Hyde Street: Ghost Machine’s hit horror comic combines ‘Twilight Zone’ with character-driven mythologies

Hyde Street horror comic book by writer Geoff Johns and artist Ivan Reis

What is the secret of Hyde Street?

Horror anthology combines Twilight Zone drama with rich, sprawling, character-driven mythologies…

In every city and town, off every country road and metropolis avenue, if you make a wrong turn—you could find yourself on Hyde Street. Be careful who you talk to and what you do, because the consequences make death itself seem like the easy way out.

“We get to play in a world where ‘bad’ is a sliding scale,” says series writer Geoff Johns. “All the residents have done something to end up on Hyde Street. But do they deserve their fate? Is redemption possible? [Artist Ivan Reis] and I were never interested in doing just a book about monsters—we wanted there to be some humanity to every character.”

A whole new generation of epic horror begins with a walk down HYDE STREET. In every town, in every city, and off every country road in every corner of the world… you can find your way here. Get ready to meet MR. X-RAY, PRANKY THE SCOUT, THE COLONIST, and many, many more wonderfully intriguing and terrifying characters, all soon to thrill your senses and populate your nightmares.

The first trade collection hits shelves in October:

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About the Hyde Street creative team:

Geoff Johns (writer) is 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. He has also worked on TV shows for CW and HBOMax, among other projects throughout media.

Ivan Reis (artist) 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 a few. Some of these works have 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.

Danny Miki (inker) has spent more than 30 years in the comic book industry. He’s inked pretty much every main character in the Marvel universe—including Uncanny X-menX-Men, Ghost Rider, Moon KnightAvengersNew Avengers, and Eternals. Over at DC Comics, he has inked Batman, SupermanTitans, and Detective Comics. His work has also included Youngblood, Spawn, and Curse of the Spawn.

Brad Anderson (colorist) began his comic career after attending the Joe Kubert school in 1996. Over his almost 30 years in the business, he has worked on Star Wars Legacy, Cat Woman at DC, and Ultimate Hawkeye at Marvel. Other works include Justice League Darkside War, Doomsday Clock, Dark Knight the Master Race with Frank Miller, 3 Jokers, and Geiger.

Rob Leigh (letterer) is a comics veteran with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, establishing himself as one of the most sought-after letterers. His work includes DCU flagships like Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Justice League, as well as Doomsday Clock and Batman: Earth One. He has also lettered for MAD Magazine and SpongeBog Squarepants.

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Chris Well been a writer pretty much his entire life. (Well, since his childhood.) Over the years, he has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio, and books. He now is the chief of the website Monster Complex, celebrating monster stories in lit and pop culture. He also writes horror comedy fiction that embraces Universal Monsters, 1960s sitcoms, 1980s action movies, and the X-Files.

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