Green Lantern Is Cool Again: DC Writer Tom King on Making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ After Fighting Terrorists as a CIA Officer

If comic book author Tom King has a superpower, it’s that everything he writes turns to gold. Marvel and DC have each adapted one of his comics, resulting in 2021’s “WandaVision” and 2026’s “Supergirl.” Now, he’s helping forge the rebooted DC Universe with his take on the Green Lanterns — galactic peacekeepers who can create…