Humans turned genetic superheroes fight crime--and compete as sponsored reality stars? Superpowered humans known as NEXT appeared in the world 45 years ago. Some of them fight crime in the city of Stern Bild while promoting their corporate sponsors on the hit show
HERO TV. The people love their superheroes, even if they don't completely understand them, and not all of the NEXT use their powers for good.
The NEXT supremacist Jake Martinez has declared that all NEXT should join him in ruling over humanity! After issuing his call to rebellion, he heads for Justice Tower intending to seize it and establish his rule. The heroes find themselves scrambling to confront him as other old enemies appear, and Barnaby, faced at last with the man who murdered his parents, can no longer hold himself back...
About the AuthorMizuki Sakakibara's American comics debut was Marvel's
Exile in 2002.
Masafumi Nishida is well known for the movie
Gachi☆Boy and the Japanese TV dramas
Maoh, Kaibutsu-kun, and
Youkai Ningen Bem.
Masakazu Katsura is well known for the manga series
WING MAN, Denei Shojo (Video Girl Ai), I"s, and
ZETMAN as well as character designs for
TIGER & BUNNY. Katsura's works have been translated into several languages, including Chinese and French, as well as English.