What do you get when you stick two Peters in a Ghost Machine? An awkward lede, first of all. Second, Hornsby & Halo, the latest title from the upstart imprint, coming from Image Comics this November.
“Is it possible for someone to have too much fun? Well, I may just be that person because working with the amazing Peter Snejbjerg on our new series Hornsby & Halo here at Ghost Machine is a blast of insane proportions,” said Tomasi via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “Along with family dynamics, we’re also dealing with another one of my favorite themes which is Nature versus Nuture as we follow Zachary and Rose, two teenagers living in Warwick, New York, as they learn they’re from Heaven and Hell and have been chosen to keep the peace in their respective celestial realms but still have to get to class on time! Let’s just say nothing goes the way you’d expect as family and friendships are pushed to the limits of insanity, hilarity and heartfelt clashes.”
Added Snejbjerg, “It is an insane pleasure to wake up every morning and discover that, no, I didn’t dream it: I am actually working with my favorite comic book writer, Peter Tomasi, illustrating the adventures of Rose Hornsby and Zachary Halo, two on the surface quite normal teenagers who wake up one day to find that they have the balance of the war between Heaven and Hell resting on their narrow adolescent shoulders. It’s a fun, energetic and warm hearted story about friendship, family and having to reconcile your school life with being a supernatural entity at the centre of cosmic conspiracies!”
The new book is part of Ghost Machine’s Family Odysseys universe, one of the four separate, ongoing universes from the imprint. The book will debut on November 27, but you can check out covers by Snejbjerg & John Kalisz, Ivan Reis & Danny Miki, Dave Johnson, Brad Walker & Brad Anderson, and a sketch cover, below.
