DENVER 07/08/2024 — Ghost Machine has revealed a first look of the covers for its highly anticipated horror universe Hyde Street at its panel during FanExpo Denver over the weekend. The ongoing, monthly Hyde Street series begins with issue #1 on October 2 and the one-shot It Happened onHyde Street: Devour which will hit shelves just in time for Halloween.
A new epic era in character-centered horror begins as Ghost Machine launches Hyde Street , its newest ongoing series from legendary creators Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis, whose long-running collaboration prior to Ghost Machine produced iconic titles Blackest Night: Green Lantern , and Aquaman . The series will also be colored by Brad Anderson, inked by Danny Miki, and lettered by Rob Leigh.
In every city and town, off every country road and metropolis avenue, if you make a wrong turn in your soul… you might find yourself on Hyde Street. But be careful who you talk to and what you do because the consequences make death itself seem like the easy way out. Introducing Mr. X-Ray, Pranky the World’s Most Dangerous Scout, Miss Goodbody, and many more… Out to delight, fright and say good night. What is their secret and that of Hyde Street? Only they know. For now.
Cover A from Reis showcases the mysterious Mr. X-Ray, with fellow Ghost Machine creator Gary Frank showing off Mr. X-Ray’s wilder side with Cover B. Cover D features Mike Deodato Jr.’s first variant art for Ghost Machine of a terrifyingly mischievous Pranky. Deodato Jr. is best known for his distinct art on DC and Marvel titles alike, including Wonder Woman, Dark Avengers, Infinity Wars, The Incredible Hulk , and The Amazing Spider-Man . Two additional variant covers will be available, from Inkpot Award-winning Batman artist Kelley Jones, and Reis, respectively.
Malgré la petite preview du début d’année, il m’était difficile de me projeter sur la série. Là, la « Blackest Night » Team dispose de plus de place pour présenter cette « Rue cachée » mais présente dans les grandes villes et dans les petits cantons ruraux.
La série est un plaisir absolu pour les yeux. Yvan Reis reste ce dessinateur d’un niveau exceptionnel. La narration est léchée et les personnages très expressifs.
On fait surtout la connaissance de Mister X-Ray et de ce petit Scout diabolique. Un peu comme une anthologie, on fera (sûrement) connaissance cette rue gérée par un drole de personnage inconnu qui donne les bons points. A chaque damnation son point.
Sur cet épisode, X-Ray, fumeur à la John Constantine ou à la Spider-Jérusalem, est damné à errer dans « Hyde Street » après avoir été un publicitaire peu célèbre des années 60. Il cherche à sortir pour retrouver notre réalité entière.
Le pitch n’est pas encore très clair mais le mystère me donne très très envie!!!
The all-new horror series by the team behind Blackest Night and Aquaman: The Trench continues as GEOFF JOHNS and IVAN REIS dive deep into one of the denizens of Hyde Street—a boy scout on a mission to destroy a corrupt cop, and all other authority figures he can get his hands on. But who is Pranky, and where did he come from? And what’s his favorite knot to tie?
The Blackest Night and Aquaman team of GEOFF JOHNS and IVAN REIS continue their epic horror series! Picture, if you will, a holiday season filled not with joy or cheer, but with shadows and secrets. Enter a man known only as Mr. X-Ray. His journey is a desperate one, seeking escape from the inescapable. Standing in his way, an innocent malevolence: Pranky, a boy scout who lives not to serve his fellow man, but to serve the dark power that presides over Hyde Street. Yet, during this strange Christmas tale, these two unlikely figures may find common ground…or not.
The hit horror series continues! Witness, if you will, the demise of a good man in a town without pity. A caring man, with aspirations to be known among his peers as one of Hollywood’s finest actors, only to see these colleagues snicker at him when he’s typecast as a famous film monster made of human patchwork parts. But, as we’ll see, life imitates art in Tinseltown, down a boulevard called…Hyde Street.
Arriving: April 2, 2025
Lunar Code: 1224IM296
Cover price: $3.99
Mr. X-Ray seeks an ally among the terrifying beings known as The Residents. But are there any to be found? Meet Miss Glee Goodbody, the model of a healthy lifestyle. With a permanent grin and unshakeable confidence, she lulls her clients with the seductive promise of an effortless transformation. But underneath that perfect exterior lies a core of rot and deceit, one Mr. X-Ray is determined to uncover and understand…if he dares.
Writer
Geoff Johns
Artist
Francis Portela, Brad Anderson
Cover A
Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson
Cover B
Francis Portela, Brad Anderson
Cover C
Leila Leiz, Alex Sinclair
The manipulative Mr. X-Ray wants OUT of Hyde Street, pronto. The closer he gets to snatching 10,000 souls, the nearer his freedom. And he wants to up the count in a big way: by capturing an entire theater full of poor saps who have found their way onto Hyde Street. But will one good soul ruin it all?
PRANKY sets his sights on capturing another Resident of Hyde Street—the elusive and terrifying MATINEE MONSTER. But his hunt takes a dangerous detour when a sadist with a chilling and mysterious past arrives on Hyde Street, disrupting the delicate balance of its sinister inhabitants.
Arriving: July 30, 2025
Lunar Code: 0525IM381
Page Count: 32
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Cover price: $3.99
Pranky—the world’s most dangerous kid scout—has been Mr. X-Ray’s nemesis since the novelty huckster arrived on Hyde Street. But for the first time, Pranky needs X-Ray’s help. The solution, however, lies in the hands of someone even more unsettling: Doctor Ego. Can the two sworn enemies survive a visit to Hyde Street’s most unnerving practitioner…and each other?
Doctor Victor Frankenstein has nothing on Hyde Street’s own Doctor Archibald Ego—a disgraced plastic surgeon whose malpractice scars more than flesh…it cuts into the soul. Dragged to Hyde Street in 1997, Doctor Ego now encounters an old patient lured back by unfinished business—and a thirst for revenge. But when the scalpel turns, who becomes the real monster? And what dark connection binds the twisted doctor to the terrifying Matinee Monster?
Writer
Geoff Johns
Artists
Francis Portela, Brad Anderson
Cover A
Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderso
Cover B
Francis Portela, Brad Anderson
Cover C
Sean Von Gorman
Cover D
Sean Von Gorman, Brad Anderson
Arriving: October 29, 2025
Lunar Code: 0725IM360
Page Count: 32
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Cover price: $3.99
She’s read palms, rigged séances, and whispered lies for coin. In 1920, Sister Hood was just another con artist in lace and lace fronts—until her grift drew the wrath of the Scorekeeper and landed her in the cursed dimension known as Hyde Street. Now, a man named Mr. X-Ray walks through her parlor door. And he’s not here for a reading. He’s here to rewrite his fate, and hers.
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“Hide your hands, hide your feet… the Butcher’s back on Hyde Street.”
THE BUTCHER OF HYDE STREET: PART ONE
The first horror event of the breakout series begins here. One of the most infamous and terrifying Residents in Hyde Street history has returned—unleashed after decades of imprisonment. But this isn’t just a killing spree…it’s the beginning of a reckoning. And no one on Hyde Street is ready for what’s coming next…or what happened before.
STORY GEOFF JOHNS
ART / COVER A IVAN REIS, DANNY MIKI, BRAD ANDERSON
