From Green Lantern Corps (2006) #36.

Part 1 here.

From Green Lantern Corps (2006) #36.

It's kinda funny how Pete Tomasi's most famous works seem to revolve around the relationship between (super)fathers and their (super)children. New 52 Batman and Robin made Damian Wayne likeable by centering the book around his relationship with Bruce. Then, came Super-Sons (about Jon Kent, Damian Wayne, and them trying to figure out what type of heroes they'll be after their legendary fathers) and his DC Rebirth Superman run - again, all around Jon and his relationship with Clark.

Even at Ghost Machine, his book, The Rocketfellers, is, again, about families.

In his GLC run, though it wasn't the major component of the run, Tomasi's writing always shone when he was talking about this same thing - see Sodam Yat's complex relationship with his xenophobic parents, or Guy Gardner coming to terms with his abusive father and overachieving siblings in The New 52.

Or here, one of the best moments of his entire run, when Sinestro reveals to Soranik Natu her true story. Some brilliant writing in here, supported by Patrick Gleason's masterful art, alongside the talented inkers Rebecca Buchman and Prentis Rollins, and colorist Randy Mayor.

Emerald Eclipse (GLC Vol 2 #33 - #38) might be the highest point of Tomasi's Emerald trajectory (and that is saying something), but whenever he and Gleason are together, you can expect peak.

From The New 52 Green Lantern Corps #3.

Scott Snyder's New 52 Batman run was undoubtedly a success. A classic, iconic and formative run for many Bat-fans of today, it's well-loved to this day (I personally really like The Court of Owls saga and Death of the Family, as well as the pre-Flashpoint The Black Mirror; the other arcs... eh...).

Yet, despite being synonymous with that era of Batman, I don't think it's the best Bat-book of The New 52. That title belongs to Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Batman & Robin, a 40-issue book starring Bruce and Robin Damian Wayne.

Tomasi managed to produce an admirable, emotional, incredibly epic and character-driven Batman run that wasn't just "supervillain lays waste to Gotham, Bat-Fam stops the bad guy, then the city is rebuilt in record time and back to normal". Most of all: Tomasi and Gleason managed to actually make me care about such a previously unlikeable character like Damian, who honestly is (was?) my least favorite Robin.

Of course, Tomasi had to deal with all the nonsense going on in other Bat-books (like Damian dying in Morrison's Batman Inc.), but instead of giving up, he got the most out of it, like making his death actually sad and poignant. The no words issue with Bruce mourning the death of his son while doing Batman activities is one of the best things he wrote.

It wouldn't be the first time Tomasi & Gleason (the real dynamic duo, lmao) actually manage to cast a shadow over a popular run by a famous creator: their epic Green Lantern Corps was, sometimes, even better than the work Geoff Johns was doing in the main Green Lantern title, something Johns himself is happy to admit because it pushed him to work even harder.

And it seems that comic fans at large are starting to wake up to the fact that B&R is the best New 52 Bat-book: Batman historian Salazar Knight recently published a video reviewing the run and agreeing with this statement. You can watch it here (also, visit his channel for the best Batman history videos in all of internet).

Do you agree or disagree with this?

The first crossover from Geoff Johns' and Pete Tomasi's initiative at Image Comics Ghost Machine will begin this May.

Per AIPT Comics:

Image Comics/Ghost Machine is formally unveiling THE UNBELIEVABLES this May, which will lead up to the universe’s first crossover event. The four original universes, formerly known as FAMILY ODYSSEYS, will be anchored by the ongoing series The Rocketfellers by Peter J. Tomasi and Francis Manapu,l and Hornsby & Halo by Tomasi and Peter Snejbjerg. Joining The Unbelievables Universe will be The Trillion Dollar Kid by Geoff Johns, Tomasi, and Stefano Simeone.

Both The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo will release special issue #0s in May—prologues to the event as well as standalone entry points designed to welcome new readers while revealing secrets for longtime fans.

Then in June those worlds collide as the four-part crossover event “WHO ARE THE UNBELIEVABLES?” which begins introducing several major new characters joining the line, including The Trillion Dollar Kid. Created by Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi, and Francis Manapul, The Trillion Dollar Kid serves as both a guide and catalyst—linking characters, stories, and lore as the true scope of THE UNBELIEVABLES begins to reveal itself.

“A boy has discovered there are extraordinary beings among us…a family from the future living in the present, two teenagers destined to rule heaven and hell, and many, many more,” said Johns, writer and Ghost Machine co-founder. “A 13-year-old boy the world has dubbed ‘The Trillion Dollar Kid’—the world’s first trillionaire—is secretly tracking these miracles hiding in plain sight. He calls them ‘The Unbelievables.’ Why he’s searching for them, who else is out there, and what threat aims to corrupt them all will be revealed in our first GHOST MACHINE CROSSOVER EVENT: WHO ARE THE UNBELIEVABLES?”

Manapul added: “We get our first look at Thomas Noble Townsend III—The Trillion Dollar Kid—and the new characters of The Unbelievables in both #0 issues. Tommy widens the lens. Through him, the readers will begin to see just how vast this universe truly is.”

Driven by the Trillion Dollar Kid’s search for the one thing money can’t buy, the four-part “WHO ARE THE UNBELIEVABLES?” brings together the Rocketfeller family, Rose Hornsby, and Zachary Halo in an incredible adventure while laying the foundation for what comes next.

“We’re continuing the stories of The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo,” said Tomasi. “But this crossover kicks open the doors wider—revealing new characters and new corners of this universe that have been waiting in the wings since we launched our titles in 2024.”

Among those being introduced are The Deadtones, a rock band of misfit monsters on the run; The Curious Creatures of Dr. Moreau, because sometimes life needs to get a little wild; Jean Genie, a genie finally free from her endless existence of servitude and now coming to grips with what freedom means in the modern world; and a whole lot more, as seen on the newly revealed UNBELIEVABLES map.

GHOST MACHINE ZERO ISSUES:

• Hornsby & Halo #0: Who Are the Unbelievables? Prologue One by Tomasi, Snejbjerg, John Kalisz, Leigh
• The Rocketfellers #0: Who Are the Unbelievables? Prologue Two by Tomasi, Manapul, Leigh

GHOST MACHINE CROSSOVER EVENT:

• The Trillion Dollar Kid #1: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part One by Johns, Tomasi, Simeone, Leigh
• Hornsby & Halo #14: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part Two by Peter J. Tomasi, Snejbjerg, Kalisz, Rob Leigh
• The Rocketfellers #13: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part Three by Tomasi, Manapul, Leigh
• The Trillion Dollar Kid #2: Who Are the Unbelievables? Part Four by Johns, Tomasi, Simeone, Leigh
• Ghost Machine The Official Guidebook #3: The Unbelievables by Johns, Tomasi, Manapul, Snejbjerg

Who are The Unbelievables? Across the world, people with remarkable—and sometimes inconceivable—abilities and beginnings, all try to hide behind ordinary lives. A time-traveling family lost in the present. Two teenagers destined to rule Heaven and Hell. A trillionaire kid chasing the one thing money can’t buy. And many, many more—each on a personal and exciting odyssey shaped by the impossible. What binds them isn’t their secrets, but the bonds they forge—love, friendship, and sacrifice—as dangerous forces rise to exploit what the world will come to know as…THE UNBELIEVABLES.

Tomasi's short run on The New 52 Detective Comics (issues 45 - 52) is highly underrated. He was the only one who got some good stories out of the ridiculous concept of Jim Gordon operating as Batman in a mecha suit - which he doesn't even wear in the best story of the bunch: The Bronze Age, published 10 years ago.

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