Monkey Prince’s Moment of Glory Will Be Lazarus Planet

Created by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang, Monkey Prince first appeared within the DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1, out in July, 2021. Marcus Sun, adopted by Gothamites,  and rising up with a hatred of superheroes,, he discovered himself bullied at college solely to be transported to the Monkey King’s house on Flower Fruit Mountain, the place he discovered that the legendary Chinese mythological determine,  Monkey King was actual father, revealing monkey-based powers alongside a altering look.

Bleeding Cool ran some gossip that there could be vital Monkey Prince presence in upcoming points of Batman Vs Robin, the sequence that leads into what DC Comics has known as internally the Magical Crisis, now formally known as Lazarus Planet. And it appears to be like like Monkey Prince could have a serious presence in that occasion, in addition to Damian Wayne.

Lazarus Planet shall be co-written by Monkey Prince‘s co-creator Gene Luen Yang and see DC Comics make himone of the principle figures of the DC Universe. Maybe. Let’s see the way it goes.

LAZARUS PLANET: ALPHA #1

Written by MARK WAID and GENE LUEN YANG
Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI, BILLY TAN, and extra
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Variant covers by RICCARDO FEDERICI, FRANCESCO MATTINA, MATEUS MANHANINI, NATHAN SZERDY, and JORGE CORONA
Trading Card Variant
1:25 variant cowl by JOHN GIANG
1:50 foil variant cowl by A.L. KAPLAN
1:100 foil variant cowl by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Team variant cowl by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/10/23
CHANGE THE WORLD.
Following the explosive (actually) occasions of Batman vs. Robin #4, the Lazarus Volcano has erupted, spewing harmful and transformative chemical compounds into Earth’s environment! As these Lazarus clouds rain down upon the planet, individuals throughout the globe start to develop unusual new talents, watch their already-extraordinary talents change, and witness an entire host of chaos not like something the DCU has skilled earlier than! It’s as much as Damian Wayne to place out the misery name for whoever can nonetheless hear it: come to the ruins of the Hall of Justice and assist save the world! Poison Ivy, Power Girl, Cyborg, Batman, and extra reply the decision…however why may the destiny of all life as we all know it relaxation within the fingers of…Monkey Prince?

LAZARUS PLANET: ASSAULT ON KRYPTON #1

Written by NICOLE MAINES, C.S. PACAT,
FRANK BARBIERE, and LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by SKYLAR PATRIDGE, SCOTT GODLEWSKI,
SAMI BASRI, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Variant covers by JEN BARTEL, NATHAN SZERDY,
MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO and PRASAD “PRESSY” RAO
1:25 variant cowl by ARIEL COLON
1:50 foil variant cowl by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/17/23
With the world in chaos and Lazarus raining from the skies, the Earth’s protectors from Krypton are hit onerous. In this assortment of epic vignettes from in and round Lazarus Planet, we’ll see heroes remodeled, secrets and techniques revealed, and energy unleashed. Can Power Girl free herself from the out-of-control Omen? Will Dreamer’s visions information our heroes to the trail of victory? Can Mercy Graves survive the transformation she’s undergone? And will Jonathan Kent ever be the identical once more?

LAZARUS PLANET: WE ONCE WERE GODS #1

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL, DAN WATTERS, PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, and JOSIE CAMPBELL
Art by FRANCIS MANAPUL, MAX DUNBAR,
JACK HERBERT, and CAITLIN YARSKY
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Variant covers by DAVE JOHNSON, FRANCESCO MATTINA and RAFAEL SARMENTO
1:25 variant cowl by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:50 foil variant cowl by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/24/23
As the Lazarus rain beats down upon planet Earth, human beings are solely a fraction of these affected by this transformative upheaval—enter: We Once Were Gods. This sequence of vignettes explores Lazarus Planet’s results throughout the numerous extraordinary places and creatures within the DC Universe, and like their human counterparts, these beings are in for some large modifications. Can Themyscira survive the resurrection of each invading military that ever graced its shores? Will Martian Manhunter survive a psychic hyperlink to a Doomsday nest? What occurs when the monsters from the Trench acquire the flexibility to breathe air? And look out, Shazam Family…the Rock of Eternity is about to get rocked.

LAZARUS PLANET: LEGENDS REBORN #1

Written by ALEX SEGURA, GREG PAK, ALEX PAKNADEL, and DENNIS CULVER
Art by CLAYTON HENRY, CHRIS MITTEN,
MINKYU JUNG, and JESUS MERINO
Cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
Variant covers by RAFAEL SARMENTO,
LAURA BRAGA, and MINKYU JUNG
1:25 variant cowl by REILLY BROWN
1:50 foil variant cowl by VASCO GEORGIEV
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/31/23
NEW FRIENDS…NEW FOES…NEW LEGENDS!
Ancient and harmful energy has been woke up following the eruption of the Lazarus Volcano, and this surge of fantastical energy will have an effect on the DC Universe forevermore! In Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn, we’ll discover corners of the planet newly woke up and primed to revive some heroes and villains lengthy forgotten! With the assistance of Nightwing, can new hero City Boy hope to commune with Gotham in time to reserve it? Who are the mysterious trio claiming to be resurrected siblings of Raven? How far would the Question go to chase a lead throughout a remodeled Gotham City? And will the flame of Firestorm burn out yet one more horrific host? Not if Harley Quinn has something to say about it!

MONKEY PRINCE #10

Written by GENE LUEN YANG 楊謹倫
Art and canopy by BERNARD CHANG 張伯納
Variant cowl by EJIKURE 吳偉傑
1:25 variant cowl by AUDREY MOK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/3/23
BATMAN VS. ROBIN TIE-IN!
Sound the alarm bells and bow at his toes, as a result of the legendary Monkey King is lastly launched from the Phantom Zone! And what timing that is, when the very first thing Monkey King senses is that his oldest foe-turned-friend turned-??? was additionally simply launched from his personal captivity…Nezha! But most significantly…does Monkey King sense his personal son, Monkey Prince, and does he even know of Monkey Prince’s existence? Find out right here, together with the key origin of Marcus Sun and why he’s the Monkey Prince!

ACTION COMICS #1051

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, DAN JURGENS, and LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, LEE WEEKS, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by STEVE BEACH, JORGE FORNÉS, SERGIO DAVILA, RAFA SANDOVAL, DAVID NAKAYAMA, and LEE WEEKS
1:25 variant cowl by JACK HERBERT
1:50 foil variant cowl by DAN MORA
1:100 embossed variant cowl by STEVE BEACH
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/24/23
ACTION COMICS REBORN!
Action Comics #1051 begins a brand new format for DC’s most action-packed title, providing not one, not two, however three epic adventures of Superman and your complete Super-Family! Following the bombshell occasions of Action Comics #1050, the world’s relationship with Superman is endlessly modified, the higher limits of his supercharged powers have but to be reached, and the House of El’s transformation of Metropolis, led by Steel, has begun. But Lex Luthor has discovered the right instrument with which to undo every part Superman is working to attain: Metallo, whose hatred of Superman is matched solely by his hatred for Luthor himself. Then, in “Lois and Clark 2: Doom Rising,” Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks return to inform the story of younger Jon Kent on the farm along with his mother and father, studying about his talents, coming of age…and battling the Doombreaker?! And lastly, Power Girl returns partially one of a three-part story spinning out of Lazarus Planet! This problem marks the primary look of new characters, new costumes, and a brand new period of Action Comics! It all begins right here!

BATMAN: LEGENDS OF GOTHAM #1

Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Art by KARL MOSTERT
Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Variant cowl by NATHAN SZERDY
1:25 variant cowl by DAVID NAKAYAMA
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 (card inventory)
ON SALE 1/31/23
With Batman preoccupied, his deepest, darkest, most harmful secrets and techniques are about to be auctioned off to the very best bidder. The visitor record is strictly villains solely, and the outlaw Red Hood matches the invoice –placing him on a collision course with Batman’s deniable black-ops staff, the Outsiders! With Lazarus Island spawning wild-card superpowers throughout the globe, the stakes couldn’t be increased. Jason Todd, Black Lightning, and Katana should put apart their variations to avoid wasting Batman’s legacy –and with it, the world. That’s assuming they do not kill one another first!