The latest episode of Lanterns finally teased a season-spanning threat that had been alluded to in the HBO show’s trailers: The Manhunters. Having appeared in Green Lantern comics since the 1970s, these shapeshifters are the precursors to the Green Lantern Corps, but were replaced after they rebelled against the Guardians of the Universe. With overarching themes of replacement and succession permeating Lanterns, the Manhunters are a genius fit for an antagonist.

But what if I told you Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern beat Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre to the punch? Yes, that infamous rendition of Hal Jordan did square off against the Manhunters once in a story about succession. No, you’re not misremembering the plot of the 2011 movie; its tie-in video game featured the Manhunters as its major threat.

A week before the ill-fated Green Lantern hit theaters in 2011, Double Helix Games and WB Games........

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