After years of kicking around between creative teams, Warner Bros.Loboadaptation finally seems poised to make some forward strides. Centered on the titular hyper-violent slightly-psychopathic intergalactic bounty hunter,Lobowas once set for a PG-13 adaptation helmed byGuy Ritchiebefore passing into the hands of San Andreas directorBrad Peytonwith none other thanDwayne Johnsonin talks to star. Ultimately, that incarnation also fell apart, and all was quiet on theLobofront until earlier this year when Warner Bros. hiredWonder WomanandPanscribeJason Fuchsto pena new incarnation of the script from scratch.
Now Fuchs is hard at work on the newLoboproperty, and he’s turning to some of the character’s classic comic arcs for inspiration. In a new instagram post, Fuchs highlights theLobo: Portrait of a Bastichcollection, which features two of Lobo’s miniseries comic runs from the ’90s –The Last CzarnianandLobo’s Back. It’s a reference point that should make fans happy; especially those who hoped that the post-Deadpooltiming of Warner Bros. sudden renewed interest in the character might point towards the R-rating befitting a twisted, hedonistic alien mercenary whose name means “he who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it.”
Penned byKeith Giffen(52) andAlan Grant(Judge Dredd) with pencils bySimon Bisley, here’sDC Comicsofficial synopsis for thePortrait of a Bastichcollection:
Don’t miss this new volume collecting both the 4-issue LOBO and LOBO’S BACK miniseries that helped make the Last Czarnian a legend, co-written by 52’s Keith Giffen! First, Lobo is sent to capture a crotchety old teacher who, along the way, makes life miserable for her captor. Then, Lobo must take in the most dangerous being in the universe — and is promptly killed. But heaven doesn’t want him and hell can’t handle him, so Lobo is reincarnated — as a woman with big guns and a very bad attitude!
