Stories by @justincasts

Green & Red: Vol 7

An anthology series following characters tied to the Green and the Red as they navigate their identities and deal with threats to the realms they are called to protect. Vol 7 picks up in the wake of the Rot and of Arcane's destruction. People are depressed and frightened. Buddy continues to wrestle with the Red, trying to pull out of his role but the Red pull him back in and deepens its hold, making him more and more psychotic and aggressive. He develops a hatred for the way humans interact with animals and begins a cult following. He meets Annie Cassidy, a true believers who also has ties to the Red, and has an affair with her. As she and Buddy become close, Ellen grows distant. Buddy and Annie stage a mass riot of animals in Washington DC, for which he is arrested. But he becomes an icon for many, expanding the cult which sees Maxine as it's savior. As Annie grows more radical and threatens his family, Buddy looks for ways to sever his ties with the Red, even if it means destroying it entirely. Vixen, Beast Boy, Swamp Thing, and Dolphin (representative of the Blue/Clear) assist.

Green & Red: Vols. 5-6

An anthology series following characters tied to the Green and the Red as they navigate their identities and deal with threats to the realms they are called to protect. Vols 5-6 follow Swamp Thing. Vol 5 picks up on a different vantage point of the same story in Vol 3, with Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue. It showcase Alec Holland's death and transition into Swamp Thing, as well as his lost memories, relationships, and evolving understanding of The Green. Vol 6 shows Alec working with John Constantine to bring back his daughter from hell. But they inadvertently bring back Anton Arcane, who takes the opportunity to threaten his wife Abigail and continue his campaign to corrupt the entire world with rot and decay. Vixen, Ivy, and Animal Man assist in trying to defeat the powerful and ruthless Arcane for good.

Green & Red: Vol 4

An anthology series following characters tied to the Green and the Red as they navigate their identities and deal with threats to the realms they are called to protect. Vol 4 follows Vixen as she struggles against a powerful mischievous entity claiming to speak for the Red and vying for control over her Totem and entire being as a way to enter the world. Meanwhile, she discovers and comes to blows with the army of hunters who murdered her family, now enhanced and under mind-control by the menacing Grodd, who also seeks to steal and possess Mari's Totem and access to the Red by any means necessary. She will have to make hard decisions that leave her vulnerable if she is to defeat her foes. But, when the hunters begin scorching the earth, Vixen receives help from an unlike ally in Poison Ivy.

Green & Red: Vol 3

An anthology series following characters tied to the Green and the Red as they navigate their identities and deal with threats to the realms they are called to protect. Vol 3 digs into the origin of Poison Ivy and her tense relationship with the Green. It spends time with Pamela as a graduate student working with Dr. Jason Woodrue, who shapes her eco-activist views and causes her to become Poison Ivy. It follows her attempts to chase down Woodrue and her antagonism of the Green after it rejects her as it's potential avatar. She comes into conflict with Swamp Thing and the Green itself on her obsessive hunt for vengeance against Woodrue.

Green & Red: Vol 2

An anthology series following characters tied to the Green and the Red as they navigate their identities and deal with threats to the realms they are called to protect. Vol 2 follows Buddy Baker, Animal Man, who uncovers the truth about his role as protector of the Red. In truth, hai daughter Maxine was meant to be the avatar all along. Animal Man and Bronze Tiger investigates a series of animal killings that lead him to the deranged Anton Arcane, who is obsessed not just with corrupting wildlife with rot but with kidnapping and using Maxine to unleash rot into the Red. In the end, Buddy will defeat and kill Anton, sending his soul to hell. His choice will haunt him and drive him to consider retiring, which places him in conflict with the forces of the Red itself.

Green & Red: Vol 1

An anthology series following characters tied to the Green and the Red as they navigate their identities and deal with threats to the realms they are called to protect. Vol 1 follows Beast Boy, who is investigating a new fringe sect of the Church of Blood that holds the key to his ongoing nightmares and the traumas of his youth. He finds an ally and mentor in Buddy Baker (Animal Man), who helps him embrace the Red and teaches the value of restraint to control his powers. Together with Raven and Ravager, they learn that Mother Blood's attempts to siphon the Red and call forth Trigon are intended to ward off an even greater threat lurking in the shadows.

Static

Virgil Hawkins, formerly the Dakota City hero Static, has been enjoying a life away from crime fighting. He stopped after his electrokinetic powers got out of control at a protest and he nearly harmed a crowd. Years after laying low, Virgil gets stopped by a cop while driving his date home. His powers suddenly flare up and he ends up accidentally killing the officer. What he doesn't know is that he was set up by his arch-nemesis from the past, Ebon. Virgil and his date end up on the run from authorities and rivals obsessed with catching them and stealing the powers he claims he no longer wants. To save himself and the ones he cares about, he will have to decide to accept what he thinks he is running from.

Markovia

An origin story for Tara Markov (Terra) - pre-Titans - and her brother, Brion Markov (Geo-Force), royals in the nation of Markovia, as they are experimented on my by scientist Helga Jace and battle the Fearsome Five to stop a broader calamity.

Suicide Squad 2: The Clean Up Crew

A team of mishaps and supervillains tries to circumvent Amanda Waller's protocols and orders to unleash a deadly weapon that targets every metahuman and superhero on earth. So, it seems like the villains are the new heroes! Meanwhile, she and Luthor greenlight a top secret protocol called "Project Doomsday" beneath everyone's noses.

The Lantern Mysteries

Each season explores the journey, struggles, and investigations of a specific member of the Green Lantern Corps. It ties in with the Green Lantern films and broader DC universe films and shows. Season 1: after GL 2, concurrent with GL 3, follows Kyle Rayner investigating the murder of his girlfriend by sadistic villain Major Force and his initiation into the GLC. Season 2: after GL 3, follows Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz as partners investigating the dark and murderous William Hand while working through their traumas and conflicting styles; Jessica struggles to control her ring's power. Season 3: following the Black Hand situation, Guy Gardner refuses an order from the Guardians, leading to disaster; gets kicked out of the GLC, and struggles with his identity without a power ring leading to a major battle with his villainous brother, Mace. Season 4: shows how a man named Mark Richards almost received a GL power ring, but instead leaned into malice and was cursed to feel his victims' pain. The second half follows Nathan Broome, and his slow descent into sorrow following his breakup with Carol Ferris. Season 5: follows Jo Mullein's story and her investigation of a cosmic conspiracy; based on "Far Sector" graphic novel.

Shazam 3: The Rock of Eternity

Hawkman and Hawkwoman recruit Shazam, Mary Marvel, and crew (while they are out and about doing superhero stuff) to stop Black Adam from forcibly conquering the small nation-state of Khandaq, and potentially instigating a worldwide geopolitical crisis. Oh, and the Shazam Family continues to navigate interpersonal issues. Billy tries to escape old habits. Freddy and Mary try dating, but it's weird. Victor and Rosa adjust to a shrinking house. Meanwhile, an even greater evil awakens that will bring all parties together for the sake of the planet.

Shazam 2: The Tale of Seven Sins

Mary has gone off to college and Billy and Freddy wrestle with the possibility of separation. Billy continues his growing pains with his adopted family, and envelops himself in being a to avoid decision making. Meanwhile, he is tested in deeply personal ways as his closely held traumas as brought to the surface through battles with the Seven Deadly Sins and the obsessive Doctor Sivana. He will need all the help he can get, and therefore learns that he doesn't need to be a superhero all alone.

Hawkman & Hawkwoman II: Of Gods and Kings

This film delves deeper into the lore of Prince Khufu and Princess Chay-Ara, revealing the story of a young advisor to the Prince and rival to Hath-Set named Teth-Adam, who hides a secret from the court. The death of the prince and princess sets off a chain reaction that leads to an ancient Wizard granting Teth-Adam godlike powers for the purpose of stopping the rise of an all-powerful tyrant and freeing his enslaved comrades from the wrath of Egypt. However, he takes the power for himself and begins to rule with an iron fist. His actions cost his wife and son their lives, and his brutal methods inspire the name Black Adam. Now inadvertently awakened from centuries long imprisonment by the Wizard, Black Adam is out to renew his powers and seek revenge on the former prince and princess, as well as their former priest and nemesis. Oh, and he also knows exactly how to kill them once and for all.

The Shazam Movie!

What if you got the chance to be a real superhero? No strings attached. Orphaned and adopted, renegade and awkward, teenage Billy Batson struggles to fit in with his found family and friends while also moonlighting as a real-life superhero called Shazam!. He struggles with the weight and seriousness of this calling while battling the mad super genius caterpillar, Mister Mind, and his minions.

Hawkman & Hawkwoman

A pair of eternally reincarnated souls navigate the modern world trying to recover, or escape, memories of their pasts in ancient Egypt, Britain, and the Old West as lovers, bandits, and warriors while also battling the soul of an ancient and cunning enemy who knows them more than anyone else as well as the truth about their curse.

The Green Lantern

A tale of two. The rise and fall of Sinestro with the glimmer of hope found in a young Hal Jordan. Obsessed with order and logic over emotion, Thaal Sinestro is chosen to be a Green Lantern after helping a stranger wars off an invading alien race. But while Sinestro quickly rises in the ranks, even taking on a hothead human apprentice named Hal Jordan, it becomes clear that his ideologies run counter to the mission of the Guardians and the Lantern Corps. When he and his partner, Abin Sur, uncover prophecy about a "chosen one" among them who will cause great calamity, Sinestro takes it upon himself to eliminate any perceived threats to order that could enact the prophecy. This rubs up against the Guardians, and when he attacks them and tries to take over, killing Abin Sur in the process, Hal Jordan fights back and subdues his mentor. Ganthet, the last remaining Guardian, banishes him to his home world without his ring and promotes Hal to take his place.

JL Dark III: Hellblazer

Wildly powerful and scorned sorcerer Nick Necro seeks revenge on Zatanna and Constantine while working with (and against) Felix Faust and Dr. Mist to possess the mystical Books of Magic. An unassuming teenager, Timothy Hunter is living his life until he realizes he is the target of Necro's plan, standing between him and the Books. Hunter has secrets of his own that he is only just beginning to understand, and will need the help of Zatanna's team to protect him, and maybe all of reality.

JL Dark II: Written in Blood

Nimue's apocalyptic vision is falling into place, and she rushes to try and stop it. Jason struggles with his demonic side. Boston Brand searches for his daughter. Zatanna and Constantine wrestle with egos, and feelings, while trying to prevent the world from being taken over by demons and .... Vampires. Real vampires.

STEEL

This series focuses on Smallville, Texas, and John Henry Irons, who just can't let go of his superhero compulsion, even if it kills him. It also focuses on his tense relationship with niece, Natasha, and steamy romance with Smallville mayor Lana Lang. John will have to balance small town life with his responsibility to the world. S1: Natasha's father returns + Hazard + John's ID is exposed. S2: John struggles with injury + Plasmus + Natasha gets powers, moves to Metropolis and joins Pres. Luthor's super team w/Fire and Ice. S3: Cyborg Superman + Mongul returns to try and terraform the earth, starting with Smallville

Citizen Steel

A political thriller miniseries (spinoff of The Golden Age) that follows the great-grandson of Henry Heywood, Nate, who has taken the role of Commander Steel and undergoes further augmentation that gives him indestructible metallic skin on demand but at the expense of his ability to feel. Nate works as a special security assistant for the President leading a state-sponsored superhero black ops team. When the President obsesses over obtaining a magical thunderbolt, currently held by an unassuming teenage boy, Nate begins to question his allegiances when he sees what really happens behind closed doors.