"The opening of the book is pretty awesome for fans of the new Lobo, as we see the final moments with the impostor Lobo, the one you remember from the 90s. He's a character that fits in the time he was created but doesn't work now."
That is your opinion. And it is wrong. Sorry Mat. Still love you though.
Really? Name one current successful Liefeld book right now, no worries. I'm waiting, heck isn't Spawn just the hottest comic in the block? And don't get me started on those Young Blood Fellers, man they sure know how to make a comic!
First off, Spawn isn't a Liefeld book. Secondly, Liefeld didn't create Lobo, so I have no idea why you brought him into the conversation. Thirdly, X-Force and Deadpool are both very successful books which spawned from the brain of Liefeld. Thank you and goodbye.
1st. Just because Spawn isn't a Liefeld Book doesn't mean it didn't benefit from the EXTREEME Mentality of the era.
2nd. Lobo was brought in to "mock" the likes of Liefeld, seeing as how Liefeld at himself already degraded into a joke, heck, a lot of people are already tired of people continually bashing Liefeld.
3rd. Deadpool became successful after Joe Kelly got his hands on him by turning him into a pseudo Joke Character from the 90s (Something that Liefeld then proceeded to rip off and claim it was all in his plan). X-Force hasn't had a stable series in years since the Remender Run, the current X-Force titles being sub-par, and the classic X-Force titles only fondly remembered for it's hilariously bad art and EXTREEMENESS.
@trebean: Has DC not brought back the extreme style of comic storytelling and endless crossovers with the new 52? I think both Lobo can coexist as one is a parody of the recent thinking and business plans of DC comics, which is hey the 90's where great right? Guys like Lee where the orchestrator of the 90's era and he is now a big gun at DC. Liefield is just the guy people find easiest to mock but its not his fault people liked his books and art at one point in time. Guy's like Cappullo, Lee, Booth are all very much extreme artists yet plenty of new comic fans will adore there work but mock Liefeld or Mcfarlane's art for being out dated when there counter parts are as outdated.
So you can say the old Lobo is stale joke when in reality he is relevant, the problem being the stuff he was used to mock is now back in fashion just with a little more polish.
True, except not really, most big crossover events by DC are confined into their own corners and hardly ever breach until needed to, the same can be slightly be said true with Marvel. Lee, Cappullo, and Booth? Other than Booth, they pretty much matured from the EXTREEME Age of drawing, well, Lee probably missed a step or two. Cappullo on the other hand, if you saw his recent works on Batman has been ridiculously clean and gothic, only being intense and visual when needed, Booth isn't even that much of a revered artist.
Still, you brought a lot of great points.
@trebean said:
Fauxbo is a parody, if you didn't realize it, there's a running trend of mysterious, pretty boy, "Bad-Ass" right now. I mean c'mon, freaking Twilight started it and spawned off a plethora of shirtless young guys parading your screen.
No he isn't. I don't know why people keep saying this when it's so obviously not true. Give me one example of the character being played for laughs and not seriously, because so far there hasn't been a hint of parody from his characterization.
Let's see,
Mysterious tragic origin? Check
Pale white skin? Check
Dry catch-line? Check
A lone wolf? Check
Pseudo Bad Boy? Check
Over-Waxed Hair-do? Check
Unless you're definition of parody was something like any of the Wayans Brothers movies or the Scary Movie Series, he's pretty much an analogue of the current Wussification of Bad-Asses today. The Main Man (THE REAL LOBO) Summed it up himself pretty nicely.
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