Francis Manapul
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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.”

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Apr 01, 2026
Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook #1
How hot does Geiger burn? What is the Committee on Spectral Affairs? Did George Washington really die? This new limited series collects all-new entries teasing tantalizing stories to come, as well as updated goods on Ghost Machine’s characters from across its hit titles beginning with The Unnamed Universe from GEIGER, JUNKYARD JOE, and REDCOAT! With interior character art from Ghost Machine’s all-star artists, don’t miss the outstanding classic homage covers that let you decide what ’80s inspired guidebook look you want to collect! This initial volume covers the first half of the world of The Unnamed from Albert Einstein to the High Plains Zoo!
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Feb 11, 2026
Rocketfellers #12
NEW STORY ARC! No silent night or storybook Christmas for The Rocketfeller family this year. Reeling from their costly encounter with the deadly Raina Rocketfeller, the family must pick up the pieces and start anew. Plus: A Family Odysseys non-crossover crossover with a connecting holiday cover with HORNSBY & HALO #13! Our gift to you, the greatest fans in the world!
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Dec 24, 2025
Rocketfellers #11
It’s all come to this! As the future finally catches up to the past, Roland must come face-to-face with the monster he’s created: his sister, Raina Rocketfeller. This dangerous family reunion digs up old wounds while leaving one family member permanently scarred.
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Oct 29, 2025
Rocketfellers #10
It’s Halloween, where costumes galore fill the neighborhood streets. But there’s one particular costume that looks pretty great since it’s from the 25th Century. And it’s worn by Raina Rocketfeller who’s finally hunted down the Rocketfellers with her own ideas of Trick or Treat.
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Oct 01, 2025
Rocketfellers #9
This senses-shattering issue gets to the BIG WHY! WHY did the Rocketfellers leave the 25th century behind? WHY did Raina betray her family and hunt them down? WHY did Rex the dog cross the road? To get to the other "Time"!
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Sep 10, 2025
Rocketfellers Vol. 1 TPB
A dysfunctional but fun family from the future hides out in the past against a threat that can travel through time! THE ROCKETFELLERS follows a family from the 25th century hiding in the 21st century with a terrible secret that could affect the fate of humanity. Enlisting in the Time Zone Protection Program and escaping to present-day Earth, the Rocketfellers must find a way to trust each other in the strange "ancient" world of today as they are hunted by threats from their time and ours. Collecting the first arc of Ghost Machine’s hit series from creators PETER J. TOMASI (Batman & Robin, Super Sons), FRANCIS MANAPUL (The Flash, Detective Comics), JOHN KALISZ (Batman & Robin), and ROB LEIGH. Collects THE ROCKETFELLERS #1-6. "The Rocketfellers is the strongest debut series from Ghost Machine to date, with a time-traveling family on the run from nefarious forces." —Comical Opinions
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Sep 03, 2025
Rocketfellers #8
As the Rocketfeller family struggles with all the insanity in the year 2025, we look to the year 2425! Before their death-defying escape to the 21st century, discover what caused them to flee all that they know and love: the wrathful rage of Roland's sister, RAINA ROCKETFELLER!
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Jul 23, 2025
Rocketfellers #7
NEW STORY ARC! Back…to the future! In this issue, we return to the 25th century where dark secrets are revealed! What’s the deal behind that creepy eyeball? Whose eyeball is it? And how does it all connect back to the Rocketfeller family and why they are hiding out in the year 2025? Plus: Who is Raina Rocketfeller? The answers will shock you!
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Jun 25, 2025
Rocketfellers #6
END OF STORY ARC! The mysterious floating eyeball attacks! The youngest Rocketfeller, Rae, has been infected by its gross, sticky tendrils, and it’s not looking good! And it’s not stopping with Rae, as it unleashes its coils throughout the entire house! Meanwhile, nosy neighbor Tony starts poking around the house at exactly the wrong time…
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Apr 30, 2025
Rocketfellers #5
When the mysterious floating eyeball sends one of the Rocketfeller family members to the ER, a squad of heavily armed intruders converge upon their home. The only one left to defend it? The cute, little dog Rex. Pray for the invaders…
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Mar 19, 2025
Rocketfellers #4
The Rocketfellers can’t wait to get home to the 25th century…except they can’t. They’re chased by bounty hunters, hidden in 2025, and befuddledly fitting into this might-as-well-be-ancient society. So this family does what it does best: Dad, Rae, and Rex go on a personal adventure, while Mom craves a return to the stars. And as for eldest son Richie? His mystery project could be their undoing.
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Feb 05, 2025
Rocketfellers #3
Where are The Rocketfellers? Hiding out in the 21st century, that's where, as a relentless bounty hunter from the 25th century continues to track our time-traveling renegade family down by any means necessary! But just as the family starts to feel comfortable in their new surroundings, they attract attention from an unexpected threat closer to home…
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Dec 18, 2024
Rocketfellers #2
Wanted Dead or Alive: The Rocketfellers! Time-traveling Drone Bots scour space and time to track down the most dangerous fugitive family of the 25th century! But the Rocketfellers remain hidden in Earth’s distant past: the year 2024! For now, the family navigates its new environment by searching for the perfect Christmas tree in hopes of an explosion-free holiday! They should know better.
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Nov 20, 2024
Rocketfellers #1
SERIES PREMIERE! A new cosmic time-travel adventure from the minds of PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Super Sons) and FRANCIS MANAPUL (Flash, Clear)! In the picture-perfect 25th century, the Rocketfeller family, living a disconnected and emotionally distant existence, discover a terrible secret: in their hands is the fate of humanity. Hunted down, the Rocketfellers enlist in the Time Zone Protection Program and escape to present-day Earth. If they can’t find a way to trust each other in this strange "ancient" world of today, they and our future will perish!
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Jan 24, 2024
Ghost Machine #1 (One-Shot)
Written and illustrated by JASON FABOK, GARY FRANK, BRYAN HITCH, GEOFF JOHNS, LAMONT MAGEE, FRANCIS MANAPUL, BRAD MELTZER, PETER J. TOMASI, MAYTAL ZCHUT, and more! A GROUNDBREAKING NEW ERA FOR COMICS, CHARACTERS AND CREATORS LAUNCHES NOW! An all-new powerhouse, creative collective collides into comics with GHOST MACHINE’s 64-page special, introducing its all-new shared universe of strange, fun, exciting and action-packed characters: GEIGER! REDCOAT! ROOK! THE ROCKETFELLERS! AND MANY, MANY MORE! What ties Geiger, Redcoat, Widow X, and the other mysterious, historical heroes of The Unnamed together? Why is Rook the key to saving the war-torn world of Exodus? How will everyone’s soon-to-be-favorite family of the future adapt to a new life in the present? THE STORIES ALL START NOW! CREATORS YOU KNOW. CHARACTERS YOU’LL LOVE. WELCOME TO GHOST MACHINE.
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