Image Comics imprint Ghost Machine has announced its first crossover, which will see one of its settings, the Family Odysseys universe, get rebranded as The Unbelievables this May. The Unbelievables line, which currently consists of Peter J. Tomasi & Francis Manapul‘s The Rocketfellers, and Tomasi & Peter Snejbjerg‘s Hornsby & Halo, will be joined by the new ongoing The Trillion Dollar Kid in June, and the three books have a four-issue crossover, “Who Are the Unbelievables?,” that month.
Who are The Unbelievables? Across the world, people with remarkable — and sometimes inconceivable — abilities and beginnings, all try to hide behind ordinary lives. A time-traveling family [The Rocketfellers] lost in the present. Two teenagers [Hornsby and Halo] destined to rule Heaven and Hell. A trillionaire kid chasing the one thing money can’t buy. And many, many more — each on a personal and exciting odyssey shaped by the impossible. What binds them isn’t their secrets, but the bonds they forge — love, friendship, and sacrifice—as dangerous forces rise to exploit what the world will come to know as… THE UNBELIEVABLES.
The Trillion Dollar Kid, created by Geoff Johns, Tomasi, and Stefano Simeone (Radiant Black), follows rich kid Thomas “Tommy” Noble Townsend III as he uncovers the existence of the other books’ protagonists. Johns explains, “A 13-year-old boy the world has dubbed ‘The Trillion Dollar Kid’ — the world’s first trillionaire — is secretly tracking these miracles hiding in plain sight. He calls them ‘The Unbelievables.’ Why he’s searching for them, who else is out there, and what threat aims to corrupt them all will be revealed in our first Ghost Machine crossover event.”
Tomasi adds, “We’re continuing the stories of The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo, but this crossover kicks open the doors wider — revealing new characters and new corners of this universe that have been waiting in the wings since we launched our titles in 2024.” Some of the new characters will include the Deadtones, “a rock band of misfit monsters on the run”; the Curious Creatures of Dr. Moreau; and Jean Genie, a freed genie adapting to modern life. Further names, who’ll presumably star in future titles, can be seen on a map provided with a crossover checklist below.
The crossover will be preceded by new issue #0s for The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo in May, designed to bring newcomers on board to the series, while introducing Tommy and the other new characters. The reading order for the event itself is listed as:
- The Trillion Dollar Kid #1
- Hornsby & Halo #14
- The Rocketfellers #13
- The Trillion Dollar Kid #2
- Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook #3 (by Johns, Tomasi, Manapul, and Snejbjerg)
You can check out the covers for several of the books below. Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook will begin in the meantime on April 1, and for more about Ghost Machine until then, head to the official website.
