Into the Weird: Where Strange Tales Assemble

Whoa! Now that's a power I didn't know Lobo possessed. Apparently, during his first appearance in The Omega Men, he displayed superhuman finesse by flicking an alien's nose, thereby BLASTING HIS BRAIN OUT THE BACK OF HIS SKULL. Cool. Add this to the wide variety of other superhuman skills and Lobo seems pretty much unbeatable. Chief amongst these powers has got to be his ability to regenerate. And no, we're not talking Wolverine level regeneration here. We're talking the ability to completely regenerate from a DROP OF BLOOD. Lobo also seems to possess mad street-fighting skills, enough to take on powerhouses like Superman, Despero or even Darkseid and win. Opponent's Invulnerable? Means nothing to the 'Bo. He's made Kryptonians bleed on occasion, like so: Another ability of The Main Man seems to be the power to circumvent a GREEN LANTERN'S POWER RING. 'Bo attributes this power to the fact that the Lanterns' rings work on Willpower, and appar...

  Whenever I get tired of wordy comics or the high-brow moralizing normally found in the so-called 'literary' graphic novels, I feel like I need to release the pressure in my aching brain by pulling out a stack of back issues and kickin' back with some LOBO. What? Did you say Lobo? Yep, that's right. Lobo. Not only is he one of the most funny and consistently entertaining characters in comics, but he is also the perfect anti-hero for those who get tired of the do-gooder superhero set who NEVER indulge in drinking, partying, or raucous mayhem whenever they feel like it.  Lobo shows the darker side of what every superhero could be if you took away the 'hero' and pumped them full of alcohol and mind-altering drugs. And no, I am not saying that I want to be like Lobo. I mean, the guy is a murderer, a galactic bounty hunter who revels in torture and bloodshed; who betrays his friends (or rather 'acquaintances.' He doesn't have any friends - big surprise) ...