After the "Warrior" series was canceled, Gardner continued to appear in the DC Universe; most notably as a recurring character in the "Green Lantern" series during Kyle Rayner's run and a reserve member of the JLA. It was thought he was killed during the "Our Worlds at War" crossover. He was later discovered to be trapped in a pocket of Hell called the Gorge in General Zod's country of Pokolistan. After freeing himself by switching places with Superman villain Kancer as ruler of the Gorge, his Warrior powers were apparently enhanced. He declared it his job to do less ethical things that heroes like Superman could not. However, this new direction only lasted for 30 issues of "Guy Gardner: Warrior" (which crossed over in the Way of the Warrior with "Justice League America" and "Hawkman" featuring cameos of Lobo and former Green Lantern Probert) and his many several appearances over a span of ten years.