(W) Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Meltzer, Maytal Zchut (A) Jason Fabok
ENTER THE WORLD OF ROOK: EXODUS! What happened between Rook and Dire Wolf? Why did Exodus’ World-Engine fail? Who are the new Wardens? This limited series continues to answer those questions and more, collecting all-new entries debuting all-new characters and stories for the first time! With interior character art from Ghost Machine’s all-star artists, don’t miss the outstanding classic homage covers that let you decide what ’80s inspired guidebook look you want to collect!
Comic book icon and Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld’s “Summer of Youngblood”—a season-long celebration marking the monumental return and expansion of the franchise that launched the Image Revolution—hit the industry with aYoungblood #100heatwave. This blockbuster Youngblood issue has sold out completely at the distributor level and is being fast-tracked for reprint by Image to keep up with demand.
There will be three exciting covers to theYoungblood #100, second printing. On Cover A, Chapel’s gun sights will be trained on an all-new quartet of characters: Invincible by Cory Walker, D’orc by Brett Bean, Feral’s Elsie by Trish Forstner, and Fireborn by Patrick Mulholland. On Cover B, fans get to see an array of Ghost Machine characters, including Rook by Jason Fabok, Geiger by Gary Frank, Hyde Street‘s Mr. X-Ray by Ivan Reis, and Hornsby & Halo‘s Rose by Peter Snejbjerg. Both will be brought to life by colorist extraordinaire Brad Anderson. Lastly, and just in time for convention season, Cover C will be a black and white sketch cover featuring blank gun sights for fans looking to target their own favorite characters!
Fans are advised to hit up their local comic shop for a chance to snag a rare first printing from the shelves and add next month’s launch, Badrock #1, to their pull-list post haste.
Youngblood #100, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 8.
Cover A – Lunar Code 0526IM8424
Cover B Ghost Machine Variant – Lunar Code 0526IM8426
Introducing STAG, the vengeful Deer Warden… and he will stop at nothing to drive his katana blade through the murderous BLOODHOUND! But ROOK, DIRE WOLF, and the other Wardens need BLOODHOUND to repair the planet Exodus’ failing World Engine. If they survive STAG’s all-out assault, can they save a doomed planet?
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Jason Fabok (C) Brad Anderson (L) Rob Leigh
As Rook, Dire Wolf, and their other fellow Wardens try to free Bloodhound from the influence of the animals he’s tied to and restore Exodus’ World Engine other Wardens and threats stand in their way across the next six-issue arc.
Image Comics and Ghost Machine’s runaway hit series Rook: Exodus by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh returns in October with a new story arc and a mysterious new character. It all begins in Rook: Exodus #7 with a daring new direction that takes fans on a quest to save Dire Wolf’s father Bloodhound—the one man who may be able to save Exodus from destruction and collapse.
This volume of Rook: Exodus will also feature a connected cover running across all six issues by breakout Malaysian artist Kael Ngu. The six-part cover connects to show off the world of Exodus and its Wardens from the first and second arcs of the series.
As Rook, Dire Wolf, and their other fellow Wardens try to free Bloodhound from the influence of the animals he’s tied to and restore Exodus’ World Engine other Wardens and threats stand in their way across the next six-issue arc.
Rook: Exodus #7 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 1:
Cover A by Fabok & Anderson – Lunar Code 0825IM0302
Cover B by Fabok & Anderson “Stag” – Lunar Code 0825IM0303
Cover C connecting cover by Kael Ngu – Lunar Code 0825IM0304
Cover D 1:20 copy incentive by Gary Frank & Anderson – Lunar Code 0825IM0305
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Story: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV Art: Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Rafael Albuquerque, Jason Fabok, Becky Cloonan, Andy Clarke, Sandu Florea Color: FCO Plascencia, Dave McCaig, Peter Steigerwald, Nathan Fairbairn Letterer: Richard Starkings, Jimmy Betancourt, Sal Cipriano, Dezi Sienty, Patrick Brosseau
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Ghost Machine’s superstar creators—Jason Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Ivan Reis, and Peter Snejbjerg—join forces with The Rocketfellers‘ Francis Manapul for an epic second issue double-page spread spanning the “four known realities” of this groundbreaking creator-owned collective. The spread will appear in the upcoming The Rocketfellers #2, which will be published by Image Comics and hit shelves next month.
Ghost Machine launches The Rocketfellers on November 20 with issue #1. As the futuristic family hides out in “the simple days of 2024,” and struggles to fit into the present, they’re also pursued by a relentless threat from their time.
Written by Peter J. Tomasi and Manapul, with art by Manapul and lettering by Rob Leigh, this second issue unveils the villains’ search through all four corners of Ghost Machine’s realities—including those of the American history of hidden heroes “The Unnamed” (with Geiger, Redcoat, and Junkyard Joe), the sci-fi breakout hit Rook: Exodus, the twisted terrors of Hyde Street (who is that deadly scout?), and The Rocketfellers’ own “Family Odysseyes” with the upcoming Hornsby & Halo, which is the ultimate experiment in nature vs. nurture by Tomasi and Snejbjerg.
The Rocketfellers #1 will be available at comic book shops next Wednesday, on November 20:
Cover A by Francis Manapul – Lunar Code 0924IM278
Cover B by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – Lunar Code 0924IM279
Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Mark Chiarello – Lunar Code 0924IM280
Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Mike Del Mundo – Lunar Code 0924IM281
Cover E 1:1000 copy incentive by Francis Manapul (original art convention sketch cover, limit one per store) – Lunar Code 0924IM282
Cover F Blank Sketch variant – Lunar Code 0924IM283
The Rocketfellers #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 18 (the final order cutoff deadline for comic shop retailers is Monday, November 18):
Cover A by Francis Manapul – Lunar Code 1024IM406
Cover B by Gary Frank & Brad Anderson – Lunar Code 1024IM407
Cover C by Scott Hepburn & Francis Manapul – Lunar Code 1024IM408
Issue #5 of Ghost Machine’s runaway hit series Rook: Exodus by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh has sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics will rush the popular new issue back to print this week in order to keep up with growing demand for the series.
Ursaw: Ruler of Exodus! Rook: Food for the vultures? Left for dead after last issue’s slobber knocker, Rook faces his greatest fears as the animal world completely turns against him! And without them, he’s frankly better off dead. Also: what does Ursaw plan to do with his prize?
Rook: Exodus #5, second printing (Lunar Code 0524IM963) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 9.
The Ghost Machine line is on fire this week with multiple issues selling-out at the distributor level. Image Comics will rush Geiger (2024) #2 andGeiger (2024) #3 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson, Rook Exodus #2and Rook Exodus #3 by Johns, Jason Fabok, and Anderson, andRedcoat #1 by Johns, Bryan Hitch, and Anderson all back to print in order to keep up with the line-wide escalating demand.
In Geiger, Tariq Geiger, his two-headed wolf Barney, and their surprising newfound companion begin their quest along the radioactive roads of the former United States to find a cure for the Glowing Man’s nuclear-powered condition. But in order to obtain the information they need, Geiger’s crew must first help a local sheriff catch and kill a masked raider that’s pillaging the town. But what Geiger ultimately discovers chills him to his glowing green bones. And the ElecTrician isn’t far behind…
Meanwhile, in Rook Exodus, the man known only as Rook wants out. He reckons anywhere is better than the crumbling planet Exodus, where all of nature—especially its imported animal population—has grown out of control as the world’s engine has utterly failed. Scavenging for an escape vessel, he’s interrupted by the power-hungry bear master named Ursaw, who won’t stop until he rules all of what remains of Exodus. Also: Who is the mysterious Dire Wolf? And is she Rook’s ally…or enemy?
In Redcoat, readers meet Simon Pure, the newest Unnamed hero. British redcoat and all-around rogue, Simon mysteriously became immortal in 1776 after a run-in with the clandestine cabal known as the Founding Fathers, which included George Washington, John Hancock, and many other prominent American Revolutionary War leaders. Since that fateful day, Simon has led a life of adventure and avarice, rubbing elbows (and sometimes fists) with many of history’s most renowned figures, including his nemesis Benedict Arnold, Albert Einstein, Annie Oakley, and many more. One thing they all agree on: they never want to see him again! But what are the true origins and extent of Simon’s power and the mysterious organization behind them? And how has it secretly shaped America and the world? Simon’s on a quest to find out!
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 18:
Geiger (2024) #2 second printing – Lunar Code 0324IM953
Geiger (2024) #3 second printing – Lunar Code 0424IM991
Rook Exodus #2 third printing – Lunar Code 0324IM954
Rook Exodus #3 third printing – Lunar Code 0424IM992
Rook: Exodus #1 by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh is a star on the rise and has sold out completely at the distributor level yet again. The debut issue of this Ghost Machine fan-favorite will be rushed back to print by Image Comics in order to keep up with escalating demand.
In Rook: Exodus, hundreds of years from now, the man known as Rook was once a simple farmer who fled the crumbling Earth for a new life on the planet Exodus; a terraformed planet where all of nature, including its imported animal population, was completely controlled by humans called Wardens. But when Exodus’s world engine failed, the Wardens’ power fell into the wrong hands, creating chaos and mass evacuation…for those who could afford it. The rest, like Rook, must scavenge for an escape vessel as the war for control of what’s left of Exodus begins.
Rook: Exodus #1, fourth printing (Lunar Code 0624IM865) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 31.
