DC COMICS
WRITER: Keith Giffen
ARTIST: Alex Horley
Lobo has been DC's excuse to use the kind of politically-incorrect/bad taste humour that they couldn't get away with on, say "Justice League International." The current mini-series pretty much sticks to that formula.
The cover of the second issue should be a tip-off as we see that DC is finally indulging in the kind of cheesecake shots that Marvel has used so liberally in recent months. Let's just say that this time, you can judge a book by its cover. Horley does a good job of making his women sexy in a sleazy way.
The plot of this mini-series has Lobo embarking on a dangerous mission to get his reputation back. It is played strictly for laughs as the action is quite minimal and is treated as routine. Lobo's character is very much the same violent bastich, showing no signs of change whatsoever-- which is probably how his fan base likes it.
Most of the humour in this book comes from seeing aliens acting like characters from pop culture, particularly certain modern-day stereotypes. We have a fat, alien space-pimp who would be offensive to Blacks (if he were Black), a race of suicide bombers who would be offensive to Arabs (if they were Arabs) and some buxom alien space-prostitutes who would be offensive to women (if there were any women actually reading this comic.)
Obviously, a book with a character called "Bling-bling, the hip-hop ho," is trying to make us laugh with its sheer audacity rather than relying on actual wit. Against the odds, the book does succeed in being funny-- sometimes. But it also shows how limited the character is. The series already shows signs of becoming tiresome-- and it's only the second issue. Perhaps Lobo really is better when taken in small doses-- like in specials and guest shots, rather than starring in his own book.
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