Spy Kids: The Adventures Continue

Spy Kids: The Adventures Continue is an American spy action-adventure comic book series that serves as a sequel to Spy Kids and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams set in the Spy Kids franchise (albeit in a alternate universe), It was published by IDW Publishing in December 4, 2024. 
== Synopsis ==
Set in an alternate timeline where Juni didn't resign from the OSS and Alexandra became Carmen's successor after she retires from the OSS to remain in Leeke Leeke to help Romero lead his mutant creatures and live the wild life. The new Spy Kids operatives (Juni; Once disgraced, now currently Level One OSS agent/spy kid operative, expert martial artist and Alexandra; the newcomer) must overcome 2 obstacles that stand in their way: An villain's attempt to take over the U.S through the OSS Spy Kid Division and their potential blossoming relationship.
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Juni Cortez - The main protagonist of the IDW Spy Kids comics, the young brother of Carmen Cortez, Ingrid & Gregorio's son, a full-time Level 1 OSS agent of the Spy Kids division and love interest/boyfriend of Alexandra Anami. 
** R. A. L. P. H. - The spy bug that belong to Juni Cortez that assist both him and Alexandra in their missions.
*** R. A. L. P. H. is given more new features like built-in cloaking device, immunity to powerful EMPs like the Transmooker device, durability along with auto self-repair, flight capabilities, weapons systems such as taser webs/teeth and Insta-Cement; and more enhanced intelligence to speak in limited English phrases thanks to The Third Brain's enhancement.
*** He got a new color scheme of electrum (the combo of gold and silver).
* Alexandra Anami - The secondary protagonist of the IDW Spy Kids comics, The President's daughter who is now a full-time Level 2 OSS agent and also a new member of the Spy Kids division and Juni's partner (succeeding Carmen) and love interest/girlfriend.
** She has a character arc from being timid, sheltered and shy to becoming a capable spy kid like Carmen and proving her father that she can be independent herself.
** Due to being the President's daughter and a Level 2 agent, she's still watched by the Secret Service.
** It reveals that she's afraid of sea cucumbers, worms, carnivorous plants and wasps.
==== Supporting/Secondary ====
* Carmen Cortez - The deuteragonist of the IDW Spy Kids comics, the daughter of Ingrid and Gregorio and a former OSS agent who decides to retire and stay in Leeke Leeke to become the Tarzan-like leader of Romero's hybrid creatures and she appears in one issue and was mentioned in Issues 3 to 7 until making her full reappearance at the end of Issue 8 to get out of retirement.
* Valentin Avellan - The grandfather of Juni and Carmen Cortez who gave his grandson and Alexandra advice in their missions
* Gregorio Cortez - The father of Carmen and Juni Cortez and now the director of The OSS
* Fegan Floop - The host of Floop's Fooglies and a ally to The Cortezes.
* Diego Devlin - The former head of The OSS and the Magister of the Spy Kids academy 
* Alexander Minion - The assistant of Floop and a former enemy now ally to the Cortezes.
* Isador " Machete" Cortez - The expert gadget inventor and Juni and Carmen's uncle and now the head of his own OSS Gadget department at the Spy Kid division.
* Romero - The scientist that inhabit Leeke Leeke that creates creatures like Spidermonkeys, Slizzards and other animals.
* Neil Anami - The President of the United States and Alexendra's father.
=== Antagonists ===
==== S.W.A.M.P. (Sinister Wrong-doers Against Mankind Preservation) ====
* Dr. Drew Jones Jr./The Golden Brain - The central antagonist of the IDW Spy Kids comics, The 39-years old partner of Gregerio Cortez during The Third Brain Project and the hotheaded, buffoonish but capable leader of the counter-spy organization, S.W.A.M.P., His plan throughout the whole series is to mind control the OSS's spy kid division members through the Pinnoquinox device (resemblance to The Third Brain) to overthrow the president and take over the US.
* Gerti Giggles/Molten Girl - The secondary antagonist of the IDW Spy Kids comics, the father of Donnagon Giggles and The Golden Brain's snarky but level-headed henchwoman/second-in-command and also serves as Alexandra and Juni's arch-rival. She was released from duty from the OSS's Spy Kids division due to Donnagon's crimes.
** She gained the power to turn her entire body into red-hot molten metal and control/generate lava and fire due to nanotechnology sub-dermal albeit painful surgery.
* Mr. Lisp/Lispomight - The former OSS agent, a terrorist and now the benefactor of S.W.A.M.P. as technical support and engineer as repayment for breaking him out of jail to get revenge at the Cortezes, Floop and the OSS after he lost his wealth and became a green-skinned floogie completed with a giant bulbous head, squid tentacles for legs, three hands on his left arm (just like Alexander Minion) and a lobster claw on his right arm. 
** The Mangamen - Former henchmen of Donnagon Giggles and now employed henchmen of The Golden Brain along with Gerti Giggles who has magnets for headwear.
*** A few corrupt Ninja Thumbs have also got hired by The Golden Brain to join his empire.
=== OSS Gadgets, Gear and Vehicles ===
* OSS standard mission outfit - After the Udaka mission in the second movie, the Udaka outfit became the OSS' Spy Kids division official spy-wear.
* Field Ambush Supplies parsel - It's an Indiana Jones-type parsel with fold-out sections, gadgets (Eletrco-whip, Machete Eletrcoshock Gumballs/Bubbles, Insta-Cement, Mini-BuddyPack and Acid Crayons) and more. It became Alexandra's main gadget along with Machete Elastic Wonder.
* Rhino-Hammer Hands and Stompers - They're a pair of gloves and boots worn by Juni that grants him super-strength.
* DragonShip 6 XXL - A slightly larger submarine that combines both the Mothership and DragonSpy 5 DLX (in design) into one and used as an underwater transport for agents in the Spy Kids Division.
** It shares flaws being not immune to powerful devices similar to the Transmooker but emergency power is still on.
** Features: Automatic touch-pads, interactive HUDs, stealth mode, equipped OSS Nitrox Rebreathers and built-in N-I-X Super Guppy as emergency escape pods and can travel to 330 mph.
* OSS Rehydrator Lunchbox - A metal lunchbox that can make every replica of every food under just 2 minutes (it comes with a fast food/cuisine around the world, drink and concession) by the OSS Spy Kids Division agents' badges during their assignments.
* OSS Space RX Express - A mini space-ship that resembles RX Express for space-based missions and comes with space-suits.
* OSS Nitrox wet-suit gear - It's a scuba wet-suit gear that comes with flippers, rebreathers, oval-shaped googles, built-in Spyder Climbers and can inflate over the agent's entire body, But this time, movement and mobility inside it is possible.
* Machete Elastic Wonder - Machete's greatest invention in the form of a bracelet.
* OSS Elastic Restricting Lipstick - A device that looks like an ordinary lipstick at first glance, but it shoots a very sticky and gooey substance out of it at 500 MPH that will get stickier as an opponent tries to break free of it. It comes with a delicious fruit cocktail or new car smell, it also became Alexandra's default gadget beside the field ambush supplies.
* OSS Spy Watch - The watch is also a cellphone and MP3 player, has internet access, and satellite television, etc. and it can tell time.
* OSS limited edition power armor - An mechanized, titanium battle armor made by Machete after Juni was severely beaten by Gerti in her Molten Girl form and his clothes were damaged and tattered, It grants the user: near immense strength enhanced physical abilities (I;e durability, stamina, speed, etc).
=== Mentioned: ===
* Felix Gumm
* Dinky Winks
* Gary Giggles
* Ingrid Cortez
* Donnagon Giggles
== Differences and changes from the comics to the movies ==
* Juni remained in the OSS as a current Level 1 Spy Kid while Carmen retired from the OSS to live in Leeke Leeke to help and lead Romero's mutated hybrid animals.
** Juni retained his fun-loving, fairly intelligent, mature (sometimes immature) and confident personality as seen in Island of Lost Dreams but it's fully fleshed out.
** He also improved his fighting style by incorporating his ballet, martial arts skills and acrobatics (not as good as Carmen) into it and he taught Alexandra his moves.
* Alexandra has expressed more feelings like affection, warmth and having a crush on Juni.
* The OSS Spy Kids Division didn't shut down in this timeline.
* Mr. Lisp is now penniless and in jail after the first movie but he was mutated to a floogie by the Robot Children he ordered from Floop.
* The OSS Spy Kids Division building went through a minor renovation but their technology has gotten with the time via improvements thanks to bigger budgets.
** Juni has a bigger office and more room for his stuff due to his Level 1 status.
*** The miniature Spider-Monkey that Romero gave him now resides in his office.
* R. A. L. P. H. is given a larger role in the comics and serves more than just comic relief and minor character.
* Gerti is now a full-on villain instead of an ally to the Cortezes like in the main timeline because both her brother and father are traitors to the OSS like her and now work for S.W.A.M.P. as Golden Brain's competent second-in-command and weapon/combat specialist but retains her friendly side like her mainline counterpart.
** Gerti doesn't use her helicopter hair/headbands that often anymore but relies on her intellect/competence, close-quarters combat training, leadership, weaponry, gymnastics/acrobatics from her cheer-leading days and molten metal powers.
* Machete is now the head of the gadget department of OSS Spy Kids Division.
* Devlin is now the magister, head of the OSS Spy Academy and mission assigner of the Spy Kids Division instead of the President .
== Callbacks/references to the previous and future movies ==
* Devlin nicknames Alexandra "little miss first troublemaker" referring to the time that Alexandra got in trouble for stealing the prototype Transmooker from her father's office and the key to the Juggler ride.
* The OSS Spy Kids division agents make a fuss about Juni being reinstated back after being framed for stealing the Transmooker by Gary Giggles (despite his name being cleaned).
* The Udaka assignment outfit becoming the OSS spy kid' official fashion sense is a reference to the promotional material, the comics and The Learning Adventures where Carmen and Juni still wear their outfits after the second movie.
** Like Carmen's throughout the second movie; Alexandra's outfit changes, from a jacket to a sleeveless tank top.
* R.A.L.P.H. snarls at Gerti Giggles considering how her big brother stepped on him on purpose in the second movie.
* During their training, Juni recalls the time of getting bullied in school due to his warts and overcoming his fears when he along with Carmen saved their parents in the first movie.
* Rebecca and Cecil's gadgets (Hammer Hands & Stompers and Field Ambush Supplies) are Juni and Alexandra's predecessors.
== Locations ==
* Leeke Leeke, Madagascar
* OSS Headquarters
* Cortez's Treehouse
* Spy Kids Division building
* S.W.A.M.P. headquarters/Golden Brain's private island, Bermuda Triangle.
* OSS Space-station
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== Issues ==
# Recruitment - Carmen has decided to retires from the OSS to lead the Romero's mutant hybrids in Leeke Leeke, leaving Juni to work alone as a Level 1 Spy Kid agent, but Devlin and Gregorio have other plans for him.
# Interactions -This comic serves as a bridge to the first and second movies to explain how Juni meets Alexanda and receives R.A.L.P.H. 
## Spy Kids Mini-Adventures: Testing, Testing, Testing - R.A.L.P.H. is tested out with his new features after Gary stepped on him on "accident" rather on purpose.
# Basic Training Day - The President's Daughter, Alexandra was sent to OSS Spy Academy to learn how to work with a partner and self-defense as a spy kid to get out of her sheltered and pampered life.
# Ghost Ship - Juni and Alexandra are assigned to their first major assignment by Devlin about a recent continuing pattern of disappearing OSS cargo ships by a mysterious large object attracted to an mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean only to realized it's much more worse than the ones in Leeke Leeke (Carmen's current home).
# New Employee of the Week - This comic explains how Gerti ends up working in the side of evil and with Golden Brain and S.W.A.M.P. when she was fired by the OSS after her father' plans to use the Transmooker device.
## Spy Kids Mini-Adventures: Gerti's Lounge Off - Gerti decided to lounge in S.W.A.M.P. headquarters like if it were her own apartment after being fired from the OSS and hired as Golden Brain's second-in-command.
# Project Syndicate - The Golden Brain and Gerti Giggles have hatched up a plan to brainwash the spy kids division members to overthrow the President and take over not just the OSS but The United States as a whole but not with a little help.
# Mentoring a Rookie Spy Kid - Juni attempts to make Alexandra a better spy kid after their first assignment went almost poorly due to his new partner's inexperience despite given basic spy training, but realized it's much more difficult than he thought.
## Spy Kids Mini-Adventures: Spy Pop - R.A.L.P.H. aids Juni and Alexandra when they're disguised as a pop-star duo auditioning while they're undercover to capture a criminal that was associated with S.W.A.M.P.
# Juni The Hero - Juni needs to prove his worth as a competent Level One OSS agent (as well as Alexandra) when S.W.A.M.P. has reared their ugly head.
# Drain the Swamp - S.W.A.M.P leading OSS begins it coup on the United States as Juni, Alexandra and a certain someone has to stop them.
== Triva ==
* This is the first Spy Kids comic series to be made in 2024.
* This comic series took place 3 months after the second movie.
* This is the second Spy Kids content to have Carmen Cortez as a supporting role instead of a lead.
* Gary, Donnagon, Dinky Winks, Felix Gumm and Ingrid are nowhere to be seen despite being mentioned or name-dropped.
** However, he made a brief cameo when he stepped on R.A.L.P.H.
** Gerti is the only Giggle to appear.
* This iteration of Golden Brain is far different to the one from the Spy Kids: Mission Critical show in terms of both personality, appearance and goals.
* Alexandra wears the OSS's Ukata assignment gear that both the Cortezes and Giggles wore from Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams.
** Expect she add some accessories like: a pink ballet tutu, heart shaped Spy-glasses and pink Converse/Velcro shoes.
** Her main gadgets are Field Ambush Supplies from Spy Kids: All The Time in the World, the Machete Elastic Wonder that Juni gave her and Spy Watch that disguised as a hello Kitty Watch.
** Alexandra's pop-star outfit resembles Carmen's at the end credits/music video.
* This comic book series officially retcons Spy Kids: Game Over and All of Time in The World despite using some elements and gadgets.
* There are references and parallels to Kim Possible:
** The Golden Brain is reminiscent of Dr. Drakken as both has a super-genius level intellect, being rejected by society and have built technology despite having the latter's hotheaded and buffoonery.
** Juni and R. A. L. P.H. are similar to Ron and Rufus.
*** Fans have pointed out that the Spy Kids comics are a spiritual successor to Kim Possible if it was a comic series: as both starts two main protagonists (Juni Cortez and Alexandra Anami/Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable) with a miniature comic relief sidekick (R. A. L. P. H./Rufus) stopping a mad scientist (Golden Brain/Dr. Drakken) and his more competent and sassy henchwoman (Shego/Gerti Giggles).
*** Coincidentally, both Kim Possible and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams were both released in 2002. 
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