rouver's review against another edition
4.0
Needed a refresher before reading the latest volume. Rather than the world being divided into countries, several families have control of huge swaths of the globe. If you don't work for one of the families, you are considered 'waste.' Each family has developed a specialized human, enhanced through drugs, DNA manipulation, and cyborg upgrades. The story follows Forever, the Lazarus of the Carlyle family as she does her duty as their elite soldier, and she slowly discovers just who she is.
trike's review against another edition
5.0
This was even better than the first collection, with a much deeper look into both the world and the characters. Intrigue! Family squabbles! Internecine duplicity! Sword fights! Superhuman abilities! Futuristic combat! Doublecrosses! All in a futuristic world run by oligarchs who have strangleholds on various industries and technologies. Good stuff.
One of the things I enjoyed most was that a lot of the worldbuilding was implicit rather than stated outright. All of the background stuff like news broadcasts, propaganda posters and designs lends to that, and there’s a comprehensive collection of those things at the end of the book.
But there are similar things which go unremarked on either within the story or in the supplemental material, such as the fact that the Japanese Lazarus of the Inumara Family has a computer-like font for his square speech bubbles which have a lightning bolt-style arrow to them, strongly implying that either he’s an android or a telepresence robot being manipulated from afar. He also lays out an analysis of another Lazarus’ poker playing that sounds rather computerish. No explanation is given at all, so perhaps that will be a revelation for later.
Things like that hint at a larger and more complex world than even what we’re shown. And the story is really propulsive.
The art is continually terrific, and the cover art by Owen Freeman is consistently remarkable. So much so that I sought out his work online, and he’s done a lot of amazing stuff.
One of the things I enjoyed most was that a lot of the worldbuilding was implicit rather than stated outright. All of the background stuff like news broadcasts, propaganda posters and designs lends to that, and there’s a comprehensive collection of those things at the end of the book.
But there are similar things which go unremarked on either within the story or in the supplemental material, such as the fact that the Japanese Lazarus of the Inumara Family has a computer-like font for his square speech bubbles which have a lightning bolt-style arrow to them, strongly implying that either he’s an android or a telepresence robot being manipulated from afar. He also lays out an analysis of another Lazarus’ poker playing that sounds rather computerish. No explanation is given at all, so perhaps that will be a revelation for later.
Things like that hint at a larger and more complex world than even what we’re shown. And the story is really propulsive.
The art is continually terrific, and the cover art by Owen Freeman is consistently remarkable. So much so that I sought out his work online, and he’s done a lot of amazing stuff.
ulrikworm's review against another edition
5.0
Damn - Ruckas dystopiske mesterstykke bliver bare bedre og bedre
jekutree's review against another edition
4.0
Lazarus is one of the biggest image titles to come out of the 2010’s and for great reason. Excellent world building, captivating story and a large cast of interesting characters. Rucka and Lark are one of my favorite teams in comics.
9/10
9/10
liarose95's review against another edition
5.0
Just as good as the first collection. Someone tell me when the third collection will be out!
honguan's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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