Warning ! Spoilers forDuo#1 by DC Comics below

This week , DC Comicsrevealed a brand new Asian American superhero namedDuowho will debut during AAPI Heritage Month . The superhero will make their first appearance in DC Comics ' Earth - M line as part of the Milestone universe relaunch . Duo is a superhero of two brain , as two devotee merged into one body as the outcome of a nanotechnology experiment - which grants them unbelievable power but also create some pretty unbreakable bound between them .

Earth - M feature new concepts and characters in the iconic Milestone universe from the mind of original Milestone carbon monoxide gas - founder Denys Cowan and current Milestone universe relaunch school principal Reginald Hudlin . Earth - M will be the abode to   new characters to the superhero genre , featuring ideas and characterizations that have n’t been control much before ( or at all ) in comics . Leading the charge will be Duo , a novel Asian - American Hero of Alexandria from the minds of   Greg Pak ( Batman / Superman ) , penciler Khoi Pham ( Teen Titans ) and inker Scott Hanna ( Justice League ) .   Duo will debut in the Milestone universeduring AAPI Heritage Month in May .

Comic book art: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leaping into action.

Related : Suicide Squad ’s New Villain Could Destroy Superman Better Than Doomsday

This week , DC Comics revealedDuo , a new six - progeny Earth - grand modified seriesstarring Doctor of the Church Kelly Vu and David Kim , who end up being fused into one person after an experiment with nanotechnology . The Vietnamese - American and Korean - American characters will become Duo , a potent new superhero who will test the boundaries of Kelly and David as they become one singular being .   In accession , Greg Pak told DC Comics , the series will ask the query of   " what if you were secret to every undivided thought , belief and impulse of the mortal you most love in the world ? " where everything , admit their minds , is associate . Check out the cover forDuo#1 by Dike Ruan and the 1:25 form from Mimit Malavia .

Check out a prevue for Duo # 1 , which features the combination submarine taking on a grouping of monsters before using their gold mist powers to transubstantiate into their more heroic course .

Palpatine, Vader, and Momin

Pak told DC Comics the difference between the two connected characters and how they complement each other as Duo .

So , who are they ? They are brilliant scientists , they are engage , and they have somewhat different impulses . As you go along in the book , you earn Kelly is a bigger risk of infection - taker and David ’s a small more cautious , in life and in everything else . But they complement each other , and they have these huge ambitions together . The challenge is to see what happen when people who seem so similar are on the spur of the moment , entirely link , and whether they actually are so similar after all . And whether being similar is even the objective !

The AsianMilestonesuperhero will debut inDuo#1 by Greg Pak , Khoi Pham , and Scott Hanna . The first return will feature cover art from Dike Ruan , a variant from Denys Cowan , and a 1:25 variant from Nimit Malavia . Duo#1 arrives in comical book stores and online on May 17 , 2022 .

gary larson far side cow and cavemen

Next : Raven and Zatanna ’s Fusion is DC ’s Biggest Missed Opportunity

origin : DC Comics

DUO DC COmics

Dup New Asian Hero

DC_DUO_01_NimitMalavia_RATIOVAR_620db77760df22.81842513

Dup New Asian Hero

Dup New Asian Hero

Dup New Asian Hero

Dup New Asian Hero

Dup New Asian Hero

Comics