Lazarus: Fallen Brings a Landmark Image Comics Series to a Close

Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's Lazarus (not to be confused with the upcoming Shinichirō Watanabe anime Lazarus) has consistently been one of the best books being published by Image Comics in recent years. Now fans are in for some bittersweet news, as Image has announced the series will be reaching its conclusion with Lazarus: Fallen.

IGN can exclusively debut the first preview art for Lazarus: Fallen #1. Get a closer look in the slideshow gallery below:

Lazarus: Fallen reunites the entire creative team behind the original series, including Rucka and Lark as well as colorist Santi Arcas, letterer Ariana Maher, editor Alejandro Arbona, and graphic designers Eric Trautmann and Richard Howe.

For those not familiar with the series, Lazarus is set in a futuristic dystopia where the world has slid back into feudalism. The world is ruled by a handful of powerful Families, and the genetically engineered super-soldier Forever Carlyle is the top enforcer for the Carlyle Family. But now Forever has finally broken free of her father's control, and she means to bring the entire system crashing down.

“Michael and I started Lazarus back in 2013, and while we knew we were telling a story that was a distorted reflection of our world, I don’t think either of us imagined how less distorted that vision would become,” said Rucka in Image's press release. “But for all the talk about the world-building, about the vision of the future—or arguably, prescience of the present—Lazarus has remained, at its heart, about Forever’s journey. We’re finally getting to the resolution of it—the ending that we’ve been working on from the start. There’s so much I’m excited about sharing with this final run. There are things that I think will surprise some readers—some twists that they, perhaps, didn’t see coming. I know that it’s been a long wait for these final issues, and I’m grateful for the patience our audience has shown. We’ve got the most amazing fans, and that is both humbling and gratifying.”

"I'm very happy to get Lazarus back into readers' hands," said Lark. "Greg has given me so much to explore with the characters and storytelling, and I'm really excited about the work I've been doing on the new issues. I think it is some of the best work I've ever done, and I hope readers feel the same."

Rucka added, “I love working with Michael. He fits my sensibilities for storytelling so effortlessly, and his character work is never anything less than superb. He always delivers on the action, but it’s in the quiet scenes, in the emotional beats, that I think he shines brightest—and it’s in those moments that the series lives and breathes. This is unquestionably the best work of Michael’s career thus far, and that is genuinely saying something.”

Lazarus: Fallen #1 will be released on June 25, 2025.

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