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Keith Giffen cvr/art; 1st app of Lobo; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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Omega Men issue #3 presents the first appearance of Lobo, an alien interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. In the beginning the character was envisioned as a villain but fans weren't initially receptive to him, ten years later writers reintroduced him as an anti-hero. Lobo was meant as a parody to the growing popularity of gritty, dark heroes such as the Punisher and Cable, which led to Lobo becoming incredibly popular in his own right, even becoming a favorite DC character of Marvel godfather Stan Lee. Originally Lobo was presented as clean cut with neatly trimmed hair but after his reimagining he was given a grungier hard rock look with a "space bike" to match, and is usually seen with a cigar in his mouth, taking inspiration from Marvel’s Wolverine. Like Superman, Lobo is the lone survivor of an extinct alien race, but unlike the flagship Kryptonian, Lobo is foul mouthed and ill-tempered yet still possesses a good heart. The bounty hunter often takes contracts that put him at odds with characters like Superman and the Justice League. After a well-received appearance in an issue of Justice League International Lobo became a regular for the DC comic LEGION and the spin-off series REBELS. Lobo has also made a number of animated TV and video game appearances with his first-ever live action role being on 2019's “Krypton.” Though each attempt at a Lobo feature film failed to materialize early on at WB, studio executives and producers are now ramping up for a movie after the mega-success of “Deadpool.” With his solo movie currently in development, fans can expect the popularity of Lobo to skyrocket in the coming years and the demand for this issue to drive up in value.


Artist Information

Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their Legion of Super-Heroes and Justice League titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Giffen and Bill Mantlo created Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Preview #7 (Summer 1976). Giffen is best known for his long runs illustrating and later writing the Legion of Super-Heroes title in the 1980s and 1990s. He has worked on titles owned by several different companies including Woodgod, All Star Comics, Drax the Destroyer, Heckler, Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, Reign of the Zodiac, Suicide Squad, Trencher, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Vext. He was responsible for the English adaptation of the Battle Royale and Ikki Tousen manga, as well as creating "I Luv Halloween" for Tokyopop. He worked for Dark Horse from 1994 to 1995 on their Comics Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes line, as the writer of two short lived series, Division 13 and co-author, with Lovern Kindzierski, of Agents of Law. For Valiant Comics, Giffen wrote X-O Manowar, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Punx and the final issue of Solar, Man of the Atom.