The resurrecting Lazarus Pit factors in a major DCU Fall event
DC's next big event kicks off April 27 with 'Death of the Justice League' in Justice League #75 and continues in Dark Crisis in May and June … which means it's time for the publisher to start teasing its next big event.
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In an unlettered first look preview at pages from four stories from May 17's Shadow War Zone #1, a one-shot anthology special serving as an epilogue to its current event storyline 'Shadow War' showcasing the story's impact on the DC Universe, DC revealed its Fall 2022 event will somehow involve the Lazarus Pit and likely Talia al Ghul.
Talia - Damian Wayne's mom and member of the little-used new superhero-villain hybrid team the Totality - has seemingly sparked up her long-time romance with Batman and appears poised to become a regular character in Batman's various series.
Due to the (apparent) murder of her father Ra's by Deathstroke (but not really) "Talia al Ghul has put a hit on anyone who has ever worked with Deathrroke - and that includes Black Canary!" reads DC's description of Shadow War Zone #1. "Where has Luke Fox been? Talia is sick of watching from the sidelines and joins the battle herself."
In a description of the story 'Inner Demon' by writer Nadia Shammas and artist Sweeney Boo, DC lets the next event cat out of the bag.
The story flashes back to the younger years of Robin's mom Talia al Ghul. Frustrated over secrets her father Ra's al Ghul hides from her, young Talia makes a secret pilgrimage to Lazarus Island. There she meets her grandmother who reveals that Talia has a stronger connection to the Lazarus Pit, setting the stage for what DC calls a "major DCU event this Fall."
The Lazarus Pit is a pool of unknown natural green liquid on said Lazarus Island that instantly
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