Next Avengers/Justice League Beyond: Dreaming Up a Future for Legacy Characters

Legacy characters, modern characters built for a modern audience. If you’ve seen even half of the books that I reviewed or any of my editorials, you know that I have a bit of an obsession with them. I think their appeal stems from seeing new, diverse faces – like us – inspired by the heroes we grew up with and taking up their mantles. These characters are a pretty big deal nowadays. I mean, with characters like Miles Morales headlining blockbuster movies, they are only getting bigger. So big in fact that they are rising from the page to the screen faster than ever. Ms. Marvel’s even getting her own Disney Plus as early as next year. Most of these characters either appear in various titles or star in their own books: Super Sons, Teen Titans, Champions, and, most recently, Strange Academy. All great books and while their respective series/groups are great, there is one place I would like to see them go – the big leagues. I’m proposing books where the Justice League or Avengers are made up of today’s younger heroes. What The Hell Am I Talking About? One of my biggest pet peeves is the big two reliance on the old guard. I wrote a bit about my frustration in my “Dear DC, What Happened to the New Age of Heroes?” piece. There is a hesitation to move away from classic heroes and their alter egos. What I do love is a good time jump. You know, where characters age and things change a significant amount. Logic dictates that if time were to move normally, our heroes would have to retire …