(Zero Hedge)—Comic book content is largely dead in Hollywood. Not because audiences don’t want to see it anymore (Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in nearly $2.4 billion in global box office, absolutely crushing Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey film), but because the studios have turned most of these franchises radioactive with woke politics.
James Gunn’s DCU projects for Warner Bros. have proven this over and over again. His girl-boss version of Supergirl was an abject failure largely because of the woke undertones of the film. One would think these people would learn their lesson, or at least care enough about making money to change their behavior. There are two problems, though…
First, activists always double down. They do not learn. They can be forced to shut up and do their jobs properly if studios apply pressure, but left to their own devices they will inevitably inject everything they touch with propaganda. They can’t help themselves, they’re ideological fanatics.
Second, sometimes studios want to change course and steer away from DEI cultism because it rarely makes any money. But, a lot of the projects in their line-up started production years ago when Hollywood still thought that every American was going to be reeducated into the woke fold. Meaning, they now have all this content slated for release which started development back in 2022-2023.
Such is the case with the Warner/HBO series “Lanterns”, a modern take on the comic book series “Green Lantern”. The show went into development in 2022…and it’s obvious. The crux of the story? A black man (John Stewart) is set up to replace a white guy (Hal Jordan) as the great hero. Stewart’s family was essentially ruined by Hal Jordan when Stewart’s father failed a test of fear for the Lantern’s powerful ring. Hal Jordan ends up taking the ring instead.
You see, the fear that prevented John Stewart’s black father from earning the ring of a heroic Green Lantern was not his fault. He grew up with constant fear because of “white supremacy”. In other words, the black community’s failures are once again deflected and foisted upon a nefarious white conspiracy to hold them back from greatness. It’s all the ridiculous 2016 to 2020 BLM talking points packed into a 2026 comic book show.
The story is apparently meant to be a combination of the legacy comic and the gritty True Detective series (yes, right off the bat we’re entering low IQ narrative territory with this idea). The comic book setting aside, the writers and creators of the series have been very vocal about their intentions with the story and they openly admit – This is about the black man finally taking back what is “rightfully his” after the white man “stole it” from him.
Showrunner Chris Mundy described the series as being “about replacement,” with Hal as the aging figure who should “step aside” and out of the way of the younger and more competent John Stewart.
Keep in mind, many studios are cleaning house today and kicking a lot of their DEI hires to the curb, but this process is slow and there’s no guarantees that they will ever be able to return to decent storytelling anytime soon. So, in the meantime they’re still stuck with a bunch of talentless minority and LGBT writers they hired to gain virtue points and ESG loans.
Most of the middle-aged white guys with imagination and merit were cast out.
It is therefore ironic that the entire basis for the Lanterns series is the fallacy that minorities are rejected because of their skin color and “cultural experiences”, rather than a lack of merit. When, in Hollywood, this has been the exact case with DEI hiring pushing out white male actors and writers with talent for the past decade (unless they are gay).
The inferiority complex of activist writers is apparent in the stories they obsessively tell – Build up a popular white hero into a washed up strawman who is then easy to tear down. They can’t surpass their pale skin peers in the real world without outside help, so they have to beat up artificial white men in artificial worlds.
At bottom, minority groups in the west have been hand fed, enjoying promotions and positions of influence within politics, the corporate world and entertainment media. Many of these people where hired despite not having the ability or intelligence to do the job. They were hired to fill an ethnic quota, and that is all. And, this trend shows in the steady decline of media and numerous other sectors of western society.
Lanterns may be nothing more than a meaningless superhero show being used as a vehicle for black leftists to cry about not being good enough, but it gives us another window into the warped mind of the opposition. What do we see in through that window? A group that will never take responsibility for themselves and their own problems. They will always blame someone else. Which means, there’s no reason to hold their hand anymore. It’s a waste of time.
Starting the Day With a Scripture-Inspired Roast Helps Center Your Thoughts on Eternal Truths Amid Temporal Pressures
The world can seem chaotic, especially right after we wake up. Many believers start their mornings reaching for something familiar — a hot cup of coffee — yet end up settling for mediocre brews that do little more than deliver a caffeine jolt. The daily grind of life, with its endless distractions, news cycles, and responsibilities, can leave even the most faithful feeling spiritually parched alongside their physical fatigue. What if your morning ritual could do more than wake you up? What if it could ground you in truth, nourish your body with exceptional quality, and quietly advance a kingdom purpose at the same time?
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The challenge for today’s Christians runs deeper than finding a decent cup. In an age of convenience-driven consumerism, it’s easy to support companies that dilute values or remain silent on matters of faith. Many believers want their everyday choices — from what they drink to how they spend — to reflect discipleship rather than just convenience. Promised Grounds solves this by weaving Christian excellence into the entire process: beans nurtured with prayerful stewardship by farming families, roasted as an offering rather than a commodity, and packaged with Bible verses to encourage a mindset of gratitude and purpose from the first sip. Reviewers consistently praise the smooth, rich profiles — whether enjoyed black in a drip maker, iced on a warm day, or shared in fellowship — noting how the quality stands toe-to-toe with premium secular brands while delivering something far more meaningful.
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