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Lobo
Lobo/Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers vs. the Mutants from Hell
Law and order meets chaos incarnate in this one-shot! Transported to Mega City One, Lobo teams up with Judge Dredd to crack skulls and beat down a wild uprising of the Undercity mutants.
48 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1995
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Alan Grant
1,717 books144 followersAlan Grant was a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also the creator of the character Anarky.
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.
By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.
Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.
By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.
Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac
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March 25, 2018
Puerile and pubescent.
Probably my least favorite of the Judge Dredd crossovers. Featuring Lobo who looks like the guitarists from Immortal and has the skin and eye color of Grand Admiral Thrawn, large muscles and a grey mop of hair make for a goofy character. All the goofier is the plot, which has as much depth as a fart, which swerves from the puerile toward the pubescent and then back again.
Fisticuffs follow more fisticuffs alongside deployed comic book themes that have been reformulated to a T here. Even more fisticuffs follow until they're broken up by blasts from Dredd's souped up super-duper gun. The narrative collapses not to long after in an unpalatable fashion.
Lame!
Probably my least favorite of the Judge Dredd crossovers. Featuring Lobo who looks like the guitarists from Immortal and has the skin and eye color of Grand Admiral Thrawn, large muscles and a grey mop of hair make for a goofy character. All the goofier is the plot, which has as much depth as a fart, which swerves from the puerile toward the pubescent and then back again.
Fisticuffs follow more fisticuffs alongside deployed comic book themes that have been reformulated to a T here. Even more fisticuffs follow until they're broken up by blasts from Dredd's souped up super-duper gun. The narrative collapses not to long after in an unpalatable fashion.
Lame!
February 23, 2017
I felt like this story lacked any real depth, however the artwork was fab.
The story and characters never grabbed me otherwise.
The story and characters never grabbed me otherwise.
June 1, 2015
Lobo = violence
Judge Dredd = violence
The two together well if you are thinking it will end in a peacenik love fest you will be wrong by a long violent mark. Overall it is a light, stupid story that delivers the violence that it promises from these two characters.
PC minded people should avoid (and if they got past the cover expecting something different they will be horrified). Anyone that can take a joke or are a fan of either character enjoy
Judge Dredd = violence
The two together well if you are thinking it will end in a peacenik love fest you will be wrong by a long violent mark. Overall it is a light, stupid story that delivers the violence that it promises from these two characters.
PC minded people should avoid (and if they got past the cover expecting something different they will be horrified). Anyone that can take a joke or are a fan of either character enjoy
July 23, 2014
To cross over two totally different universes and characters is always tricky. And when it is done this badly, with one character I just love to bits (Judge Dredd) and with another I care a lot, it is total fuck up.
Nice art though.
Nice art though.
March 14, 2013
Dear God, this book is hilarious and choice. Meant for mindless fun, great for a laugh.
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March 28, 2019Celkem průměr, pobavilo, ale Soudce Dredd byl trochu zbytečný. Kresba je hezká a scénář dává smysl. Za mě si to zaslouží tři hvězdičky.
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