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Lobo
Lobo/Mask
2 parts of 50 pages each
100 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
About the author
Alan Grant
1,732 books141 followersAlan Grant was a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also the creator of the character Anarky.
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.
By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.
Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.
By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.
Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac
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October 4, 2017
Alan Grant has written most of Lobo's solo work. The Mask is the character that put John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke on the map. Having them all involved insures the characterizations were correct and the story interesting. Lobo been hired to take out the Mask and from there on out we get all out chaos, in a good way. The Mask was witty and the story fun.
March 26, 2024
This is the best comic book crossover I have ever read. This outstandingly ridiculous and pointless book is hilarious, and very-well executed. One of the previous wearers of "The Mask" hired Lobo to apprehend the current wearer, who is described as a terrorist. What ensues is an epic and gory confrontation between the Main Man and the Mask, a lot of humor and an excellent ending.
Who cares about the depth of the story, when the goal of this book is to entertain. So, unless you are looking for a life-altering, serious and philosophical book, you will enjoy Lobo/Mask.
Who cares about the depth of the story, when the goal of this book is to entertain. So, unless you are looking for a life-altering, serious and philosophical book, you will enjoy Lobo/Mask.
October 14, 2012
Ridiculous, stupid, insane and pointless. Excellent read and loads of fun, tongue in cheek 4th wall demolishing brilliance.
September 13, 2017
Ok... Takže Lobo :D
Najprv som bola veľmi skeptická a hovorila som si, že to rozhodne nebude komiks pre mňa – OMYL!!! Je to MEGA !!! :D
Lobo je ... slovami ťažko uchopiteľný, ale aj tak sa o to pokúsim :D
Čo od komiksu očakávať : veľmi kreatívne nadávky (hemeroidebil, smradržka, buznoprd, tasemnicvok ...), beštiálne zabíjanie, super zápletku a rozuzlenia deja. ;)
**Lobo**
- Velkej šéf
- „Lovec všeho za co se platí, postrach kriminálníků ve všech kvadrantech vesmíru.“
- „Je to spíš mor než člověk, zhouba všeho civilizovaného...“
- „Má rád držkobití, chlast a ženský – přesně v tomhle pořadí“.
- Posledný Czarnian (pretože sám vyhladil svoju planétu ...)
- Dokonalý antihrdina
Ked sa spojí do jedného komiksu Lobo s Maskou (inak povedané – dvaja úplne šialen�� a nezničiteľný magori), tak je to masaker :D
Lobo dostáva pracovnú ponuku, ktorá je veľmi, ale veľmi lákavá (inak by do toho samozrejme nešiel a ešte k tomu – vyrušiť ho počas dovči ... ehm :D). Jeden milión dolárov za zlikvidovanie medzigalaktického teroristu? Pre Veľkého šéfa to vypadá ako úplne super kšeftík, veď zničiť jedného zakomplexovaného magora bude hračka ... Lenže tento má na sebe zelenú masku, rýchlo sa regeneruje, mení sa veľké zle opice ...
Títo dvaja si rozhodne nič nedarujú a čitateľa budú čakať stránky plné krvavých masakrov, ktoré vyústia v „spojenectvo“ týchto dvoch exotov a spoločne začnú pátrať po tom, na ktorého bola sľúbená odmena ...
Druhý príbeh je o tom, ako je sám Veľký šéf zatknutý a odsúdený na 20 000 rokov (škrtenie sudcu reťazou mu nepridalo k dobru .... :D). A teraz vážne – Lobo a zatknutý?! Len tak a dobrovoľne? Come on guys ... Tu niečo nehrá a samy uvidíte, že Lobo nesklame ;)
-->Špiclujete lachťáky vy vopruzácky sviňoprdi !<--
Najprv som bola veľmi skeptická a hovorila som si, že to rozhodne nebude komiks pre mňa – OMYL!!! Je to MEGA !!! :D
Lobo je ... slovami ťažko uchopiteľný, ale aj tak sa o to pokúsim :D
Čo od komiksu očakávať : veľmi kreatívne nadávky (hemeroidebil, smradržka, buznoprd, tasemnicvok ...), beštiálne zabíjanie, super zápletku a rozuzlenia deja. ;)
**Lobo**
- Velkej šéf
- „Lovec všeho za co se platí, postrach kriminálníků ve všech kvadrantech vesmíru.“
- „Je to spíš mor než člověk, zhouba všeho civilizovaného...“
- „Má rád držkobití, chlast a ženský – přesně v tomhle pořadí“.
- Posledný Czarnian (pretože sám vyhladil svoju planétu ...)
- Dokonalý antihrdina
Ked sa spojí do jedného komiksu Lobo s Maskou (inak povedané – dvaja úplne šialen�� a nezničiteľný magori), tak je to masaker :D
Lobo dostáva pracovnú ponuku, ktorá je veľmi, ale veľmi lákavá (inak by do toho samozrejme nešiel a ešte k tomu – vyrušiť ho počas dovči ... ehm :D). Jeden milión dolárov za zlikvidovanie medzigalaktického teroristu? Pre Veľkého šéfa to vypadá ako úplne super kšeftík, veď zničiť jedného zakomplexovaného magora bude hračka ... Lenže tento má na sebe zelenú masku, rýchlo sa regeneruje, mení sa veľké zle opice ...
Títo dvaja si rozhodne nič nedarujú a čitateľa budú čakať stránky plné krvavých masakrov, ktoré vyústia v „spojenectvo“ týchto dvoch exotov a spoločne začnú pátrať po tom, na ktorého bola sľúbená odmena ...
Druhý príbeh je o tom, ako je sám Veľký šéf zatknutý a odsúdený na 20 000 rokov (škrtenie sudcu reťazou mu nepridalo k dobru .... :D). A teraz vážne – Lobo a zatknutý?! Len tak a dobrovoľne? Come on guys ... Tu niečo nehrá a samy uvidíte, že Lobo nesklame ;)
-->Špiclujete lachťáky vy vopruzácky sviňoprdi !<--
April 17, 2019
Really dumb and gonzo but this is probably the best incarnation of both Lobo and The Mask and I’d easily read 50 more
October 31, 2019
Lobo w Masce.
LOBO W MASCE.
Połączenie Idealne.
Najlepszy cyctat z komiksu: "His Vengeance is an insatiable engine fueled by burning wrath generating a boundless galactic nightmare" ;)
LOBO W MASCE.
Połączenie Idealne.
Najlepszy cyctat z komiksu: "His Vengeance is an insatiable engine fueled by burning wrath generating a boundless galactic nightmare" ;)
January 8, 2020
Two famous comic characters with similar personalities.
It is like watching Superman vs Batman but better.
It is like watching Superman vs Batman but better.
July 22, 2021
One of the funniest comics I've ever read.
July 7, 2024
More violence than plot.
February 23, 2023
I love Arcudi's original Mask trilogy, it is among my favorite comics, but you can tell he did not want to write this or return to the character. There's no plot, just a lot of unfunny, lazy gags making it abundantly clear Arcudi isn't doing this for anything other than a paycheck. Mahnke's artwork is amazing as always, but the writing is so lazy and disrespectful to the reader it can't elevate this above one star.
February 9, 2017
Loba úplně nemusím a toto byl pro mě zatím nejhorší díl - ještě o pár úrovní pod vším, co v češtině vyšlo.
August 29, 2016
Dostal jsem, co jsem chtěl. Brutalitu, totalisimo přesmaženou akci a vydatnou porci nadhledu. (Teda ne tak vydatnou jako krve, střev a jiných laskomin.)
April 19, 2017
Toto ma teda moc nezaujalo, strašne chaotické. Do toho krvavé, brutálné a vulgárne. Príbeh tam moc nie je, v prvej polovici ničí Lobo všetko a masakruje každého s Maskou a v druhej zase sám.
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