Peter J. Tomasi
Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times best-selling 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.
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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!
comic /Image Comics
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!
comic /Image Comics
Dec 24, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #13
T'was the Night Before Christmas in Warwick…and Rose and Zach may not be fighting a mouse, but they are busy battling a lotta “stirring creatures” who are pouring down the chimney without any care! Plus: A Family Odysseys non-crossover crossover with a connecting holiday cover with THE ROCKETFELLERS #12! Our gift to you, the greatest fans in the world!
comic /Image Comics
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.
comic /Image Comics
Nov 26, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #12
The nefarious plans of rogue agents Beezle and Domino result in Rose and Zach’s parents being arrested in New York City, leaving the kids to fend for themselves on the streets! The kids are drawn towards a celestial power within the bowels of the subway that may be the start of own their undoing…
comic /Image Comics
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.
comic /Image Comics
Oct 22, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #11
It’s Home Alone in the Big Apple! Rose and Zach’s parents are each invited to New York City on Halloween by secret benefactors who have nefarious plans to separate them from their kids. It leads Rose and Zach to the catacombs beneath the city to discover an incredibly powerful artifact that could change their Celestial and Infernal lives forever.
comic /Image Comics
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"!
comic /Image Comics
Sep 24, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #10
The heat is on! Tracked by drones and cornered in the dark forest, Rose and Zach risk everything to protect their cosmic secrets from a relentless pair of TV reality show "monster hunters." But these pseudo-celebrities are smarter than they look…and what they ultimately discover will change their lives—and careers—forever!
comic /Image Comics
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
Trade Paperback /Image Comics
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!
comic /Image Comics
Sep 03, 2025
Hornsby & Halo Vol. 1 TPB
It's Good vs. Evil from the minds of PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Super Sons) and PETER SNEJBJERG (Starman, BPRD)! Keeping the cosmic peace isn’t easy. But the opposing leaders of Heaven and Hell broker a deal that trades Zachary Halo, an angel child, to a corrupt family, and Rose Hornsby, a demon child, to a loving family, and hope this truce will halt the winds of war. It’s Nature versus Nurture, as the turbulence of adolescence comes crashing down on two teenagers who have no idea just who and what they truly are...yet. Collects HORNSBY & HALO #1-6
Trade Paperback /Image Comics
Aug 27, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #9
Something wicked, this way comes…to the town of Warwick! News outlets converge upon the community, as bizarre lights have been seen in the sky, and many residents wonder if there are strange creatures among them. The true cause, of course, is Zach and Rose’s burgeoning abilities—but they need to keep their heads down, because BROCK BOTTIN, Monster Hunter, has arrived to find the truth!
comic /Image Comics
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!
comic /Image Comics
Jul 23, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #8
Talk about heavy! The super-stressed-out Rose and Zach have learned their true heritage after taking their road trip to Heaven and Hell. To make matters worse, they've been cast in the school play of Paradise Lost with Rose playing an angel and Zach a devil. Meanwhile, the rogue elements of Heaven and Hell plot against the kids’ spiritual guardian, the Adjudicator, a dreaded threat. Who—and what—are the Hollowed Ones?
comic /Image Comics
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…
comic /Image Comics
May 28, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #7
Something wicked, this way comes…to the town of Warwick! News outlets converge upon the community, as bizarre lights have been seen in the sky, and many residents wonder if there are strange creatures among them. The true cause, of course, is Zach and Rose’s burgeoning abilities—but they need to keep their heads down, because BROCK BOTTIN, Monster Hunter, has arrived to find the truth!
comic /Image Comics
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…
comic /Image Comics
Apr 23, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #6
The issue you’ve been waiting for! Sidney—also known as THE ADJUDICATOR—continues to blow the minds of Zach and Rose by giving them a guided tour of their true birthright and birthplace: Heaven and Hell! Will they come to embrace their new normal? Or reject it?
comic /Image Comics
Mar 26, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #5
To face…The Adjudicator! "Uh, no thanks!" says Rose Hornsby and Zachary Halo! Who is this mysterious and powerful presence that has been following these children of Heaven and Hell, and to what end? The answers—some of which are hidden in plain sight—will surprise you!
comic /Image Comics
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.
comic /Image Comics
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…
comic /Image Comics
Jan 29, 2025
Hornsby & Halo #3
A blizzard hits the town of Warwick…but it’s hardly a natural occurrence, as rogue agents of Heaven and Hell try to disrupt the tenuous peace between realms, using Rose Hornsby and Zack Halo as pawns. The storm’s “ethereal” qualities raise the dead from their graves to reclaim their personal valuables stolen by the Halo family before being buried. And Zach and Rose discover the hard way that “finders keepers” won’t deter angry zombies!
comic /Image Comics
Dec 26, 2024
Hornsby & Halo #2
Dark forces conspire to break the peace between Heaven and Hell! As Zach Halo and Rose Hornsby try to reconcile with the astonishing beings they became the previous night, they get caught in a cosmic conspiracy to destroy the tenuous truce made between the angels and demons. Thirteen-year-olds shouldn’t be made to fight for something so existential…
comic /Image Comics
Nov 27, 2024
Hornsby & Halo #1
SERIES PREMIERE! It's Good vs. Evil from the minds of PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Super Sons) and PETER SNEJBJERG (Starman, B.P.R.D.)! Keeping the cosmic peace isn’t easy. But the opposing leaders of Heaven and Hell broker a deal that trades Zachary Halo, an angel child, to a demon family, and Rose Hornsby, a demon child, to an angel family, and hope this truce will halt the winds of war. It’s Nature versus Nurture as the turbulence of adolescence comes crashing down on two teenagers who have no idea just who and what they truly are...yet.
comic /Image Comics
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!
comic /Image Comics
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.
comic /Image Comics
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