The Rocketfellers Volume 1: First Family of the Future

by Peter J. Tomasi, Francis Manapul (Illustrator)

Overview

“The Rocketfellers is the strongest debut series from Ghost Machine to date, with a time-traveling family on the run from nefarious forces.” —Comical Opinions

A dysfunctional but fun family from the future hides out in the past against a threat that can travel through time!

THE ROCKETFELLERS follows a family from the 25th century hiding in the 21st century with a terrible secret that could affect the fate of humanity. Enlisting in the Time Zone Protection Program and escaping to present-day Earth, The Rocketfellers must find a way to trust each other in the strange “ancient” world of today as they are hunted by threats from their time and ours.

Collecting the first arc of Ghost Machine’s hit series from creators Peter J. Tomasi (Batman & Robin, Super Sons), Francis Manapul (The Flash, Detective Comics) and Rob Leigh.

Collects issues #1-6.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534333529
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	09/16/2025
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 10.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times bestselling author known not only for his writing on Superman, Batman and Robin, Super Sons, Green Lantern Corps, Batman-Detective Comics, and many more, but also as an award winning group editor at DC Comics for 15 years where he ushered in new eras for Batman, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern, and the best-seller, Kingdom Come. Tomasi is also the author of House of Penance, nominated for best graphic novel at 2018 Angouleme International Comic Festival, Light Brigade, The Mighty, Blood Tree, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Bridge: The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge published by Abrams ComicArts. Tomasi also wrote the screenplay for the popular animated film Death of Superman, and his screenplay for The Bridge was on The Black List, as one of the best unproduced Hollywood scripts of that year.

Francis Manapul is a New York Times best seller and an award-winning artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. Best known for his work relaunching The Flash for DC Comics, and following it up with the company’s namesake title, Detective Comics. He is the co-creator and artist of Clear, a Comixology Original series.

In the past he has written and illustrated Trinity which stars Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. He has also illustrated Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Adventure Comics accompanied by a prolific career as a cover artist on such titles as The Walking Dead, Shang-Chi, and Green Lantern, just to name a few. In the past, Francis has also dabbled in the world of television as one of the hosts on History Channel’s “Beast Legends.”