Guy Gardner is a jerk and an obnoxious, stubborn smart aleck with anger issues, but those traits are what make him so great ...

Having just made his live-action debut in James Gunn's Superman, let's look at why Guy Gardner's Green Lantern is such a jerk in the comics.

INTERVIEW: Jerks can still have fun, just as the actor does with his long-awaited role as the bowl-cut-sporting Green Lantern Guy Gardner.

While the Man of Steel was cordial to Guy Gardner on screen, the comics reveal how Superman really feels about this ...

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In the comics, he debuted in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #87 (1972), and the Guardians chose him to serve as Hal Jordan’s backup after Guy Gardner was injured in an accident.

Guy Gardner, one of three Green Lanterns that patrol Precinct Earth, is in the running — but the other two Lanterns, John Stewart and Hal Jordan, quickly squash that talk with an emphatic "no!" ...

Like his comic book counterpart, Nathan Fillion ’s Guy Gardner has a brash and arrogant personality that clashes with the more disciplined personalities of Hal Jordan and John Stewart, though ...

It began with the Emerald Knights movie in 2011, voicing Hal Jordan, one of the more recognizable comics characters to pick up the Green Lantern mantle. This was followed by returns in Justice League: ...

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in support of his role in Superman, Fillion has confirmed that we will see Guy Gardner appear alongside Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre).

Yes, he plays Guy Gardner, one of a handful of Earth-based Green Lanterns (and by far the most pompous of them all) from DC comics, in this summer's Superman. He also has been the industry's go-to ...

Nathan Fillion is the Green Lantern guy. Yes, he plays Guy Gardner, one of a handful of Earth-based Green Lanterns (and by far the most pompous of them all) from DC comics, in this summer's Superman.