‘Lanterns' Manhunter Mystery Could Be Setting Up A Major Justice League Hero

Lanterns Quietly Revealed That a Major DCU Threat Was Happening Years Before Superman (And No One Noticed)

DC Studios - HBO Lanterns continues one of the weirdest DCU traditions, officially setting up a major threat years before Superman. James Gunn’s DCU has taken a very different approach to the MCU. There’s no “house style” here, with directors and showrunners given freedom to do their own thing. Lanterns is the result, a fantastic slow-burn mystery that embraces […]

Nobody Remembers The DC Video Game That Introduced Lanterns' Villains

The latest episode of Lanterns finally teased a season-spanning threat that had been alluded to in the HBO show’s trailers: The Manhunters. Having appeared in Green Lantern comics since the 1970s, these shapeshifters are the precursors to the Green Lantern Corps, but were replaced after they rebelled against the Guardians of the Universe. With overarching themes of replacement and succession permeating Lanterns, the Manhunters are a genius fit f…

‘Lanterns' Manhunter Mystery Could Be Setting Up A Major Justice League Hero

‘Lanterns’ could be telling a much bigger story than just a murder mystery. Episode 2 introduces the terrifying Manhunters, but their arrival could have an unexpected connection to one of DC’s most important heroes: Martian Manhunter. DCU Has Already Been Leaving Strange Clues ‘Lanterns’ has already proven that the Manhunters are ancient synthetic peacekeepers, which […] The post ‘Lanterns’ Manhunter Mystery Could Be Setting Up A Major Justice L…

'Lanterns' Manhunter Mystery Deepens: 5 Suspects Fans Think Could Be HBO's Shapeshifting Villain

HBO’s ‘Lanterns‘ has fans buzzing over one burning question, and it has nothing to do with power rings. Who exactly is the Manhunter hiding in plain sight in Rushville, Nebraska. The DC series has turned its central mystery into appointment viewing, with the show blending Green Lantern sci-fi lore with a True Detective style police... The post ‘Lanterns’ Manhunter Mystery Deepens: 5 Suspects Fans Think Could Be HBO’s Shapeshifting Villain appear…