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by Greg Rucka (Author), Michael Lark (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
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Collecting the first four issues of the Eisner-winning team of RUCKA and LARK's critically acclaimed new series about Forever Carlyle, the Lazarus of the Carlyle Family. Included are the first four issues of story, as well as the previously released introductory four-page short 'Family: Prelude.'

Collects LAZARUS #1-4.
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Editorial Reviews

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Although the creative team of Rucka and Lark (Gotham Central) is enough to bring comics fans to their new project, Lazarus, the dense cyberpunk Mafia world will keep them coming back to the comic racks for weeks to come. Rucka crafts the story of a world shattered into fiefdoms and controlled by high-tech Mob families. Each family has their very own “Lazarus,” a cybernetic warrior pledged to carry out the family’s dirty work on their path to control their population. Our protagonist is the Lazarus and daughter of the Carlyle family, Forever “Eve” Carlyle, who appears to have far more depth than her role as coldhearted killer would initially suggest. The more information Rucka unfurls about the political dealings of each family, the more it becomes scattered with betrayal, power struggles, and corruption. Lark’s sharp yet brooding art manages to be violent without becoming gratuitous, pulling back for the sake of tension and the movement of the story. Fans of Rucka and Lark’s Gotham Central or Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Sleeper will enjoy this rich universe. --Ben Spanner

About the Author

Greg Rucka is a New York Times bestselling author of hundreds of comics and nearly two dozen novels. He has written for film, television, and video games, and he is currently developing his Image series LAZARUS, co-created by Michael Lark, with Legendary Pictures and Matt Tolmach Productions. His career has included critically acclaimed and Eisner-winning work in both the creator-owned and work-for-hire arenas. Rucka lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, author Jennifer Van Meter, and their two children, Elliot and Dashie.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HNFCCSS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image (October 9, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 9, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Greg Rucka is an award-winning author of comics, novels, and screenplays, including 2020’s The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron. He is the author of some two-dozen novels, including the Atticus Kodiak series (Keeper, Finder, Smoker, Shooting at Midnight, Patriot Acts, and Walking Dead) as well as the Queen & Country series (A Gentelman’s Game, Private Wars, and The Last Run) which expands upon his Eisner-winning series of the same name, published by Oni Press.

He is the co-creator of the series Lazarus (with Michael Lark,) and Black Magick (with Nicola Scott) as well as The Old Guard stories with co-creator Leandro Fernandez. He is a multiple GLAAD, Eisner, and Harvey Award winner. His writing has included stories for both Marvel and DC, as well as penning three "middle-reader" Star Wars novellas.

Rucka was born in San Francisco and raised on the Monterey Peninsula. He earned his A.B. in English from Vassar College, and his MFA from USC. His first novel was published when he was 24, his first comic book series — Whiteout, from Oni Press — some five years later. He is married to writer Jennifer Van Meter. They have two children and one dog.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the plot well thought out and beautiful to look at. They also describe the graphic novel as awesome, with fantastic art. Readers also mention the characters are powerful, intriguing, and realistically strong. They praise the writing quality as fantastic and engaging.

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38 customers mention "Plot"38 positive0 negative

Customers find the plot well thought out, intriguing, and layered. They also say the premise is solid and the dystopian world is all but true. Readers also appreciate the tight plotting and futuristic but down to earth world.

"...The use of color throughout is beautiful to look at and very much enhances the experience, and I would say the art is more on the minimal side,..." Read more

"...There are lots of action sequences throughout the book and Lark makes the most of them...." Read more

"...The character is also powerful, intriguing, and sadly naive. We know it will hurt when she wises up." Read more

"...If you enjoy stories with strong female characters, twisting plots, dark and dynamic art, gritty world-building, and blood, then this is the story..." Read more

27 customers mention "Graphic novel"27 positive0 negative

Customers find the art fantastic and the plot tight. They also appreciate the richly imagined world.

"...The use of color throughout is beautiful to look at and very much enhances the experience, and I would say the art is more on the minimal side,..." Read more

"This is a well drawn, yet "tropey" story. Here we have a super-powered female assassin manipulated by scientists. Ooh...." Read more

"...stories with strong female characters, twisting plots, dark and dynamic art, gritty world-building, and blood, then this is the story for you." Read more

"...It has strong characters, a decent setting, lovely art, and questions that leave you interested to know more...." Read more

21 customers mention "Reading experience"21 positive0 negative

Customers find the book an awesome, fine start to a promising series. They also say it's a great read with action, emotion, and wonderful art.

"...Ooh. Never seen that before. Yet it is well done even though every move is predictable...." Read more

"...Only four stars for the only decent story, but this is a good book worth reading." Read more

"...A fine start to a promising series...." Read more

"...Strong female lead with a heart makes for an intriguing read. Wonderful graphics are the delicious icing making me want to binge." Read more

18 customers mention "Characters"18 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters powerful, intriguing, and strong. They also say the people seem human and the dystopian world is all but true.

"...What has kept me reading is the depth of the story and characters and artwork that really reflects the story...." Read more

"...He writes some of the best character-oriented stuff out there...." Read more

"...The character is also powerful, intriguing, and sadly naive. We know it will hurt when she wises up." Read more

"...If you enjoy stories with strong female characters, twisting plots, dark and dynamic art, gritty world-building, and blood, then this is the story..." Read more

10 customers mention "Writing quality"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing quality fantastic, detailed, and complex. They also appreciate the non-stereotypical characters.

"...and I would say the art is more on the minimal side, though still very detailed in its own way...." Read more

"...Michael Lark's pencils are fantastic, detailed to show you the world clearly, and colored in a way that conveys the bleakness of it all...." Read more

"...Rucka's writing is strong enough that you don't need a lot to happen in each issue, and there is no reason to rush when you can stop and smell both..." Read more

"...The gritty artwork fits the story very well and the writing is done well as always with Rucka...." Read more

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Customers find the book enjoyable, interesting, and unique. They also say it appeals to hard core comic readers and readers of novels alike.

"...I think the series appeals to hard core comic readers and readers of novels alike!" Read more

"...Common roles for characters, but I still find it enjoyable. Could be the kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland like theme." Read more

"Interesting and unique story. Good art. Read it straight through, then bought the next two volumes." Read more

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Michael James
5.0 out of 5 stars I am hooked on this series!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2015
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I will start by saying I am not a big follower of comics. When I was a kid, I owned a bunch of batman comics but never became a collector. A decade of so later, after reading some graphic novels here and there, I hear about this series and check out the first volume. I am completely hooked now. I don't have a comic store anywhere near where I live, otherwise I would probably be buying them every month to collect. Although I do enjoy the reading experience of these paperback volumes.

The world that the story takes place in is a desolate future where powerful families rule over different territories with high tech soldiers. Our protagonist is a strong warrior that has an amazing ability where her body heals itself. These are the things that drew me to the series initially, and they are not too derivative at all. The writers and artists approach these elements with a lot of originality.

What has kept me reading is the depth of the story and characters and artwork that really reflects the story. The use of color throughout is beautiful to look at and very much enhances the experience, and I would say the art is more on the minimal side, though still very detailed in its own way.

I think the series appeals to hard core comic readers and readers of novels alike!
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Mel Odom
5.0 out of 5 stars In the Heart of Darkness
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014
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Greg Rucka is a writer I routinely follow in comics. He writes some of the best character-oriented stuff out there. I enjoyed his run on Wonder Woman and on Gotham Central (and I’m wondering how much of that will be cherry-picked for the new Gotham television series coming this fall). I love his work on Stumptown, his private detective strip set in Portland, Oregon, where Rucka himself lives.

Lazarus is something new, and yet it’s something the same as well. It’s Rucka telling an action-packed story about a world that might yet evolve if economic trends and overpopulation continue. As a result, it’s scary stuff to contemplate, which is what he wants his readers to do.

However, Rucka also gives you a great story, so you get plenty of bang for your buck. This one is like Dynasty, the old 1980s series with John Forsythe and Linda Evans. The family in these pages is anything but loving. Or moral. They’ve got twisted and reprehensible covered in spades, though, so they’re very interesting.

Forever still remains something of a cipher to me. I know she’s the Carlyle family’s “Lazarus,” their strongarm warrior that – apparently – can’t be killed. That alone has got to take a toll on the character. I like her a lot, and I feel sympathetic for her situation, but I know she’s not getting out of it any time soon. Which is good, because watching her struggle against all odds and knowing the lies she’s being told keeps me turning pages!

The world Rucka depicts is harsh and bleak. I like the sacrifices that are made with the same fervor that I hate that they have to be made. I like that no matter what Forever does, she’s pretty much screwed until she figures out everything that’s going on.

Rucka is a smooth writer though, and even though the reader knows more than Eve does, we still don’t know everything that Rucka knows about this world. I can’t wait to see who gets thrown under the bus next, which makes this very much a soap opera like Dynasty.

In an interview, Rucka says that he and artist Michael Lark have been hoping to do something together for a while, and Lazarus is their project. Having a writer and artist who know and respect each other on a comic makes for a good story. Rucka knows when to get onto the page to advance the story, and when to leave it up to Lark to carry the plotline. There are lots of action sequences throughout the book and Lark makes the most of them.

Evidently the comics are going to come out erratically, but volume two is projected to release in July. I’m looking forward to it.
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Mrs. Burns
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Art, Yet Backs are Still Broken
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2014
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This is a well drawn, yet "tropey" story. Here we have a super-powered female assassin manipulated by scientists. Ooh. Never seen that before. Yet it is well done even though every move is predictable. My criticism is that the artist used the typical "broke back" style you see in far too many comic representations of women. This is the exaggeratedly bent posture with butt and boobs out there. Sorry folks, spines don't work that way. Of course men don't have biceps larger than their heads either, but the distorted images of women in comics has nothing to do with power and everything to do with sexual availability. The character is also powerful, intriguing, and sadly naive. We know it will hurt when she wises up.
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Tessarolo
5.0 out of 5 stars and the Waste as they struggle to survive
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
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I purchased Volume One on the recommendation of some Bookstagram friends. I read one page, ran to Amazon, and purchased Volume Two and Three. Then I read all three in one sitting, then went out and bought Volume Four and Five.
With a intriguing mixture of power, strength, and vulnerability, Forever Carlyle defends her family with a single-minded devotion. But she can’t ignore the mystery of her origins, or the tangled struggle for power both inside her family and between her family and the others that rule the world.
Gritty art, realistic color, and deft design bring to life a grim world, with complex characters and rules. We follow not just Forever, but her siblings, her serfs, her rivals, her lover, and the Waste as they struggle to survive. People die. People suffer. People are cruel and mean and they lie. And they love. Forever, for all her strength, is still young of mind, almost naive. The plot concerns her exploration of the world and her place (coming of age) as she faces dangers both inside and outside her family. The writers don’t shy away from dark topics and this gives the story a riveting tension.
If you enjoy stories with strong female characters, twisting plots, dark and dynamic art, gritty world-building, and blood, then this is the story for you.
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Virgilio Francsico Sotillos Conesa
5.0 out of 5 stars Principio de esta gran serie de Greg Rucka y Lark
Reviewed in Spain on January 20, 2022
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Principio de este gran mundo de Rucka y Lark. Image reedita los tomos Deluxe!
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Jose Luis Bañuelos
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran historia, excelente presentación
Reviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2016
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Sin hablar de la historia esta edición es un muy buen punto de entrada a la colección. Es un tomo económico que reune los primeros números y muy posiblemente te enganche con el mundo construído por Rucka y Lark.
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Gustavo Nunes
4.0 out of 5 stars Interessante!
Reviewed in Brazil on November 3, 2016
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Um mundo dividido entre famílias poderosas e no qual todas as pessoas que não integram o serviço destas "famílias" são consideradas como lixo, como dispensáveis. Em cada família há um membro que recebe tratamento especial - educação, implantes cibernéticos e tecnologia de regeneração. São a espada e o escudo das famílias - conhecidos como Lazarus. A história de Eve (Forever) da família Carlyle começa aqui.
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MilPic
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect
Reviewed in Japan on November 4, 2016
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i would give 6 stars, finally a graphic novel which is so much fun to read that i can`t let ( or better to say switch off) down.
Interesting story, not too far fetched neither, great characters and the style fit me.
bought all four parts , wait for another to be published.
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Atticus Prime
5.0 out of 5 stars Rucka and Lark, together again, and better than ever
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2014
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Greg Rucka is so talented, and I think his best work is when he's writing his own characters. He is especially great at writing political potboilers and strong female characters...Lazarus has both. It has a great premise and features a really strong female character lead (Forever "Eve" Carlyle) and it is up there with his best stuff (check out Rucka's Queen and Country, Whiteout, his Atticus Kodiak books). Michael Lark's art is terrific as well and complements the book. I think the one-two punch pairing of Lark and Rucka is very similar to the strong pairing of Phillips and Brubaker.

What I liked:
-Rucka and Lark, together again, and better than ever
-Great, gripping storyline
-Awesome action and interesting structure in how the ruling organizations are run
-Michael Lark's realistic art style and layouts are like movie storyboards
-Every chapter ends on a cliffhanger

What I didn't like:
-Nothing
-Okay, I wish there was more!!! The wait for future volumes will be a killer.

I look forward to the next volume.
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