The first full trailer for DC Studios’ Supergirl arrived on Tuesday, further diving us into the world of Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El / Supergirl. The film, which is based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s beloved miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, places Kara against a pretty surprising supporting cast. That includes Lobo (played by Jason Momoa), an alien bounty hunter who clearly has met the Maid of Might at least once, and is more than willing to lend a hand in the fight against Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts) and the Brigands.
So, who exactly is Lobo? Created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen in 1983’s Omega Men #3, Lobo evolved from a random space villain into a bonafide fan-favorite character. Part of that was due to his big personality and dark backstory (he was the last surviving member of an alien race known as the Czarnians… because he killed them all himself), all of which lampooned the “edgy” characters and comics of the 1990s. His preferred mode of transportation is a motorcycle flanked by flying space dolphins, his colorful vocabulary includes words like “frag” and “bastiche”, and he can often be spotted wearing a biker vest with the words “Bite me fanboy” on the back.
