Part of Series
The critically acclaimed team of storytellers Geoff Johns and Gary Frank return to the nuclear wasteland in the third volume of GEIGER! On his quest to find a cure to his radioactive existence, Tariq Geiger, Barney, and Nate the Nuclear Knight come across a hidden community in the wastelands—one that offers an echo of what once was suburban America…and a hope for what it could be again. But dark forces in pursuit of The Glowing Man—namely Nate’s former comrades-in-arms from the Camelot casino and their formidable leader, the New King—threaten to destroy it all, and only Geiger's unleashed rage can stop them. But will Tariq go too far? The answer: yes, and he will never be the same again. This new edition also includes Geiger: Ground Zero #1-#2 that recounts the days soon after The Unknown War rained nuclear devastation across the U.S. Experience Tariq Geiger’s earliest days as the Glowing Man, trying to survive his new normal and the hellish landscape left in the wake of war. Collects Geiger Vol 2 (2024) #7-#9 & Geiger: Ground Zero #1-#2.
Author
Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
