Forget the hype. Redcoat #14 is coming to drag us through the ashes of American history this August, and it’s about time.
Johns, Hitch and their crew are digging into the grim reality of the White House burning in 1814—not with patriotic nonsense, but through the cold eyes of Simon Pure, an immortal British soldier who’s seen too much death to be impressed by politics. He witnesses the flames consume the symbol of American power and comes face-to-face with the actual arsonist. Then the system does what it always does—pins the blame on someone convenient.
This isn’t your sanitized history lesson. This is Ghost Machine ripping open wounds that never healed right.
What makes this twisted is how it feeds directly into First Ghost—a new series that promises to turn the White House into a haunted hellscape for a newly-elected President and his kid. Because let’s be real, the White House was built on blood long before any ghosts moved in.
“One of the joys of working in the historic timeline of The Unnamed, is that stories can be told across the canvas of American History, revealing secrets, introducing characters, and unlocking the greatest mysteries of the United States,” Johns said. Translation: we’re about to learn how deep the corruption really goes.
Simon Pure gets blamed for torching the White House and now he’s “on a mission to prove his innocence. Or is he?” That last bit from Johns says everything. Heroes don’t exist in this world—just survivors with complicated motives.
Redcoat #14 drops August 20th with three different covers for the collectors who still give a darn about that sort of thing. Get it at your local comic shop or digitally alongside Ghost Machine’s other dark offerings like Geiger and Hyde Street.
The real question isn’t whether you’ll read it—it’s whether you’re ready for what it’s going to show you about the blood-soaked foundations this country was built on. Most aren’t.
Jin Kai Thunder
My love for heavy metal and horror films runs deep—these genres are practically in my DNA. Friends know me as the go-to guy for everything from crushing guitar riffs to the most bone-chilling horror flicks, and my enthusiasm is contagious. Whether I’m headbanging to the latest metal release or dissecting the creepiest storylines, I’m all in. And, yeah, I’ve got a soft spot for anime too when the mood strikes!
