The Ghost Machine Guidebook (Paperback)

Dive deeper into the Ghost Machine world with the official guidebook! 

How old is the immortal Redcoat? What’s the Trillion Dollar Kid’s true worth? What Wardens are about to debut on Exodus? What’s the Scorekeeper of Hyde Street really keeping count of?

In this expanded edition, get all the info on Ghost Machine’s iconic characters and creations as well as all-new, updated entries from the worlds of GEIGER, REDCOAT, ROOK: EXODUS, THE ROCKETFELLERS, HORNSBY & HALO and HYDE STREET. Including over a dozen new entries for characters you’ll be collecting for years to come.

Geoff Johns is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer who’s known for re-imagining superheroes of yesteryear―including DC Comics’ Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Aquaman and Shazam!―while also creating new popular characters to diversify and expand DC’s mythology. Along with artist Gary Frank, Geoff recently launched a new creator-owned universe at Image Comics with GEIGER. He is currently showrunning the third season of the critically acclaimed Stargirl series for The CW and HBOMax, among other projects throughout media.

Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Lightning Rod” and twelve other bestselling thrillers. He also writes non-fiction books like “The Nazi Conspiracy,” as well as some of the bestselling comic books of the last few decades, including Identity Crisis, Justice League of America, and Green Arrow. He is also the author of the “Ordinary People Change the World” kids book series, which inspired the TV show on PBS KIDS, “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.”

In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction, Advice, Children’s Books, and even comic books, for which he won the prestigious Eisner Award.

Brad is also the host of “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded” on the History Channel, and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag with his show, “Brad Meltzer’s Lost History.”

The Hollywood Reporter put him on their list of the 25 Most Powerful Authors.

Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times bestselling author known not only for his writing on Superman, Batman and Robin, Super Sons, Green Lantern Corps, Batman-Detective Comics, and many more, but also as an award winning group editor at DC Comics for 15 years where he ushered in new eras for Batman, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern, and the best-seller, Kingdom Come. Tomasi is also the author of House of Penance, nominated for best graphic novel at 2018 Angouleme International Comic Festival, Light Brigade, The Mighty, Blood Tree, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Bridge: The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge published by Abrams ComicArts. Tomasi also wrote the screenplay for the popular animated film Death of Superman, and his screenplay for The Bridge was on The Black List, as one of the best unproduced Hollywood scripts of that year.

Francis Manapul is a New York Times best seller and an award-winning artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. Best known for his work relaunching The Flash for DC Comics, and following it up with the company’s namesake title, Detective Comics. He is the co-creator and artist of Clear, a Comixology Original series.

In the past he has written and illustrated Trinity which stars Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. He has also illustrated Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Adventure Comics accompanied by a prolific career as a cover artist on such titles as The Walking Dead, Shang-Chi, and Green Lantern, just to name a few. In the past, Francis has also dabbled in the world of television as one of the hosts on History Channel’s “Beast Legends.”

Maytal Zchut is a queer, first generation Israeli-American writer, best known for her character driven drama and genre television work, including the DC show Stargirl on the CW. Endlessly fascinated by the study of human behavior and the complexities of human nature, she incorporates elements of LGBTQ+ struggles with isolation and identity into her work – often informed by her experiences spending formative years split between America and Israel. After earning a degree in Television from Emerson College, Maytal honed her craft by working in as many areas of the television and film industry as possible. As a fresh voice in comics, Maytal is channeling her screenwriting knowledge and personal experiences to tell stories from her unique perspective. It Happened on Hyde Street: Devour marks Maytal's gripping comic book writing debut.