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Grant Gustin Next To Oliver Queen's Grave
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About
Grant Gustin Next to Oliver Queen's Grave is an image macro series based on a set photograph of actor Grant Gustin, who plays the titular character on CW's The Flash, kneeling and holding up peace sign next to the grave of Oliver Queen, also known as The Green Arrow, the DC Comics superhero hero from the CW series Arrow.
Origin
On January 28th, 2020, Arrow actor Echo Kells posted the image of Gustin next to the grave on Instagram. [1] The post received more than 56,000 likes in less than three weeks (shown below).
Spread
That day, Redditor [2] psp8199 shared the image on the /r/FlashTV subreddit, where it received more than 2,100 points (98% upvoted) in less than three days. Since this posting, the image went viral on Reddit.
Later that day, for example, Redditor[3] buff730 shared the image with the caption "When the guy who stole your girl dies" on the /r/memes subreddit. The post received more than 39,000 points (96% upvoted) and 360 comments in less than three days (shown below, left).
Over the next few days, the image continued to spread on Reddit, inspiring image edit and object label variations. On January 29th, Redditor[4] ItsP3anutButt3r shared a variation that shows the Google Chrome logo over Gustin's face and the Internet Explorer logo on the grave. The post received more than 29,000 points (98% upvoted) and 180 comments in less than three days (shown below, center).
Two days later, Facebook [5] user George Hampshire shared a variation of the meme in the Marvel Shieldposting group. The post received more than 2,800 reactions in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).
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Nov 01, 2021 at 10:34AM EDT
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