DC redesigned Lobo to Lolbro

[The Illusive Man]

Lobo the character who was created for the sole purpose of parodying the testosterone overdosed, hypermasculin, darker and edger comics of the 90s. A literal space biker complete with cigar, gruffness and a bad sense of humor.

Before

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpFplmMcjOE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpFplmMcjOE</a>

After

Look at that popped collar and count the number of fingers he has.

Perhaps it is Slobo instead?



This better be a parody otherwise the rage induced aneurisms will kill off a good portion of readers.

“The Lobo you’ve seen so far in the New 52 is not who you think he is. In this one-shot, you’ll be introduced to the real Lobo. A ruthless killer, Lobo is on a quest to kill the man who has taken his name,” said DC’s Bob Harras in the post. “This Lobo is equal parts strong, vicious, and driven. There’s a darker and more logical idea about what a force of nature like him is capable of. After all, this is someone who can infiltrate high society, fly a space ship, and adhere to a very specific moral code that’s not your typical anti-hero one. Oh, and, this one-shot takes place very far away from Earth. And when I say very far away, I mean it takes place literally on the other side of the galaxy.”

[Witchyjoshy]

I don't see the problem.

[Askold]

Well it is a redesign, kinda like when Deadpool went from deadly serious Deathstrike clone into an original and loveable lunatic. Lobo seems to be going in an opposite direction, from a joke character into something more serious.

But that is just what I get from these snippets. Besides if it's just a one shot I don't see what the big deal is anyway. Comic book characters get redesigned all the time, sometimes its just based on writer and sometimes like this they really go wild when they can do an one-shot story.

[Art Vandelay]

I've never even heard of this character before.

[Witchyjoshy]

I've never even heard of this character before.

This is part of why I don't see the problem.

New character looks fine.  Trendy haircut, just like the original Lobo.

Seems like "BAWWWW THEY CHANGED THINGS" to me.

[Her3tiK]

It may be the way he's drawn, but it really feels like this rework is a complete ripoff of something else. Can't quite put my finger on what it is, though.

[Sleepy]

I've never even heard of this character before.

This is part of why I don't see the problem.

New character looks fine.  Trendy haircut, just like the original Lobo.

Seems like "BAWWWW THEY CHANGED THINGS" to me.

There are plenty of times where it's perfectly acceptable to be annoyed about a change. In this case, the character looks rather different and that can distort his original image and personality. If it's just a one shot, fine, but I get annoyed that you think it's so unacceptable for people to dislike changes.

[Askold]

It may be the way he's drawn, but it really feels like this rework is a complete ripoff of something else. Can't quite put my finger on what it is, though.

At one point Lobo was a Jack Sparrow ripoff... Although more violent.



And there was a legion of Kid-Lobos at one point, but I can't seem to find images of those at the moment.

[Witchyjoshy]

I've never even heard of this character before.

This is part of why I don't see the problem.

New character looks fine.  Trendy haircut, just like the original Lobo.

Seems like "BAWWWW THEY CHANGED THINGS" to me.

There are plenty of times where it's perfectly acceptable to be annoyed about a change. In this case, the character looks rather different and that can distort his original image and personality. If it's just a one shot, fine, but I get annoyed that you think it's so unacceptable for people to dislike changes.

I don't mind that people dislike change.

I mind when they make a big freaking shitstorm over it, like has been happening with everything lately.

[Lithp]

As someone who neither reads nor cares about comics, DC fans have a perfectly legitimate reason to be pissed off. They're doing some kind of canon-wide retcon where they change pretty much everything, & you don't have to look far to see examples of dropped storylines, retarded character derailment, etc. The fact that shit like that can happen at any time is one of the reasons I don't read comics.

[Witchyjoshy]

As someone who neither reads nor cares about comics, DC fans have a perfectly legitimate reason to be pissed off. They're doing some kind of canon-wide retcon where they change pretty much everything, & you don't have to look far to see examples of dropped storylines, retarded character derailment, etc. The fact that shit like that can happen at any time is one of the reasons I don't read comics.

If only it was the constant retcons and reboots that TIM was upset about.  From what I can tell, he seems purely upset because of the character design.

[Sigmaleph]

From what little I know about Lobo, the character design doesn't seem like it works with the standard conception of the character.

[R. U. Sirius]

Thought: The original Lobo was a parody of the hyper-masculine nineties antihero. Maybe this Lobo is intended as a parody of the common archetype of an incredibly violent fighter who is somehow a lot smarter and more cultured than their background and attitude would indicate?

[Lithp]

As someone who neither reads nor cares about comics, DC fans have a perfectly legitimate reason to be pissed off. They're doing some kind of canon-wide retcon where they change pretty much everything, & you don't have to look far to see examples of dropped storylines, retarded character derailment, etc. The fact that shit like that can happen at any time is one of the reasons I don't read comics.

If only it was the constant retcons and reboots that TIM was upset about.  From what I can tell, he seems purely upset because of the character design.

You mean a retcon/reboot is irritating him?

[PosthumanHeresy]

I rather hope it's how R. U. Sirius suggested. I doubt it, though. The problem is something along the lines as if they made a new Batman who became a killer and crazy. Wait, that's been done, and it turned out to be one of the worst decisions they made. How about if Spider-Man sold his decades-long marriage to the Devil? Wait. Marvel did that, and it was one of the worst decisions they ever made. What if DC introduced a previously cartoon-only, extremely popular character into the comics, only to kill her in the same storyline. Ohhhh wait. They did that too, and pissed people off. What if they made a campy Batman movie as a sequel to the Burton ones, and then made an even worse, campier sequel, with a BAT CREDIT CARD. Wait.... fuck. Turned an awesome character who was a hero, was at one point Batgirl, and was raised to be evil but became good, into a stereotypical dragon lady villain? Goddammit. Retconned out the first canon Female Robin? Fuckshit. Okay, nobody would be stupid enough to kill Batman, have him replaced by Dick, and Robin unfairly replaced with Bruce's homicidal bastard son, right? Godmotherfuckingdammit! Basically, canon-rape. It never ends, and it never ends well.