Popular and promising creators introduce a lavish sampler of exciting stories in Ghost Machine #1. The oversized one-shot fires a salvo across the bows of local comic shops, warning readers to take heed and other storytelling universes to remain on High Alert. Read Full Review

From the captivating introductions to the beautifully crafted art and coloring, each page was strategically used to its fullest to make a positive impression. You can feel thecollective excitement from the creative team(s) exuding from the book as you flip through each chapter, and this is exactly what I want from my comic reading experience. Beyond the stories, I also appreciated the introduction to Ghost Machine and their mission/vision of ensuring that their content is creator-owned and controlled. We've seen a lot of big names move away from "The Big Two to launch their own IPs in recentyears (shout-out to the Massive-Verse creative team, also supported by Image), and this is looking to be quite an experience. After spending this short amount of time with these characters, I'm onboard with Ghost Machine. Read Full Review

Ghost Machine #1 delivers a smorgasbord of comic book goodness, opening up a variety of new worlds to readers. It's big, it's bold, and it's exactly the kind of comic publishers should be looking at. Whether it's a radioactive man, a family from the future, or the darkest corners of our own imagination the Ghost Machine is charged with potential. Read Full Review

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To kick off the bold new imprint, Geoff Johns and crew offer up a variety of previews of Ghost Machine's upcoming comics in one tightly packed, 64-page one-shot. With stories that have everything from strange superheroes to unsettling horror, there's plenty to be excited about in this ambitious comic book universe. Read Full Review

An interesting assortment of characters, settings, and creators, avoiding some of the cliches of startup universes, while presenting us an interesting and reasonably-priced chunk of comic storytelling. Read Full Review

GHOST MACHINE (ONE-SHOT) gives readers a teasing taste of things to come from snippets of forthcoming titles primarily written by Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi. The samples run the gamut from science fiction to horror and amusing hint from this one-shot. Read Full Review

Ghost Machine #1 introduces a lot of new books for readers to get their hands on, but does so in a way that feels less cohesive than it does like an advertisement. It seems like this would be something that Ghost Machine would want to release for free, in order to garner interest in their books, rather than a paid issue. Read Full Review

Plot
This special 64-page comic includes several comics that are the flagship of the four coexisting universes that Ghost Machine is going to begin developing, called THE UNNAMED, ROOK EXODUS, FAMILY ODYSSEYS AND HYDE STREET, which includes the technical sheet of each new character. :

BLOCK 1 – THE UNNAMED by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch and Brad Anderson – here includes the GEIGER, JUNKYARD JOE and REDCOAT characters already established by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank and Bryan Hich. The Unnamed are War heroes Sacrificed for the common good. These three characters are heroes of different wars in different eras, but Red Coat and Geiger may share the same nature of their powers, immortality. They also introduce The Northerner and President Sarah Nash.Rating 5/5

BLOCK 2: ROOK: EXODUS by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson: This saga is about the fall of colonization of a world where farmers are now warriors and wear a helmet to control a specific species of animals. An exciting mix of dystopia with science fiction. Rating 5/5

BLOCK 3 FAMILY ODYSSEYS by Peter J. Tomasi Francis Manapul and Peter Snejbjerg: it has a touch of comedy with the ROCKETFELLERS family who try to live a day away from technology and HORNSBY & HALO which moves away from science fiction a bit to focus in cosmic and faith events. Rating 5/5

BLOCK 4 HYDE STREET by MAYTAL ZCHUT IVAN REIS DANNY MIKI and Brad Anderson: This block delves into terror, when there is a street that lures the unwary to a fatal end.Rating 5/5

Summary
This comic is an introduction to four universes of great characters that you can identify with but in unusual circumstances. Supported by amazing art. This is the perfect starting point for the new comics that Ghost Machine will release starting in April
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Very promising. I wish you all the best, Geoff.

What an amazing time to love comics! This was such a great read and loved the introduction to all these new books- if their intention was to get me excited, it worked! The book is beautiful from start to finish, the art is (not surprisingly) insane and stories so damn good.

Ghost Machine #! delivers value for the money.
This is an oversized anthology that introduces the firest few comics from the Ghost Machine imprint. The production quality on this issue is top notch, the stories are short, more of a a sample than a complete tale, and there's a supplemental information about the various series. It's purpose is to whet your appetite, and it is highly successful.

If you want a taste of what's to come to help make up your mind if you want to check these out, this will be helpful. If you're looking for a complete story expierence, you will likely be diappointed.

For a launching pad of a new comic universe, I'd have to say this is more of a sampler than a launch for the Ghost Machine imprint. That being said, the main three stories; Geiger, Redcoat and Rook were all extremely short but on point reads with absolutely solid art. Redcoat is great if you're into history themed stories, Geiger if you're into a revenge superhero book and Rook appears to be a near futuristic theme story set on a distant earth-like planet. Lots of different stories to choose from.

The only story that was a bit on the eh side was ironically one of Geoff Johns smaller books with the book starting reading a comic book. Can't win them all, Geoff. I think I can say that with confidence that most people are looking forward to Jason Fabok doing interior art again, so Rook Exodus is a must read when it drops in April of this year. DC is gonna be struggling after so many of their best talent just went independent.

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I liked the unamed stuff. Was slightly interested in the angel and devil kids, and a little of the Hyde street. Overall, it gave me an idea of what to buy and what not to buy when this stuff starts releasing.

A compilation/sampling. Good, but not much.

Did not care for any of the stories or characters. For all the hype, this is a huge huge letdown.

Art= nice

otherwise, Geoff ("only ever read comic books") Johns repackaging his planned Killing Zone for DC...

The Atomic Knight (I mean "Geiger")
G.I. Robot (I mean "Junkyard Joe")
The Immortal Man (I mean "Redcoat")

etc. etc.

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VicSav - Jan 30, 2024

Redcoat is nothing like the immortal man wtf you on about?

Ulf - Jan 30, 2024

Read the story. Killing Zone was a remodelling of dormant DC characters that Geoff Johns asked about that "no one else would touch". It's not a direct adaptation in some cases. Geiger/Atomic Knight and Junkyard Joe/GI Robot were obvs earlier in the development process because they're so obvious, Redcoat takes a moment.

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