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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Omega Men # 3 (June 1983) |
| Created by | Roger Slifer (writer) Keith Giffen (artist) |
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| Place of origin | Czarnia |
| Team affiliations | L.E.G.I.O.N. Young Justice |
| Notable aliases | The Main Man, The 'Bo, Master Frag, Mister Machete, Scourge o' the Cosmos, The Ultimate Bastich |
| Abilities | Superhuman smell, strength, stamina, and durability Regenerative healing factor Immortality Genius level intellect |
Lobo is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. The Omega Men are a Fictional team of extraterrestrial Superheroes who have appeared in various Comic book series published by DC Comics Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Roger Slifer is a Comic book Writer, best-known for a run on Omega Men in the 1980s Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Czarnia is a Fictional planet the homeworld of DC Comics character Lobo before he wiped out the entire planet's race LEGION was a DC Comics Science fiction Comic book created by Keith Giffen which chronicled the formation and activity of an This article is about the comic book series and team For the rapper called Young Justice see List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates. A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in Fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The character first appears in Omega Men #3 (June 1983), and was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. The Omega Men are a Fictional team of extraterrestrial Superheroes who have appeared in various Comic book series published by DC Comics Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Roger Slifer is a Comic book Writer, best-known for a run on Omega Men in the 1980s Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer An alien, Lobo works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) Although introduced as a hardened, rarely-used noir villain in the 1980s, he languished in limbo until his revival as an anti-hero biker in the early 1990s. Hardboiled Crime fiction is a literary style pioneered by Carroll John Daly in the mid-1920s popularized by Dashiell Hammett over the course of the The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The character enjoyed a short run as one of DC’s most popular characters throughout the 1990s. This version of Lobo was intended to be an over-the-top parody of Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine (in issue #41 of Deadpool, another Marvel series, Lobo himself was parodied in the likeness of Dirty Wolff, a large blue skinned man who drove a demonic motorcycle). A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Deadpool is a fictional Comic book character sometimes depicted as a Mercenary or Antihero; he appears in books published by Marvel
"I have no idea why Lobo took off," Giffen once said in an interview. "I came up with him as an indictment of the Punisher, Wolverine, hero prototype and somehow he caught on as the high violence poster boy. The Punisher ( Frank Castle) is a fictional Antihero that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Go figure"[1] (this quote refers to how Giffen wrote Lobo in the 1990s. Roger Slifer, as the writer of Omega Men #3, created Lobo's original incarnation).
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Publication history
Lobo was originally a regular character in Keith Giffen and Roger Slifer’s Green Lantern spin-off Omega Men. Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Roger Slifer is a Comic book Writer, best-known for a run on Omega Men in the 1980s A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The Omega Men are a Fictional team of extraterrestrial Superheroes who have appeared in various Comic book series published by DC Comics At that time, he was a Velorpian whose entire race had been exterminated by Psions; his origin was later retconned. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction After a well-received appearance in Justice League International, Lobo became a regular character in L.E.G.I.O.N. and its successor series R.E.B.E.L.S. In 1990, he appeared in his own miniseries, Lobo: The Last Czarnian, by writer Alan Grant and artist Simon Bisley, which changed his origin story: he became the last Czarnian after violently killing every other member of the species. Justice League International (or JLI for short was formed after the 1987 company-wide crossover Limited series, Legends LEGION was a DC Comics Science fiction Comic book created by Keith Giffen which chronicled the formation and activity of an REBELS '94, REBELS '95 and finally REBELS '96 is a comic-book series published by DC Comics from 1994 A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Alan Grant (born 1949 is a Scottish Comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Simon Bisley (born March 4 1962) is a British Comic book artist best known for his 1990s work on ABC Warriors, Lobo
Grant's humor and Bisley's art helped to make this four-issue series a hit, leading to many subsequent miniseries and specials. These include Lobocop (a RoboCop parody); Blazing Chain of Love (in which he is sent on a job to a harem); Paramilitary Christmas Special (in which he is contracted by the Easter Bunny to assassinate Santa Claus); Infanticide (where he kills his daughter and all of his other bastard offspring that she has gathered to try to kill him); Convention Special (a send-up of comic book conventions); and Unamerican Gladiators (in which Lobo takes part in a deadly televised game show). RoboCop is a 1987 Cyberpunk film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood HAREM is the first evaluation contest of Named entity recognition (NER for Portuguese and its call for participation was announced in September 2004 The Easter Bunny is the Ghost of a Rabbit who carries eggs and Candy to Children in a Basket on the Easter Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular TV show, Comic book, or Actor, or an entire style of entertainment Lobo also starred in his own title for 64 issues, from 1993 to 1999.
Over the years, Lobo has regularly made guest appearances in other series, even in cross-company interactions with such non-DC characters as The Mask, Judge Dredd, and the Authority. In Comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by The Mask originated as a Comic book series created by Mike Richardson and published by Dark Horse Comics. For the 1995 film see Judge Dredd (film. For the Reggae / Ska performer see Judge Dread. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint During the DC vs. Marvel crossover series, he fought Wolverine and lost due to popular vote by real-life fans. Publication History DC vs Marvel Comics or Marvel Comics vs DC is a 4-issue Limited series published by DC Comics
In the Lobo series and miniseries, everything is excessive, from the main character's perversions, mindless violence, and vocabulary to the grungy color palette and grotesque graphics. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes He commonly refers to "do-gooder" superheroes as "The Big Cheese. " Everything in the series is laughable (in the sense of being ridiculous, if not always amusing), even his profanities ("frag," "Feetal's Gizz," and "bastich"), which are used to replace vocabulary unwanted by a family-friendly DC and to satirize similar expressions in other comics. Frag is a Computer and video game term Frag is roughly equivalent to "kill" with the main difference being the player can Respawn (play again i
Lobo has made a few appearances in the animated series of the 1990s/2000s-era DC animated universe. At one point, an animated series and video game starring the character were to be released, but both were canceled. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
Fictional character biography
Lobo is a Czarnian (originally a Velorpian in the Omega Men series) with exceptional strength and fortitude. Czarnia is a Fictional planet the homeworld of DC Comics character Lobo before he wiped out the entire planet's race He enjoys nothing better than mindless violence and intoxication. Killing is an end in itself; his name is Khundian for "he who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it. The Khunds are a Fictional alien race in the DC Universe, notable for extreme violence " He is also arrogant and self-centered, focusing almost solely on his own pleasures, although he proudly lives up to his word – but exactly his word: no more or no less than what he promised. Lobo is the last of his kind, having committed complete genocide by killing all the other Czarnians for fun (as originally written, Psions had exterminated his race, but after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, this was retconned). Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction As detailed in Lobo #0, Lobo unleashed a violent plague upon his homeworld, killing most of its citizens. In Superman: The Animated Series, Lobo nonchalantly tells Superman the fate of his race: "I'm the last Czarnian. I fragged the rest of the planet for my high school science project. Gave myself an A. "
Lobo's friends include Dawg, a bulldog that he often claims isn't his when it gets into trouble; Jonas Glim, a fellow bounty hunter; and Ramona, a bail bondswoman/hairdresser. The Bulldog, colloquially known as the British Bulldog or English Bulldog, is a medium-size breed of Dog that originated in England Jonas Glim is a Fictional character, a tusked alien Bounty hunter from Lobo comics Dawg is stomped to death by Lobo in Lobo #58 in which he claims to Superman that the dog is not his (for the final time). Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon His enemies include the do-gooder superhero parody Goldstar, Loo, Vril Dox, Bludhound, Etrigan the Demon, and General Glory. Vril Dox of the planet Colu is a DC Comics character He is the son of Brainiac, The Demon is a DC Comics Superhero series created by prolific Comic book writer-artist Jack Kirby. General Glory is the name of two DC Comics characters It is mostly used by writers as a Parody of Marvel 's Captain America with exaggerated Lobo generally tries to kill anyone he's hired to capture, including his fourth-grade teacher named Miss Tribb, his children, Santa Claus, and Gawd. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Simon Bisley's dark humor fits well within the pages of his artwork by having countless mutilations of background characters occurring in each panel. Simon Bisley (born March 4 1962) is a British Comic book artist best known for his 1990s work on ABC Warriors, Lobo
Physically, Lobo resembles a chalk-white human male with blood-red pupilless eyes surrounded by black mascara-like patches. The pupil is the hole that is located in the center of the iris of the eye and that controls the amount of light that enters the Eye. Mascara is a cosmetic used to darken thicken and define Eyelashes Mascara comes in three forms liquid cake and cream Like many comic book characters, Lobo's body is highly muscular. Although he was originally portrayed as having neatly trimmed purple-grey hair, this was soon redesigned to be a long, straggly, grey-black mane, and more recently into dreadlocks. Dreadlocks, also called locks or dreads, are interlocked coils of Hair which form by themselves in all hair types if the hair is allowed to grow naturally Similarly, the orange-and-purple leotard he wore in his first few appearances has long since been replaced by black leather biker gear, which more recently has been replaced with both the robes of his office – as putative Archbishop of the Church of the Triple-Fish God – and seemingly pirate-inspired gear. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. His arsenal includes numerous guns and a chain with a hook on his right arm. Extra weapons may include "frag grenades" and giant carving blades.
In addition to his ever-present lust for violence, Lobo also has a strict personal code of honor – he will never violate the letter of an agreement, although he may gleefully disregard its spirit. Also, he is surprisingly protective of space dolphins, some of which he feeds from his home. Dolphins are Marine mammals that are closely related to Whales and Porpoises There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. A few have been killed in separate incidents, which he avenges with his usual violence.
Lobo frequents the business of Al, a rotund diner operator, where he frequently flirts with Al's only waitress, Darlene. Though Lobo protects these two from any harm, the danger of which is frequent, he doesn't seem to understand the distress caused by his tendency to destroy the diner. Al and Darlene later prosper due to Lobo's appetite for destruction; he destroys the city, except for the diner, leaving hordes of construction workers only one place to eat lunch. He also ends up destroying a diner Al gives to him as part of a birthday celebration.
The last of the relation of Lobo and the diner appears to be in the pages of Lobo One Million, where his last adventure is depicted. By the time of the action, he's already morbidly obese and working as a carnival attraction, scaring tourists into leaving their money behind. Then, a sexy client appears to offer him a last job: to find a legendary evildoer named Malo Perverso. At the prospect of a last well-paid job and a chance to score with the client, Lobo quickly agrees, and again invades the diner to use their Tesseract teleporter to reach his gear. It is revealed then than the "client" is none other than Darlene, who wanted to see him back in his prime rather than see him sink even deeper in his fat. After reaching his gear, Lobo invades the HQ of the JLWB (Justice League of Wannabes) and crushes all opposition in order to hack their files on Malo Perverso. There, he is attacked by Perverso himself, who then reveals himself to be Clayman, the team's shapeshifter, who admits he impersonated Perverso to get rid of Lobo. Clayman also squeals where the real Perverso went: into a black hole. Lobo, still eager to find his bounty, goes into the black hole. Ironically, due to Lobo's interference in a planetary conflict in the same issue, Al later gets a package through Tesseract for Lobo-which promptly blows the diner up yet again.
At one point, Lobo has trouble with a clone of himself that had survived previous misadventures. A battle between the two makes it unclear which of them survived. Some fans conclude that the original Lobo was the victor, since later in the series, Lobo removes a miniature radio which he had surgically implanted in his head some time before the clone fight, and only organic matter can be cloned.
The character has participated in several money-making schemes, such as being a priest and being a pop-rock idol. Most of these schemes tend to end with the violent deaths of nearly everyone involved. He has many friends among the bounty hunter world, though many tend to die around Lobo, either by his hand or at the hands of enemies he faces.
Notable Crossovers
Lobo has clashed with (and cooperated with) Superman. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon He has also encountered Batman several times, although one of these encounters was in Elseworlds continuity. Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon He has both fought and teamed up with Guy Gardner more than once, helping him to destroy various alien threats to Earth. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. Lobo often visits Warrior's, Guy's bar, where he enjoys free drinks.
He fights Aquaman when a traveling space dolphin visiting Earth is killed by Japanese fishermen. He relents in his violence when he learns Aquaman also loves dolphins; he feels he cannot hurt a fellow dolphin lover.
Lobo also appeared several times in the pages of The Authority. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint In one such appearance, Jenny Quantum finds a comic book detailing Lobo's murder of Santa Claus (the plot of Lobo's Paramilitary Christmas Special), she experiences a fit of rage and confusion. Jenny Quantum (also known as Jenny Quarx) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm Universe published by DC Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the She breaks the barrier between her dimension and the dimension Lobo inhabits in the comic book, and Lobo finds himself in a fight with The Authority. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint
In the two-part Lobo vs The Mask crossover, Lobo is hired for the sum of one billion credits by a council of survivors of several devastated planets to track down the individual responsible. His trail leads to Earth, where Lobo encounters the current wearer of an ancient mask. The Mask originated as a Comic book series created by Mike Richardson and published by Dark Horse Comics. The resulting battle destroys Manhattan and leaves Lobo as nothing but a severed head, waiting for his body to re-grow. Big Head, convincing Lobo he wants the previous mask wearer, agrees to a team-up to hunt the "Ultimate Bastich" down. Big Head leads Lobo on a chase to nowhere, killing even more and blowing up a solar system in the process. Fed up with Big Head, Lobo uses a special "guilt grenade" to force the wearer to remove the mask so that he can use it himself. Lobo promptly kills an entire intergalactic bar full of aliens, and is sucked into a wormhole on his ride through space. Landing in parts unknown, Lobo/Mask heads to a single planet where, crashing the 400th annual Feel Good Games, he insults a king, and proceeds to kill numerous people. A crayon drawing left on his bike with the words "YOU SMELL" incurs his wrath, and he destroys numerous planets hunting down the one who drew the insulting picture. Waking up one day, Lobo finds himself back on Earth, and realizes the mask used him. Tossing it away, he proceeds to leave only to pass himself arriving on Earth- as it turns out, the wormhole sent him back in time roughly one month. He had been hired to hunt himself, and the alley where he dumped the mask was the same alley where the pickpocket would find it in part 1. However, Lobo breaks the time loop, literally turning himself in as he shaves the other Lobo's head and paints him green for the reward money. Meanwhile, Big Head, realizing that Lobo has broken the loop, decides to have fun of its own on Earth.
Lobo has also had run-ins with Hitman, Judge Dredd, Valor, Starman, The Ray, Deadman, Green Lantern, and the JLA, among others. He was also a part of the DC vs. Marvel Crossover event, in which he squares off with Wolverine. . . and loses.
L. E. G. I. O. N.
Lobo acts as an independent bounty hunter until tricked by Vril Dox into nominally joining his interstellar police force, L.E.G.I.O.N. However, he continues solo activity, which seems to often bring him to Earth and in conflict with its heroes. LEGION was a DC Comics Science fiction Comic book created by Keith Giffen which chronicled the formation and activity of an Vril Dox of the planet Colu is a DC Comics character He is the son of Brainiac, LEGION was a DC Comics Science fiction Comic book created by Keith Giffen which chronicled the formation and activity of an He remains loyal to Vril Dox after L. E. G. I. O. N. leadership is usurped by Dox's son, until an altercation between Lobo and Dox prompts Dox to release Lobo from his service. After this, Lobo becomes a full-time bounty hunter again.
Li'l Lobo
In the year 2000, a magical accident transforms Lobo into a teenager. In this state, he joins Young Justice and eventually accompanies them to Apokolips, where he is killed in combat. This article is about the comic book series and team For the rapper called Young Justice see List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates. However, the aforementioned magical accident has restored his ability to grow clones from a single drop of blood, and millions of Lobos rush into battle against Apokoliptian soldiers, whom the Lobos quickly defeat. The Lobos then turn on each other, until only one is left; in the process, the surviving Lobo regrows to adulthood. His time as a member of Young Justice becomes a distant memory. An additional teenage Lobo remained, however, having hidden from the fight; he rejoins Young Justice and chooses to rename himself Slo-bo. Eventually, this clone begins to degrade, becoming blind, and degenerating to the brink of death. Before he can die, however, Darkseid teleports him to the headquarters of Young Justice One Million in the 853rd Century, turning him into a statue (but fully conscious and aware) in the process. Darkseid is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. DC One Million was a crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1998. Unfortunately, due to the squabbling of that era's Robin, Impulse and Superboy, Slo-bo ends up turned into nothing but a mass of dust when all three attempt to hasten the healing process of the chamber he was stored in.
52
After an extended hiatus, Lobo reappeared during the year-long maxi-series known as 52 where he encounters a group of heroes (consisting of Adam Strange, Animal Man, and Starfire), who find themselves stranded in space after the events of Infinite Crisis. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Animal Man ( Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional DC Comics Superhero. Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George To everyone's surprise he does not kill them. Lobo professes to have found religion, becoming the spiritual leader of the whole of sector 3500, left in shambles by a still unknown assailant. He is the current caretaker of the Emerald Eye of Ekron. The Emerald Empress is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Supervillain that is an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes and a member of the After helping the lost heroes to defeat Lady Styx, he brings the Emerald Eye to the triple-headed fish god, who agrees to release Lobo from his vow of non-violence in exchange. Lady Styx is a fictional Supervillain in the. Her first appearance occurred in the weekly series 52. When told that the Emerald Eye is the only thing that can kill the fish god, Lobo blasts him with it.
One Year Later
Lobo appeared in "Deadly Serious" a two-part crossover miniseries with Batman in August 2007, written and drawn by Sam Keith. CrossOver (known before version 60 as CrossOver Office) is the collective name for three commercial and proprietary programs developed by CodeWeavers In addition, Lobo has fought the Teen Titans and Blue Beetle in their respective titles in order to capture Blue Beetle for the Reach. For an overview of the Teen Titans team (including more details on the comics listed below see Teen Titans Various Superhero groups by the name Teen Titans Jaime Reyes is a Fictional character who appears in Comic books published by DC Comics.
Powers and abilities
Lobo possesses extraordinary strength of undefined limits. His strength, much like his other powers, varies greatly depending upon different artistic interpretations of various comic book writers. In some instances, he is depicted as being barely stronger than a human while, in others, he demonstrates physical strength on the same level as Superman. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Lobo also possesses superhuman durability, which varies greatly as well. Lobo is depicted, in some situations, as being injured by conventional bullets while, in other situations, he has the physical resiliency to stand toe to toe with Superman, survive unprotected in deep space, and withstand powerful explosive blasts without sustaining injury. He has displayed particular susceptibility to gaseous chemicals.
If Lobo sustains injury, his accelerated healing factor enables him to regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue with superhuman speed and efficiency, and little apparent pain. A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in Fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate Lobo also is functionally immortal. He is immune to the effects of aging and disease and he has been banned from entering either Heaven or Hell. As such, even though he can sustain sufficient injury to be out of commission for quite some time, he will apparently heal from any injury, given sufficient time. For instance, Lobo can regenerate out of a pool of his own blood, apparently recycling the cells. [1] At one time, Lobo could grow a copy of himself, possessing all of his skills and powers, out of every drop of his blood that was spilled. This power, however, was removed by Vril Dox, during Lobo's time with L.E.G.I.O.N.
Lobo possesses an amazingly developed sense of smell, which allows him to track objects between solar systems, as well as a separate tracking ability enabling him to track an individual across galactic distances. Vril Dox of the planet Colu is a DC Comics character He is the son of Brainiac, LEGION was a DC Comics Science fiction Comic book created by Keith Giffen which chronicled the formation and activity of an
Lobo is a formidable combatant with expertise in multiple forms of armed and unarmed combat. His favorite weapon is a large chain he keeps wrapped around his right wrist with a large gutting hook connected at the end, which he typically uses in hand to hand combat. At times, he also uses high-grade explosives and advanced firearms.
Despite his violent and loutish nature, Lobo seems to have a genius level intellect in matters of destruction and violence. He can create complex virulent agents and the necessary antidotes to them such as the one he let loose on Czarnia, resulting in the deaths of the entire population in the span of one week.
It is not fully known the extent to which his powers are common for his race or unique to him. In the miniseries The Last Czarnian and elsewhere, it is stated that the cloning and healing abilities are traits possessed by all Czarnians, as is the apparent ability to survive in the vacuum of space.
Other media
Television
Lobo first appeared on the small screen in the DC Animated Universe series Superman: The Animated Series. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros In the episode "The Main Man", Lobo (voiced by Brad Garrett) has been hired by an alien named the "Preserver" to capture Superman and add him to the Preserver's collection of rare and endangered species. This is a list of episodes of Superman The Animated Series. Season One (1996-1997 All episodes of season one except the first five and last Brad Garrett (born April 14, 1960) is an Emmy Award winning American television/ voice Actor and Stand-up comedian. Lobo heads straight for Earth and starts firing his weapons in the middle of a police station until Superman arrives to confront him. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon The two battle all over downtown Metropolis. Metropolis is a Fictional city that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Unable to gain an advantage, Lobo leaves Earth to "take five. " Superman follows Lobo into space, where Lobo lures Superman into a trap set by the Preserver. Superman is captured and placed in a specialized cage, so that the Preserver might preserve Superman as the last remnant of the Kryptonian race. Krypton is a Fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. No longer in existence it is the native world of the super-heroes Superman and in However, the Preserver then decides to add Lobo to his collection as well, since Lobo was also technically the last of his own race, though due to his own actions, of "fraging" his home planet as his science project, rather than misfortune Superman and Lobo eventually join forces to escape the Preserver and another group of bounty hunters who had been pursuing Lobo to reclaim a prisoner. In return, Lobo promises to leave Earth alone.
Lobo briefly appears in another Superman: The Animated Series episode in which Maxima falls in love with Superman. Maxima is a Fictional character from the DC Comics Superman titles He also makes a cameo appearance in the Legion of Super Heroes episode "Legacy". Legion of Super Heroes is an American Animated television series produced by Warner Bros
Lobo eventually returns to Earth in the Justice League episode "Hereafter". Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network Believing that Superman has died, Lobo wants to join the Justice League, insisting that only he could take Superman's place. Lobo seems motivated more out of ego and a chance "to bust heads" than any actual desire to do good or help others. Id, ego, and super-ego are the three parts of the " Psychic apparatus " defined in Sigmund Freud 's structural model of In spite of his obvious violent tendencies and his lack of any redeeming moral virtues, the League allow Lobo to help them for a short time while they deal with a large number of supervillains running amok in Metropolis in response to Superman's apparent death. Lobo battles and defeats the supervillain Kalibak, primarily by piling more & more cars on top of him until he says "Uncle. Kalibak is a Fictional character, a Deity and Supervillain published by DC Comics. " In the end, Superman returns to the ranks of the League, and Lobo, his membership rejected, is forced to leave. Lobo has not reappeared since the League rejected him. Brad Garrett reprises his voice role.
As in the comics, Lobo possesses exceptional strength and durability, as well as his usual over-the-top arsenal of weapons. However, he never displays any of the healing powers or advanced senses that he possesses in the comics, although he also never sustains injuries as severe as he does in the comics, likely due to differences in television standards and practices. Lobo's gutting hook is never shown during any of the character's appearances. However, he does briefly utilize a steel chain in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "The Main Man. " He mostly uses a crowbar though.
In 1999, Batman: The Animated Series writer Boyd Kirkland developed a new Lobo series for Kids' WB with artist Steven Gordon. Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning Kids' WB is an online network that was launched on April 28, 2008. The series never went into production, as the network passed on it in a last-minute schedule announcement that year, to the surprise of the production team. The series was instead adapted into an online cartoon.
Webseries
After the cancellation of the Lobo TV series, www. loboonline. com (now discontinued) was launched. It featured 14 interactive webisodes as well as several other features. The official website is now gone, but the episodes can be found elsewhere online. See the DC Animated Universe Wiki for more details.
Gotham Girls
A wax statue of Lobo is seen in an episode of Gotham Girls. Gotham Girls is an American animated Flash cartoon series about the females of Gotham City, created and produced jointly by Warner
Film
In 2002, Scott Leberecht directed a film adaptation of The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special as part of the American Film Institute's director's studies program. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 Andrew Bryniarski stars as Lobo, with Tom Gibis as the Easter Bunny and Michael V. Andrew Bryniarski (born February 13, 1969) is an American Actor and a former Bodybuilder. Thomas Wayne Gibis (Born August 22, 1965 in West St Paul Minnesota) is a voice actor that is best known for playing the voice of Shikamaru Nara The Easter Bunny is the Ghost of a Rabbit who carries eggs and Candy to Children in a Basket on the Easter Allen as Santa Claus. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the The film was made with a budget of $2,400, although many professionals donated time and effort. It premiered at the AFI in May 2002. [2]
Books
Lobo is the main character of the novel DC Universe: Last Sons, written by Alan Grant, published in 2006. The book also features the Martian Manhunter and Superman as protagonists; all three main characters are the "last sons" of their respective races. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon
Video Games
In 1996, Ocean Software was developing a Lobo game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis. Ocean Software (or Ocean Software Ltd and sometimes Ocean of America Inc The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 It was a fighting game, featuring many characters from Lobo's comic stories. A fighting game (also referred as a versus fighting game, competitive fighting game, tournament fighting game or head-to-head fighting game) A 6-page preview of the game was featured in the video game magazine Nintendo Power, Volume 84 (May 1996). Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. As previewed, the game still had some bugs and lacked sound. A software bug (or just “bug” is an error flaw mistake Failure, fault or “undocumented feature” in a Computer program that prevents it The game was canceled before release. There is a good possibility he may appear in the upcoming game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (commonly abbreviated MK vs DC) is an upcoming scheduled crossover Fighting game from Midway
Merchandise
Lobo has only had a few bits of merchandise released, most by DC Direct. The first was a 12" Vinyl figure sold at the WB Stores. The second was a plush Lobo doll. The third was a 6" scale action figure which came with a hook and chain, Dawg, his bike and a spare set of hands to hold the handlebars. The fourth, part of the Reactivated line, is the 6" scale action figure with a new head sculpt and paint job, with a new chain, no Dawg, no bike, and no extra hands. DC Direct's Minimate line will have a Lobo figure as part of its seventh wave. Mattel will also be making a Lobo action figure (complete with gun, chain and Dawg), for the DC Universe Classics line. He will be available exclusively at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con.
References
- ^ 52 vol. 1 #20
External links
- Lobo (fan site)
- Full List of Lobo's Appearances
- Lobo FAFQ (Frequently Asked Fraggin' Questions)
- Lobo's secret origin on dccomics.com
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