James Gunn's Latest 'Lantern' Post Might Spoil the Series Mystery

The trailer for Lanterns has prompted debate over its True Detective–style tone, with Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler starring as John Stewart and Hal Jordan. Hours before that trailer arrived, James Gunn posted an image of Green Lantern comics with the caption "Their legacies continue," highlighting art that pairs Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

Gunn's selection includes several emblematic issues: Green Lantern #87 (1971), the debut of John Stewart by Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams; Green Lantern #182, noted in the John Stewart celebration collection and showing a powerless Hal Jordan; Green Lantern: Earth One Vol.

1, a darker, hard‑sci‑fi reimagining; and an Alex Ross variant of Green Lantern Vol. 4 #1 from the Geoff Johns era, which introduced the emotional spectrum and storylines such as Secret Origins, the Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night. Those choices underline the series' influences.

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