The Dizzle boys watch Lobo chase the ankle-biters past their window and mention how he'll have to die if he gets in their way. With the delusions of their holiday dissipating, the two costumed comrades are soon mobbed by a bunch of obnoxious, demanding children. Walt explains they're already under contract and sends them on their way. The scheming youth quickly flees the administration building with his glue just as the two macho bounty hunters try to refuse wearing the ridiculous rabbit outfits to blend into the crowd. One of his sons defensively interrupts Lobo's line of questioning and orders him to find the bomber. Walt explains they all quit to work at Simian City Safari Park. Lobo questions the upset owner, asking him why his own security can't handle it. Walt shows them the first anonymous letter demanding $50,000 credits, followed by the second which threatens to detonated a bomb in the park if he doesn't close down. They meet with the owner, Walt Dizzle, and his three sons, Harry, Henry and Frizzle. They pass a disgruntled youth with a can of glue, planning a little retribution for some slight the park caused him. They arrive at Cheezworld in high spirits, with Lobo assuming it's going to be more like a vacation than work. Several months ago, I brought myself to read through James Robinson’s brilliant Starman series.Lobo and Jonas head off to the job Quarantino has booked them, a cushy security gig at a theme park. With its great supporting cast, the character Mikaal Tomas stuck out to me.
One of the many superheroes to once call himself Starman, Mikaal turned against his conquering alien race and sided with Earth. Eventually, this led to the extermination of his kind and the truth that Mikaal was the last of his people. This made me realize how overused this idea was. So many aliens in the DC Universe were the last of their kind. Other than Mikaal, we have Superman, Martian Manhunter, Lobo and even Kilowag. I got the feeling that these guys need their own story based on this. When I came across DC Universe: Last Sons at the local Barnes and Noble and saw that this was essentially what I was asking for, I realized I had to read it. Even without Mikaal and Kilowag there, I was still interested. Besides, it was about time I read a book that didn’t have pictures in it.īy the way, this is filled with spoilers. If you want a review that doesn’t tell you that Xemtex’s robot friend dies, go here. If you take that guy’s word for it, continue.
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It didn’t take me long at all to realize that this story was really a retread of the two-parter from Superman: The Animated Series called “The Main Man”. In it, Lobo was hired to take in Superman and hand him over to an alien collecting the last of various races. With Lobo being the last Czarnian, he too was captured, leading to him and Superman teaming up in order to escape. Rival bounty hunters got involved, but in the end, Superman and Lobo beat the big alien villain and went their separate ways. Solid episode.Īs Last Sons begins, Lobo takes on his latest bounty: a gang of outlaws led by the reptilian Xemtex. Once finished with them, Lobo is told by his agent Tartan Quarantino about a million cred bounty specifically chosen for Lobo. The criminal in question? An Earthling everyman named John Jones. As any comic reader knows, John Jones is the low-profile alter-ego of J’onn J’onz, the Martian Manhunter. So the secret identity of a superhero is wanted for unnamed crimes from part of the galaxy that he had never encountered and Lobo has been hand-picked and overpaid to take him in. It’s a set-up if there ever was one, but the Main Man refuses to notice. Not only is he playing into the hands of the mysterious Alpha being, but there are other threats. For one, the remainder of Xemtex’s gang is out there, looking for revenge and a group of bounty hunters led by a guy named Angel Eyes is interested in stealing Lobo’s bounty. Now that the basic story is out of the way, let’s cover the main strength of this book: the characters. Superman: You may have noticed a lack of his mention in the above paragraph. That might surprise you, considering he gets top billing. Sorry to say, Superman’s appearance in this is a borderline cameo.
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