Lark liked the story and committed to drawing the comic as soon as a full script was ready. He had dinner with Lark, who lived nearby, and shared an idea for a scene involving a woman who had been shot rising from the dead and pursuing her attackers. In June 2012, Rucka was in Dallas as part of a book-signing tour. Lark wanted to work with Rucka on a creator-owned comic because he felt he was at his best drawing the kind of stories Rucka writes. Publication history Early development Īmerican writer Greg Rucka and artist Michael Lark had previously collaborated on the comic series Gotham Central for DC Comics between 20 and various small projects for Marvel Comics in the years following.

A television adaptation is in development with Legendary Television and Amazon Studios. Green Ronin Publishing is using the plot as a campaign setting for their Modern AGE role-playing game in 2018. Lazarus is being adapted into other media.

It has received particular attention for its political themes. Critics have given it mostly positive reviews and have praised its worldbuilding. The major themes of Lazarus are the meaning of 'family' and nature versus nurture. The main character is Forever Carlyle, the military leader of the Carlyle family. In the series, the world has been divided among sixteen rival families, who run their territories in a feudal system. Lazarus is being collected into paperback and hardcover editions, which sell better than the monthly issues. Rucka initially said the series could run for up to 150 issues, but later reduced the estimate by half. A six-issue spin-off limited series, Lazarus: X+66, was released monthly in 2017 between issues 26 and 27 of the regular series. Other creators were brought in later to assist with lettering and inking.

Image Comics has been publishing the book since the first issue was released on June 23, 2013. The two began developing the idea in 2012 and partnered with colorist Santi Arcas to finish the art. Lazarus is an American dystopian science fiction comic book series created by writer Greg Rucka and artist Michael Lark. Simon Bowland (#27–28, Risen #1–present).

Lazarus, Vol. 2 by Greg Rucka