Ghost Machine, the Image Comics imprint of Geoff Johns and friends, will launch its first summer crossover event, “Who Are the Unbelievables?” The event will also formally rebrand one of Ghost Machine’s four original creator-owned universes, previously known as “Family Odysseys,” as “The Unbelievables.”
Ghost Machine was announced in 2023 by Geoff Johns and several frequent collaborators, built around the idea that creators would co-own all characters and universes developed within the imprint. Its four universes include the horror-themed “Hyde Street,” Johns’ “The Unnamed” universe featuring Geiger and Junkyard Joe, a science fiction universe featuring Johns and Jason Fabok’s Rook, and now “The Unbelievables,” which is anchored by The Rocketfellers by Peter J. Tomasi and Francis Manapul and Hornsby & Halo by Tomasi and Peter Snejbjerg.
The crossover will span four issues and introduce several new characters, chief among them The Trillion Dollar Kid, a 13-year-old secretly tracking individuals with extraordinary abilities whom he dubs “The Unbelievables.” The character was created by Johns, Tomasi and Manapul. Other new characters joining the universe include The Deadtones, described as a rock band of misfit monsters on the run, and Jean Genie, a genie navigating freedom after centuries of servitude.
Here’s a map detailing where they all live:
“A boy has discovered there are extraordinary beings among us — a family from the future living in the present, two teenagers destined to rule heaven and hell, and many, many more,” said Johns. “A 13-year-old boy the world has dubbed ‘The Trillion Dollar Kid’ — the world’s first trillionaire — is secretly tracking these miracles hiding in plain sight. He calls them ‘The Unbelievables.’ Why he’s searching for them, who else is out there, and what threat aims to corrupt them all will be revealed in our first Ghost Machine crossover event: Who Are the Unbelievables?”
Everything will kick off in May with two zero issues, followed by the four-issue crossover in June:
GHOST MACHINE ZERO ISSUES:
- Hornsby & Halo #0: Who Are the Unbelievables? Prologue One by Tomasi, Snejbjerg, John Kalisz, Leigh
- The Rocketfellers #0: Who Are the Unbelievables? Prologue Two by Tomasi, Manapul, Leigh
GHOST MACHINE CROSSOVER EVENT:
- The Trillion Dollar Kid #1: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part One by Johns, Tomasi, Simeone, Leigh
- Hornsby & Halo #14: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part Two by Peter J. Tomasi, Snejbjerg, Kalisz, Rob Leigh
- The Rocketfellers #13: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part Three by Tomasi, Manapul, Leigh
- The Trillion Dollar Kid #2: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part Four by Johns, Tomasi, Simeone, Leigh
- Ghost Machine The Official Guidebook #3: The Unbelievables by Johns, Tomasi, Manapul, Snejbjerg
The third issue of Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook will spotlight The Unbelievables and all these new characters.
“We’re continuing the stories of The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo,” said Tomasi. “But this crossover kicks open the doors wider—revealing new characters and new corners of this universe that have been waiting in the wings since we launched our titles in 2024.”