Lanterns TV Show Co-Creator Tom King Says Hal Jordan’s Death Was Designed to Solve a Superman Mystery

The premiere of HBO’s Lanterns has delivered one of the DC Universe’s biggest shocks yet, killing off Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan by the end of the first episode. The twist has already divided DC fans online, particularly because Jordan is one of the most recognizable Green Lanterns in comic-book history and audiences have only just been introduced to this new live-action version. The episode initially follows veteran Lantern Hal Jordan and rookie John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, as they…