My LCS ordered a lot of these Ghost Machine one-shots. Geiger is the only character I knew, presumably the others all came when the idea of this shared universe took hold?
At any rate I flipped through it and it looked interesting but I passed. Week after week after week they had this book in their Spotlight area. At least two months. Having been in the comic book game awhile and with this store a thought occurred to me - - could these be $1 books soon?
Que up
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
The owner gave Ghost Machine away for free!
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Geigers story felt familiar. Were the largest parts just reworked for this story here? I think I sold my tpb cause this character felt one and done, like the creator just didn't want to do more. Oh, well.
Red Coat comes off as a riff on
Gilad/The Eternal Warrior with his own cast of Immortals(like the Anni-Padda brothers).
Vandal Savage is also an immortal but that's where it ends I feel.
Junkyard Joe seems fun, may have some
Terminator influence in the design. There was an early
Bloodshot variant who was in Vietnam also, picked up on that as BS is a killer like Joe.
Rook is the one that felt the most fresh to me. I couldn't put a finger on it feeling like something else either. The Warden designs gave off a very 80s saturday morning vibe(which for me is a cool vibe). I find it interesting(foreshadowing?) that Dire Wolf is shown and not Rook on the cover.
The Rocketfellers does not seem up my alley. It is one part
Fantastic Four and something I can't put my finger on.
Hornsby and Halo is a pass. It seems very
Hawk&Dove mixed with
Angel and the Ape elements
Hyde Street was probably the third one I might consider given funds were not an issue.
I'm a fan of other Universes(Ultraverse, Red Circle, Valiant, Comics Greatest World e.g.) to play and have dabbled many times, before I had two kids and other expenses. I'll keep my radar up and perhaps find some trades at a good price in the years ahead. I'll read all the spoilers anyone puts out till then.