Green Lantern Guy Gardner Plays for the Other Team
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No, he’s not been sent to Marvel and he’s not suddenly gay (although either of those would be kind of awesome, you have to admit). No, long-time Green Lantern Guy Gardner — best known as the asshole who got clocked by Batman that one time — has been traded to the rage-filled Red Lanterns, or will be shortly at some point in this Blackest Night hoo-hah. DC’s Source blog posted this (hilariously done in magic markers for some reason) pic of Guy in his new duds, and left us to speculate over why he’s made the switch. My guess is that Guy is tired of Hal Jordan being the most boring yet popular DC superhero, even when he’s dead — I know I am, and I don’t even have a power ring.
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