Hyde Street Volume 1 - by Geoff Johns (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"It's Mad Men means Supernatural." --Nerd Initiative

A new era of character-driven horror begins here with this ongoing story of this deadly street, the monsters who use it as a hunting ground the people unfortunate enough to find themselves as prey.

In every city and every town, off every country road and metropolis avenue, if you make a wrong turn...you might find yourself on Hyde Street. With residents such as MR. X-RAY, PRANKY: THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS SCOUT, MISS GOODBODY, DOCTOR EGO, THE MATINEE MONSTER, and controlled by the mysterious SCORE KEEEPER, Hyde Street holds unimaginable secrets that made death look like the easy way out.

From the team that brought you DC Comics' Blackest Night and Green Lantern, Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis launch Ghost Machine's HYDE STREET.

Collects issues #1-7.

Review Quotes

NEW YORK TIMES, 8 Comics For Halloween

"Ivan Reis hones the horror aspects from his DC work to deliver some truly chilling imagery." -- "AIPT"

About the Author

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.

One of the greatest, most admired artists in the comic-book industry, Ivan Reis has been active since the 90s and he is recognized as a creative powerhouse. Ivan has been a DC Comics' exclusive artist for almost 20 years, being the main artist in big events and on modern classics such as Green Lantern, Aquaman, Superman, Blackest Night, Brightest Day, and Justice League, to name just a few. Some of these works are NYtimes Best-sellers and influence for movies, games and animation. Ivan has also worked on concept art for the Aquaman movie, designs for collectibles, style guides, and much more. Ivan is also an associate producer and concept artist for the recently-announced Lemanjá movie from Warner Bros Brazil.

Born in Badalona, Spain, Francis Portela has been working in the American comics industry since 2001. He has worked on numerous Marvel Comics' series, including Black Panther, Wolverine, and M.O.D.O.K.'s 11, and on The Legion of Super-Heroes, Animal Man, and Green Lantern for DC Comics. His most recent work with Image Comics is Hyde Street with Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh.

Brad Anderson, originally from Kenora, Ontario, began his comic career after attending the Joe Kubert school in 1996. Shortly after returning to Canada he began painting comics at Digital Chameleon where he cut his teeth on some of the top comic characters in the business. After leaving as Art Director, he began independently working on Star Wars Legacy as well as Cat Woman at DC and Ultimate Hawkeye at Marvel.

Other works such as Justice League Darkside War, Doomsday Clock, Dark Knight the Master Race with Frank Miller, 3 Jokers, and Geiger among the many other titles over his, almost 30 years in the business.

Trained in traditional painting and illustration Anderson has fully drawn and colored his own work on covers like Junkyard Joe and Geiger. He also offers a full range of commission work from pencil, ink and full color.

Anderson joined the groundbreaking creator collective at Ghost Machine Productions as Lead Colorist, where he will be working on titles such as Geiger, Redcoat, Rook: Exodus and Hyde Street.

Rob Leigh is a comics veteran with over thirty years of experience in the industry, having established himself as one of the most sought-after letterers and becoming a member of Ghost Machine's founding creators in 2023. His work includes DCU flagships such as Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Justice League, as well as Doomsday Clock and Batman: Earth One where he collaborated with fellow Ghost Machine co-founders Geoff Johns, Gary Frank and Brad Anderson, and Batman: Three Jokers from Johns, fellow Ghost Machine co-founder Jason Fabok, and Anderson. Leigh has also lettered for MAD Magazine and SpongeBog Squarepants. Winner of the Wizard Fan Award and a Harvey Award nominee, Leigh is a graduate of The Kubert School, and has also served as a member of the faculty. When not in his studio, Leigh is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying the woods and water. He resides in New Jersey.