Our Sheriff Lobo

I hope the Omega Men cover is here.  I had a hell of a time getting it to load.  It was a huge pain in the ass, which is much the same way I feel about the cover star, Lobo.  As you can, the DC star who used to be as popular as Wolverine wasn't always a leather jacket wearing psycho with wild hair.  He used to wear a purple and orange leotard.

I've written about Lobo before and my lack of understanding when it comes to his appeal.  When he first started getting popular, however, I will admit to snatching up this back issue (#3, in case the image is not showing up) since it was his first appearance and I figured I would at some point cash in on it.  The store that had it had no idea it was his first appearance.  The back issue was priced at something like $2.00 in Near Mint condition.  It seemed like a good idea.

I never read the issue, though I paged through it.  Quite honestly, his hair freaked me out a bit.  I promptly put the issue back in its sleeve and filed it away.  The series wasn't one I was interested in, and Lobo's appearance in it wasn't enough to get me to read it. 

Characters sometimes have some really strange beginnings.  Wolverine was decent right from the gate.  Batman, too.  Lobo's first appearance isn't anywhere near as bad as Squirrel Girl's, but it's fairly close.  It goes to show that first appearances can be turned around and made into something that falls just short of a phenomenon ... no matter how big of a pain in the ass it is.

You Can Tell a Lobo Fan by His Erection

Guy Richie directing a Lobo movie? Say it ain't so. The guy who used to fuck Madonna? (Well, who hasn't?) A movie about a character only twelve-year-old boys and Insane Clown Posse fans care about? Lobo? Really? Why not The Web or Hourman?

I know people will probably think this is a grand idea, but think about it. It's Lobo. It's Guy Richie. We'll get plenty of zooms and convoluted plot twists, but will it do anything for the character or comic books?

I don't hate Lobo. I just think he's overrated (or was and still is in some minds). I also don't hate Richie. The two together, though, leaves plenty to be desired.

Lobo? Really?

How is this possible? How did Lobo rank a movie? How did anyone think this was a good idea?

I rally about the stupidity of Hollywood on my other blog, The Last Picture Blog. I get how Hollywood works. I understand it. Anything that can make money should. Blah, blah, blah. But Lobo? Is Richie a Lobo fan? Is he fucking some other Hollywood senior citizen? What is going on?

Hate mail can be directed at me. I'll take it. I stand behind my initial shock, though. Who knows? It could be a great movie. I doubt it, though. I like Richie's movies enough, but he is not suited to this role. Want to give him something he may be able to pull off? 100 Bullets.

You fuckers know I'm right.