a private detective agency.

Batman Next-Gen

 * Damian Wayne - the current CEO of Wayne Enterprises who was paralyzed after an attack on Wayne Enterprises as he absolutely despises the feeling of being helpless, as well knowing that Gotham needs a Batman as after Akihiro saved his life from muggers, he realized that he is the perfect candidate for the new Batman, deciding to try to train him to become the new Batman.
 * Nika Wayne - a former assassin and protegee of Lord Death Man's who fell in love with Damian Wayne and eventually retired to be with him, abandoning her assassin life, helping him run Wayne Industries, soon becoming aware that Damian is training a new Batman.
 * Fiona Maroni/Huntress - the daughter of Salvador Maroni who has initially been forced to take over his mob after his death, pretending to be a more honorable mafioso while secretly killing crime lords as the masked Huntress, believing that all criminals should die as she soon befriends the new Batman, slowly abandoning her murderous ways.
 * LaMarr Davids/Red Hood - a rebellious teenager from Park Row who starts to look up to the new Batman, learning of one of his former co-horts, the Red Hood, wearing a red mask and using stun guns to try and help clean up Batman, wanting to eventually train under him, despite Akihiro wanting currently nothing to do with him.
 * Commissioner Stephanie Brown - the recent Commissioner of the GCPD who used to be one of Batman's partners before retiring to pursue protecting Gotham in a more official way, soon starting to clash with Batman, due to falling out with the Batfamily, hating the fact that Damian dragged someone into that mantle.

Superwoman Next-Gen

 * Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman Prime - the legendary and pure hearted hero of Metropolis who has been fighting against evil and tyranny for a while as after Mea reveals her plans to become like Superman, he decides that it is time to take a sabbatical from heroism and find a way to get more powerful, building a new Fortress of Solitude inside the sun itself, occasionally returning to Earth.
 * Amanda and Linda Creed - two friendly accountants who found and raised Mia as their own daughter, finding her to be a miracle due to the fact neither of them was able to get an actual kid as soon they learn of Mia's true origins and fully accept her, knowing she is destined for greatness.
 * James Olsen - the somewhat friendly current owner of the Daily Planet who was Superman's best friend as he tries his best to follow in the deceased Perry White's footsteps while growing fascinated in the new Superwoman.

Wonder Woman Next-Gen

 * Director Victor "Vic" Stone - the current head of ARGUS and the former superhero known as Cyborg who decided to try and reform ARGUS after Amanda Waller's passing and Superman's recommendation of him taking over, as he tries to be a better person than Waller was while willingly recruiting Sigurn, being aware that she is a Valkyrie.
 * Odin - the mysterious and powerful king of the Aesir who rules over both Asgard and Valhalla as he willingly let Sigurn move out of Valhalla to defend Midgard, although he occasionally visits her to give cryptic advice and clues.

Green Lantern Next-Gen

 * High Guardian Hal Jordan - the first human Green Lantern who has been noticeably worn out as after the annihilation of all the Guardians of the Universe, put it upon himself to build a new group of Guardians, a Council of Peace, as he learns of Pranav being chosen to be Sector 2814's latest protector, deciding to occasionally give him advice to grow stronger.
 * Emara Klorr - an anger prone yet somewhat honorable Thangarian Red Lantern who despite being a Red Lantern, Pranav grows a crush on her which slowly becomes mutual, as despite that they clash on several occasions due to being on opposite Corps that often war against each other.

The Flash Next-Gen

 * TBD

Green Arrow and Black Canary Next-Gen

 * TBD

Justice League Next-Gen

 * TBD

Batman Next-Gen

 * Lionel Reed - the calm yet corrupt and terrifying CEO of Reed Construction who is secretly deeply involved in the criminal underworld as he learns of the new Batman, growing interested in him as despite his demeanor, he is surprisingly able to fight, being able to go against Batman.
 * Ezekial "Zeke" Pappas/Ignition - an insane and flamboyant rising gang leader who can willingly light himself on fire as well as being able to blast it as he believes that all of Gotham belongs to him, learning of the new Batman and becoming obsessed with him, claiming that one can't exist without the other.
 * Annabelle "Anna" Graham/The Riddler (II) - a psychopathic yet intelligent young adult who idolizes the original Riddler, having found him to be the perfect specimen as after learning of the new Batman and no Riddler to challenge him, she snaps and decides to carry on her idol's legacy, wanting to challenge and break the new Batman.
 * TBD

Superwoman Next-Gen

 * General Dru-Zod/The Phantom King - Mea's father and a legendary yet infamous Kryptonian general who during a final confrontation with Superman, was banished to the Phantom Zone for good as he begins to go mad, experimenting on himself and the Zone itself, until he becomes bonded to the Phantom Zone itself, deeming himself the Phantom King and heading to Earth to destroy everything, no longer caring about building a new Krypton and instead on bringing death to everyone.
 * Jezebel Praxis - the egocentric CEO of PraxisTech who had taken over several old LexCorp subdivisions as she is obsessed with alien tech, wanting to use it to build a "perfect world" as she becomes one of Superwoman's most recurring threats as her plans to evolve how humanity functions involves subjugation and oppression.
 * Vril Dox/Brainiac - a powerful yet sinister and emotionless Colulan who gained an obsession with collecting planets and knowledge as he clashed with Superman several times in the past as he has recently returned with plans to finish his collection, setting his eyes on finishing his feud with the Superfamily.

Wonder Woman Next-Gen

 * Loki - the mischievous yet villainous and deranged god of mischief who claims that they have no true gender as they want to bring forth a new Ragnarok, one that could possibly doom all nine realms, as they become one of the new Wonder Woman's most dangerous threats, although they find the new Wonder Woman to be quite fascinating.
 * Katrina "Kat" Valenza/Cheetah - a sadistic and focused terrorist who during a showdown against ARGUS forces, gets severely injured and found by the same tribe that worshipped Urzkartaga as she gets the same ritual that transforms her into a cheetah-like beast as she now wants to destroy all governments, starting to clash with the new Wonder Woman.
 * TBD - TBD

Green Lantern Next-Gen

 * Kylvor Bayne - a sadistic and bloodthirsty Yellow Lantern corpsman who takes a pleasure in cutting lives short, believing it to be the greatest gift he can give them, soon clashing with Pranav, reveling in their clash of ideals, enjoying toying with him.

The Flash Next-Gen

 * Samuel "Sam" Montanna/The Rival - an academic rival to Riley's who has always been obsessed with one upping her smarts wise as he ends up discovering that Riley is the Flash as he gains a mental breakdown, upset that his rival did something that he could not, crafting his own suit to counteract Riley's, making it his goal to make her life miserable.
 * Leonard Snart/King Cold - an aging thief who used to lead the Rogues as he clashed against both Flashes and kept a code of honor as after the death of Lisa, he went mad, closing himself off from the other rogues and experimenting on himself until he has become one with ice itself, losing both his humanity and the ability to die, now making it his goal to destroy Central City and everyone in it.

Green Arrow and Black Canary Next-Gen

 * Anton Goggins/Main Event - a sadistic mob boss operating out of Star City who takes pleasure in torturing and antagonizing those who he deems weaker than him, injecting himself with a serum that makes him able to withstand almost anything, becoming Green Arrow's most dangerous threat.

Justice League Next-Gen

 * The Child - Darkseid's youngest child who was abandoned by his father and not given a name due to being seen as weak as he ends up taking over Apokalips in a coup, slaughtering his father and making it his goal to prove himself as a better conqueror than his father ever was, although he can let him anger control him.