The Space Dolphins are in danger and Lobo won't allow that but he will need the help of Black Canary to save his precious creatures.
This... worked fine enough at least.
Steve Orlando uses this Annual to create an one-and-done story that focuses on the dynamic between Lobo and Black Canary, something Orlando has been building-up for a while in this book. The characterization is decent since Orlando depicts Lobo appropriately based on the backstory that Grant Morrison gave him including his affection for dolphins. I have more problems about how he portrays Dinah though since I don't think he has really gotten her voice right, she can act overly emotional and violent at times.
Another problem I have is how the dynamic between Lobo and Dinah is not that immersive since, despite that Orlando has been teasing about it, there were not enough and more importantly, strong enough scenes between them to make you care about this particular team-up. JLA has been disappointing as a whole but one of its biggest failings is how it didn't manage to deliver a compelling relationship between the characters and this is a clear example of that.
That being said, the story still works when is focusing on the insanity of the situation and at the very least offers interesting moments of Lobo's character, just nothing great.
Kelley Jones handles the artwork and he obviously nails the Lobo sections... but he has more problems with normal humans like Dinah since she can look a bit bizarre at times.
Not bad, not great, serviceable.
"Orlando depicts Lobo appropriately" Not really. WAAAAY too forced in its trying to be gritty, especially with the over-use of the word "Frag".
ResponderBorrar"I don't think he has really gotten her voice right"
That's pretty much my complaint about ALOT of the JLA characters in general, including Lobo. The only one that seemed decent enough was Killer Frost, though in her case it was a new take that's mirroring the CW show.
"based on the backstory that Grant Morrison gave him including his affection for dolphins." Grant Morrison had nothing to do with Lobo - Lobo was created by Keith Giffen and Roger Slifer for "Omega Men", but was later remade in JLI #19 as a Czarnian Man with No Name-styled knuckle fighter that loved dolphins in 1989. In fact, the first time we're introduced to Lobo in that particular issue, it had a rather poignant moment with him tending to his dolphins, reflecting on the possibility of retiring from being an interstellar assassin, but those notions were tossed aside when he was offered ten years' worth of dolphin food to kill the Justice League.
Yeah, I guess I was mostly remembering the Morrison's segments from 52 and Morrison seems to be a huge influence on Orlando.
Borrar