Thousands of years before Billy Batson became a magically-empowered hero, the wizard Shazam selected another champion. Teth-Adam or 'Mighty Adam' began as a hero of humanity, but then allowed his power to corrupt his ideals and desires. Now labeled Black Adam, he was exiled by Shazam, but returned in the modern day. A frequent enemy to Earth s heroes, Black Adam believes he is the right person to lead humanity and any action he takes is necessary for the greater good. There is no forgiveness for Black Adam. This is the reality Teth-Adam, immortal man of indomitable will, must face when he discovers he has been infected with an incurable plague destroying his immortality. Haunted by the specter of centuries of dark deeds, Black Adam transfers his powers to a worthy successor who will redeem Adam s legacy and defend their ancestral homeland of Kahndaq, only to subsequently become mystically handcuffed to him when Adam s plague is arrested, giving birth to perhaps the most volatile and dysfunctional super-team in DC history!

The Justice League are dead. Can a new generation of heroes save the Multiverse? Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League are dead. The remaining heroes are left to protect the world from an onslaught of violent attacks by DC's greatest villains! Can the legacy heroes step out of the shadows of the classic heroes to form a new Justice League? And will that be enough to stop a darkness greater than anything they've ever faced from destroying everything?

Welcome to Teen Titans Academy! Class is in session at the newest school for young heroes. Packed with a new and untested crop of superpowered teens, the Academy s latest recruits include an Australian speedster, a trio of Goth(am) teens obsessed with Batman, an intelligent gorilla, a shape-shifter, and Billy Batson (a.k.a. Shazam). Nightwing, Starfire, and the remaining original Titans take on the roles of teachers and mentors shaping the next generation of heroes but the school and its students harbor dark secrets none of them could have predicted. And one member of the freshman class is destined to become the deadly Red X! Writer Tim Sheridan (DC Animation s Batman: The Long Halloween) kicks off a new era for the Teen Titans with art by Rafa Sandoval (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps), Steve Lieber (Superman s Pal Jimmy Olsen), and more! Collects Teen Titans Academy #1-5, Suicide Squad #3, and Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook.