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These things about Lobo (web series) are subjective - not everyone will agree with all of them.

• Accidental Innuendo: "Wait 'til you hear what Sunny Jim asked me to swallow."
• Animation Age Ghetto: The show isn’t afraid of being adult-oriented, averting the trope.
• Author's Saving Throw: Lobo’s depiction in this cartoon compared to Superman: The Animated Series is more violent and aggressive like in the comics.
• Awesome Music: The background rock music is great to listen to.
• Crosses the Line Twice: All of the graphic gore is comedically exaggerated.
• Cult Classic: Since it is the only DC Animated Universe geared towards an adult audience, it is starting to go towards this.
• Friendly Fandoms: It has one with the Harley Quinn cartoon due to the similar adult-oriented tone.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • “Lobo for President” has become funnier due to the controversial election of Donald Trump.
  • The amount of explosions seen in the cartoon is this due to Michael Bay directing a Lobo movie for the DC Extended Universe.
• Misaimed Marketing: This show and Gotham Girls (which is much more family-friendly) were on a kids' magazine.
• Most Wonderful Sound: Lobo’s rock motifs are hardcore.
• Narm Charm: Many compared the animation to Hotel Mario, but this time there is more effort.
• Nausea Fuel: The graphic violence can be a little hard to watch.
• Seinfeld Is Unfunny:
  • While it is the very first adult oriented DC cartoon, more successful attempts have made it not get first credit.
  • While the audio quality and animation were revolutionary at the time, they are now seen as lackluster.
• So Okay It's Average: While it is close to the comics, the animation felt lacking.
• Tough Act to Follow:
  • While Lobo isn't voiced by Brad Garrett, Greg Eagles and Kevin Michael Richardson did a pretty good job voicing Lobo.
  • Dee Bradley Baker did a great job voicing Sunny Jim, but Tom Kenny who replaced Baker did a decent job.
• Values Dissonance: Averted. The reason why it got retooled from a Kids' WB show into an adult-oriented web series is because having an adult-oriented character like Lobo be the lead of a show would make it problematic for a family-friendly show.
• Values Resonance:
  • Sunny Jim is a realistic portrayal of an incel.
  • Slaz and Major Snake are positive examples of gay men despite being killed off.
  • In "Arms and the Main Man", there is a third restroom for non-binary aliens.
  • "Lobo for President" holds up as a thought-out satire for unsuitable politicians.
• Vindicated by History: The success of the Guardians of the Galaxy films (set in space with Aliens Speaking English) and the Deadpool films (also featuring a hilarious adult-oriented anti-hero) has made people think of the cartoon as ahead of its time.
• What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?: While it is based on a DC character, like the comics, it is filled with strong language, sexual content and graphic violence.

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