GUY GARDNER — MOVIE
SUPER POWERS (McFARLANE)
I’m writing this review from the…well, okay, it’s not the distant past, but it’s a few days removed, at the very least. What it mostly means is that I’m writing this review just a few hours after having seen Superman at the theatre. It’s good, guys. It’s really, really good. The film boasts a truly impressive supporting cast, and the most colorful of that cast is the Justice Gang, which includes James Gunn regular Nathan Fillion finally in the role of Green Lantern in live action. Of course, it’s not Hal Jordan like we’d all campaigned for, but rather Guy Gardner, making his live action debut.
THE FIGURE ITSELF
Guy Gardner (Movie) is part of Series 12 of McFarlane’s Super Powers line, the third of the five movie-based figures in the assortment. This is Guy’s second time in the line, following up on his comics version from last year. The figure stands just over 4 1/2 inches tall and he has 7 points of articulation. Structurally, he’s very similar to last week’s Mr. Terrific figure, using the same smaller base body and jacket piece. The two definitely have rather different builds in the movie, and Guy should ideally be on a larger body. But, of course, then he wouldn’t be able to share the jacket with Terrific, and that would be extra difficult, I suppose. He gets a new head and belt as well. They’re not bad. The head is like the others in this set, where it doesn’t have a direct likeness, but it also doesn’t look *unlike* Fillion, so it works well within the established style and also looks unique from the non-movie Guy. The new belt gives him his Lantern insignia belt buckle, which is a fun little touch. Guy’s paint work is actually pretty decently handled, capturing all the main elements of the costume design, while also giving him a pretty sharp application on all the painted elements. Guy is without any sort of accessories; the traditional extra for this line is a power battery, but he doesn’t have one in the movie, so the omission’s understandable. That said, he does still feel rather light, especially given how heavy he is on the parts re-use.
THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION
As much of a GL fan as I am, I’ve never been much for Guy Gardner, who I am on record as stating is my least favorite Earth Lantern. So, I didn’t get around to snagging his standard comic figure from this line. But, I do like Nathan Fillion, and I do think Guy works in the appropriate setting. The movie certainly put him in the appropriate setting. The figure’s not anything tremendously ground breaking, but he’s still pretty fun, and I really have no major complaints.
The Figure In Question 
After seeing the movie I’m quite disappointed that we didn’t get Hawkgirl in this line as well. I guess the wings would have been too much tooling? And then the need for a different sized jack much like Guy would’ve needed had he been on a more appropriate body. I’m still waiting on these direct from McFarlane, I had cancelled my initial order when they put up the bundle that included the Superman Robot and T-Craft.
The lack of Hawkgirl definitely stings. I’d have also liked for them to take advantage of movie hype to do a Lois. Crazy that for as many figures as Todd’s added to the line-up, the only female character is *still* Wonder Woman. I just got notice on shipping for my playset with the robot, and I’m excited to check that out. Might yet grab the T-craft, but without a Lois, I’m less inclined.