Third Eye Spotlight: Lanterns
April 2nd, 2026
Still riding that comics high from all the sick Absolute DC & DC Next Level comics? Keep your hype up because this summer after the Supergirl movie drops in June, DC’s Green Lanterns are coming back to the screen! Streaming on HBO Max in August, Lanterns is bringing two of the best Green Lanterns we know together!
Though it’s going to be its own show with its own story, the new Lanterns is set in James Gunn’s new DCU revival after the events of Superman had taken place. Plus, the appearance of Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner will set the show in the new James Gunn DCU!
What’s the new Lanterns gonna be about?
Set in Nebraska, seasoned Green Lantern Hal Jordan teams up with rookie Lantern John Stewart to investigate a mysterious murder which leads them to events they never could have expected!
Originally planned to release before Supergirl in the Summer, Lanterns was pushed to its August date, meaning Supergirl will drop first and you won’t want to miss it! Keep the hype up while you wait for Lanterns at Supergirl Day 2026!
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Study up on all that Green Lantern lore before the show drops!
Blackest Night Saga – Essential Edition
THE quintessential Lanterns read! Start here!
A war has been brewing between the different colored Lantern Corps-the Green fighting the Yellow, the Red trying to destroy all, the Blue attempting to broker peace among the tribes. However, the real battle is yet to come: the undead Black Lanterns are coming and seemingly nothing can stop them. Putting aside old vendettas, it’s up to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to lead DC’s greatest champions as well as their deadliest foes in a battle to save the universe from an army of the dead. Collects BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8 and GREEN LANTERN #43.
Green Lantern War Journal Vol. 1: Contagion
When a desperate otherworldly hero seeks the greatest Green Lantern of them all, John Stewart answers the call in this thrilling collection! Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics) with stunning art by Montos (Heavy Metal, Black Adam), John Stewart must set things right at home before flying into action once more! But as a horrific plague from another dimension claims John as a victim, more than just one world is endangered; in fact, more than one universe hangs in the balance! Reprinting the War Journal backup stories from Green Lantern #1-3 and Green Lantern: War Journal #1-6.
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Vol. 1
For nearly a decade, Geoff Johns was the primary architect of the Green Lantern universe. From the return of Hal Jordan to the introduction of other Lantern Corps, Johns’ run turned the established canon on its head and forever changed the direction of the Green Lantern books! This softcover volume collects GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #1-6, GREEN LANTERN SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS 2005 #1, GREEN LANTERN CORPS: RECHARGE #1-5, and GREEN LANTERN #1-3.
Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: New World Rising
THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS IS REBORN IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLES OF THE CIVIL CORPS!
Joined by Hawkwoman and other new heroes, some of your favorite Lanterns–among them John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and Kilowog–take center stage to defend a universe in desperate need of protection! From diving into the deepening mystery of the Fractal Lanterns to exploring the ravaged Hawkworld of Thanagar, rebuilding Oa, and embarking on a pirate adventure with the Red Lanterns, the Corps’ adventures have never been so colorful! Collects GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1-5.
Like the show!
Unlike Superman, Lanterns is leaning on a much more noir detective mystery inspired style with the Lanterns teaming up to solve a murder mystery. The show boasts tons of awesome writers and producers behind it like James Gunn, Peter Safran and Tom King!
If you’re looking for that detective mystery superhero mix check out these books with vibes like the new Lanterns on HBO below!
Gotham City Year One
ALL-STARS TOM KING AND PHIL HESTER’S DEFINE THE ORIGINS OF GOTHAM CITY!
There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotham, and it was glorious. The story of its fall from grace, the legend that would birth the Bat, has remained untold for 80 years. That’s about to change. Superstar creators Tom King and Phil Hester team up for the first time to tell the definitive origin of Gotham City: how it became the cesspool of violence and corruption it is today and how it harbored and then unleashed the sin that led to the rise of the Dark Knight. Two generations before Batman, private investigator Slam Bradley gets entangled in the kidnapping of the century as the infant Wayne heir disappears in the night…and so begins a brutal, hard-boiled, epic tale of a man living on the edge and a city about to burn. Collecting GOTHAM CITY: YEAR ONE #1-6.
Gotham Central
IN THE SHADOW OF THE BAT. Gotham’s Finest work around the clock, cleaning up after the mess left behind from Batman’s one-man war against crime. But when one of the GCPD’s own is killed by Mr. Freeze, the squad is in a race against time to bring him in without the help of the Dark Knight. Plus, Detective Renee Montoya is outed as a lesbian and finds her work environment and personal life turned upside down. Unfortunately for her, things only become more complicated when she is kidnapped by Two-Face. The multiple-award-winning Gotham Central series collected here is brought to you by acclaimed writers Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with artist Michael Lark.
DC: The New Frontier
THE NEW FRONTIER IS UPON US! Welcome to mid-century America and the Silver Age of the DC Universe—a time of promise and paranoia, of shimmering cities, segregated slums, dizzying scientific progress, and simmering Cold War conflict. Into this milieu comes a young and bold new generation of adventurers who bravely accept the challenges of the New Frontier. DC: The New Frontier features story and art by Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Darwyn Cooke with colorist Dave Stewart. Within these pages is a timeless tale of idealism and one of the most acclaimed superhero comics of the 21st century.
