Lobo has began to garner much more consideration for the reason that announcement that he might be making his DCU debut within the upcoming Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow film, with Jason Momoa slated to play the Fundamental Man. Eager-eyed followers could acknowledge Momoa from taking part in Aquaman in his final movie outings, and Lobo himself foreshadowed this casting alternative previous to it turning into a actuality.

DC’s Ghouls Simply Wanna Have Enjoyable #1 is a fun-filled Halloween anthology from 2023, wherein varied DC heroes and villains participate in spooky adventures befitting the season. In “Comfortable Hal(Lobo)ween” by Hans Rodinoff, Adam F. Goldberg, and Danny Earls, Lobo decides to attend a Halloween celebration dressed as none aside from Aquaman.

Lobo’s Halloween costume serves as a intelligent nod in direction of Jason Momoa taking part in each Lobo and Aquaman in dwell motion, and the story takes the joke even additional by stressing how alike the 2 seemingly reverse characters are – lengthy earlier than they had been truly portrayed by the identical actor.

Lobo Clothes Up as Aquaman In a Second of Unintended DCU Foreshadowing

Lobo’s Aquaman Costume Reveals They’re the Spitting Picture of Every Different

Lobo wears his Aquaman costume on the request of his daughter, Crush, after he is already tried on different wacky costumes. When Lobo dons his heroic outfit, he is not certain he can cross as Aquaman, however Crush reassures him by saying, “You possibly can actually be his twin.” Throughout the comics themselves, the 2 characters are far too totally different for this to be possible, however their shared live-action casting makes Crush’s line surprisingly correct. Crush even goes so far as to recommend that Lobo may simply be mistaken for the true Aquaman in his costume, and she or he’s quickly confirmed proper about that.

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On his technique to the celebration, Lobo will get confronted by King Shark, who addresses him as if he is Aquaman. When Lobo tries to make clear his true id, King Shark insists that he acknowledges Aquaman when he sees him. Crush’s steadfast perception that Lobo may very well be confused with Aquaman involves fruition right here, as Lobo performs together with King Shark and pretends to be the enduring Justice League hero. Lobo appearing like Aquaman is a hilarious technique to reference Aquaman’s actor happening to play him, alluding to the DCU casting that is solely simply been unveiled to the general public.

Lobo’s Aquaman Cosplay Is a Hilarious Reference to His Casting in James Gunn’s DCU

Lobo and Aquaman Canonically Look Alike, In Actual Life and within the Comics

A comic book predicting Lobo’s casting in Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow a yr earlier than its announcement could sound unbelievable, however there was loads of proof that Jason Momoa can be solid as Lobo as soon as rumors started to floor again in 2023. Coincidence or not, Lobo’s surprisingly correct Aquaman cosplay proves that the 2 are way more related in look than DC followers anticipated. If Lobo will be mistaken for the King of Atlantis when donning his signature orange swimsuit, then there’s an opportunity that Aquaman would possibly sooner or later return the favor and provides Lobo’s outfit a whirl – simply to see if he can get away with it, too.

DC’s Ghouls Simply Wanna Have Enjoyable #1 is accessible now from DC Comics.