as the story progresses, the characters become more and more likeable and the plot more and more impressive. The start of this book is obscenely violent and seems to assume some familiarity with Lobo, whom I didn't know, but after several pages of graphic elf killing, the story links up with the Authority and takes on a more "organized" (used loosely) approach. By the end, I was loving this book. I'd recommend this to anyone with a warped sense of humor and/or appreciation for "bad guy antiheroes."

I'm a big fan of The Authority, and I certainly know Lobo from his appearaces against Superman. But somehow the Authority/Lobo combination doesn't work for me. More important, the holiday theme includes a non-Authority story that I found especially disappointing. Authority fans can safely pass this one; Lobo fans, take a chance.

the lobo paramillitary x-mas special is my all time favorite comic its simply great buy this now