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Warning ! spoiler ahead for Redcoat # 1!Fans of wildly substitute history and drollery are in for a serious treat withImage ComicsandGhost Machine’snew series , Redcoat . Simon Pure is the newest character in the unidentified Universe to get a series and his entry does not let down .
Ghost Machine has brought togethersome of the braggart names in the comic book industry and the imprint is hit the ground running with its first wafture of funnies . Redcoatmight be the new kid on the block , but this new comic ’s originative squad has put together a title that has the potential drop to become a real fan - favorite .
Redcoat and His Role in the Unnamed Universe
Ghost Machine is nothing but ambitious and has been building up a universe since before the imprint was even denote . The unidentified Universe is an coordinated domain that begin withGeoff Johns and Gary Frank’sGeiger , the series about a radioactive submarine sandwich who contend his manner through a nuclear barren . The universe was subsequently exposit withJunkyard Joe , a series about a mysterious robot soldier who fight alongside the United States Army in the Vietnam War . Both series in the Unnamed Universe partake on war and the core it has on soldiers .
The first book ofGeigerandJunkyard Joeare usable in collect editions from Image Comics !
After the depression was formally announced , Ghost Machine and Image Comics reach fan a better looking at at what to expect from the unexampled line of work of comics withGhost Machine # 1 . The sampling station not only provided a refresher course on series like Geiger , it provided a timeline of the grander Unnamed Universe , give reader an idea of just how wide - ranging this population was . specter Machine # 1also provided a spirit at Redcoat , aka Simon Pure , and how he suit into this wild Modern universe .
Redcoat is an immortal who once served as a soldier in the British army in the 1700s . However , at some point , Pure became an immortal and later a soldier of fortune , lead him to live a life where he ’d wind up take on some of the most noted figures in history such as Benedict Arnold , Davy Crockett , Annie Oakley , and even Einstein . Redcoat ’s might do n’t entail hecan’tdie , he just comes back to life after a short geological period . Redcoat also has a foul habit of making enemies out of everyone he meets .
Redcoat #1is an Excellent Blend of History, Magic, and Humor
lobsterback # 1by Geoff Johns , Bryan Hitch , Andrew Currie , Brad Anderson , and Rob Leigh kick back off in 1775 as Paul Revere ride through the street warn of the come Redcoats . regrettably , his message comes too late as he ’s snipe by a belt of British police officer . But things quickly turn in Revere ’s party favour as the soldiers are assault by wizardly fireflies marshal by John Hancock . Hancock reveals thatthanks to the Founding Fathers ’ magic powers , the tide of warfare will turn in the patriots ' favor .
After Simon is killed in a legal profession fight , he arouse up while his casket is being dig up by a young Albert Einstein .
A twelvemonth afterwards , British soldier Simon Pure runs for his life as he ’s hunted by Americans . He hides in a church , where he discovers a magic rite is being performed on Benjamin Franklin . However , Pure accidentally botches the rite and the power entail to be transfer to Franklin is given to Pure instead . The power is too much and causes a monolithic explosion in the church building , which kills Simon . But sometime later , Pure wake up , the first of many resurrections for theman who ’d become know as Redcoat .
In the late 1800s , Simon is a deadbeat on the campaign from dozens of people who need him dead . However , a bright vernal German humans spots Redcoat and starts to follow him . After Simon is killed in a legal profession battle , he wakes up while his casket is being excavate up by a young Albert Einstein . Einstein attempt to recruit Redcoat to stop a “ corking evilness ” , but before Simon can tell the young man ‘ no’,the two are skirt by the magic fiat Redcoat break over a century ago .
Redcoat#1 is a Hilarious Journey Through Time
Ghost Machine released several other titles in its first big wave , and none of them are funnier thanRedcoat . This series knows exactly what it is , a lighthearted fib that ’s out to make its audience gag , which it does thanks to its central character . Redcoat is reminiscent of characters like John Constantine , a morally flexible fathead who ca n’t facilitate but get himself into trouble thanks to his unique superpower and way of living . Redcoat ’s a fun grapheme and he resist out compared to the more serious champion establish inGeigerorRook : Exodus .
The prospect of Redcoat make enemies or allies out of other famous people in future number is an challenging one .
It ’s a bold choice to demo the Founding Fathers as a magical and muscular cabal , but it make believe for a hell of an scuttle chapter . From the get - go , fans know that this history is go to be something dissimilar . Geoff Johns sustain a lot of mileage out of using real - earth figureslike Ben Franklin or Albert Einstein . The prospect of Redcoat making enemies or friend out of other famous people in future issue is an intriguing one ( specially if they ’re also given a sinister , magic makeover ) .
The issue ’s inkers , Bryan Hitch and Andrew Currie do a fantastic problem of illustrating this volume . Simon is a wildly expressive somebody , which makes the shenanigans he gets into even more entertaining . But the art is also exceedingly bewitching during the upshot ’s many magic scenes , such as when Redcoat gains his immortality and the Thomas Nelson Page expose Simon in a recursive pattern . Brad Anderson more than pull his weight on colors and gives these scenes just the right touch of color tomakeRedcoat # 1feel like a magic experience .
Redcoat #1Could Be Ghost Machine’s Hidden Star
Ghost Machine is coming out the logic gate strong with multiple titles and more on the agency . From the very first page , Redcoat # 1finds its vocalism with a unparalleled blending of comedy , magic and historical devilment . While not as serious as some of the other titles , Redcoat # 1plays to its strengths and sets up a fun exciting humanity that ’s doubtless got more surprises in the near future tense . Fans look for something with action that ’s downright fun need look no further thanImage ComicsandGhost Machine’sRedcoat # 1 .
lobsterback # 1is available now from Ghost Machine and Image Comics .
Redcoat # 1(2024 )
