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The Authority/Lobo: Holiday Hell
When you think of holidays, you think of…Lobo? Collected here for the first time are three tales of holiday cheer featuring the bastich himself, Lobo, and The Authority!
In "The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special", Lobos tries to take out Kris Kringle himself – in a hit organized by The Easter Bunny. Next, in "The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell", Lobo comes to the Wildstorm Universe as a young Jenny Quantum wants him to answer for his horrible crime against Old Saint Nick. And finally, in "The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre", this series of holiday fun comes full circle as The Authority realize Lobo is still free in their universe and that he must be stopped before he collects his long-awaited bounty from the Easter Bunny!
Collects the trilogy one-shots THE LOBO PARAMILITARY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, THE AUTHORITY/LOBO: JINGLE HELL, and THE AUTHORITY/LOBO: SPRING BREAK MASSACRE, plus two short stories from WILDSTORM WINTER SPECIAL.
In "The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special", Lobos tries to take out Kris Kringle himself – in a hit organized by The Easter Bunny. Next, in "The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell", Lobo comes to the Wildstorm Universe as a young Jenny Quantum wants him to answer for his horrible crime against Old Saint Nick. And finally, in "The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre", this series of holiday fun comes full circle as The Authority realize Lobo is still free in their universe and that he must be stopped before he collects his long-awaited bounty from the Easter Bunny!
Collects the trilogy one-shots THE LOBO PARAMILITARY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, THE AUTHORITY/LOBO: JINGLE HELL, and THE AUTHORITY/LOBO: SPRING BREAK MASSACRE, plus two short stories from WILDSTORM WINTER SPECIAL.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 2, 2006
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About the author
Keith Giffen
1,112 books217 followersKeith Ian Giffen was an American comic book illustrator and writer. He is possibly best-known for his long runs illustrating, and later writing the Legion of Super-Heroes title in the 1980s and 1990s. He also created the alien mercenary character Lobo (with Roger Slifer), and the irreverent "want-to-be" hero, Ambush Bug. Giffen is known for having an unorthodox writing style, often using characters in ways not seen before. His dialogue is usually characterized by a biting wit that is seen as much less zany than dialogue provided by longtime collaborators DeMatteis and Robert Loren Fleming. That approach has brought him both criticism and admiration, as perhaps best illustrated by the mixed (although commercially successful) response to his work in DC Comics' Justice League International (1987-1992). He also plotted and was breakdown artist for an Aquaman limited series and one-shot special in 1989 with writer Robert Loren Fleming and artist Curt Swan for DC Comics.
Giffen's first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white series featured in Marvel Preview, with writer Bill Mantlo. He has worked on titles (owned by several different companies) including Woodgod, All Star Comics, Doctor Fate, Drax the Destroyer, Heckler, Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, Reign of the Zodiac, Suicide Squad, Trencher (to be re-released in a collected edition by Boom! Studios)., T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Vext. He was also responsible for the English adaptation of the Battle Royale and Ikki Tousen manga, as well as creating "I Luv Halloween" for Tokyopop. He also worked for Dark Horse from 1994-95 on their Comics Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes line, as the writer of two short lived series, Division 13 and co-author, with Lovern Kindzierski, of Agents of Law. For Valiant Comics, Giffen wrote XO-Manowar, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Punx and the final issue of Solar, Man of the Atom.
He took a break from the comic industry for several years, working on storyboards for television and film, including shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy.
He is also the lead writer for Marvel Comics's Annihilation event, having written the one-shot prologue, the lead-in stories in Thanos and Drax, the Silver Surfer as well as the main six issues mini-series. He also wrote the Star-Lord mini-series for the follow-up story Annihilation: Conquest. He currently writes Doom Patrol for DC, and is also completing an abandoned Grant Morrison plot in The Authority: the Lost Year for Wildstorm.
Giffen's first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white series featured in Marvel Preview, with writer Bill Mantlo. He has worked on titles (owned by several different companies) including Woodgod, All Star Comics, Doctor Fate, Drax the Destroyer, Heckler, Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, Reign of the Zodiac, Suicide Squad, Trencher (to be re-released in a collected edition by Boom! Studios)., T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Vext. He was also responsible for the English adaptation of the Battle Royale and Ikki Tousen manga, as well as creating "I Luv Halloween" for Tokyopop. He also worked for Dark Horse from 1994-95 on their Comics Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes line, as the writer of two short lived series, Division 13 and co-author, with Lovern Kindzierski, of Agents of Law. For Valiant Comics, Giffen wrote XO-Manowar, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Punx and the final issue of Solar, Man of the Atom.
He took a break from the comic industry for several years, working on storyboards for television and film, including shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy.
He is also the lead writer for Marvel Comics's Annihilation event, having written the one-shot prologue, the lead-in stories in Thanos and Drax, the Silver Surfer as well as the main six issues mini-series. He also wrote the Star-Lord mini-series for the follow-up story Annihilation: Conquest. He currently writes Doom Patrol for DC, and is also completing an abandoned Grant Morrison plot in The Authority: the Lost Year for Wildstorm.
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September 27, 2015
Gech. No.
April 12, 2020
A easter classic, and rightfully so. Fuck Yeah!
December 11, 2012
I love Lobo, he is hollow and sadistic, not a character to take seriously, he adds humour and complete silliness to this book. If you want a laugh read it.
December 29, 2025
"Devo trovare un detonatore più grosso"
December 18, 2021
This isn’t bad. It collects three stories by Keith Giffen, Alan Grant, & Simon Bisely.
First, the Lobo Paramilitary Christmas special. Classic. I bought it off the rack when it was released. Violent. Funny. Love this.
Next, the Authority vs Lobo: Jingle Hell. This is sort of a sequel to the previous story. It’s not bad. Lobo meets the super hero group, The Authority. He has to answer for the events in the previous book which may or may not have happened. I didn’t love it, but it isn’t terrible.
Finally, Lobo vs Authority: Spring Break Massacre. Lobo tries to find the Easter Bunny to collect his fee from killing Santa as he’s pursued by The Authority. Again, not bad but didn’t love it.
First, the Lobo Paramilitary Christmas special. Classic. I bought it off the rack when it was released. Violent. Funny. Love this.
Next, the Authority vs Lobo: Jingle Hell. This is sort of a sequel to the previous story. It’s not bad. Lobo meets the super hero group, The Authority. He has to answer for the events in the previous book which may or may not have happened. I didn’t love it, but it isn’t terrible.
Finally, Lobo vs Authority: Spring Break Massacre. Lobo tries to find the Easter Bunny to collect his fee from killing Santa as he’s pursued by The Authority. Again, not bad but didn’t love it.
September 23, 2020
What do you need in your system to produce something like this?
August 2, 2024
Read it and enjoy it, ya bunch a bastiches! 😈
God I do love me so Lobo chaos and nothing wrong with dipping into more characters originally brought to life by Warren Ellis, though here it's at the hands of the acclaimed Giffen and Grant and they both weave a fantasticly bloody story coupled with Bisley's always glorious art.
God I do love me so Lobo chaos and nothing wrong with dipping into more characters originally brought to life by Warren Ellis, though here it's at the hands of the acclaimed Giffen and Grant and they both weave a fantasticly bloody story coupled with Bisley's always glorious art.
March 23, 2018
Entertaining.
July 19, 2019
Not written well and bad artwork.
January 8, 2022
08. Januar pravi trenutak za citanje Bozicnog specijala.
Uskrsnji zeka unajmljuje Loba da ubije Deda Mraza.
Uskrsnji zeka unajmljuje Loba da ubije Deda Mraza.
May 17, 2025
Very fun read.
Great art. Classic stories that are funny. Its worth the read. Check it out! It reads fast too. Loved it myself.
Great art. Classic stories that are funny. Its worth the read. Check it out! It reads fast too. Loved it myself.
June 2, 2016
Read it. Thought it was coarse and the art wasn't great. Just don't see Apollo/Midnighter acting this crudely in front of their daughter. Some funny scenes but the Boondocks style art did not appeal to me
December 24, 2010
Very silly look at the Main Man vs. Santa Claus and then facing the Authority. Full of blood, magic and very funny dialogue from my favorite bastich.
January 7, 2011
Yuck--I don't like Lobo. He's hollow and sadistic.
May 15, 2013
Just read one story. Fun spoof of The Authority. (Almost better than Authority issues 1-8).
June 21, 2014
A fun, trashy book.
July 27, 2014
Huge amount of violent fun with art to match.
August 25, 2008
Keith Giffen, Alan Grant, Simon Bisley - twisted bunnies.
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