PORTLAND, Ore. 01/15/2026 — How hot does Geiger burn? What new Wardens will face Rook in upcoming tales? What are The Unbelievables? What secrets is the Scorekeeper hiding on Hyde Street? Ghost Machine will answer those questions—and many more—with the release of the five-issue Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook miniseries featuring text and art by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Ivan Reis, Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Anderson, and more, and published by Image Comics this April.
Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook spotlights more than 120 characters, teasing future storylines and major events across Ghost Machine’s four interconnected universes, including those of THE UNNAMED and the heroes and villains spanning the American timeline found in Geiger, Redcoat, and First Ghost; as well as in: Rook: Exodus and its sweeping science-fiction epic; Hyde Street and its horrific home to the terrifying Residents of a mysterious, nightmarish dimension. And in THE UNBELIEVABLES, where extraordinary figures hide in plain sight, including The Rocketfellers, Hornsby & Halo, the upcoming The Trillion Dollar Kid, and many more soon making their debut.
“I was always a huge fan of these entertaining encyclopedic comics,” said Brian Cunningham, Ghost Machine Editor-in-Chief. “Whenever I wanted to know something about a character, I knew where to go. I also loved learning about characters I had never seen before, and then wanting to track down those comics with them so I could read those stories. I’m hoping fans will do the same with our Guidebook.”
Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook #1-2 will focus on The Unnamed Universe, featuring Geiger, Redcoat, Junkyard Joe, and more. Issue #3 features the unbelievable universe of The Rocketfellers, Hornsby & Halo, and a host of new characters appearing for the very first time. Issue #4 spotlights the heroes and villains of the sci-fi universe epic Rook: Exodus, while #5 pays a visit with the various Residents of Ghost Machine’s dimension of horror—Hyde Street.
Perfect for fans of Who’s Who in the DC Universe and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook gives you everything you need to know about your favorite characters, while also paying tribute to classic character profile collections of the past.
Each issue of the Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook features three distinct covers: Cover A Gary Frank and Brad Anderson which will showcase a timeless rendition of each issue’s character lineup, Cover B by Bryan Hitch and Brad Anderson which will be an homage to The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Cover C by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, and Brad Anderson which pays homage to Who’s Who in the DC Universe.
Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook #1 will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, April 1.
All Ghost Machine titles, including Geiger, Hyde Street, Redcoat, Rook: Exodus, The Rocketfellers, and more, are also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
ABOUT GHOST MACHINE PRODUCTIONS
Ghost Machine’s groundbreaking creator collective was launched at New York Comic
Con in October 2023 and features a global best-of-class lineup of artists and writers
whose award-winning and iconic works include a who’s who of comic book legends
such as Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Aquaman, Stargirl, JSA, The Flash, The
Ultimates, Black Lightning, Green Arrow and countless more: Brad Anderson, Jason
Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Geoff Johns, Rob Leigh, Lamont Magee, Francis
Manapul, Brad Meltzer, Ivan Reis, Peter Snejbjerg, Peter J. Tomasi, and Maytal Zchut.
In an industry first, all of Ghost Machine’s founding creators jointly own and run the
company, sharing in all of Ghost Machine’s publishing, media, merchandising and
licensing. Each creator is exclusive to the company for their comic book work after
completing projects already committed to. Ghost Machine recently boosted its already
unrivaled creator roster with artists Leila Leiz and Francis Portela, as well as renowned
inkers Andrew Currie and Danny Miki who all joined on an exclusive basis.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by
a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of
the largest comics publishers in the United States, and is the #2 graphic novel
publisher in America. It is the publisher of such award winning titles as, Spawn,
The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, Monstress, Deadly Class, Chew, The Old
Guard, I Kill Giants, Criminal, The Department of Truth, W0rldtr33, Geiger,
Descender, Gideon Falls, It’s Lonely At The Centre of The Earth, Do A Power
Bomb, Stray Bullets, and more. The company currently has six individuals on
the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc
Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses:
Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics,
Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and
graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers
science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor,
and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For
more information, visit: www.imagecomics.com.
PUBLICITY CONTACT:
Kat Salazar, VP of PR & Marketing
Image Comics
katsalazar@imagecomics.com
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