Avengers: The Initiative #27
In "Chapter 1: Even the Losers," writer Christos N. Gage and artist Rafa Sandoval deliver a poignant moment in Avengers: The Initiative #27, as Johnny Guitar confronts the quiet desperation of a life defined by small crimes and even smaller victories. With a cover by Matteo De Longis, the issue captures the weight of sacrifice as Guitar makes a desperate choice to protect Doctor Sax, knowing full well the cost.
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Johnny Guitar reflects on he and Doctor Sax's long but uneventful crime career. After joining the Initiative, Guitar realizes they're going to be sacrificed as canon fodder. Guitar injures Doctor Sax so that he'll be spared from joining the assault on the Negative Zone. Guitar dies during the fight.
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