Board Thread:Series Discussion/@comment-34919227-20180307181606/@comment-1824169-20180307185502

>An unironic "____ 10" series in this the year of our lord 2018

I'm gonna be frank, this genre has been done to death with the same shitty tropes over and over so much that at best it's gonna be ignored and at worst it's gonna be outright mocked unless you do something interesting with it.

Some basic suggestions that might help:
 * Do NOT just name it 'Reuben 10'. Name it something that reflects what's legitimately unique about your story.
 * Avoid EVERYTHING from Ben 10 canon as much as possible. This means no canon aliens, no canon villains, no canon side characters, etc. Obviously this doesn't apply if your series is mean to be an extension of the canon Ben 10 universe, but even then, it's best for you to come up with original content.
 * Self-inserts can potentially work as long as you legitimately express yourself through the character. A lot of self-inserts are just Ben clones with different names. Put your actual personality into your character, flaws and all.