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101-431: "Emerald Twilight" was collected as a trade paperback collection in 1994 reprinting the entire three-issue story arc in one volume as Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight ( ISBN   978-1-56389-164-9 ), with cover art by Tony Harris . It was later collected again in 2003 as the Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight/New Dawn TPB ( ISBN   978-1-56389-999-7 ), reprinting Green Lantern (vol. 3) #48–50 and also #51–55,

202-447: A Cyborg Superman that had been passing himself off as the real Superman . They use a series of bombs to destroy Hal Jordan 's home city of Coast City with the intention of using the area as one of four way-stations for a giant engine that would ultimately transform Earth into the massive spaceship Warworld . Hal Jordan returns to the city to find a massive fortress-engine standing in the ruins of his home and furiously attacks, hearing

303-684: A graphic novel in that a graphic novel is usually original material. It is also different from the publishing term trade paperback , which is a book with a flexible cardstock cover that is larger than the standard mass market paperback format. For many years, trade paperbacks were mainly used to reprint older comic-book stories that were no longer available to the average reader. Original copies of those stories were scarce, and often very expensive when found due to their rarity. In 1954, "the first mass-market paperback reprints of American comic book material" began with " The MAD Reader , published by Ballantine Books ". The reprint collections of Mad in

404-527: A shooting star ). Ganthet gives Kyle the last remaining power ring, thus making Kyle the last Green Lantern. As Parallax, Hal Jordan became a recurring villain in the DC Universe. In "Emerald Fallout", which takes place in issues #18–21 of Guy Gardner: Warrior , Guy Gardner receives a vision of the events of "Emerald Twilight". Guy, along with Wonder Woman , Alan Scott , Arisia , Darkstar Ferrin Colos,

505-415: A bar/restaurant on Oa, Guy leaves Ice a note. She declines his proposal to cohabit on Oa, and Guy reads her desire to rebuild a new life on Earth with her best friend Beatriz as an attempt to distance from him, accusing Beatriz of pitting Ice against him. The two agree that their current situations will make a relationship impossible. In the " Blackest Night " storyline, Guy and Kyle Rayner are opposed to

606-418: A breakdown that leads to a confrontation with Superman and Supergirl , with some soul-searching help from his supposed ancestor Cardone, Gardner is finally able to use his new powers to form most non-energy-based weapons from his body, as well as absorb some forms of energy and redirect them through his various "weapons". Another ability, his capability to use the knowledge of warriors from across space and time,

707-405: A career-ending injury. The injury deeply affects Guy. After college, Guy works as a social welfare caseworker, dealing with prison inmates and their rehabilitation. He abandons this line of work, however, fearing it brings out his aggressive nature. Moving on, he becomes a teacher for children with disabilities. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Guy

808-532: A collection in 1986 by Pantheon Books ) "established a beachhead for 'graphic novels' in the book trade". In the 1990s, "trade paperbacks found their popularity boom". Comic book publishers began releasing trade paperbacks of collected story arcs directly after those stories' original periodical publication, because a new reader could purchase the trade paperbacks and access the entire series' stories to date. The Librarian's Guide to Graphic Novels for Children and Tweens by David S. Serchay explains: "At first it

909-622: A cure for his Red Lantern rage, it is revealed that Guy entered into an alliance with Red Lantern leader Atrocitus . This briefly alienates Guy from Kilowog and Arisia. In the " War of the Green Lanterns " storyline, the influence of Parallax, now restored to the Central Power Battery, forces Guy and the other Earth Lanterns to use the rings of other Corps. Guy, citing his experience with the Red Lanterns, chooses

1010-711: A decorated cop forced into disability after taking a bullet in the line of duty for issues related to the unexplained incident which got Guy kicked off the police force. This is retconned in DC Rebirth which returns to the original origin of Guy being abused by his alcoholic father as a kid, which was seen during Guy's fight with the Sinestro Corps member Arkillo in the present, and later his father being reintroduced under his original name Roland Gardner. The Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814, an alien named Abin Sur from

1111-578: A fight with Superman but eventually rejoins the Justice League and helps battle the monster Doomsday . Guy and his teammates are brutally beaten, and Superman is killed during the creature's defeat. During the " Reign of the Supermen " storyline, when four different versions of Superman appear after his death, Guy fights, becomes allies with and later endorses the Last Son of Krypton Superman, who

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1212-595: A group of heroes to Oa to find out what happened to the Corps. Guy and his team are ambushed and quickly defeated by Parallax. Guy manages to trick Hal into thinking that he is dead by simulating a ring powered construct of himself that was impaled by an energy pike. Guy uses the element of surprise and manages to evenly match Hal in a fight for a few minutes. Eventually Hal gains the upper hand, defeats Gardner and destroys his ring. Parallax then punches out one of Gardner's eyes and sends him and his team back to Earth. Guy awakes in

1313-540: A hero's funeral. Not fit either for Heaven or Hell , Jordan's soul was destined for Purgatory, until he became the newest host for the spirit of God 's vengeance known as the Spectre , at the end of the Day of Judgment limited series . During the events of Green Lantern: Rebirth , Hal Jordan's murderous actions were revealed to be the result of being under the influence of the fear entity Parallax . Parallax chose Hal at

1414-563: A mission. He is to recruit and command the deadliest and most powerful criminals in the universe, including the Shark , Hector Hammond (left behind after trying to attack Gardner), Sonar , Throttle, Blindside, and Goldface , to launch a strike against the home base of the Anti-Monitor . Gardner's brain damage manifests itself in the form of an arrogant, violent, unstable, and often childish new personality. Gardner believes himself to be

1515-446: A parallel to Guy Gardner. Gardner's later blue costume, introduced in the first issue of the character's first ongoing series (cover dated October 1992), was also designed by Staton. During this series, retitled Guy Gardner: Warrior with issue #17, Guy Gardner is gradually evolved into a more vulnerable and heroic character; Beau Smith , who wrote the series for most of its run, was concerned that leaving him as an angry jerk would make

1616-634: A part of his crew and Daggle wipes his memory, musing that "humans never make the cut". In the " Sinestro Corps War " storyline, Superboy-Prime and Cyborg Superman escape imprisonment when the Sinestro Corps attacks Oa, killing the guards on Prime Duty. Guy, along with fellow Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart, are captured by Parallax during battle and brought to Qward. Guy and Stewart are then held prisoner by Lyssa Drak , who forces them to relive tragedies in their lives. Hal manages to defeat Lyssa and free Guy and John from their nightmare. In

1717-489: A perfect gentleman to the female members of the group. Guy's run in JLI is full of constant personality shifts and endless arguing between team members. This leads to a fight with Lobo , the sucker-punching of Blue Beetle during a boxing match, and finally him quitting the team after being "belittled" by Superman . Gardner is romantically involved with his fellow Leaguer Ice , even learning some rudimentary Norwegian, but he

1818-513: A red Sun-Eater provided by Donna Troy and organizing a constant watch of fifty Lanterns to keep him imprisoned. Guy spends the entire "missing year" following Infinite Crisis doing missions for the Guardians without shore leave (though he is infrequently seen on Earth in the 52 weekly limited series, it should be assumed he has sneaked away from the Guardians' watch). When he is finally granted some time off one year later, his relaxation

1919-579: A significant role in defeating the Spider Guild attack on Oa. Discovering that trainee Soranik Natu has disappeared into the forbidden Vega star system, which the Guardians' pact with the Psions forbids Green Lanterns from entering, Gardner and Kyle Rayner led a rescue mission in direct violation of Oan policy. Once there, the Lanterns discover the Spider Guild nest and determine that its next target

2020-520: Is General Glory comic books, going so far as to model his bowl haircut on Glory's sidekick, Ernie. During his mid-teens, Guy becomes a juvenile delinquent. He constantly defies authority. Later, he is straightened out by his older brother, now a police officer. He eventually goes to college, supporting himself, and earning bachelor's degrees in education and psychology from the University of Michigan , where he also plays football until he suffers

2121-686: Is actually the Eradicator . Later, Guy clears his name of murder that is committed by his Draalian clone "Joe Gardner" and learns that his brother Mace has become the assassin Militia. After a brawl between the two, Guy decides to take the codename Warrior. In the JLA: Classified -based miniseries I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League , Guy assists the Super Buddies and is revealed to have kept his yellow ring. By this time,

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2222-617: Is cut short by an attack by a grudge-holding Bolphunga the Relentless. Soon after, Guy assisted Hal Jordan on an unsanctioned mission to the Manhunter homeworld, Biot. Through Hal and Guy's efforts, several long-lost and believed deceased lanterns (including Arisia, Chaselon , Jack T. Chance , Graf Toren , Hannu , Ke'Haan , Laira , and Boodikka ) were freed from imprisonment by the Cyborg Superman . Upon returning from

2323-450: Is doing with him in Corps . He has his moments, and he's a really fun character, but he's definitely not going to be a moron. His role is not DCU Moron. His role is DCU Shitkicker". Guy is briefly part of the Corps' Black Ops division. Dubbed "The Corpse", members forsake their rings for stealthier powers provided by the Guardians. Guy takes part in one mission with this secretive unit. He

2424-555: Is eventually collected into trade paperback or hardcover edition that prints several issues in one package". Author David S. Serchay wrote that with books "trades have an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and a spine and come in a variety of sizes. In some cases, the pages of the trade are larger or smaller than they were in the original comic book". A trade paperback will sometimes feature additional artwork, such as alternative cover art , pinup galleries by guest artists, or additional story material that had not been released in

2525-465: Is later partnered with Jordan after completing his training under Kilowog . During an earthquake , Gardner is hit by a bus while attempting to rescue one of his students. During his recovery, the Guardians recruit John Stewart to be Jordan's new "backup". Some time later, during a period where Gardner is performing his duties as a backup Green Lantern, Hal Jordan's power battery, the source of

2626-497: Is now an ex-police officer and middle child of a family with a long tradition of membership in the Baltimore Police Department going back to 1860. He is the second human to earn a Green Lantern ring, after coming to the rescue of his older brother Gerard, who had become pinned down during a police shootout with a street gang. In this version, Guy has a strained relationship with his father, Ebenezer Gardner,

2727-501: Is often callous to her and slow to admit his feelings. Their relationship ends with her death at the hands of the Overmaster . The relationship with Ice is revisited in the 2021-2023 DC Black Label series The Human Target . Gardner is depicted as an obsessive stalker, enraged by Ice's romance with Christopher Chance , who is dying from a poison meant for Lex Luthor . In issue 6 of the series, in what has been described as "the of

2828-463: Is overwritten by his human DNA when Parallax possesses Gardner and several Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan's ring splits in two and Gardner's ring is restored to him. Eventually, Parallax is defeated by the combined effort of all five active Green Lanterns, including Gardner. The Guardians then select Gardner as one of the senior officers of the new Green Lantern Corps. In the 2005–2006 miniseries Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (written by Dave Gibbons ),

2929-761: Is rarely used and mostly forgotten. Guy has many enemies during the series including Evil Star , Gorilla Grodd , Black Serpent, Sledge, Major Force , Martika the Seductress, Bronkk and the Tormocks (ancient nemeses to the Vuldarians), Mudakka, and Dementor as well as the return of his clone Joe Gardner (now going by the name Enforcer ), the Quorum, and his brother Militia with girlfriend Honey. He teams with many heroes including Steel , with whom he becomes close friends. Gardner also becomes good friends with Lobo after

3030-433: Is recaptured by Appa Ali Apsa (with the assistance of two Corps honor guards) intending to reclaim Gardner's power ring. At the request of Kari Limbo, Hal Jordan pleads on Gardner's behalf for his freedom, which is granted with no return of gratitude from Gardner. As a consequence of the Corps executing Sinestro, the majority of the Corps loses their power rings; Gardner is one of the few remaining active Green Lanterns. After

3131-467: Is shown that a time traveling Booster convinces Gardner to visit his dying father, thus ensuring that Jordan would be the candidate in closest proximity. Gardner is relegated to backup status should anything happen to Jordan. When Jordan becomes aware of Gardner's status as his backup, he sets up a chance meeting, and the two become friends. Though Gardner is originally naive to Jordan's secret identity, he eventually assists Jordan during his adventures. He

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3232-591: Is tasked with locating Von Daggle, a Durlan who was formerly in charge of the Corpse. Gardner relays a message from the Guardians, informing Daggle that he was reinstated. From there, Daggle takes command of Gardner, leading him to the homeworld of the Dominators , a race of superscientists with a grudge against Earth. Together, they defeat a super-evolved Dominator, though the Corpse's use of lethal force does not sit well with Guy. Gardner informs Daggle that he cannot be

3333-540: Is the Oan sun. Returning just as the attack commences, Gardner gathers the frightened trainee Green Lanterns and rallies them with a speech that impresses even his longtime rival, Hal Jordan. Gardner's performance in repelling the attack results in his promotion to Lantern #1 of the Green Lantern Honor Guard, a position of authority over other Lanterns. In this new role, Gardner is expected to "think outside

3434-548: Is to challenge Jordan to a fight where the loser would quit the Corps. Gardner loses and surrenders his ring. After some failed run-ins with Goldface and Black Hand as a non-powered vigilante, he sets out on a quest to regain his power and identity. Tricking Lobo into assisting him, he invades Qward to find the yellow power ring of Sinestro , but is told by the Qwardians that the ring is unique and never returned to Qward. He then travels to Oa and finds it on Sinestro's hand in

3535-688: The Our Worlds at War crossover. He is later discovered to be trapped in a pocket of Hell called the Gorge in General Zod 's country of Pokolistan . After freeing himself by switching places with Superman villain Kancer as ruler of the Gorge, his Warrior powers are apparently enhanced. He declares it his job to do less ethical things that heroes like Superman cannot. During the 2005 miniseries Green Lantern: Rebirth , Gardner's Vuldarian DNA

3636-686: The Green Lantern Corps , which forbids Lanterns from using their rings for personal gain. Enraged at their apathy, Hal siphons off the energy from the projection and makes his way to the Guardians' planet Oa , with the intent of bleeding off all the energy from the Main Power Battery in order to permanently re-create Coast City. Issue #49 saw him going up against various members of the Green Lantern Corps, each of whom fell against Hal, until he got to Oa. Hal steals

3737-697: The Martian Manhunter , Captain Atom and the Ray go to what was left of Oa. He challenges Hal and is defeated when Hal melts his yellow power ring. The character played a central role during the Zero Hour storyline. Later Hal displays his final act of heroism, sacrificing his life to reignite the Sun at the conclusion of The Final Night storyline. Redeemed in the eyes of many of his fellow heroes, he received

3838-564: The Phantom Stranger , makes it possible for Guy to communicate with his deceased father, who apologizes for the abuse, both physical and mental, he placed upon Guy, his brother Mace, and their mother. He reveals how proud he is of all the accomplishments Guy achieved as a man and the pair reconcile. Afterward, Guy gives his condolences to Ice's mother over their shared loss of her daughter and she provides him an ice sculpture to remind him of her daughter. A celebration held at Warriors for

3939-611: The chalice of the Warrior Water. This activates alien DNA that was implanted in his bloodline a millennium ago by the Vuldarians , a space-traveling race. He discovers new, shapeshifting abilities that writer Beau Smith claims were editorially mandated to capitalize on the success of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , and which would allow him to resume his role as a superhero. When Guy first emerges, his body assumes

4040-417: The " Dark Phoenix Saga " and "The Power of Iron Man". Similarly, trade paperbacks were a "minor endeavor" for DC "until 1986's collection of The Dark Knight Returns ". Brian Cronin, for CBR , highlighted that The Dark Knight Returns trade "was a true game-changer. The crux of the great Alan Moore /DC Comics feud is that Moore's deal with DC for Watchmen said that Moore and Dave Gibbons would get

4141-465: The "Crypt of the Green Lantern Corps". Gardner's own comic series begins with him using the yellow ring and a modified costume similar to his Green Lantern costume but from street clothes. The yellow ring does not use a battery to recharge. It needs to be used against the rings of Green Lanterns so it can absorb their residual energy to restore its power. Gardner discovers this by accident when Kilowog fights him. Guy Gardner returns to Earth to pick

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4242-516: The "Emerald Twilight" story. It was given to Ron Marz to write. Trade paperback (comics) In comics in the United States , a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade ) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books , reprinted in book format, usually presenting either a complete miniseries, a story arc from a single title, or a series of stories with an arc or common theme. A trade paperback may reproduce

4343-664: The 1980s allowed smaller publishers to flourish. In 1981, Warp Graphics 's Elfquest series "landed in bookstores" as full color trade paperback collections – "it was the first graphic novel series to push its way out of the comic book marketplace". The success of series such as Mirage Studios ' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dave Sim 's Cerebus showed that "readers were interested in bound comic book collections, whether they were called phone books, comic book novels, albums or graphic novels". In 1984, Marvel shifted from trade paperbacks which were general collections to trade paperbacks which were notable recent runs such as

4444-411: The Corps to redeem the damage he has done. Feeling depressed after a phone conversation with his family, during which his father dismisses superheroes as overly reliant on their powers, Guy attempts to spend the night fighting crime with only his natural skills. This backfires when he interrupts a police sting operation, culminating in him being arrested by his sister. While in prison, he is attacked by

4545-579: The Crisis. A minority faction of six Guardians emulate their former brethren, the Controllers , by recruiting a Green Lantern to directly attack and destroy the forces of the antimatter universe . For reasons unknown, Gardner is revived by the renegade Guardians, given a power ring not tied to the Central Power Battery on Oa , sporting a uniform similar to that worn by the Fists of the Guardians, and given

4646-464: The GL Corps, but along the way, I decided to resurrect the lost GL, Guy Gardner, who had been terminally bland and then brain-damaged—a completely useless character, as things stood. I was being a good soldier, trying to help my friend Dick Giordano sell the book, and it turned out to be the second biggest mistake of my entire career—because ever since, DC has claimed that since Joe and I didn't create

4747-496: The Great Superman Comic Book Collection was "the first DC comic book collection in the modern tradition". Paul Levitz of Vulture commented that "these collections of reprints were united by their title character or series but only accidentally had any commonality of story or theme, and their existence as books was clearly an afterthought". The growth of trade paperbacks and graphic novels in

4848-496: The Green Lantern Corps' own sentient smallpox virus, Leezle Pon. Within the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, Guy is finally reunited with former girlfriend Ice, recently resurrected. Despite Ice's uncertainty as to the wisdom of reviving the old romance, Guy's professions of adoration seem sufficient to convince her to meet him for a proper date on the same spot exactly one month later. Before leaving Earth to open

4949-517: The Guardian named Ganthet , who became the sole Guardian after this energy transference resulted in the death of the rest of them. Hal takes all the energy in the Central Power Battery, and when he emerged from it, he has a new costume and takes the name Parallax . Ganthet travels to Earth and finds an illustrator named Kyle Rayner (who had been briefly introduced at the end of issue #48 when he saw Hal fly off and mistook his green flight streak for

5050-428: The Guardians assign Gardner to be one of the Corps' three main instructors, along with Kilowog and Kyle Rayner. The trio is responsible for the training of the new Corps, to which the Guardians intend to name 7,200 members. Gardner is not at all appreciative of his new role. When he complains to the Guardians, they tell him that success in training new recruits could lead to him being given a new position. Gardner plays

5151-462: The Guardians really plan to undermine all four Earth Lanterns by sabotaging Guy's career after building it up, ensuring a precipitous fall. This plan begins when the Guardians promote Guy to the role of 'Sentinel Lantern' and entrust him with guarding a group of ambassadors travelling to a planet for a crucial conference. They subsequently release Guy's old enemy Xar from the Science cells and create

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5252-513: The Guardians' decision to execute all Sinestro Corps members and all other prisoners and attempt unsuccessfully to convince the Alpha Lanterns and the Guardians themselves to stay away from the dark path on which they are headed, and are reassigned to Earth. They later try to return to Oa, and fail to repel an invasion of a swarm of black rings to Oa's Lantern crypt, where the corpses of fallen Lanterns are reanimated as Black Lanterns . In

5353-590: The Nabba Jungle tribe of women, who guards the Warrior Water and believes she is destined as Guy's mate, and those who are brought on as bouncers for Warriors but act as fellow adventurers: Lady Blackhawk (displaced in time by Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! ), Wildcat , Lead , and Arisia Rrab . His early days as Warrior see him struggling with his newfound powers. He has difficulty changing his body into any weapon, and his transformations often cause him pain. After

5454-596: The November 1993 Comics Scoreboard , was to involve two sets of the extraterrestrial altruists known as the Guardians and Hal Jordan, a member of their intergalactic police force, the Green Lanterns, having to choose which set was real. DC Editorial did not think this idea was interesting enough to draw new readers so then-publisher Paul Levitz , along with senior group editors Mike Carlin , Dennis O'Neil , and Archie Goodwin , and Green Lantern editor Kevin Dooley plotted

5555-519: The Red Lantern energy by Kyle Rayner's blue ring before each reclaims his usual ring. Gardner, John Stewart, and an elite Green Lantern Strike Team star in a relaunched Green Lantern Corps series, which debuted in September 2011 as part of DC's The New 52 relaunch. This series debuted with author Peter J. Tomasi and art by Fernando Pasarin and Scott Hanna. Guy is also shown on the cover for

5656-546: The Third Army, but is rescued by Green Lanterns Simon Baz and B'dg, who send the civilians to safety before crushing the Third Army and retreating to the Sea of Tranquility on the moon. Guy is angered when he discovers that the Guardians have turned against him and the Corps. Simon and B'dg dispatch him to the planet Oa. There, Guy reclaims his ring and joins Kilowog and the others reserve Corps members in their rebellion against

5757-520: The Way of the Warrior with Justice League America and Hawkman and later a crossover with Kyle Rayner's Green Lantern book) In the last issues, Gardner finally deals with his "family", as well as revealing another side of his Vuldarian powers, the ability to heal mortal wounds. Over the course of the series, Gardner makes peace with a great deal of his past. On one Christmas, the Spectre , on behalf of

5858-549: The behest of Sinestro (who was puppeteering a hard-light duplicate of himself in the battery during their battle on Oa). Jordan is eventually resurrected and returns as a Green Lantern once more, as well as resuming his career as a Captain within the United States Air Force . His and the Guardians' return signify the rebirth of the Green Lantern Corps. Originally "Emerald Twilight" was scripted by Gerard Jones and according to Previews Vol. III #8 (Aug 1993) and

5959-516: The book trade than in comics shops". Trade paperbacks and graphic novels are the preferred format for circulating library collections, since these collections are created to be read, and not to be retained as collector's items or as investments. Attempts to catalogue and circulate single-issue comics can pose difficult problems and the durability of the trade paperback format is an important consideration for longevity and collection development in public and school libraries. Trade paperbacks "are also

6060-402: The box" and "do the jobs other Lanterns cannot", a function well-suited to his irascible personality. In his new role as Lantern #1, Guy leads the Corps in the defense of Oa against Superboy-Prime , creating a wall of energy to slow the rampaging teen and calling a "Code 54", authorizing the use of extreme force. Guy supervises the final capture and imprisonment of Superboy-Prime, locking him in

6161-537: The character stagnant and one-note. Guy is raised in Baltimore by his parents, Roland and Peggy Gardner. His father, Roland, is an abusive alcoholic who beats Guy every day. Some of Guy's injuries are visible such as bruises, cuts and bumps but others are invisible and are emotionally inflicted. Guy works hard in school to try to win his father's approval, but Roland instead lavishes attention and compliments upon Guy's older brother, Mace. Guy's only escape at this time

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6262-625: The character was changed significantly in the 1980s by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton who turned him into a jingoistic parody of an ultra-macho "red-blooded American male." This latter remains the character's archetype to this date. Englehart recounted: When I took over [ Green Lantern ] John Stewart was the GL, but everybody expected Hal Jordan to come back and relegate John to backup duty once again. I decided that John deserved better, so I asked myself, 'Why can't there be two GLs?' And that led to, 'Why can't there be more than two?' That eventually led to

6363-527: The defeat and death of the "Mad Guardian", the Guardians return and assign Gardner to be the official Green Lantern of Sector 2814 while Jordan is assigned to recruit new Corps members. Soon after obtaining his freedom from Maltus, Gardner becomes a founding member of the Justice League International after the original JLA disbands in the 1986-87 storyline " Legends ". In his time with the JLI, Gardner resents Batman 's leadership of

6464-492: The defeat of the Tormocks. During the time that Gardner fights against Dementor, he learns that his enemy is also a product of Vuldarian breeding. Dementor's father raped a Vuldarian woman. Dementor is sent to Hell, where he reveals that he is the one responsible for Gardner's constant personality shifts (in a sense, explaining why his personality changed drastically over the years). However, this new direction only lasts for 30 issues of Guy Gardner: Warrior (which crosses over in

6565-498: The early stories of Rayner becoming the new Green Lantern with new cover art by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer . A second collection was released in the 2017 trade paperback Kyle Rayner, Green Lantern, Volume One including Green Lantern #0 and #56–57, R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 #1 and The New Titans #116–117. In Green Lantern #46, as part of the " Reign of the Supermen !" storyline, the extraterrestrial villain Mongul teams up with

6666-535: The ensuing conflict, Guy is forced to crush the body of the insectoid Bzzd, but is then impaled through the leg by Ke'Haan . After Kyle is killed in the explosion of Chaselon 's power battery, Guy flies into a rage, and is transformed into a Red Lantern. Now powered by both of his green and red power rings, Guy seeks vengeance against the Black Lanterns and is able to destroy them on sight effortlessly with his combined weapons. Despite Kyle's resurrection at

6767-564: The exosuit is destroyed during combat with Militia in issue 19, Guy's power ring provides him with a new exosuit constructed of ring energy. This is much more to Guy's liking. After the destruction of his hometown, a grief-stricken and power-hungry Hal Jordan destroys the Green Lantern Corps. Ganthet first comes to Guy Gardner to offer him the last Green Lantern power ring. When Gardner refuses, Ganthet decides to entrust it to Kyle Rayner . After Guy starts having visions of Oa's destruction and his power starts to mysteriously increase, he leads

6868-473: The gaps. From 2013 to 2018, graphic novels were the highest-selling format for comic books". According to industry reports, "the massive shift to graphic novels as the preferred format for comics continued in 2019 bringing sales in the book channel above the comic store channel in North America for the first time in the history of the medium" and that "the sales of graphic novels were growing faster in

6969-495: The group, going so far as to challenge the Dark Knight to a fist fight. In a notorious panel, Batman downs Guy with one punch after Guy takes off his ring. The other members leave him lying on the floor. When Guy wakes up, he bangs his head on a console and knocks himself out. When he comes to, his personality has changed to kind and gentle. Until he hits his head again at a later point, Guy is kind, sweet, boyishly innocent, and

7070-406: The hands of Star Sapphire Miri Riam, Guy turns his murderous rage on his former friends, before Mogo purges the Red Lantern rage from him, though he is told only a Blue Lantern can cure him completely. He then joins the battle against Nekron on Earth. After the events of Blackest Night , Guy Gardner stars in the monthly series Emerald Warriors , written by Peter Tomasi . While searching for

7171-582: The holiday sees Guy cross paths with an inebriated Fire . The pair shares a kiss after expressing how much they miss Ice. It is suggested they sleep together after this. After the Warrior series is canceled, Gardner continues to appear in the DC Universe; most notably as a recurring character in the Green Lantern series during Kyle Rayner's run and a reserve member of the JLA. He seems to be killed during

7272-521: The hospital after spending three weeks in a coma. Deprived again of his power ring, he is forced to find an alternate means of acquiring power. Guy joins up with the Doc Savage analogue Buck Wargo and his globe-trotting Monster Hunters, which features obscure Silver Age hero Tiger-Man (Desmond Farr) along with Joey Hong and Rita Muldoon. On an expedition to the Amazon , Gardner finds and drinks from

7373-407: The impression that he is going after Guy's family on Earth. They predicted that Guy would abandon his duty and return to Earth while Xar attacks the ambassadors. With the rest of his team having been absorbed by the Third Army, Guy escapes only through his strength of will, averting the Third Army's attempt to 'recruit' him. With Xar having killed the ambassadors, the Guardians order Guy to resign from

7474-430: The larger suppliers, and other retailers that do not normally carry comic books. Despite the growing popularity of the trade paperback, the serialized, individual issues are still considered the primary mode of sale by comics publishers, and a poorly selling series may face cancellation irrespective of trade paperback sales. However, some series, such as Ms. Marvel and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur , "survive on

7575-407: The last "true" Green Lantern, superior to all the others, particularly Jordan. Five of the renegade Guardians are slain by a wave of antimatter, and the sixth eventually reconcile with the rest of the Guardians. In the meantime, Gardner succeeds in his task of recruiting powerful villains. Both Hal Jordan and John Stewart prevent Gardner from completing his mission, which would have ultimately destroyed

7676-469: The last two years in Green Lantern or in Green Lantern Corps knows that he's a much better, stronger character than that. And even in the old Giffen stuff, he would probably break some rules, taunt the other heroes, and drink a beer or two, but he would not be that much of an idiot. He was never that much of an idiot, and certainly not with what I'm doing with him, or with what Dave Gibbons

7777-518: The late 1950s and early 1960s increased their popularity. In the 1960s and 1970s, Marvel Comics (first through Lancer Books and then through the Fireside Books imprint) published trade paperbacks which were collections around specific themes such as battles, villains and individual characters. After Marvel's success with their Fireside Books collections, DC Comics began publishing similar themed collections through Warner Books . In 1981,

7878-644: The late 1980s and early 1990s, he was also a significant member of the Justice League . Gardner's original design is based on actor Martin Milner . Matthew Settle played the character in the television pilot Justice League of America . Nathan Fillion will portray the character set in the DC Universe , beginning with Superman (2025). Guy Gardner was created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #59 (March 1968), although

7979-452: The main arc may also be omitted, and in older trade paperbacks it was common practice to omit pages from the main story related to other subplots . Since trade paperbacks may be less expensive and more convenient than buying the individual periodicals, readers may forgo purchasing individual issues in favor of the trade. A significant benefit of the trade paperback version is that it is often available in bookstores, from smaller booksellers to

8080-482: The mission, Guy was punished by the Guardians and forced to endure one month as one of the fifty Lanterns on "Prime Duty". Lanterns of the Honor Guard, like Guy, are allowed to break the rules three times before expulsion. According to Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns in a 2006 Newsarama interview, Prime would not be escaping under Guy's watch: "Not at all. That's ridiculous. Anyone who's read Guy Gardner for

8181-468: The most startling things your reviewer has ever witnessed in a superhero comic", Ice freezes Gardner and Chance smashes Gardner's frozen body into chunks. The series' final issues reveal that Gardner faked his death at Ice's request as part of a plot to cover up the true nature of Chance's poisoning. After completing his assignment of recruiting new Corps members, Jordan returns to Earth to reclaim his title as Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Gardner's response

8282-453: The new Justice League International series that was released that same month, written by Dan Jurgens and with art by Aaron Lopresti . Initially, Guy appears to be the one Earth Green Lantern that the Guardians still appear to rely on, what with Hal having been expelled after War of the Green Lanterns , Kyle being expelled due to his alliance with the other ring-wielders , and John being put on trial for killing another Lantern. However,

8383-547: The original Guy Gardner, our completely new take counts for nothing. If I had called the new guy Joe Smith we would have earned major royalties, but as it is, we get nothing, and we get dissed by the people we helped. So adding it all up, I wish I hadn't done it. Staton's design for Guy Gardner was based on the character Major Ronald Merrick from the TV series The Jewel in the Crown , as Staton saw Merrick's entitlement and resentment as

8484-401: The planet Ungara, crash-lands on Earth after being mortally wounded. As Sur dies, his power ring seeks and finds two potential successors: Guy Gardner and Hal Jordan . Jordan is nearer to the crash, so he is chosen over Gardner. In the same story, the Guardian supercomputers predict Guy would have perished early in his career if he had been chosen first. In the later Booster Gold series it

8585-425: The popularity of their trades sales, not just in the direct market and local comic shops, but in book stores across the world" and at " Scholastic [book] fairs and the like". Other times a series might be relaunched after cancellation, such as Iceman and The Unstoppable Wasp in 2018, if the series has good trade sales. In 2018, Screen Rant highlighted that "publishers and retailers traditionally ignore

8686-595: The power battery explosion, his assimilation into the zone, and the subsequent torture at the hands of General Zod and other residents of the Phantom Zone had affected his mind. When Gardner is released from the Phantom Zone, he is diagnosed with brain damage and is comatose for a number of years. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths , the Guardians of the Universe split into two factions over how to confront

8787-485: The power of Guy's ring begins to fluctuate due to the meddling of the villain Parallax (Hal Jordan). Deprived of his powers, Guy wears a golden exosuit provided by Blue Beetle which simulates superhuman strength. Guy is not happy with this initial suit as it does not feel as natural as using a ring power. The exosuit first appears in issue 18, the second issue to feature the new title of Guy Gardner: Warrior . Although

8888-461: The primary culprit in people's confusion of the lexicon, since 'TPBs make up 95% of what many librarians refer to as graphic novels'". Guy Gardner (comics) Guy Gardner , one of the characters known as Green Lantern , is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , usually in association with the Green Lantern Corps , of which he is a member. For a time in

8989-487: The red power ring. During their conflict with the Green Lantern Corps, Guy and his allies release Parallax from the Central Power Battery, Guy using the Star Sapphire ring in conjunction with the Red Lantern ring, drawing on his love of the Corps and his hatred and his anger to power both rings at once, the two emotional extremes proving sufficient to release Parallax from the battery. Guy is subsequently cleansed of

9090-420: The remains of a doll—the only physical evidence of the seven million people who once lived there. In a moment of pure anguish, Hal uses his power ring to re-create Coast City, down to the people who had previously died, including his father. When his ring's energy runs out, one of the Guardians of the Universe contacts him via a holographic projection to tell him he is in violation of one of the principal rules of

9191-578: The rights to the characters once the book went out of print. At the time that Moore signed the deal, which was [before] the Dark Knight Returns was collected, the idea of a comic book staying in print was absurd. Well, by the time that Watchmen was finished, Dark Knight Returns was a sensation as a trade paperback and naturally, DC gave Watchmen the same treatment [...] and it's never been out of print since". The Dark Knight Returns , Watchmen , and Art Spiegelman 's Maus (published as

9292-597: The ring's energy, explodes in Gardner's face due to damage done to it by the Crumbler and traps him in the Phantom Zone . Jordan and Kari Limbo, Gardner's girlfriend at the time, both believe him to be dead, and the two develop a romantic relationship that ultimately culminates in a marriage proposal. Gardner is able to interrupt the wedding by contacting Limbo telepathically. By then, however, Gardner's bus accident,

9393-491: The rings from each defeated colleague and leaves them for dead. Issue #50 sees Hal battle the renegade former Green Lantern Sinestro on Oa, who had been previously imprisoned in the Main Battery, but released by the Guardians to stop Jordan. Jordan then proceeds to kill Sinestro, as well as his fellow Green Lantern Kilowog . The Guardians, having realized that their cause was lost, had given all their remaining energy to

9494-785: The sales of trade paperbacks when it comes to deciding whether or not a specific title is doing well. For decades, the single issue has been king, even though those sales figures are far from helpful. [...] Trade paperbacks are increasingly important as a marker of what sells, with 2016 seeing a 12% jump in trade sales over 2015 - a period when single issue sales fell. Even 2017, which saw both trades and single issue sales fall compared to 2016, trades were down 9.38%, compared to single issues dropping 10.4%". In 2019, Bleeding Cool emphasized that "in recent years, collected issues/trade paperbacks are more popular and profitable than monthly comic book periodicals. As single issue sales have consistently plummeted, trade paperbacks and graphic novels have filled in

9595-405: The shape of his old exosuit, albeit red instead of gold, and his lost eye is restored. Guy's body remains that way until the end of the Zero Hour storyline. He morphes weapons directly out of his arms as of Zero Hour issue #2. Gardner opens a superhero theme bar called Warriors, as both a source of income and a base between his adventures. He is joined by Buck's group, Veronna, mightiest of

9696-448: The skirmish following their escape, Parallax nearly breaks Gardner's neck. Upon returning to their universe, they defend Earth from the entire Sinestro Corps. After helping to free Kyle from Parallax's possession, Parallax is split into four pieces by former Guardians Ganthet and Sayd , and placed into the power batteries of Hal, John, Guy, and Kyle. Guy is infected by the Sinestro Corps' deadly alien virus named Despotellis, but cured by

9797-693: The standard issues. A common practice is to include an art gallery featuring the artwork of the original comic book covers from which the series was compiled. Many feature introductions written by prominent figures, some from outside the world of comics—for instance, The Sandman: Worlds' End features an introduction by Stephen King , the Ultimates 2 book has an introduction by Jonathan Ross and most Hellboy trade paperbacks have included introductions by prominent authors. Trade paperbacks generally do not feature advertisements, fan mail , or special foil or embossed covers. "Back-up" stories not related to

9898-411: The stories either at the same size in which they were originally presented (in comic book format), in a smaller " digest-sized " format, or a larger-than-original hardcover. This article applies to both paperback and hardcover collections. In the comics industry, the term "trade paperback market" may refer to the market for any collection, regardless of its actual cover. A trade paperback differs from

9999-483: The universe. Following the Crisis, the Guardians, along with the Zamarons , leave the universe to create the next generation of Guardians. Gardner is placed under the care of the remaining Guardian-turned-mortal Appa Ali Apsa (who later goes on to become the "Mad Guardian") on the planet Maltus to teach Gardner the ways of the Corps, a situation which Gardner resents. Gardner eventually escapes and returns to Earth. He

10100-497: The voices of those killed crying out in his mind. The voices fall silent when Jordan defeats Mongul in battle. Hal also witnesses the return of Superman, who has defeated the Cyborg elsewhere in the city. In issue #47, he teamed up with Green Arrow for a completely different mission, and at the end of the issue, his thoughts once again turn to Coast City. Issue #48 began with Hal in the center of what used to be Coast City, clutching

10201-437: Was the most popular stories that were being collected, but more and more comic book stories are now being put into trade, sometimes less than two months after the 'newest' issue is sold. And [...] not only recent material but a great deal of older material is finally being collected into trades". In 2015, Polygon highlighted that "though this was far less common a decade ago, pretty much every monthly comic out there right now

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