Comicbook Crossover: Lobo / Judge Dredd

Lobo / Dredd: Psycho Bikers Vs. Mutants From Hell! (1995)

Authors: John Wagner / Alan Grant | Artists: Val Semeiks / John Dell  |  Page Count: 48

"Yer too stupid ta know when yer beat!
I admire that in a man!"

I like it when the cover art does most of the work for me. What you see (right) is a perfect example of what you get between the front and back covers of the one-shot.

The only thing that's slightly misleading is that despite Judge Dredd's name adorning it, he's more of a supporting character in the madness that unfolds.

The location makes Dredd's inclusion partly obligatory and partly incidental, as confusing as that sounds. But that's as confusing as it gets. It's a straightforward action comic with some great one-liners courtesy of cover stars Lobo and the Cursed Earth's most famous bastich son, the surly guy with a dial on his head that goes all the way up to 4: Mean Machine Angel.

Lobo and Mean chew up the page like it was a chocolate stage. I'd difficulty picking out a quote to use on this entry because they'd so many good lines to choose from. If you can begin to imagine how they might fit into a dangerous under-city mutie scenario, you'll be close to understanding how much big dumb fun there is to be found if you're in the right frame of mind to appreciate it.