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Lazarus Book 1 Hardcover – December 2, 2014

by Greg Rucka (Author), Michael Lark (Artist), Owen Freeman (Artist)
4.7 out of 5 stars 146
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“Lark's artwork is fabulous, capturing both the scenes of violence and those of introspection, in which Forever tries to accept who she is and how she feels about it. It's top-notch SF worldbuilding. With an introduction by Warren Ellis.” - Publishers Weekly

This prestige hardcover collects the first two arcs of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling series; “Family,” which introduces Forever Carlyle and her Family as they are brought to the brink of war in a future of economic collapse; and “Lift,” where Forever uncovers a terrorist plot against her Family while another family altogether, the Barrets, take desperate measures to escape their life of poverty.

PLUS! Never-before-seen work by Michael Lark and graphic designer Eric Trautmann, and exclusive world-building content. Collects Lazarus #1-9 with four-page preview and additional content.
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    Lazarus
  2. Print length
    245 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Image Comics
  5. Publication date
    December 2, 2014
  6. Reading age
    16 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    8 x 0.9 x 11 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1632151839
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1632151834
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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image Comics; Illustrated edition (December 2, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 245 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1632151839
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1632151834
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.51 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.9 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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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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Corz
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, super good
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2016
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I had no expectations for this, but man it's good. No gimmicks - just a straightforward, smart sci-fi action story. The dialogue rings true enough that it's more like The Wire or Breaking Bad quality, rather than silly comic book writing. Beside the rich, powerful and superhuman character, they added a subplot about some regular people struggling in dystopian future that is intriguingly down to earth and organic. This adds a nice depth to the book. The art is great, the rough lines somehow convey a lot of feeling, great job at characterization. This volume has a lot of extras about Rucka's world building, and it's fitting because Rucka built a killer world.
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Brett Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2015
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I love Lazarus. I buy it monthly in floppies, but I still decided to pick up this hardcover, and I'm glad I did.

I'm going to forgo describing the plot in great detail here, but Lazarus is a dystopian story in which the world is ruled by the richest families. It largely follows Forever Carlyle of the Carlyle family. The Carlyles rule the western half of the United States. Forever is the family's lazarus, a bioengineered super soldier.

This hardcover covers the first two story arcs, along with a short story that appeared in Previews prior to publication of the floppies. It also collects a great deal of back matter, which is where the value of this hardcover collection really shows its worth. Rucka's world is dense, and having both a timeline of the world and short descriptions of all the families show up here really helps the reader understand the world in which Forever's story takes place. There are a few minor editing errors in the family biographies in the first printing that I have, but nothing that spoils their intent. The floppies have an extensive letters section that I usually find almost as valuable as the stories themselves, and it's a shame that they're not included here, but that's hardly a deal breaker. If you're a trade waiter, I highly suggest waiting on these hardcovers rather than picking up the trade paperbacks that do not include any back matter.
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T. Cue.
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite well developed
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2015
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They knew they were going to get paid for this one, so they laid out a lot of source material ahead of time, and this collection includes a lot of it. The art is merely "great" and the story is standard action-movie stuff, but the world design is interesting enough that the story doesn't matter so much--all the story serves to do is to force you to tour through the world design, and that makes the effort more than worth it.

(Waif-Fu warning, but again, it doesn't matter. The worldbuilding carries the weight.)
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Natekwon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story, excellent art!
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2015
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Excellent story, excellent art! One of the most enjoyable comic books I've read. You really start to care about the Lazarus as the story progresses. She's not just a mindless killing machine. Lazarus bleak future is not far fetched, but very believable.
Also, I enjoyed the bonus content at the end with details of all the various houses and also a map showing the territories governed by each of the houses. I will definitely follow up on this series.
This would translate very well into a TV series, if only the Lazarus was cast just right.^^
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EJF
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2018
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I’d somehow never heard of this series until a friend recommended it, and I’m SO glad she did. It had been a while since I’d read any sort of graphic novel or comic so I had to re-train my brain to read the text AND look at the pictures, but I’m loving the story and the setup so far.
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Justin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2016
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Rucka and Lark have created a amazingly fleshed-out reality to tell the story of a world divided not by political or cultural boundaries, but economic. After the collapse of the world's economies, society has reorganized into a neo-feudalism led by 16 families that have gained power by controlling the world's resources by building massive corporations. Each family has a Lazarus - a genetically or technologically modified superhuman protector designed to carry-out covert operations and lead each family's military forces. This beautiful, oversized, hardcover edition collects the first 9 issues and tons of great background material about the Lazarus world. Highest possible recommendation.
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A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Greg Rucka nails it again!
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2014
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This is sci-fi at its best. It is out there, but not so far that it is unbelievable. Larks visuals are stark and perfect. I love the extras in this volume including full page bios of each of the 16 families. Basic outline with no spoilers. 16 families control the globe and most have an invincible Lazarus. This story focuses on Forever(on the cover)
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Redcardphreek
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Dystopian Tale
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2015
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I was looking for a new series to get into and decided to check out this series based on the reviews. I was not disappointed one bit. A near future tale where the nations of the world have collapsed and the world is now controlled by 16 powerful families. There are three groupings of humanity in this world: Family, Serf, and Waste. Each Family is protected by a Lazarus, a genetically enhanced super soldier. This story sucked me in and kept my interest high. I cannot wait for the next hard cover compendium for this series.
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Jorge Hormilla Alonso
5.0 out of 5 stars Maaaravilloso
Reviewed in Spain on January 18, 2019
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El mejor cómic canadiense que puedes conseguir, con un dibujo suelto lleno de energía, cada página esta perfectamente relatada y la fuerza de la narrativa no se pierde en ningún momento. Con ganas de mas, uno de mis comics favoritos
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Podcrastinadores
5.0 out of 5 stars Uma das melhores novidades dos últimos anos
Reviewed in Brazil on July 17, 2017
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Um dos melhores quadrinhos lidos nos últimos 5 anos, Lazarus tem uma grande história e ótima arte.
Me tornei fã do Lark e virei mais fã ainda do Rucka após esta HQ.
Grande encadernado que compila as primeiras duas história da série, nos surpreende apresentando a personagem Forever num mundo distópico com bastante violência e sangue.
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5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor de image cómics
Reviewed in Mexico on April 13, 2017
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Excelente historia, sin duda una de las mejores historias de la ola de nuevos títulos de image cómics. La calidad de impresión y encuadernado son de gran calidad justo como la historia.
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Western Maven
5.0 out of 5 stars No Capes, Vampires or Zombies
Reviewed in Canada on April 21, 2015
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I was a big consumer of comics in the 1960's and 1970's but then the quality nosedived and I grew up so I didn't read comics for decades. I've recently begun buying Lazarus and a few of the other Image titles which have been consistently excellent. Lazarus is the type of science fiction I really appreciate; it's set in our world in the future and is quite believable. It seems that most comics today suffer from a serious lack of imagination; it's all superheroes, vampires and zombies so it's a treat to get something else. The story a bit preachy but nothing is perfect. The story is so well plotted and the main character (Forever Carlisle) is so appealing that I find myself actually caring about a comic book character and one that was created in a laboratory at that. I'm eager to follow the development of her story and to see how things actually turn out for her. Many modern comics suffer from really bad artwork but that is not the case here; the art in Lazarus is very fine and is especially appropriate for this type of story.
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Popculturist
5.0 out of 5 stars Hervorragende Dystopie
Reviewed in Germany on June 2, 2015
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Lazarus ist für mich eine überaus angenehme Überraschung gewesen. Aufgrund der sehr positiven Meinungen in einschlägigen Foren bzw. Infoseiten habe ich bei diesem Kleinod zugegriffen und es keineswegs bedauert, ganz im Gegenteil, meine Erwartungen wurden übertroffen. Greg Rucka beschreibt in diesem Werk eine hervorragend durchdachte und fesselnde Welt der nahen Zukunft, die auf hervorragende Weise Cyberpunk-Elemente (Unternehmesregierte Welt) aus Gibsons "Neuromancer" mit Sci-Fi (cybernetische Repli...ähm, Menschen) á la P.K. Dick und ein wenig Orwell oder Bradbury miteinander verwebt. Alles nur schlecht geklaut? Weit gefehlt, toll komponiert trifft es eher. Eine in sich ausgesprochen spannende Geschichte und wechselnde Perspektiven um die Welt in allen Einzelheiten zu beleuchten tun ihr übriges. das alles wäre natürlcih nur halb so schön, würde die optische Präsentation nicht überzeugen, doch Michael Lark zeichnet perfekt auf die Geschichte zugeschnitten und die Stimmungen werden hervorragend durch Colorist Santi Arcas unterstützt. Größtes Problem: die Wartezeit zum nächsten Sammelband! Für Fans von genannten Genres und Graphic Novels als solchen ein Pflichtkauf und ein weitere Beweis, das Image Comics mit ihrem Programm qualitativ ganz weit oben bei den US-Verlagen mitspielen, wenn icht gar an der Spitze stehen.
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