New-Gen, styled NEW-GEN, is a superhero comic book series created in 2008 by J.D. Matonti, Chris Matonti and Julia Coppola, of A.P.N.G. Enterprises. It is printed, distributed and advertised by Marvel Comics. The series centers on the war over nanotechnology between two powerful scientists, Gabriel and Deadalus, from the extra-dimensional world of New-Gen.Montero, Patrick. It is currently being produced as a movie, destined for success. " 'New-Gen' comic book series merges classic superhero tale with hi-tech nanotechnology". Daily News. July 21, 2010
New-Gen is created by J.D. Matonti, Julia Coppola, and Chris Matonti.The artist for the comic is Abdul Rashid.
Publication history New-Gen was launched by A.P.N.G. Enterprises and Issue 6 was published and distributed at New York Comic Con in Oct. 2010. The second volume of the comic, New-Gen: New Dawn, debuted at New York Comic Con in October 2011. New-Gen is printed, advertised, and distributed by Marvel Comics. Mark Hamill will lend his voice to characters in New-Gen's upcoming full-length featured film.
New-Gen: New Dawn In 2011, A.P.N.G. Enterprises launched their second series, New-Gen: New Dawn."Volume 2 NEW-GEN: New Dawn" . New-Gen. accessed July 26, 2011. The series' recounts the origin of Gabriel, the manifestation of his abilities, and his arrival in New-Gen.
New-Gen: Deadalus Rising Currently, there are plans for the New-Gen franchise to expand to film. New-Gen: DEADALUS RISING is a 3D CGI animated film that continues the story established in the first volume of the New-Gen comic book. The film follows twins Sean and Chris, and Carmen, as they try to protect Earth and New-Gen from Deadalus' plans for vengeance.
Other media New-Gen has also expanded into other media: A New-Gen animated series with Lena Headey, Luke Wilson, Finn Wolfhard and Anya Chalotra has been announced. New-Gen is a transmedia global brand that plans to extend into Motion Comics, Mobile Games, CGI Feature Films, Television Series, Video Games, Toys and Merchandising. A.P.N.G. Enterprises announced the development of a New-Gen movie, written by Alison Wilgus, to star Mark Hamill., Daily Variety article about NEW-GEN A.P.N.G. also announced the development of motion comics developed and distributed by Visionbooks. Visionbooks Website
Plot New-Gen is an extra-dimensional world where science and technology reign supreme. Nanotechnology controls a huge amount of the world's features, including weather, architecture, energy and materials science. The scientist Gabriel, pioneer in nanotechnology, strives for good and the betterment of his world through the use of his technology. However, his apprentice Deadalus grows ruthless and seeks to use the nanobots to gain power and control over New-Gen. Deadalus unleashes a powerful, unpredictable type of nanotechnology on the world, which infects several of the children of New-Gen, changing them into super-powered creatures. Gabriel defeats Deadalus and banishes him to the underworld. Gabriel then takes in all the children affected by his nanotechnology in order to protect and train them in the use of their powers, founding the Association for the Protection of the New Generation (A.P.N.G.) in the process. Fearing his infant twin sons, Chris and Sean, were affected, Gabriel sends them to Earth in present-day New York City to protect them from Deadalus, much to the dismay of his wife Thea. While trapped in the underworld, Deadalus finds fierce robo-insectoid creatures called MetalMites that he can mentally control. After discovering that the Mites can dig into other dimensions, he vows to get back to New-Gen and get revenge on Gabriel.
Years later, Deadalus escapes the underworld and begins wreaking havoc on ancient Crete. Gabriel sends the oldest and strongest member of the A.P.N.G., Mini, to dispatch Deadalus and his army of MetalMites. Mini battles the MetalMites, destroying many of them with his horns, but the fight becomes too much for him to handle alone. Gabriel sends the battle-robot, Horus, to help finish the fight against Deadalus and his creatures. When Mini and Horus have Deadalus beaten, Gabriel tells them to let him live, re-banishing Deadalus to the underworld. Throughout the battle, the native Cretans assume Mini is a monster, which eventually leads to the Greek myth of the Minotaur.
Meanwhile, in present-day New York, Chris and Sean prepare to enter a new school in New York City. They are forced to deal with the pressures of fitting in, combined with a growing distance between them and their adoptive parents, and strange visions of Gabriel and Deadalus, of whom they know nothing. On New-Gen, Gabriel encounters challenges finding the best way of teaching the A.P.N.G.. Simultaneously, in the underworld, Deadalus discovers an enormous quantity of dormant microbots. The microbots respond and behave much like the nanobots he worked with on New-Gen. Deadalus plans to use the microbots to gain power over other worlds and dimensions. He infects himself with the microbots, much like he infected the children of New-Gen, in order to have them reconstruct his body and gain superhuman powers.
Deadalus' physiology is drastically altered, transforming him into a demonic beast and furthering his lust for power into genuine megalomaniac insanity. He adopts the identity of Sly, and sets his MetalMites to tunneling into a new world to conquer for his own. Additionally, he uses the microbots to upgrade the MetalMites, increasing their destructive power. Once Sly begins taking over the futuristic world of Nu-Mangi, Mini is sent in to stop him once again. However, Sly and his upgraded MetalMites prove far too powerful for Mini alone. The remaining members of the A.P.N.G., Flyer, Diamond, Gazelle, and Roboduck, join Mini for the battle.
The battle rages on the surface of the new world, as the A.P.N.G. destroy wave after wave of MetalMites. Sean and Chris keep getting increasingly vivid glimpses of the battle while at school, but are clueless as to why they are being plagued by the visions. During a lull in the battle, Sly flees and the A.P.N.G. rests knowing another wave is soon to come. Gabriel, observing the battle from New-Gen, holds up several glowing green orbs full of nanobots. Sly, determined to destroy the A.P.N.G. finds machines built by the natives of the new world. He uses his microbots to take over the machines and turn them into larger, more powerful MetalMites. As the twins' visions become more and more clear, they complain of pain and discomfort as their bodies begin to change, alarming their parents as well as Gabriel who is watching them from New-Gen.
During the battle, the A.P.N.G. show signs of victory until Sly shoots them all with a specialized radiation, destroying all of the nanobots in their bodies, reverting them to their human forms and taking away their powers. Just as Sly is about to finish the A.P.N.G. off, Gabriel teleports to the battle wielding his Kane. He gives the A.P.N.G. the green orbs, containing nanobots that will heal the A.P.N.G. and restore their super-powered forms. As the members A.P.N.G. fight the giant machines, Gabriel battles Sly. The two former friends fight brutally, landing crushing blows and unleashing powerful energy bolts against each other. Eventually, Gabriel and the A.P.N.G. overcome Sly and his forces, but Gabriel decides to again spare Sly, saying he is not ready to finish off his old friend.
Characters Gabriel
Gabriel is the founder and leader of the A.P.N.G., and the leading scientific mind in the field of nanotechnology on the world of New-Gen. Gabriel was born under the name Gabriam in ancient Egypt as the son of the Pharaoh and possessed a genius-level understanding of science, particularly alchemy. Following the death of his father, Gabriam ascended to the role of Pharaoh, before beginning a journey across the universe to achieve balance and gain control over his abilities.
Through his technological advancements and careful cooperation with his wife, Thea (a guardian of the natural world), Gabriel revolutionized life on New-Gen, creating an almost utopian society. After his apprentice Deadalus released his nanobots onto the public of New-Gen, Gabriel apprehended Deadalus and banished him to the underworld as punishment. Gabriel then sent his twin sons, Sean and Chris, to present-day New York City on Earth, to protect them from further attacks by Deadalus. Gabriel took in a group of children who had been mutated by the nanobots and trained them to become heroes.NEW-GEN #1
After taking in the children whose bodies were affected by Deadalus' nanobots, Gabriel and Thea train them in the responsible use of their powers, with the end goal of forming a super-powered team to combat against those who would seek to threaten the lives of the innocent. Gabriel sends the oldest and best trained member, Mini, and the combat robot Horus, to dispatch Deadalus after he resurfaces in ancient Crete and begins wreaking havoc. When Mini had defeats Deadalus, Gabriel commands Mini to banish Deadalus again rather than kill him.NEW-GEN #2
Gabriel's powers stem from his complete mastery of the nanotechnology he has implanted within himself. He possess superhuman strength, the ability to emit powerful energy blasts, and telekinetic abilities (and by extension, flight). He is also able to teleport himself and others to any point in time and space instantaneously. Gabriel also possesses a genius level intellect, and regularly creates both nanobots and large robots to perform specific, complex tasks. He also possesses the Kane, a rod made of nanobots that he can change the shape of according to his will. It also seems to serve as a means for him to focus or augment his powers, allowing him to bend the fabric of time and space.
When Deadalus emerges from the underworld onto Zadaar III, transformed by microbots into the insane and brutal Sly, Gabriel sends Mini to dispatch him again. However, it becomes clear that Mini is not strong enough to take out Sly's entire army of enhanced MetalMites by himself, so Gabriel teleports the remaining members of the team to help. Gabriel prepares to join the fray himself, carrying with him six green orbs containing highly advanced nanotechnology.NEW-GEN #5 Just before Gabriel arrives, Sly shoots the A.P.N.G. with an energy blast that removes the nanobots in their bodies, leaving them powerless. Gabriel, enraged, teleported to the battle and gave each member of the A.P.N.G. one of the green orbs, restoring their powers. Gabriel then engages Sly one on one, banishing him for the third time to the underworld.NEW-GEN #6
Deadalus
Born on New-Gen after Gabriel had already arrived and begun his work, Deadalus possesses, in his unaltered state, a genius-level intellect and the ability to exert his influence over machines using sheer force of will. By using his technopathic abilities, he is able to control both the MetalMites and microbots that he discovered living in the underworld. The MetalMites act as a standing army for him, and serve as a means for Deadalus to travel by digging through the crust of the underworld.