Lazarus, Vol. 3: Conclave, by Greg Rucka
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"Rucka's storytelling is comprehensive, weaving sociopolitical rhetoric and class structure to an extent seldom seen in the medium. Meanwhile, Lark manages to take Rucka's seriousness to a new level with dark edges, shadowy panels, and ferociously kinetic action. Each page turn is cinematic, just another reason this book might appeal to cross-platform fans of crime movies and TV programs, such as The Godfather or True Detective, as well as police procedural comics, such as Rucka's Gotham Central or Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming's Powers." -BooklistIn a dystopian near-future, government is a quaint concept, resources are coveted, and possession is 100% of the law. A handful of Families rule, jealously guarding what they have and exploiting the Waste who struggle to survive in their domains. Forever Carlyle defends her family's holdings through deception and force as their protector, their Lazarus. The 16 Families have gathered together in the exclusive luxury confines of Triton One to resolve the emerging conflict between Carlyle and Hock, and they've brought their Lazari with them. While Forever's romance with the Morray Lazarus, Joacquim, continues to blossom, she finds herself not only questioning her identity, but also her loyalty to her Family and her father, Malcolm, when orders her to kill her brother, Jonah. Collecting issues #10-15 of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series and the third story arc, "Conclave."
Lazarus, Vol. 3: Conclave, by Greg Rucka - Amazon Sales Rank: #108007 in Books
- Brand: Image Comics
- Published on: 2015-03-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.10" h x .30" w x 6.50" l, .63 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
Lazarus, Vol. 3: Conclave, by Greg Rucka About the Author Greg Rucka is a DC Comics writer as well as author of a number of thrillers including Critical Space, Keeper, and two Queen and Country novels. He resides with his family in Portland, Oregon.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A great series continues with more Family intrigue and more Lazari By Whitt Patrick Pond I got hooked on Lazarus last year and have always looked forward to each new volume, and this third one not only does not disappoint but raises the quality bar even higher. What I really like about Rucka and Lark's work is that they keep adding layers of details to give depth and complexity to the world they've created and to the characters who inhabit it.Note: for those unfamiliar with the series and who have not read the previous volumes, I have added a section below on the background of the world of Lazarus. I would suggest reading that before reading the rest of my review of this, the third and newest volume in the series.This volume - Conclave - centers around the fallout from the events in the first volume, where Jonah Carlyle was last seen on the run after his double-dealing was uncovered by his father, Malcolm, the head of Family Carlyle. Jonah, we learn, is now in the hands of Family Hock, being held for ransom by Jakob Hock, which causes Malcolm to call for a conclave of all the Families to resolve the matter. And so this volume shows us who all of the Families are that run the world of Lazarus, and who all of their Lazari are. And as always, Forever Carlyle is at the center of things. Whether she wants to be or not.There is a lot of new detail packed into this volume. For one thing, it opens with a Dramatis Personae section listing most of the Families that run the world, their specific domains, their Lazari and their relationships with other Families ("Allied" or "Unallied, "close ties" or "in conflict", etc). We immediately learn that the two main alliances are the Carlyle Bloc and the Hock Coalition.One of the best things about Conclave is that we learn more about what it means to be a Lazarus. In the first volume, we got to see two of the Lazari: Forever Carlyle and Joacquim Morray. In this volume we get to meet a lot of the other Lazari, and we get to see how different from each other they all are. And how the core fact of their existence as Lazari gives them a kinship with each other that in some ways transcends the relationships they have with their Families. It is a complexity, well brought out here, that adds poignant depth to these characters as a group.Some background on the world of Lazarus:For anyone unfamiliar with this series, there are a lot of dystopias these days, both in literature and in the comics, but the Lazarus series in my opinion has put forward one of the most interesting and well thought out, taking some current trends and extrapolating them into the future and then creating a social order based on the logical outcome. Set in a future that feels like it might be sixty to seventy years or so from now, the dystopia of Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's creation is the apparent result of some global economic and governmental collapse, complicated by an agriculturally-challenged environment where control of genetically-modified seed strains (think Monsanto) is one of the highest mechanisms of power.Society (in what feels like a substantially reduced population) consists of three classes: Family, Serfs and Waste. Family is restricted to a tiny elite - the top 1% of 1% of 1% - a handful of individuals who wield absolute power over a domain, with different Families controlling different domains. Family Carlyle, the central one in the story line, has a domain that apparently extends from the West Coast to the Mississippi River. Family Morray's domain lies to the south, making up what used to be Mexico and Central America. Families Bittner and Hock's domains lie to the north and to the east. Besides wielding total control, Family also have the very best of everything, including access to advanced medical technology. In the particular case of Family Carlyle, their technology allows them greatly increased life-spans, such that Family members who look to be in their 20's may actually be in their 60's, those in their 30's may be in their 90's and so on.Under Family you have Serfs - the maybe 1 in 10 (or more often, 1 in 100) individuals who have some skill or talent or potential that the Family finds useful or necessary. Unlike their medieval namesakes, Serfs in this dystopia are not just agricultural workers but pretty much everyone who serves Family, from domestic servants and soldiers all the way up to medical professionals and scientists. The higher up the service ladder you are, the better life you and your family have. For as long as Family deems you useful and loyal anyway.Everyone else in society - the remaining 95 to 98% of the people in a domain - are considered Waste. Waste - if they're properly registered as legal residents of the domain - are provided a minimum level of subsistence and little else. The most Waste can aspire to - beyond not dying of starvation, disease, natural disaster or just outright being killed - is to be found useful enough at some point to be 'lifted' to Serf. The most Serf can aspire to, beyond moving up the Family service ladder, is not reverting back to Waste. And not being killed if they inadvertently cross some Family line. Nobody moves up to becoming Family. Family are born, not made. Or so it would seem.To maintain their control over their territory, both internally and against external threats, every family has its own private armed force. At the pinnacle of that armed force, every Family has a Lazarus, a member of the Family with special highly advanced bio-tech enhancements and rigorous training that make them not only extremely deadly but also virtually impossible to kill. The chief functions of a Lazarus are to protect the Family against any and all threats, and to enforce the Family's rule. To this end, they are conditioned from early childhood both psychologically and biologically to exhibit unquestioning loyalty to Family.Enter Forever Carlyle. Forever Carlyle is the Lazarus of Family Carlyle. She is the youngest of the five Carlyle siblings, and she is very, very good at her job. She is also increasingly conflicted about some of the things she is called on to do, which we see in the opening scene of the first volume where she must investigate an attack by another Family on one of the Carlyle's precious seed storage facilities. Adding to her problems is the fact that Family Carlyle is riven internally by factions and plots among the siblings, all of whom seem to be aware of something that Forever has been kept ignorant of, a secret kept so intensely that her continued existence appears to depend on her never learning of it.Some reviewers have commented about the slow pace, but Rucka and Lark know what they're doing here. The reason things are proceeding somewhat slowly is because they're engaged in some first-class world-building here, i.e. showing us in intimate episodic detail how things are in this near-future world, building up the reality that the story takes place in. This is important because the characters are very much a part of this world, and their natures are very much determined by who they are in this world, be they Family, Serf or Waste. Or a Lazarus, as Forever happens to be. The result is that you get a disturbing but highly believable world with characters that you can believe inhabit this world.Highly, highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. This Series Just Keeps Getting Better By Michael James Obviously, I am a fan of the series and you likely are too if you are visiting the page for the third volume. With any type of series I worry about things losing their focus and getting sloppy, but there is none of that here. Everything develops and connects really nicely. If by now you are not completely invested in the world and characters, you will be after this volume.We also learn much more about the world in this volume than either of the first two. This adds more texture and depth to the series as a whole. Although there are familiar elements, nothing feels cliche or out of place.It is probably important to note that this is coming from someone who is not a big comic book reader. This is actually the only comic series that I read. If the story sounds interesting but you aren't sure of the form, I think it is worth a try, since it all works so well in a visual form!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. series gets better with each volume By Frank L. Greenagel Jr. A very well written story in a dystopian future where a few different families rule the world. Lazarus is a strong female lead that works for one of those families as its head warrior/spy/negotiator.The art is excellent (Lark reminds me of Maleev here, which is very high praise).Each volume in this series has gotten better, which is a rare feat. Usually, it is the other way around. I expect that Greg Rucka has carefully plotted this out.
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