A groundbreaking team, an impossible alliance that brings together heroes and villains of different generations, such as the Superman The Jon knows, Dreamy o Deadshotand six numbers to match the ribbon of those who preceded them. The Six Secrets They were born during the silver age of the comics and, after several formations that have worked at the editorial level, are reborn with new members after the super-event of Absolute Power of DC Comics.
The superhero house defines textually To the new ones Six Secrets As antiheroes and villains that will offer readers innovative stories, LGBTQIA+ and pure fanservice representation for fans of each of the characters involved. To the helm of this adventure in limited serial quality we have the scripts of Nicole Maines And the always accurate Stephen Segovia At the drawing table.
In fact, it makes a lot of sense that Maines Capitanee this project: in addition to having its own career as a writer for DC, She herself played dreamy On the small screen inside the CW Arrowverso, being the first transgender television superheroine. And be careful, he already tells us that there will be “fireworks”: some of these characters would like to be good, but they are really good being bad. And that Superman, Clark Kent's son, is involved as one of the star additions to the team.
To put ourselves in context, Six Secrets They debuted with their own series of seven numbers in May 1968 with really original premises: the cover of the comic was in turn the first drawing that started the plot of each number, keeping the reader the secret identity of the chief in the shadow, assuming that he was one of the six protagonists. Something that, in fact, gave an extra nuance to the title of the publication and that remained in the air during this first stage.
DC Comics rescued the supergroup in the late eighties, although it would not be until the change of millennium when the premise of action and mystery would really work, especially in the stage written by Gail Simone, taking advantage of more and better one of the highest strengths of the publisher: its wide portfolio of villains and the game they gave. Offering stories that worked well by combining neutral, chaotic and heroes personalities in a stage of their life in which they are not sure what is right and incorrect. A recipe that has remained in this series using only half of the ingredients.
Several generations of DC and a mystery: Who handles the threads?
As expected, the acronym passed the brutal cut of the new 52 and, after several stories, now they start a new serialization that mixes veterans of the team with several of the new faces of the house maintaining the proportion of three heroes and three villains. But, Who is who in the new six secrets?
Superman (Jon Kent)
You may not wear your iconic bluish suit to your father's, but even with her new infiltration uniform Jon Kent He ascended meteorically in the publishing house: in July 2025 ten years will be completed since he debuted on the role at the hands of Dan Jurgens and in 2016 he was already doing Superboy. Is it as strong as your father? Batman's theory is that the new Superman can even overcome Clark since his emotions directly affect his control over his powers.
Sonator (His Nal)
Like Harley Quinn, Dreamy He debuted on television before that in the continuity of DC on paper. The thing has crumb, in fact, since the character was created for the series Supergirl (Within the Arrowverso) debuting at the end of 2018 and its interpreter, the actress and comic scriptwriter Nicole Maines, helped to shape the creators when representing a transgender heroin. Your powers? Being human and half naltoriana, Nia nal can project energy, see the future and create objects and shields of power.
Gossamer (Jay Nakamura)
The debut of Jay Nakamura It did not go unnoticed: it appeared for the first time in the second issue of Superman: Son of Kal-Elpublished in October 2021 and three comics after his kiss with Jon Kent's Superman (and his subsequent relationship) went viral. Despite his youth, he is an avid journalist, but also has his own powers that include becoming invisible, intangible and wide mobility.
Black Alice
Weigh the su Juventud, Black Alice He is a veteran of the six secrets. In fact, he debuted in the comics before Superman, Dreaming and Gossamer in 2013. Technically the character is previous (Gail Simone and Ed Benes created it in 2005) but the current Lori ZechlinBlack Alice after the new 52, has its own trajectory. His specialty, yes, is magic and is able not only to use it but also to absorb it from authorities such as Black Adam, Dr. Destinad or Zatanna.
Catman
If there is a bat man and a cat woman, why can't there be a catman? In the case of as with Black Alice, the first Cat man debuted decades ago, in appearance in Detective Comics in 1963, but Thomas Blake It was reintroduced in the main continuity. What can you do? At the entrance it has retractable claws and very convenient feline skills, but it can also resurrect having seven lives. According to the accounts he has he still has some left.
Deadshot
Possibly the character (or rather villain) of the group of the group for the general public given its long editorial career as its appearance in the film and the suicide squad video game. Floyd Lawton is an exceptional shooter And it is known as the man who never fails. However, rather than being an evil one we can consider someone neutral that serves fundamentally to their interests.
What can we expect from the new six secrets
Seen from passing, or from far away, it might seem that the six secrets are still the typical formation of comics characters focused on enhancing and giving more court to the most recent members, and in a way something of that is in the plans raised by Nicole Maines.
In fact, the screenwriter plays with an interesting concept and when she presented the project, at the end of 2024, she dropped that what happens in these pages could give rise to both Jon Kent and Jay Nakamura end up having their own history of origin as villains. And we are not going to deny it, although it is still a hint, provided that Superman has become bad is that the situation has become unsustainable. Leaving even more established the differences between father and son based on their contexts.
“For Jon, his father is his guide and they have taught him to believe:” I need to fight for the truth, justice and the American lifestyle. “But through his own experiences and traumas, he could be reaching a different conclusion than his father's and could be realizing that:” Perhaps for what I am fighting is not really what I think I am fighting. “
“For Jay, specifically, he says:” Yes, you are fighting the American lifestyle. But the American lifestyle is imperialism, colonialism and exploitation of marginalized. So, who are you really defending: people or a dangerous and bloodstone institution? “
On the other hand, it is also an opportunity for Maines to expand in new ways The evolution of the dreamer's characterto which not only gave life on the small screen but has led the comics. Restroming the lessons learned and dropping that if it is fearsome as a hero, it can be even worse as an enemy.
For dreamer, she is at her worst time. He has worked so hard to do the right thing and use his powers for good, and it seems that every time he tries to help, he only worsens. And then, she simply asks: “What am I doing? And why do I get so effort to be a good person if it seems that I will be a villain, whatever happens? Why do I fight with silk gloves?”
The author assures that she is having as reference the best and most awarded stage of The six secrets (The 2008 with Gail Simone in the scripts) and that there will be layers of humor under all the villain, elements of tragedy and unexpected elements. In fact, the new additions will contribute a more emotional perspective, while team veterans are expected to give them raw reality blows. An interesting dynamic in a story bounded in six numbers.
With Panini preparing to give way to the inheritance Sagas of DC Comics from April in Europe, the first staple of the six secrets can already be read in English (in Amazon you have it in Kindle format with free sample) without date or format for its edition in Spanish. Who will be the new hand that moves the threads? I already anticipate that Amanda Waller is in between, but discovering the secret It is part of the experience.
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