Into the Weird: Where Strange Tales Assemble

  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 back issues. 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 - bi...