#it's silver gelpen

[orbital-olivine]

After years of being in the wilds by Camp 98.7, Faun had become something more.

(BTW, I do pair him with TessCyn :3c)

Bio:

Faun: Disassembly Drone (Murder Drones) Faun comes from an alternate universe where the humans not only defeated the Absolute Solver, but also subjugated the surviving Murder Drones. Generations after the ‘Taming’ of the Solver, Faun was created as both a ‘pet’ and a performer. He was acquired by the Elliot family shortly before the Gala, and was changed by Cyn. Faun's tail syringe holds a powerful cocktail of anesthetics.

Depending on verse, Faun could be found on Copper-9 as the 'Blue Drone’, one that appears designated as a 'wild variant’ to ones like N, J, and V. He lives by Camp 98.7, and primarily preys on Sentinels. Worker Drones he trusts wear segments of shed feathers on their vests.

The Fragmented Solver seeks to be made whole, and so Faun searches to be completed.

~Parentage by Sapphire Society

Sire: Sapphire Class AA, Gold Award years 3036, 3037, 3038. Grand Sapphire [Imperial Division] years 3043, 3044, 3045 Century Oak Harvard 'Harvey'- B. 3025

Dam: Sapphire Class S+, Satin Award 3034, 3035, 3036. Grand Sapphire [Tiara Division] years 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047. Naiad Gems Orinoco Daphne 'Daphne' B. 3026

Full Name from the Sapphire Society

Sapphire Drone Registration: Sapphire Class AA, Gold Award years 3060, 3061 Naiad Gems Satyr Faunus 'Faun', B. 3049

[gelpensoncomics]

Guy Gardner: A Study of Heroes and Head Trauma

SO! It's July, which is disability pride month here in the United States where I live! I figured it would be appropriate to kick things off by talking about a character who has a mixed reputation, to say the least: Guy Gardner, Green Lantern. He's been around since the Silver Age of comics, and his characterization has been through some serious ups and downs over the years! But what if I told you that it's not inconsistent writing? What if I told you there is a lens with which to view his shifting behavioral patterns and at times abrasive and offensive personality that makes it all come into focus and make perfect sense, and it's all already there on the page? I'm here to give you that lens, and it's viewing Guy Gardner as a man who has suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries and managed to heal over time. Buckle up, this is probably going to be a long one, and it's pretty image heavy as I try to back up as much as I am claiming that I can.

So the first thing I will start with is establishing Guy's former baseline. This is not the post where I will go incredibly in-depth on Guy's full family history and his education, I'll save that for another time. Here, I simply aim to sum up. Guy Gardner met Hal Jordan for the first time in the 1991 title Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn, a volume that served as an updated backstory for the Silver Age hero after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Hal was in prison to serve a 90 day sentence for drunk driving. Guy Gardner was Hal Jordan's caseworker.

"What? Huh? That's Guy Gardner?" You, the hypothetical reader ask. What happened to him?!

A lot. A lot happened to him, and it took him from a man who gave the advice to "Use your rage! Don't let it use you!" to a man who is known as the rude angry ginger lantern. First off, he got hit by a bus. No, I'm not being metaphorical or making a joke. See, he quit his job as a prison case worker because he didn't like how the job made him feel, especially after he was caught up in a prison riot and threatened with death at the hands of a prisoner there. So he put his second degree to use and he became a teacher. Specifically, he became a physical education teacher for disabled children.And then there was an earthquake, and he was hit by a bus while attempting to rescue one of the students on a field trip he was running, nearly dying in the process.

Now, I will say: he got better. This time. See, no sooner had he recovered from this incident, as he was filling in for Hal as Green Lantern he was exploded in the line of duty and sent to a parallel dimension. In that parallel dimension he was tortured, and Sinestro used a dangerous and severe form of mind control that, when it was finally broken, left Guy... well, the comics call him comatose, but he is conscious, he is just not responsive to the environment around him or able to care for himself.

For years, he remained in this state, with his care at a top-notch hospital paid for by fellow superheros. And then, during the Crisis on Infinite Earths event, a miracle happened. Guy regained consciousness.

But the Guy who came out of that vegetative state wasn't the same man who fell into it. Or at least, not exactly. He was angrier. His fuse was shorter. Perhaps most upsetting of all, one of the first actions he took upon regaining consciousness was attempted grave robbery.

"Gelpens, what the fuck," you ask me. I know. It's a lot. Bear with me here. See, he didn't wake up on his own. The Guardians of Oa woke him up, using their tremendous cosmic powers to attempt to heal his brain damage so they could deploy him to help during the Crisis.

Sure, Guy got his strength back. He was able to function as a Green Lantern. But he still wasn't the same as he was before his coma. He stayed angry, and confrontational, and was frequently known to make inappropriate comments that failed to fit the setting he was in or the bounds of good taste. He had a constant chip on his shoulder, very different from the man who was concerned about controlling his anger so it couldn't use him.

This all came to a head in a series of events that is frankly infamous in comics circles. Almost every fan I know of who knows Guy Gardner knows about the time Batman got fed up with his confrontational rude attitude and laid him out with a single punch to the face.

The thing people don't remember about that punch is that, seeing as it was the 90s, and comics writers had learned a few things about the brain, they decided to use it to make... let's call it a running joke. See, after Guy regained consciousness, he was much more like the guy he was before all that head trauma. He was polite, cared about being a team player and not trying to prove himself, he didn't go for lethal force!

Of course, this didn't last. No, the whole 'joke' here was that Batman punched him hard enough to rattle his brain, and he would occasionally jump from being a sweet, friendly team player to, in the words of the narration box the first time he got hit on the head again, his new old "thoroughly rotten" self (I know). Slowly but surely though, Guy did get better, and start to stay better. His mood stabilized, he gained more self-control, he started making better plans and he was much less angry as a default. And it's kept going! This train keeps chugging along! He isn't so angry anymore! He has it under control!

And honestly? This moment, right here? This is the crowning jewel in my thesis, I think.

Guy has a Red Lantern ring and a Star Sapphire ring. For those of you less familiar with the extended Green Lantern lore, the Red Lanterns run off rage. The Star Sapphires are powered by love. Outside of willpower, the emotions that are the most powerful within him are his rage and anger, and his love for his friends. And what does he fuel them with, when it comes down to the wire? When willpower alone isn't enough? The thing he hates most is being filled with rage. The thing he loves the most is his friends.

So. I don't think Guy was ever just an angry, sexist, rude asshole at his core. Is he the same as he was before the injury, before all that happened to him? Of course not. Nobody goes through life completely unchanged by what happens to them.

I think he injured his brain and lost his ability to regulate his emotions and impulses for a while. The road to recovery was far from smooth. It just took him some time to heal and be in a place to act like the man he wanted to be all along. But in my opinion? I think he's there now.

[kanaeink]

#Suicune sparkle 💖✨ ✨ Done in Copic and silver / glitter gel pens. Hope you like it ~ More Pokémon fanart on my page! #copicillustration #markerart #Pokemon #pokemonart #pokemondrawing #pokemonartist #pokemonart #waterpokemon #pokemonuk #legendarypokemon #gelpens #sketchbookdrawing #sketchbookart https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUfcgzrWr9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[amberls123]

Inktober day 24! Nadya, another vampire lady who works for Fane. I'm not sure about her backstory yet, just that she is also from Romania. I totally screwed up the details on this one. Meh. . . . #inktober2019 #inktoberday24 #inkdrawing #drawingchallenge #traditionalart #masquerade #mask #ballgown #anthro #furry #vampire #gelpens #silver #artistsoninstagram #illustration #portrait #mouse #originalcharacter https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Qe2nJJExv/?igshid=ghho3nbjeyda

[crowy26]

Silver MERCH STORE (Link in Bio) #blackandwhite #pens #penandink #penink #colour #silver #metalic #metalicpens #gelpens #glitter #art #artist #artworking #artdesign #sketchbook #abstractart #abstract #ink #black #inkdrawing #triangles #pattern https://www.instagram.com/p/B183w3epXTf/?igshid=1tlbfphjfoe6a

[francoviglino]

Trainer. Directo gelpen. . . . . . . . . . . . #pokemon #pokemongo #cyndaquil #pokeball #nintendo #niantic #trainer #jhoto #fire #red #gold #silver #ink #gelpen https://www.instagram.com/p/Bte0fgrg-9G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yxgw1382womo

[candyvampy-blog]

[jamieprimack]

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Here’s a video of my latest illustration, Royal Diadem. It’s shiiiiiiiiiny 👑💎✨✨✨ #art #illustration #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artist #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #gold #silver #jewels #jewelry #crown #queen #gelpens #gellyroll #sakuragellyroll #shiny https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKKw5dDrdy/?utm_medium=tumblr

[epic-samantha]

Afternoon doodles. . . . . #crow #black #gold #silver #copper #metalic #doodle #drawing #bird #spooky #witch #gelpen #gellyrollpens #cardstock #blackpaper #art #artwork #artist #afternoon #Friday #artlife (at Fort Wayne, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9H1eGYAvuN/?igshid=q0tigbd9xs2t

[jwinsorart]

Day 21: Monster Mash. Feeling spooky today! 👻

🖊 @tombowusa Mono Drawing Pen 03

@uniballco Signo silver

📜 @cansonusa Marker XL

Watermark by @rees.designs

For

#juststartletteringchallenge

@asklettering @lynn_labs

#OHANALETTERINGCHALLENGE @letteringwithsuzy @handletteredsunshine @theprettinessproject

#calligraphy #letteringpractice #lettering #gelpens #handlettering #inktober #spookylettering #witchyvibes #witchy #letteringcommunity #calligraphylovers #calligraphylettering #letteringchallenge #modernletteringpractice #ilovelettering #dailylettering #letteringart #dailyletteringchallenge

[the-source-will-flow]

I should've drew something else yet I wasn't able and my hand slipped (yes the anatomy too)

This is a gift for a daughter of my coworker, she has serious mental problems and apart from hallucinations, nightmares and rage states her physical age doesn't match the psychical one. I just hope it will make her a bit happy, she always talks about angels

[i-swear-to-god-im-an-artist]

I have loved the stars too fondly

[smile-first]

❤❤❤❤

[poppynhi]

Another old painting that is now a gift to my friend, @spacega8y. #galaxy #silver #gelpen #acrylic #painting

[crowy26]

Wing once more. MERCH STORE (Link in Bio) #wing #wings #silver #metalic #metalicpens #gelpens #glitter #art #artist #artworking #colour #colourful #sketchbook #sketch #drawing #design #draw #ink #black #inkdrawing #penandink #pen #penandpaper https://www.instagram.com/p/B2EyXLGHkHG/?igshid=1idon7ic6cvqf

[jexpo1976]

Silver. #silver #calligraphy #calligraffiti #paintmarker #sharpie #gelpen #handstyles #handlettering #type #typography #design #thedailytype #thedesigntip #typegang #typematters #goodtype #handmadefont #thedesignfix (at Hammonton, New Jersey)