Fan Casting Ian Karkull in Return to the DC Universe

Once a scientist and archaeologist, Ian Karkull and his friend Everett Dahlen discovered the lost city of Ragnor, before Dahlen had left Karkull for dead. While there, Ian discovered magic and connected to the Shadowlands, eventually returning to America, where he battled Dr. Fate and the JSA, infusing some of his energy into them, which passed from Alan Scott to his son Todd. In the present day, Ian used Todd to help him, playing on his mental health problems, before Todd supposedly killed him. However, Ian survived, and over the years. has become truly more monstrous as he seeks a way back to Earth...