 Prior to the "Blackest Night" event, Black Hand ("leader" and first member of the Black Lantern Corps) had already been established as a villain within the pages of "Green Lantern".Writer Geoff Johns revisited his origin and expanded upon certain aspects of it during the "" story arc (2008).During the arc, Hand's energy-absorbing weapon (previously thought to be an original invention) is revealed to have been constructed by Atrocitus, enemy of the Guardians of the Universe and future founder of the Red Lantern Corps.