Lanterns Teases Inspiration From One of DC's Best Green Lantern Stories

James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe is continuing to take shape in some fascinating ways, with an ever-growing slate of movies and television shows. One of the latest updates arrived on Tuesday, with confirmation that the Green Lantern series Lanterns will be the first new live-action television show in the DCU . The eight-episode series, which is now confirmed to air on HBO before streaming exclusively on Max, also got an official plot synopsis within this announcement.

What Is"Hard-Traveling Heroes"?Created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, the"Hard-Traveling Heroes" era was an attempt to boost the floundering sales of Green Lantern in the 1970s. The run, which began with 1970's Green Lantern #76, saw Hal and Oliver Queen / Green Arrow become more aware of the social injustices of Earth, and decide to travel the country righting various wrongs.

"Hard-Traveling Heroes" is credited with revitalizing Hal and Oliver's characters, and with normalizing superhero comics tackling darker real-life issues in a post-Comics Code world.

What Is Lanterns About?Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. The roles of Hal and John have yet to be cast at this time."We're thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm," Gunn and Safran said in a statement.

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