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
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Limited Series

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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.

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.
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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.