Guy Gardner (comics)
Guy Gardner is the title of a series of comics published by the U.S. publisher DC Comics since 1992.
Guy Gardner tells the - most outrageously over zogend designed in genreparodistischer intention - adventures of a eponymous " bully superhero ". The issues of the Guy Gardner series are mainly attributable to the genres of Action Comics, the science fiction comics, as well as the parodic humor comics.
Publication data
Guy Gardner is a so-called spin-off series, ie a series that as an offshoot from another - is obtained series - usually very popular. In the case of Guy Gardner that series was the science-fiction comic book series Green Lantern in the Guy Gardner since the 1960s a regular supporting character, and at times even co-starred and second main character. Due to the enormous popularity of Guy Gardner as a minor character in Green Lantern enjoyed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the creators of the series decided in 1991 to launch a new series in which Guy Gardner should take the lead role.
After a three per 48-page booklets comprehensive miniseries (Guy Gardner: Reborn ) which was published in the spring of 1992 had satisfactory sales figures, a continuous Guy Gardner series was launched in October 1992 for the first time. This series was published until July 1996 on a monthly basis and reached 44 editions. There are also three special editions, the so-called zero number (Guy Gardner # 0 ) and two annual editions (1993 and 1995). The setting of the series was based on last flagging sales.
The authors of the stories that were published in this " Guy Gardner " series were the authors Gerard Jones (# 1-8, and " Reborn " miniseries ), Chuck Dixon (# 9-21 ), Beau Smith (# 22 - 44 and # 0) and Phil Jimenez ( fill-in issue # 35). The visual design of the books was by the subscribers Joe Staton (# 1-14, as well as partial # 44 and "Reborn " miniseries ), Chris Hunter (# 15 ), Mark Teney (# 16), Mitch Byrd (# 17-25 and # 27-31), JH Williams III (# 26) Joyce Chin ( # 32.35 ), Mark Campos (# 33-34, and 36-39, 41-42, 44), Aaron Lopresti (# 40), Brad Gorby (# 43) concerned.
" Guy Gardner: Warrior " With issue # 17 February 1994 Cover title of the series of " Guy Gardner " was changed from.
Protagonist
The creator of the character Guy Gardner was the American writer John Broome who developed the character together with the artist Gil Kane as a minor character for the series " Green Lantern ". In " Green Lantern " Guy Gardner first appeared in issue # 59 of the series in March 1968. Your appearance after the character was inspired by the television actor Martin Milner. The namesake of the figure were the comic book writer Gardner Fox and the prominent "fan" Guy H. Lillian III.
In the 1980s, Guy Gardner by the authors Keith Giffen and Steve Englehart was overhauled charakteriell after he had previously been a rather typical "hero" he was transformed into a rowdy, jingoistische and machoistische parody of the typical "red - blooded American male ." The figure has since traits of an anti- hero ( love of violence, brutality in tone and dealings with others, an outwardly facing libido, rudeness, etc.) is at the same time but never their " heroic roots " unfaithful, so that one out of a hybrid can speak hero and anti-hero: Despite its shortcomings in behavior, lifestyle and appearance of Guy Gardner is essentially a noble character, the proverbial " good guy in a tough exterior ."
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