Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Reptil (Humberto Lopez) (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Vicente Lopez (Main story and recap) (Humberto's grandfather) (Name revealed)
- Gloria Quintero (Humberto's maternal aunt) (First appearance)
- Eva Quintero (Humberto's cousin) (First appearance)
- Julian Quintero (Humberto's cousin) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Megalith (Henry Desjardin) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Isaac Lopez (Photo)
- Jessica Lopez (Photo)
- 50-State Initiative (Referenced)
- Stegron the Dinosaur Man (Vincent Stegron) (Only in recap)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Only in recap)
- Avengers Academy (Only in recap)
- Giant-Man (Hank Pym) (Only in recap)
- Tigra (Greer Nelson) (Only in recap)
- Finesse (Jeanne Foucault) (Only in recap)
- X-23 (Laura Kinney) (Only in recap)
- Mettle (Ken Mack) (Only in recap)
- White Tiger (Ava Ayala) (Only in recap)
- Hazmat (Jennifer Takeda) (Only in recap)
- Striker (Brandon Sharpe) (Only in recap)
- Mentallo (Marvin Flumm) (Only in recap)
- Norman Osborn (Referenced)
- Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- C.R.A.D.L.E. (Mentioned)
- Enrique
Races and Species:
- Homo sapiens (Main story and recap)
- Dinosaurs (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Human-Dinosaur Hybrids (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- California
- Los Angeles
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Fashion District
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Disneyland, Anaheim (Mentioned)
- Los Angeles
- California
- United States of America
Items:
- Fossilized Amulet (Main story and recap)
- Rhino Armor (Only in recap)
- Giant-Man's Suit (Only in recap)
- Pym Particles (Referenced)
- Psycho-Helmet (Only in recap)
- Kamala's Law (Referenced)
Synopsis for 1st story
In Los Angeles, Humberto Lopez recalls his being Reptil in the Avengers Academy, but also conflicted as the majority of people seem to have forgotten about him. Given Humerto's grandfather Vic's worsening health, Vic moved in with Aunt Gloria and her kids, so Humberto also moved in to help the family care for him, where his cousin Julian shares an app on dinosaurs given his powers. Finding his parents pictures framed for Día de los Muertos that year, Humberto argues with Vic over their status as missing before Eva and Julian take Humberto out for fun to cool off and not get into a family fight.
At Santee Alley, Julian buys fabrics for his and Eva's dresses for the Chicanx Pride festival, and discuss Humberto's sensitivity about his parents. Stopping for tacos, Humberto reflects on his anger issues and fears of powerlessness, the pep-talk ends when Santee Alley is attacked by a masked criminal seeking the Fossilized Amulet. Refusing the masked villain's demands, Humberto switches to Reptil to save a toddler from being crushed by debris. Involving himself, the masked villain closes in on Reptil, readying to rip out the amulet until Eva steps in and mysteriously blasts the masked villain with an energy pulse. Fainting, Eva is tended to by Julian while Humberto rages at the masked villain, until he entices Reptil with something so h'ed willingly hand over the amulet: the location of his parents.
Solicit Synopsis
REPTIL ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION!
In the wake of Kamala’s Law and his Grandfather’s worsening health, Humberto Lopez, A.K.A. Reptil, has taken a step back from crime-fighting to refocus on his family. Perhaps its a sign that he should give up on becoming a hero and finally come to terms with his parents’ mysterious disappearance…or perhaps not! When a mysterious figure ambushes Humberto, what unravels will shake the core of everything Humberto thought he knew about his past and will either change the course of his future—or end it forever! Don’t miss out on this breakout series from rising stars Terry Blas (HOTEL DARE, DEAD WEIGHT: MURDER AT CAMP BLOOM) and Enid Balám (OMNI)!