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When DC comics first introduced the character of John Stewart, back in the early 1970s, he was one of the first African-American superheroes to enter a pantheon dominated by white men. The character was a landmark: a Black Power advocate, a college graduate, and one of the few superheroes who didn’t wear a mask. Now,…

The DC Universe continues on the small screen with Lanterns, a new superhero series debuting on HBO this weekend, and the first reviews are now online. Based on the Green Lanterncomics, the show stars Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, two human members of an intergalactic law enforcement agency who…

DC Studios head James Gunn promised that each of the projects released by the studio would have its own flavor and feel. However, the recently released Supergirlfelt very much in the Gunn sensibility, leading many to wonder if DC’s third live-action project, HBO’s Lanterns, would be more of the same. We are happy to say…

After Creature Commandos kicked off the rebooted DC Universe canon in 2024, the franchise had its true coming out party last year. Superman ushered in a new era of DC movies, earning widely positive reviews and $618.7 million at the worldwide box office (becoming 2025’s highest-grossing comic book film in the process). On the TV…

Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler play two of DC’s legendary Green Lanterns: John Stewart and Hal Jordan. John Johnson/HBO Max

Marvel may have delivered a huge quantity of TV shows in the past few years on Disney+, but DC Comics has been quietly delivering quality, from “Watchmen” and “Peacemaker” to HBO’s “The Penguin,” which turned the classic Batman villain into a mob world antihero — and took home nine Emmys for it. 

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The Lanterns creative team discuss how they finally gave the fans the first live-action John Stewart.

After decades of shaping Marvel and DC’s most beloved stories, the legendary comic writer is headed for a new frontier: Hollywood.

Cinematic comic book adaptations have been in vogue for over a century, starting with 1920’s The Mark of Zorro. A lot has changed in the last 100 years, and what started as pulp curiosity has evolved into a billion-dollar industry that’s been dominating film and television for the past decade. Some actors have entered superhero…