Official Reading Guide & Lore

How To Start Reading Lobo Comics

Real Name: Lobo | Universe: DC | Rating: 95 OVR (Unkillable Czarnian Bounty Hunter)

"The Main Man don't bite off more'n he can chew without spittin' teeth in somebody's eye!"

The Top 3 Starter Books for Beginners

The 90s Parody Masterpiece

Lobo: The Last Czarnian (1990)

Writer/Artist: Keith Giffen, Alan Grant & Simon Bisley | Format: Trade Paperback

Lobo is hired to transport his irritating fourth-grade teacher across the galaxy while protecting her from assassins.

Why Start Here: The heavy metal Simon Bisley painted masterpiece that made Lobo a superstar.

Banned from Afterlife

Lobo's Back's Back (1992)

Writer/Artist: Keith Giffen & Simon Bisley | Format: Trade Paperback

Lobo dies and wrecks both Heaven and Hell so badly that both God and Satan grant him permanent immortality to stay away.

Why Start Here: Dark, hilarious, and shows why Lobo is literally unkillable.

Motorcycle Road Trip

Lobo: Highway to Hell (2009)

Writer/Artist: Scott Ian (Anthrax) & Sam Kieth | Format: Graphic Novel

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian writes an all-out heavy metal rampage through the circles of Hell.

Why Start Here: High-octane rock-and-roll comic mayhem.

Official Power Grid (1-7 Benchmark)

  • Intelligence: 5 / 7
  • Strength: 7 / 7
  • Speed: 5 / 7
  • Durability: 7 / 7
  • Energy Projection: 3 / 7
  • Fighting Skill: 6 / 7

Documented Weakness: Strict literal word of honor (will never break a signed contract), loves space dolphins.