In the spirit of the indispensable guides that were the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Who’s Who in the DC Universe, Ghost Machine has announced a five-issue Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook, which will include entries on characters from the various universes they publish.
Launched in 2023, the Ghost Machine family of titles span genres and universes, from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Geiger to Peter J. Tomasi and Francis Manapul’s The Rocketfellers. If you want to get familiar with all the characters they’ve introduced, now is your chance.
“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.”
Each issue will focus on a different set of characters in the Ghost Machine family, with some issues featuring brand new characters:
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.
The Image Comics imprint is also paying homage to its inspiration for the project with variant covers by Bryan Hitch and Ivan Reis:
Look for the first issue in April.