DC announces a new animated series Super Powers in development

A Super Powers animated series is currently in development, according to a recent report from Variety. The series is part of recent announcements from DC chairpersons James Gunn and Peter Safran. This report revealed a few key details about this animated series in their description:

“DC Super Powers” takes place at the Alliance School for Heroes and focuses on new students Lightning, Flash, Plastic Man, Aquagirl, Green Lantern, and Terra who “level up their powers under the supervision of Principal Martian Manhunter, in the hopes of one day graduating and becoming the next generation of Earth’s defenders.”

According to Variety, Michael Chang will serve as the supervising producer for the series while Matt Beans serves as the executive producer.

However, that is not the only animated project on DC's plans. The two others are My Adventures with Green Lantern and Starfire. Executive producer Sam Register will reportedly oversee these three projects, produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation.

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DC announces a new animated series in their upcoming slate including Super Powers

Based on the report by Variety, the other two “younger-skewing” animated series are,

“My Adventures with Green Lantern,” will follow high school student Jessica Cruz who has her life upended when, according to an official logline, “a Green Lantern Power Ring falls from the sky” and chooses Cruz “to be its champion.” Things get even worse “when more debris from the Lanterns’ ancient space war arrives – along with their alien foes.”

The official description for Starfire, per Variety, reads,

“Starfire” serves as the origin story for the fan-favorite title character, perhaps best known as part of the Teen Titans. The show follows her adventures after she uses “an ancient spaceship” she discovers on her home planet of Tamaran to escape her planet and explore the stars. Along the way, she’ll meet “space biker Crush, plant-loving Fern, and the magical Princess Amethyst of Gemworld” and together, they will “uncover the deepest reaches of the DC universe, save Space Dolphins, surf technicolor nebulas, and boldly soar into the unknown.”

While the details are exciting, the official logos look promising as well, especially for Super Powers. The font is popping off from the screen, which makes it look like the ’80s era of DC Comics. It brings back the good-old nostalgia to the table and teases the fans about these young superheroes in school.

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