Geiger and Redcoat Finally Collide in Ghost Machine's Radioactive Revolution

Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Bryan Hitch's Ghost Machine imprint at Image Comics has announced Radioactive Revolution #1, a 40-page one-shot that finally crosses over two of the line's flagship books, Geiger and Redcoat. The two series have run on parallel timelines since Ghost Machine launched without their lead characters ever sharing a page, so this is the first real meeting point between them. The one-shot is set for February 10, 2027, and doubles as an early centerpiece for Image's 35th anniversary year.

The hook is a collision between Simon Pure, Redcoat's immortal mercenary protagonist, and Tariq Geiger. According to the announcement, Simon was hired back in 2022 continuity to kill the Glowing Man — the very event that gave Geiger its radioactive antihero his powers — meaning the one-shot is digging into shared history the two books have been sitting on since the start rather than inventing a crossover reason from scratch.

The fallout doesn't stay contained to one issue: the story continues directly into Geiger #26-28 and Redcoat #23-24, so this reads more like a proper event kickoff than a one-and-done team-up. Cover-wise, Gary Frank handles the main art, with variants from Bryan Hitch, a 1:50 from Ivan Reis and Danny Miki, and another from Brett Bean, plus a cover-contest winner slotted in alongside the usual blank sketch option.

Worth noting for anyone tracking Ghost Machine's momentum beyond the page: Redcoat is also in active movie development with Atlas Entertainment, which only raises the profile of a crossover built around its lead character. With Image leaning on this as an anniversary-year event, expect order cutoffs and retailer attention to ramp up well ahead of the February release.

Original reporting: Bleeding Cool.