Dan Fuchs
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Connections, in both directions
Two other shows come to mind: The Penguin, for elevating comic book TV into something prestige-adjacent…
Born Again looks like it could be an even better crime saga than The Penguin.
We live in a world where HBO’s Watchmen exists, and we’re still rolling off a year that gave us The Penguin, which is just about the best possible outcome for a corporate mandate to make lemonade out of intellectual-property lemons.
Those who appreciated the grittiness of The Penguin will find something similarly dark and well-crafted here.
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.
"Lanterns" shares more DNA with its fellow (though unconnected) DC show "The Penguin" — a series that just so happens to exist in its own corner of the comic book world, but thrives by focusing on what's right in front of it.