Advance Review: Lazarus #20

writer: Greg Rucka / artist: Michael Lark / Image Comics I don’t usually employ such language on my comic book reviews. I try to keep it concise and above board. But this issue is fucking spectacular. Period. I have enjoyed the Poison arc quite a bit so far and this is my favorite issue of the bunch. As Rucka told me in an interview previously, there are consequences to Forever abandoning her meds in the last arc and they almost resulted in a Lazarus that never rose again. Now Forever is on the mend and on the prowl while Commander Casey Solomon proceeds with the plan minus the baddest weapon on the planet to destroy Hock armaments. What also takes center stage here is Johanna Carlyle, who most definitely was about to stab her family and push it’s collective body into the lake when we last saw her.

This issue highlights her resourcefulness, pride, and frankly, cut throat approach to matters. Outside of Forever (how great is that for the name of short story collection), Johanna has been my favorite Carlyle and this issue highlights it even more. Before I move on to Lark’s incredible contribution, can I just say that women in this issue are all outstanding. Johanna, Forever, Casey and even Marisol, the women were out here Getting Shit Done (not as colorful as when Kelly Sue DeConnick says it, but I try not to take liberties). This isn’t new for this title, but it’s always welcome when it is this omnipresent. Now, onto Lark: He’s pretty spectacular, right? The action scenes loo…