Ten-HUT! Junkyard Joe, Ghost Machine’s robot soldier, deploys into active duty this October with a fully articulated and detailed collectible action figure created in partnership with Mezco Toyz. Spotlighted tonight at the Ghost Machine booth (#1629) during San Diego Comic-Con’s “Preview Night,” this meticulous figure features a cloth uniform, authentic accessories, and peerless packaging featuring new artwork by co-creator Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson.
The all-new, One:12 Collective is molded from plastic and hand-painted in stunning detail. The new action figure also comes packaged with a helmet, jungle fatigues, combat boots, and removable chest harness, belt and gun holster. Standing approximately 17 centimeters tall (6.7 inches), it also features a slew of Vietnam War inspired artificial accessories, including one bayonet knife, a handgun with magazine, a landmine, two grenades, two gun FX and changeable hands. Loaded with over 28 points of articulation, this can’t-miss action figure also comes with its own One:12 Collective display base complete with logo and adjustable display post. Each One:12 Junkyard Joe figure is packaged in a collector-friendly box. Pre-orders for for the Junkyard Joe Collectible Figure begin August 28 as a Mezco Direct Exclusive (MDX) only available through mezcotoyz.com.
“Working with Geoff and Gary on this project has been great. Their passion for this character is extremely contagious. From issue number one, Joe was primed to be immortalized in plastic, I am thrilled the opportunity came my way. Junkyard Joe is a real action hero with heart and was a ton of fun to work on,” said Michael “Mez” Markowitz, founder and owner of Mezco Toyz.
“If I could go back in time and tell ten-year-old me that something I helped bring to life would become this amazing action figure, I would have been blown away,” said Johns. “I can’t wait for everyone to see the incredible work Mez and his team at Mezco did with this figure.”
Frank added: “Having spent so much time with Joe and gotten to know him while working on his book, it was amazing to see him gradually being brought to life by Mez and his magicians. It’s really him! It’s Junkyard Joe!”
After an explosive debut in the Johns and Frank’s inaugural Geiger miniseries, Junkyard Joe starred in its own sellout miniseries by Johns and Frank and published by Image Comics. The silent soldier has emerged as a key figure in the world of The Unnamed, a group of seemingly desperate heroes who—both together and separately throughout time—must fight a Great Evil. Junkyard Joe #1: Special Black & White Veterans Edition helped raise awareness and funds in support of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans and the Veterans Aid (in the U.K). Continuing its support, Ghost Machine produced a special Junkyard Joe t-shirt with full proceeds going to the NCHV and VA, available via the GHOST MACHINE Threadless store.
The original Junkyard Joe #1-#6 is currently available as a trade paperback collection edition and debuts in an oversized, deluxe hardcover on Wednesday, November 6 with exclusive commentary from the entire creative team including Johns, Frank, Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh.
In addition to presenting a first look at the Joe collectible, Johns will be signing at the Ghost Machine booth (#1629) on Thursday, July 26 and Friday, July 27 from 3-4 p.m. Johns will also appear at the Image Comics booth (#1915) for a signing on Friday, July 27 from 10-11 a.m. and be one of the featured panelists at the Image Comics Panel: Storytelling, Genre, and Crafting Unforgettable Comics, also on Friday, July 27 from 1-2 p.m. (room 25ABC).
New issues of Ghost Machine’s current trio of best-selling titles in stores this month include Geiger #4, Redcoat #4 and Rook: Exodus #4 all on sale now along with the new Tales of the Unnamed: The Blizzard trade paperback from Johns and Andrea Mutti, originally published in Image Comics’ 30th Anniversary Anthology. Ghost Machine’s horror universe Hyde Street, which includes the one-shot It Happened on Hyde Street: Devour, launches this October; and The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo will kick start Ghost Machine’s Family Odysseys in late 2024. All of Ghost Machine’s titles are published through Image Comics.
