Why I Love Guy Gardner

[sailorlibra.insanejournal.com]

There are some people who prefer Hal Jordan. Others who prefer Kyle Rayner. Yet others with great affection for John Stewart or Ruffles the Rage Kitty. But they're not me. Because I like a different GL.

From the Superbuddies arc of JLA Classified:
After Booster curses the Superbuddies to hell, Fire runs into Ice. Guy, who comes after the Superbuddies to help, hasn't yet seen Ice.








Later:



From Green Lantern Corps 19, Guy and Ice meet again.





And from Blue Beetle 25:

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speaking as a Hal Jordan man...

[thehefner.insanejournal.com]

When the Robot 6 blog did a piece on "The 6 Comics That Made Us Cry," (http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/06/six-by-6-six-comics-that-made-us-cry/) and everyone else was replying with WE3 or SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM (fine choices both, don't get me wrong), I was the sole person to chime in with the above one-two punch from I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE.

There was more genuine, heart-wrenching emotion in this silly comedic B-list superhero spin-off than in all of the INFINITE CRISIS titles going on at the same time. I’m getting misty just *thinking* about that issue.

The true reunion with Ice in GLC was just gravy. But it definitely took a lot of growing and maturity on Guy's part to make it was moving as it was. Which is why the character is so endearing, in spite of himself, and rewarding to follow. Eventually. :)

Re: speaking as a Hal Jordan man...

[kingrockwell]

Motto to all of this. It's that last page, with Bea and Guy breaking down in each other's arms. For that one moment, all the shit between them doesn't matter. They have so many differences, but when it comes to Tora nothing else matters. It's also the second time in the issue where one of them goes with what looks like it'll be a punch, but ends up being a hug. ;_;

I like so many people in GLC, but Guy is easily my favorite. He's gotten so much better since JLI started.