#guy going from bowl cut to crew cut was a reflection of his character development

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Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum has Guy Gardner actually displaying intelligence and critical thinking?? Ayo???

wow they're actually acknowledging that these aren't the same Guardians as before!

Y'know, it really annoys me when people reduce the Green Lantern Corps to just "space cops." And I'm not just talking about comic readers or casual fans, there have been a lot of times when the DC writers themselves have had the Green Lanterns refer to themselves as superpowered law enforcement.

Personally, I suspect it's one of the lasting consequences of the Comics Code Authority that dictated what American comics were allowed to publish for the majority of the 20th century. After all, the third point in the Comics Code of 1954 was that "Policemen, judges, Government officials and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority." It wasn't until 1971 that this part was officially updated to allow the depiction of corrupt authority, and even then it was with the addendum that such cases had to be declared as an exception to the norm and the wrongdoers face legal consequences.

It sure would be nice if we lived in a reality where established authority was so rarely corrupt, and the bad ones actually were brought to justice. For the most part, the mainline continuity of DC comics (particularly in the CCA era) is this kind of reality. Which is why it makes sense for the Green Lanterns to be the intergalactic equivalent of police, why their archnemesis is a former officer who was expelled from the Corps for abusing his power. But alas, life does not always imitate art.

In the post-CCA landscape, modern Green Lantern writers have not shied away from showing that no authority is incorruptible, and that those in power should be accountable to those they command. Just look at how the Guardians of the Universe are often portrayed as the source of so many problems. Quite a turnaround from the omniscient and perfect masters they were in the Silver Age.

History lesson aside, it's nice to see Guy be the one who uses his brain to question the Guardians' shady actions.

ofc it's Krona's eyeball. I swear, it's like DC doesn't have any other important Guardians. Have y'all forgotten Appa Ali Apsa???

I like to think most Green Lanterns who've been around the block would be at least a little suspicious of the Guardians, given their historic fuckups. But it's so perfect that it's Guy Gardner who stole the Book of Oa to research their dirty deeds. He's been screwed over and used and discarded by the Guardians over and over again, yet he stays a Green Lantern because he knows this is where he can do the most good.

For most of his history, Guy was a brutish asshole with a funny bowl cut. But before that, he was a kind and intelligent man who was dedicated to helping others. Personally, I think the best writers understand that he can be both of these things.

this is peak brother behavior right there. these four have been through so much together that there are no words necessary, just a look of pure judgment to roast him on the spot