WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the story "To Stop The Star-Conqueress!" from DC's Merry Multiverse #1 by Ivan Cohen, Eleanora Carlini, Ulises Arreola & Becca Carey, on sale now
Thanks to the expansive nature of the DC Multiverse, it's not surprising to find unique spins on classic concepts, such as a completely mystical Justice League or a vampiric Dark Knight. Likewise, a new take on the Teen Titans have made their inaugural appearance in DC's Merry Multiverse, and they make a strong first impression.
Who are the heroic members of Teen Justice, and why do they deserve a greater spotlight in the future of the DC multiverse?
On Earth-11, the Amazons embraced the rest of the world far earlier than in most realities, leading to a far less prominent gender-gap for women around the world. As a side-effect of this, the genders of many major classic figures across the DC Universe have been flipped. In this world, the Justice Guild is led by Aquaman (who is also a member of Justice Incarnate), who works alongside heroes like Superwoman, Batwoman, Jesse Quick, Star Sapphire, and Zatara. However, in "To Stop The Star-Conqueress!", the team has all been taken over by Starro on the night of New Year's Eve.
This forces a number of their sidekicks to come to their rescue -- this includes Supergirl (Laurel Kent), Robin (Talia Wayne), Kid Quick (Jess Chambers), Aquagirl (Jacqui Hyde), and Klarienne the Witch-Girl. This band of young heroes is largely inexperienced working together save for Supergirl and Robin -- who are suggested to effectively work as this world's version of the Super-Daughters. Together, the group works alongside Donald Troy, the former partner of this world's Wonderous Man -- who Robin hints has just as convoluted of a backstory as the core-DC Universe version of Donna Troy has.
The team proves capable of working together to great effect, with Aquagirl and Klarienne effectively performing a Fastball Special using Supergirl. Ultimately, the group is able to wrestle the Starros off the heroes and rescue them. Celebrating the victory and the new year, the group is informally referred to as the Junior Justice Guild by media personality Stephanie Lombard, and the six young heroes decide to remain together as a team.
Teen Justice is an enjoyable take on the "teen hero team" concept, establishing fun relationship beats amidst all the action -- such as Klarienne's passing interest in Kid Quick or Superwoman's pointed disapproval of Laurel hanging out so much with Talia. The team even has an older veteran in the form of Donald Troy, who could serve a similar experienced role to his new teammates that other formerly established Titans have done with younger rosters in the past. Kid Quick has already been confirmed to be playing a role in the upcoming "Future State" era of DC stories, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the rest of her teammates make a reappearance as well. This could be the perfect way to flesh out Earth-11 and expand it to encompass a greater amount of that unique universe.