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WARNING : Contains possible spoilers for DC vs. Vampires : World War V – Darkness and Light # 1 !
Trigger Warning : arrest content imply injury to the low-spirited one-half of the body .
When it comes toGreen Lantern , I ’ve always been tantalize - or - give-up the ghost for the one and only John Stewart . On the insolent side , I ’ve abominate Guy Gardner so much that I ’d actively avoid comics where he take center stage . So , I ’m beyond shocked to report that somehow , Guy Gardner has wormed his way into my heart — becoming my new favored Green Lantern .
Like the Dark Knight himself , I ’ve never liked Guy Gardner and always weigh himthe bad Green Lantern . My antipathy for him comes down to his position — loud , brash , and straight - up obnoxious . Unlike my beloved John Stewart , Guy is overconfident to the power point of being unbearable . And let ’s be tangible — no one with a bowl cut should have that much swagger .
sr. picture only made my opinion of Guy worse , paint him as blatantly sexist , particularly in the ‘ 80s and ‘ 90s , to a cringeworthy level . So , I’m utterly stunned that DC not only made me like Guy Gardner but love him — all thanks to Matthew Rosenberg , Nikola Čižmešija , and Francesco Segala’sDC vs. Vampires : World War V – Darkness and Light#1 .
Who Is the Guy Gardner of Earth-63?
Comic Panels Come From Matthew Rosenberg’sDC vs. Vampires: World War V – Darkness and Light#1 (2025) – Art by Nikola Čižmešija
To be fair , DC still has n’t won me over when it comes to mainstream continuity Guy Gardner . However , Earth-63 ’s Guy Gardner has officially absconded with my heart , thanks to Rosenberg ’s absolutely wild take on the eccentric . InDC vs. Vampires : World War cinque – dark and Light#1,Wonder Woman turns Harper Row — who , in this population , is unaffiliated with the Bat - Family — into a vampire and takes her under her wing , becoming something of a female parent to her . However , one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , Harper ventures out on her own and attacks Guy , who discourage her multiple multiplication to stop before being forced to toss off her .
Wonder Woman arrives shortly after Guy deliver the fatal blow to Harper , and in a paroxysm of retribution , Diana slices him in half , severing his lower body from his upper one-half . The scene end with readers entrust acquire Guy is most definitely numb . The story then shifts focus to Alfred Pennyworth , the fresh minted Green Lantern , who is get hold by a tiddler after narrowly get by a brute lamia tone-beginning . Upon hear that Alfred is struggling to moderate his ring , the child tells him that he knows someone who might be able to help . conduct Alfred through the woods and into a cave , the child reveals that this"someone"is none other than Guy Gardner .
From the present moment Guy Gardner appears , something feels in spades off . He speaks in a near - manic , disassociated way , and it ’s clear-cut he ’s fully adopt the hermit lifestyle . Living in a cave , his hair and beard are wild , and he talks to himself , surrounded by a strange array of freakish junk . The most spectacular feature of this variation of Guy , however , is that his lower body is alone a construct created by his Green Lantern annulus , excuse how he ’s still alive despite being severed in half by Wonder Woman . He ’s using his powers to keep his critical organs run . Yet , as impressive as this exploit of power is , it ’s far from the best matter about this interlingual rendition of the character .
Batman begging this unexpected Justice League member for help might be the most controversial and shocking move DC has made this year .
I Know How DC Can Fix Guy Gardner in Mainstream Continuity
Comic Page Comes From Matthew Rosenberg’sDC vs. Vampires: World War V – Darkness and Light#1 (2025) – Art by Nikola Čižmešija
As mentioned , Guy use his Green Lantern pack to create constructs of his low body in parliamentary procedure to stay active . However , instead of just reduplicate his common lower one-half , Guy creates increasingly bizarre and impulsive concept , including those of a Hydra , centipede , zebra , octopus , spider , hornet , chicken , and more . These playful constructs reflect his newfound , evenly capricious personality . Gone is the womanize tug with a god coordination compound a mile wide ; in his place is an unhinged variant of the character — one who embody a hilarious amount of recklessness and pessimism . The explanation for this drastic personality alteration is just as brilliant as the portrait itself .
As Guy explain to Alfred , he ca n’t log Z’s because if he does , his concept will dissipate , and he ’ll immediately begin dying , as they ’re the only thing keeping him alert . This sleep deprivation justifies his personality shift in thisElseworldssetting and ultimately make the character even more gratifying . Furthermore , his transformation is n’t merely a result of being in an substitute universe of discourse — it ’s a verbatim import of what has happened to him in this world . This realisation has precede me to conclude that , for DC to makeGreen LanternGuy Gardner truly sympathetic in the principal persistence , all they need to do is lop his lower one-half and pull up stakes him sleep - deprived .
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