Lobo #1 (1990) - Mini Series - Bisley
Artist: Simon Bisley (All)
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DescriptionWell, I dig this bastich a whole awful lot.The piece helps remind me of a time JUST before sales tax ruined the ability for a dollar to pay for a dollar. And the paper dollar was now a coin. Loonies. the $0.99 cover was such a perfect simple badass sales effort to match the simple, badass image on the cover. Yes, I admit, it was $1.23 Canadian but I had no idea what kind of discount my grandma got at Value Drug Mart in the deep SE. The only comic my grandma ever bought me. And I can’t believe this is what stood out to her. I feel like it was an ultimate demonstration of her belief that I wasn’t a little kid anymore, or she felt like she needed immediate intervention to prevent a future Brony. $0.99. dollar worth a dollar. Bite my lip and call me Lobo. A comic I still have, and eternally matched with the time I was given the nevergonnagrade floppy. More creases than the folds in my exhausted liver, this copy still takes me back best time of being a kid. I can think of one other piece that may come close to being the most iconic and nostonslaughtaltic over my 4 decades outside the ether. But this is it. It is it. I vaguely remember the story, but like great collector who’s name is so meta you cannot deny anything he dares breathe - And Y Be All?- back then it was all about the fraggin’ art. I carry this piece around the house like it’s the Stanley Cup. Loobs’ has brekky with me, hates whiners and is a great asset at the negotiation table. I wish someone looked at me the way Loobs looked at it reader on this issue. I know he would feel like he’s looking in a mirror right now…. Social/Sharing |
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M L 
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Joshua Tan wrote:
Mic drop..... Rs88 exits with Loboner....
Framed above his bed...
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Joshua Tan wrote:
Mic drop..... Rs88 exits with Loboner....
Let's go camping
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Congrats bud! Monster acquisition and all time classic piece.
eewwnuk 1
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
This has to get u on caf live! Congrats - classic iconic piece.
M L
Member Since 2015
Posted on 6/17/2021
eewwnuk 1 wrote:
This has to get u on caf live! Congrats - classic iconic piece.
As if CAF Live would have this degenerate.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
Posted on 6/17/2021
M L wrote:
As if CAF Live would have this degenerate.
A truer truth never spoken,
RS 88
Member Since 2018
Posted on 6/17/2021
eewwnuk 1 wrote:
This has to get u on caf live! Congrats - classic iconic piece.
Thanks man!
What do you think about You and Me v. Rob Liefeld and his athletic looking son?
eewwnuk 1
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
RS 88 wrote:
Thanks man!
What do you think about You and Me v. Rob Liefeld and his athletic looking son?
That son has only gotten bigger and stronger!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
You just found the fountain of youth and you even brought Grandma back too.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Marcus Wai wrote:
You just found the fountain of youth and you even brought Grandma back too.
Right outta prison!
M L
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Marcus Wai wrote:
You just found the fountain of youth and you even brought Grandma back too.
I worry that grandma is a metaphor nobody wants to think about.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 6/17/2021
M L wrote:
I worry that grandma is a metaphor nobody wants to think about.
I had jock itch a few weeks in the 90's too, but hadn't thought about bringing those memories back with such vengeance as this guy.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Marcus Wai wrote:
I had jock itch a few weeks in the 90's too, but hadn't thought about bringing those memories back with such vengeance as this guy.
Anything more than two itches it's just playing with it
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
RS 88 wrote:
Anything more than two itches it's just playing with it
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Phenomenal Ryan. Huge congrats to the gemstone of a fantastic collection. An iconic piece.
M L
Member Since 2015
Posted on 6/17/2021
JN 80 wrote:
Phenomenal Ryan. Huge congrats to the gemstone of a fantastic collection. An iconic piece.
You know this is a print, right?
RS 88
Member Since 2018
Posted on 6/17/2021
M L wrote:
You know this is a print, right?
Yah, fingerprints with wingsauce! The original is in the frame in the additional photos.
NFT for sale
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
You clearly REALLY wanted this. Your story explains a bit better why. There are better Lobo images by Bisley but as a guy who is also looking for art from a comic has grandma gave him, this makes sense.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Chris Snorek wrote:
You clearly REALLY wanted this. Your story explains a bit better why. There are better Lobo images by Bisley but as a guy who is also looking for art from a comic has grandma gave him, this makes sense.
I paid for it with a NFT of a digital rendering of a hot wheels playmat shaved into the back of my neck
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
RS 88 wrote:
I paid for it with a NFT of a digital rendering of a hot wheels playmat shaved into the back of my neck
I know. Who do you think bought that NFT? Check my CAF gallery titled “Sherwood Forest” for more images.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
2 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Chris Snorek wrote:
I know. Who do you think bought that NFT? Check my CAF gallery titled “Sherwood Forest” for more images.
I appreciate it immensely! Thats one where you DEFINITELY dont want the original. Or the "Cave course" add-on.
Octavio d
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Holy $h@t, imagine all the hooker and blow those loonies could have bought but you walked out with this bastich instead lol. Congrats buddy!
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
That Bisley art guy can really paint pretty pictures. May want to remove the mirror in the powder-room and put up this bad boy in its place. that way everyone who visits can feel like a bounty hunter. Congrats on catching it!
David Chiscon
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Congrats Ryan! This is truly an iconic piece of art! Wow!
Rob R
Member Since 2019
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
Doesn't get better than this. Massive congrats my friend.
P A
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/17/2021
You gotta be friggin' kidding me!!! Wow!!!! Huge congrats man!!!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
I remember this piece, huge congrats! That's a trophy for sure!
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Un-Fraggin'-Believable! Congrats on this historic/iconic piece and thanks for sharing!
Propstore Auctions
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
A little bit of history... this used to sit on Mike Zeck's wall for many years.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
Posted on 6/18/2021
Propstore Auctions wrote:
A little bit of history... this used to sit on Mike Zeck's wall for many years.
I've been wondering about where this thing has travelled - and that is an epic start to the story
thank you!
Dave Kopecki
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
This is one of the most epic and iconic covers of the '90s! It launched a whole new style of comics. I couldn't get enough of Lobo as a teen! Fantastic and epic pick up! Hugest of congrats! I can only imagine the smile you get every time you look at it!
J L
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Epic Bisley example. Really, is there a more memorable Biz? Congrats again. This looks fantastic in your gallery.
Dean Abraham
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
i think this is the ultimate Bisley. His style is perfect for Lobo and he captures the essence of the character, there is probably a part Biz in the in Lobo too. Congratulations
kent mansley
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
First off, let me just say that your Grandma is a badass. The fact that she chose this issue for you when this was the art on the cover says a lot about how amazing she must be. Second, this really is one of those pieces that defines a collection. I'm so happy that you were able to get this. It landed in the right place! Congrats, man!
Reba Jacobs
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Congrats Ryan, the very best kind of hobby madness on display!
Vit Budin
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Just :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O !!! Congratulations mate.
Kelley M
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
LoOoboOooOograndmaknows! Absolutely busting for you!! And you know your Grandmother is too ✧*｡٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧*｡
Keith Becker
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Admit it Ryan, this is really just a photo of your trampstamp. The jig is up sir!
Keith Becker
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
So this is like, THE GRAIL then yeah? It really sounds like it. I dont think many of us know what that actually feels like. Congrats my man! You forgot to say when you walk around carrying it like the Stanley Cup, that you're only wearing tube socks and that sweatshirt with the face on it! Gotta mention the uniform lol. I'm super happy for you man congrats again! Huge deal!
John Espinoza
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
A huge congrats on this win, Ryan. The 90s are back, bastiches!
Byron Hamm
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
I don't think you have enough comments on this, So I'll pop in to fluff up the comment count a little and congratulate you on an Epic piece!
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Byron Hamm wrote:
I don't think you have enough comments on this, So I'll pop in to fluff up the comment count a little and congratulate you on an Epic piece!
You never fluff commentary! You're B Master Hamm, legend of the Vest!
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Lobo was for L.E.G.I.O.N.* what Wolverine once was for the X-Men: That completely unpredictable badass you were forced to go into battle alongside. Great great cover.
*underrated series IMO
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Love the intensity of the composition: That intense black dot exactly in the center of the page, and everything around it, chaos and energy.
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
This thing has some A game moxy. That lip, that smile, that twinkle of eye - I can't help but come hither.
James S
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 6/18/2021
You know bud, with this pick-up, I think you finally hit "the definition of a well-balanced Comic Art Collector!" Just you and M L for now...
Ken & Trevor Brennan
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Incredible...one of the most iconic pieces of comic art ever...I discussed its whereabouts with Simon on many an occasion...Now we know where it is!
Once again, thank you from mega fan...
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Well I was wondering. Bam.A classic. You earned it. Ya bastich! haha. Sincere congratulations.
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/18/2021
Sockamagee! (And cheers for grandma, as well.)
Alex N
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
Grandmas rock, man. Incredible acquisition, Ryan! Cherish it forever!
Rabid Ferret
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
Yes!! Not only is this EPIC beyond belief, but there is truly nothing cooler in this hobby than when great art lands in the right hands:) Congrats on an absolute gem!!!!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
My late grandma used to watch Wrestling religiously. Once my uncle tried to tell her it was fake, and the next thing he knew, he was in a headlock on the livingroom carpet. I think she would have liked your grams a lot. Congrats on this iconic 90's gem. Nice move on the appropriate change of avatars. Leave no doubt. By the way, you should get your grandma's copy of Lobo #1 slabbed. I'll spring. Still one Canadian team left in the playoffs. If the Cup ends up landing up north, maybe you can get a photo of both trophies together. Raise it high buddy!
Justin Leigh Leiter
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
That is absoultely mindblowinging amazing! What's really interesting to me is to see that white highlight on Lobo's eye in the actual painting. On one of the occasions I got to spend a little time with Simon at one of his appearences here on the East Coast we spoke about this cover and he said the white highlight on the eye was a printing mistake (??) and that it had been done without his knowledge...but seeing it on the actual painting shows that makes no sense! It seems so perfect to be there anyway. Who knows why he said that lol..Simon is certainly an interesting character for sure..a super nice and funny guy and an incredible artist. Congrats on this fantastic piece!
Justin Leigh Leiter
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
Oh no, wait!! I'm seeing the closeup of the actual painting now and it's true! The white highlight isn't there! WoW!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
Woooo!! Congrats, RS! Great art with HIGH nostalgia factor - can't be beat. The main man never looked so good!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/19/2021
🤯 WOW!!!!! Congratulations. Great story. Thanks for sharing with us.
j sly
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/20/2021
Awesome cover! Not a Lobo fan but love Bisleys work especially on this cover! It's great seeing collectors land pieces they have a connection with. Congrats!
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 6/20/2021
I say this is a million percent. That is better than one hundred percent.
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/21/2021
M L wrote:
S'up. Is this for sale?
You have any SSB litho's?
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 6/21/2021
RS 88 wrote:
You have any SSB litho's?
DO you like production overlays?
Tim Molyneux
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/21/2021
So happy this landed in your collection!
Are you a big Lobo fan or something?
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/22/2021
Mad respect for grandma on this choice! She has good taste! Congrats - so glad to see this in a collection like yours.
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 6/24/2021
Nothing better than finding your grail piece...I've honestly had a few. But to (somewhat) borrow your memory...mine involves my father way back when I didn't even know there was a collector brewing in me. It actually took two years for the "true" collector/hoarder to emerge. But my grail was the Kenneth Smith Creepy 41 cover. I still remember the rainy day, jumping out of my dad's car, and running into the newsstand to pick up a comic or magazine. Mad magazine was what I was thinking---but when I saw the Creepy cover, and the cute girl who worked in the shop and called me "honey!!!!", I wanted to prove to her I knew what I wanted and bought the Creepy. I knew where the cover resided for nearly 30 years. The owner knew I wanted it, and priced it accordingly. When it sold to someone else, that person sold it to me for a song (thanks Eric!). It is not my best piece of art---but has the most memories attached to it. Goes well with the Corben story I got! Congrats my friend! you did well.....
RS 88
Member Since 2018
Posted on 8/9/2021
Marc Pecorella wrote:
Nothing better than finding your grail piece...I've honestly had a few. But to (somewhat) borrow your memory...mine involves my father way back when I didn't even know there was a collector brewing in me. It actually took two years for the "true" collector/hoarder to emerge. But my grail was the Kenneth Smith Creepy 41 cover. I still remember the rainy day, jumping out of my dad's car, and running into the newsstand to pick up a comic or magazine. Mad magazine was what I was thinking---but when I saw the Creepy cover, and the cute girl who worked in the shop and called me "honey!!!!", I wanted to prove to her I knew what I wanted and bought the Creepy. I knew where the cover resided for nearly 30 years. The owner knew I wanted it, and priced it accordingly. When it sold to someone else, that person sold it to me for a song (thanks Eric!). It is not my best piece of art---but has the most memories attached to it. Goes well with the Corben story I got! Congrats my friend! you did well.....
My apologies for not replying
i love this story - and since when did Creepy win the girl! That makes it the best!
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 6/30/2021
Damn, I'm a little late to the party. Epic cover!!
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/17/2021
Call an ambulance! This thing is so sharp it draws blood.
Alex K.
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/28/2021
I'm confused. Is this the original that recently sold at auction or a recreation?
RS 88
Member Since 2018
2 - Posted on 8/6/2021
Alex K. wrote:
I'm confused. Is this the original that recently sold at auction or a recreation?
She be the OG - Loboriginal
NEBUR ADLAN
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/18/2021
W-T-F ! Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow memorable cover !
Money for sure was made to waste in things we need !
Enjoy it
Luca Moruzzi
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 1/21/2022
I love some Bisley and hate others.This is just.....wow!
S Thomas
Member Since 2023
Posted on 10/14/2023
Love this cover! I remember it as a kid when i started comic book collecting. Congrats man.on owning this cover. 👌
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