Unveiled today at New York Comic Con, Mark Waid will be showrunning DC’s first event of 2023, “Lazarus Planet,” which spins out of “Batman Vs. Robin.” DC describes the event thusly:
Following the events of Mark Waid and Mahmud Asrar’s “Batman vs. Robin” #4 this December, the Lazarus Volcano has erupted—spewing dangerous and transformative chemicals into Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in chaos across the DC universe! As these Lazarus clouds rain down upon the planet, people across the globe begin to develop strange new abilities, watch their already-extraordinary abilities change, and witness a whole host of chaos unlike anything the DCU has experienced before!
We know you’ve got questions about this upcoming DC comic book event, but you’ll have to wait for the Lazarus Planet explosions to begin for your answers! In the meantime, we’re already asking about the effects of Lazarus raining from the skies:
Can Power Girl free herself from the out-of-control Omen?
Who are the mysterious trio claiming to be resurrected siblings of Raven?
Will Dreamer’s visions guide our heroes to the path of victory?
Can Mercy Graves survive the transformation she’s undergone?
Will Martian Manhunter survive a psychic link to a Doomsday nest?
Can new hero City Boy hope to commune with Gotham in time to save it?
How far would the Question go to chase a lead across a transformed Gotham City?
Will the flame of Firestorm burn out yet another horrific host?
And what does DC’s Monkey Prince have to do with all of this?Here’s a hint for the last one—Damian Wayne puts out a distress call for whoever can still hear it: come to the ruins of the Hall of Justice and help save the world! Blue Beetle, Power Girl, Cyborg, Batman, and more answer the call…but why could the fate of all life as we know it rest in the hands of…Monkey Prince?
Waid is bringing a slew of creators with him, including Riccardo Federici, Gene Luen Yang, Billy Tan, Nicole Maines, Skylar Patridge, Francis Manapul, Dan Watters, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and Josie Campbell. No full creative teams have been announced yet.
Reading the tea leaves a bit, Gene Luen Yang is the co-creator/writer of Monkey Prince, Josie Campbell has been working in the Shazam world, Phillip Kennedy Johnson has been the Clark Kent writer, and Dan Watters has been sort of everywhere lately, but specifically with Azrael.
The PR blast also states that these seven weekly titles are ‘included’ in the event, but don’t be surprised if some tie-ins to mainline books get announced too.
“Lazarus Planet: Alpha” (1/10)
“Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton” (1/17)
“Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods” (1/24)
“Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn” (1/31)
“Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution” (2/7)
“Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate” (2/14)
“Lazarus Planet: Omega” (2/21)
Me? I’m just here for Electric Blue Jon Kent.
