The Creative Impact and Investigative Tone of Lanterns in the New DCU
Explore how the new Lanterns series relies on a gritty cosmic detective narrative to redefine DC's television landscape under James Gunn.
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Lanterns Debuts With 9.3 Million Viewers and Gives DCU a New Boost
Lanterns reached 9.3 million viewers in its first three days and became DC Studios' biggest series premiere. The result raises the stakes for James Gunn's new DCU.
Manhunters: The Army That Existed Before the Green Lantern Corps and Became the Guardians’ Greatest Mistake
Before the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians tried to impose order with a robotic police force. The Manhunters failed catastrophically, caused the Sector 666 massacre, and still haunt Green Lantern mythology.
Lanterns Made Green Lantern Plural Again — and a 1981 Comic Explains Why
HBO’s grounded approach renews interest in the miniseries that turned an individual hero into a collective mythology.