CCXP 2023: Ivan Reis Joins Ghost Machine
by Olly MacNamee
One of my favourite artists, Ivan Reis, has signed up with Ghost Machine, the creator-owned multi-media company recently launched at New York Comic Con. The news of Reis’ exclusive deal was announced at Brazil’s CCXP.
Over the years Reis has been part of some of the biggest stories in the DC Comics universe, including Green Lantern, Aquaman, Superman, Blackest Night, Brightest Day, and Justice League. And now what is DC’s loss will be Ghost Machine’s gain as he re-teams with Geoff Johns on Hyde Street, “an all-new series which will launch Ghost Machine’s horror universe and introduce strange and bizarre characters like Mr. X-Ray”.
Hyde Street debuts in January’s Ghost Machine #1, described as “Blackest Night’s fantastic scope with Twilight Zone’s thought-provoking drama”.
The official statement from the Ghost Machine collaborators is as follows:
“Continuing our goal to have the most beautiful books on the stands, we at Ghost Machine are proud, privileged and honored to welcome modern-day master, Ivan Reis, to the family. Ivan was at the top of our list for the next creator to join us and we could not be more excited to have him as the newest creator and co-owner.”
A a refresher here’s the first slate of new titles to be put out by the company in 2024:
The Unnamed, revealing a mysterious group of genre heroes from across history, featuring characters and titles like Geiger, Junkyard Joe, Redcoat, and First Ghost. A Geiger series, based on Johns and Frank’s hit comic of the same name, is already in development at Paramount TV with director Justin Simien.
Rook: Exodus, a sprawling sci-fi epic which takes place in the far future, on a world where every aspect of nature is controlled by technology.
The universe of family odysseys centering around the time displaced family, The Rocketfellers, and their friends.
Hyde Street, an epic horror universe and the name of one of Ghost Machine’s lead series written by Johns and illustrated by Ivan Reis.
Following Ghost Machine #1, Ghost Machine’s titles will begin shipping in April 2024 with an all-new ongoing Geiger series, Redcoat and Rook: Exodus. Ghost Machine’s titles will be published through Image Comics.
