From Greg's latest blog post:

"Alejandro, Michael, and I are feeling pretty good about the shape of this next arc, and Michael's health is continuing to improve daily. The latter is clearly a far higher priority than the former, but it impacts the former in the following way: we are looking at being back in spring of 2027, likely soliciting issue 7 for either March or April.

This will be the second of our final four arcs, and while I'd initially intended this arc to run only five issues, the story disagreed, so it'll be another six-issue arc, concluding in LAZARUS: FALLEN issue 12. Michael will begin working on issue 12 before the end of the month, which means that by the time we start shipping we will have all of it in the can, and issues will ship monthly for the arc.

Will keep you updated once we lock down hard dates, but, yes, the takeaway is that the next arc of LAZARUS will begin spring 2027. And, sounding like a broken record, I know, Michael and I are deeply grateful for your patience and your loyalty. We really do hope that these issues will reward all of you for both."

Sorry. I haven't been keeping up with my plan to ask a question every Friday. Truth be told, I've been busy and usually remember the following Saturday...like now.

I will try and keep engagement going. Hopefully we'll get some more LAZARUS news soon as I know we're all looking forward to Rucka and Lark wrapping the story up.

Forever vs Batman? Kingpin vs Malcom? Infinity meets Bone?

What comic title/universe would you like to see crossover with Lazarus?

What was it that hooked you on Lazarus? Why do you keep coming back?

The art? The world-building? The politics?

Friday rolls around and k forget to do the question. Sorry.

But, the question stands. Who would you like to see cast in a Lazarus film and as whom?

Forever aside, who is/was your favorite family Lazarus? Why? Thei power? Their personality?

Ok. Aside from Forever, who is your favorite member of the Carlyle family? Creepy Malcolm? Devious Beth? Who and why are they your favorite?

Lets face it. There are a lot of assholes in this book. Whose death was the most satisfying for you? Be it Lazarus, Family or Waste?

Group member and new mod u/fkalag here.

Excited to be stepping into the shoes of u/anchises868.

I'm a long time Lazarus fan. Got to meet Michael Lark at a Chicago signing in 2022. Gushed like an idiot about LAZARUS and got a Forever sketch.

If anyone has an issue with the page don't hesitate to reach out.

I’ve got personal and professional projects consuming my life and I forget the subreddit is even here unless someone makes a post. I think everyone’s over at Discord anyway. If I just delete as moderator, Reddit will close the subreddit.

I’d rather pass it off than close it, so if anyone wants it, just let me know.

Yo reading this shit SUCKS, and I see I have pages and pages of it ahead, too.

If this is a common style moving forward I'm gonna need to shelf this series.

I’m late to the party and only just blasted through volumes 1-8 of this amazing story this year. I’m really glad that there’s a subreddit community here to discuss it!

So, do you have any headcanon for some smaller families that could exist in this world of Carlyles, Morrays, Bittners and Vassalovkas?

Are they a minor house serving under the umbrella of one of the major families? Or are they now extinct, having been destroyed by a major family?

Where do they operate? Do they represent a certain people/nation of today?

Did they ever have a Lazarus? Did they have a speciality in terms of industry?

Or any other details that you’d like to add to this world.

r/lasers, Putting this out there as it's a pretty rare piece: a Nuburu AO-150 high-power blue diode laser (450 nm, 150 W output). Manufactured January 27, 2021 (serial #0015 – early/low number), fully tested and powers on reliably. It's a water-cooled rack-mount unit with RS-232 serial control, external control ports, power input, and attached cooling hoses (red/yellow visible in pics). This was Nuburu's flagship early blue laser for spatter-free, high-quality welding of reflective metals—especially copper, aluminum, thin foils (lithium-ion batteries, electronics, precision joining/additive manufacturing). The blue wavelength absorbs ~10x better than IR on Cu, which is why it's specialized and sought after in R&D/materials science. Condition/Details:q Tested working (powers up, no faults observed) Low hours (exact unknown but r/lasers, Putting this out there as it's a pretty rare piece: a Nuburu AO-150 high-power blue diode laser (450 nm, 150 W output). Manufactured January 27, 2021 (serial #0015 – early/low number), fully tested and powers on reliably. It's a water-cooled rack-mount unit with RS-232 serial control, external control ports, power input, and attached cooling hoses (red/yellow visible in pics). This was Nuburu's flagship early blue laser for spatter-free, high-quality welding of reflective metals—especially copper, aluminum, thin foils (lithium-ion batteries, electronics, precision joining/additive manufacturing). The blue wavelength absorbs ~10x better than IR on Cu, which is why it's specialized and sought after in R&D/materials science. Condition/Details: Tested working (powers up, no faults observed) Low hours (exact unknown but not heavily industrial-run)@@Q@aaq From private surplus/auction pickup Class 4 laser – serious eye/skin hazard from direct or scattered beam. Proper 450 nm OD-rated safety glasses + interlocks required. No beam demos for safety reasons, but happy to show power-on/controls video.##@@@ heavily industrial-run) From private surplus/auction pickup Class 4 laser – serious eye/skin hazard from direct or scattered beam. Proper 450 nm OD-rated safety glasses + interlocks required. No beam demos for safety reasons, but happy to show power-on/controls video.

They say never meet your heroes.

So after finishing the 4th collection book I decided to join Lazarus discord to get to know more about the authors and the universe which I found fascinating.

Unfortunately the channel is full of propoganda, hate for america, CNN links, people with pronounces and rainbows in avatars. I was shocked.

This is sad. Not going to support these authors anymore.

Greg Rucka's most recent newsletter said this:

As some of you may already be aware, on 10 December, Michael Lark suffered a minor stroke.

He posted to Instagram with the following New Year's message:

Happy New Year everyone! It was great to get LAZARUS back onto the shelves in 2025, and I appreciate your loyalty and patience.

Unfortunately, on December 10th, I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, it happened in the part of my brain that controls motor function for my left side. While I do have some weakness and uncoordination, I haven't suffered and paralysis or significant loss of motor skills or cognitive ability, but recovery has been very fatiguing and everyday tasks can get a bit overwhelming and exhausting.

I thank you in advance for your patience (again) while I recover. Keli and I are very grateful to all of our friends and neighbors who've offered their help (especially amateur ambulance driver Dan Berry, who got me to the hospital in record time). We are especially grateful to the United Kingdom and the Arts Council England for sponsoring me and granting me a 5-year visa. Also thank you to the NHS for taking amazing care of me and reminding me that health care for profit is obscene and should be considered a crime against humanity.

For the foreseeable future I will not be accepting commissions, but keep your eye on this space - as soon as I am able to do them again, I will let you know right here.

Michael Lark's instagram is @michaellarkart

I'm sure we all wish him well and a speedy recovery.

Speaking from personal experience, a hemorrhagic stroke -- if it doesn't kill you -- is something you can, with time and rehab, pretty much fully recover from.

Just read LAZARUS: FALLEN #6. Wow.

We finally find out who sent the message. Do you think this means we'll get the history of the previous Forever Lazaruses? Lazarusi?

Also, I feel worse and worse for Casey every issue that goes on. She was a favorite character of mine and with each issue I'm wondering if she can be saved? Or is she doomed to be another pawn sacrificed by Malcolm?

Can Forever trust Sonja? Each issue keeps pushing towards the ending, but I don't believe all the cast will get there.

Can anyone help me to get this comic please? I’m in the UK and cannot find it for love nor money

Love this book. Loved it since issue #1. Got to meet Michael Lark at a comic store signing between Risen and Fallen.

But I do feel like I missed something. Reread Risen and still don't see it.

When exactly did Casey turn on Michael? When did she begin to believe he was cheating with Johanna? Did I miss that moment or was it off-camera?

Do you think Sonja will join Forever or will she sadly meet her end by reluctantly upholding her family’s loyalty ?

Does anyone feel it’s weird that there was no real climax to Russia’s unstoppable Lazarus ?

Curious what will happen to Casey - looks like she will be Carlyle’s guinea pig in creating a Lazarus from scratch

Heya, I've seen the new volume 8 is available already in pre-sale, coming on the 6th of January next year XD

It's been awhile since I got hooked on a title the way I have with Lazarus. I just love the scale of the world building.

If/when it inevitably gets optioned, would you rather it be a live action series or a series of movies?

In the Lazarus story now really boiling down to "let's all the little people unite and overthrow evil emperor Malcolm, and restore freeeedoooom" ?

That's like... the least original narrative in the entire history of fiction o_O

And what's up with presenting up Hock as some sort of victim and even a martyr to the cause, when he's effectively worse than freaking Hitler himself with his country-wise lifelong chemical brainwahing of every single goddamn citizen into incurable zombie slaves ?

On one hand there is a major originality/nuance failure in the narrative, on the other a huge hypocrisy from the writer to demonize Malcolm into the ultimate evil of a now black-and-white story.