The Doom Patrol return, Flatline invades Talia al Ghul’s headquarters and more in DC's Lazarus Planet February before the event comes to an end and gives way to the Dawn of DC.
Revealed in DC's solicitations for February 2023, Lazarus Planet -- a monumental event which launches in January and sees heroes from across the DC Universe get new or different powers -- expands with several new titles, the first of which focuses on Flatline and Red Canary, a new legacy character who debuted in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #3.
LAZARUS PLANET: NEXT EVOLUTION #1
- Written by RAM V, BRANDON T. SNIDER, CHUCK BROWN, and DELILAH S. DAWSON
- Art by LALIT KUMAR, LAURA BRAGA, ALITHA MARTINEZ and MARK MORALES, and RO and STEIN
- Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
- Variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG
- Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
- 1:25 variant cover by SUMIT KUMAR
- 1:50 foil variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- $4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
- ON SALE 2/7/23
- HEROES WILL BE FORGED!
- Good and bad, yin and yang…all sides of humanity will be transformed by the Lazarus event…and in the DC Universe one thing’s for sure: heroes will always rise. In this special we’ll explore some of the amazing new powers gifted to the freedom fighters of the future…and we’ll see what perils these villain-vanquishing virtuosos will face. What secret does Flatline seek from the heart of Talia al Ghul’s HQ? Can Red Canary bring order to an out-of-control city? What secret does the heroic Dead Eye hold that will haunt him forever? And enter into a brand-new legend with the fantastic debut of Vigil!
Following on Valentine's Day is Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1, which will mark the start of a new chapter for the Doom Patrol while also bringing about disaster to Gotham City and other corners of the DC Universe.
LAZARUS PLANET: DARK FATE #1
- Written by TIM SEELEY, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, DENNIS CULVER, A.L. KAPLAN, and ALYSSA WONG
- Art by BALDEMAR RIVAS, CHRIS BURNHAM, A.L. KAPLAN, and HAINING
- Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- Variant cover by AL BARRIONUEVO
- Variant cover by IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA
- Variant cover by HAINING
- 1:25 variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM and NICK FILARDI
- 1:50 foil variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- $4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
- ON SALE 2/14/23
- NEW THREATS WILL RISE!
- When the Lazarus storm touches down, people from every walk of life stand to be affected. People who are kind, people who are good…and people who are evil. This epic issue will spotlight the many disastrous new villains created by the Lazarus event and the heroes who stand ready to stop them from doing harm to others! What sinister threat brings a new chapter to the Doom Patrol saga? Can a new hero channel the inexorable Still Force energy to fend off evil? What lurks in the corners of the Spirit World for new character Xanthe? And what early clue to the new direction in Arkham Tower will spell disaster for Gotham City?
The event concludes on February 21 with Lazarus Planet: Omega, where Damian Wayne will join forces with other magic-users -- including Zatanna, the Spectre, Klarion the Witch Boy and more -- to defeat the Devil Nezha, who possessed him to fight his father in Batman vs. Robin, once and for all. The conclusion of Lazarus Planet will also lead into the publisher's next yearlong event, Dawn of DC, which encompasses over 20 new titles, including Unstoppable Doom Patrol by Dennis Culver and Chris Burnham, Green Arrow by Joshua Williamson and Sean Izaakse.
LAZARUS PLANET: OMEGA #1
- Written by MARK WAID and GENE LUEN YANG
- Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI, BILLY TAN, and more
- Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- Variant covers by LEE GARBETT, BEN OLIVER, ARIEL COLÓN, FELIPE MASSAFERA, and JEN BARTEL
- 1:25 variant cover by PETE WOODS
- 1:50 variant cover by HÉLÈNE LENOBLE
- 1:100 foil variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- Team variant cover by TIAGO DA SILVA ($8.99 US)
- Lucky Red Envelope variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
- Black History Month variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
- $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
- ON SALE 2/21/23
- FATE AND FURY.
- The Devil Nezha and his son are at war—with all of humanity caught in the middle! The Lazarus storms are intensifying worldwide, Earth’s superheroes are on the ropes, and Batman is living on borrowed time. It’s up to Zatanna, the Spectre, the Demon, Klarion, and the rest of the DCU’s magic users to join Damian Wayne and set things right—but to do that, they’ll have to uncover Nezha’s final, explosive secret! Plus: Dreamer has rescued Doctor Fate’s helmet from destruction…but why does it keep glowing like that? The Dawn of the DCU begins as the Lazarus Planet saga crashes to a close!
Lazarus Planet officially launches on Jan. 10 with Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1.
Source: DC