Rook: Exodus Volume 1 Deluxe Hardcover: Fight or Flight

"It's as good as sci-fi action adventures get in many ways." --AIPT Rook settled on Exodus for a new life, but now he's a lone avian Warden on an alien wasteland with one burning question to face: Fight or flight?

Written by Geoff Johns with art by Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson, this first collection introduces readers to the man only known as Rook. Hundreds of years from now, a farmer by trade and lineage, Rook left Earth as it began to collapse. Promised a better life on Exodus, a terraformed planet where all of nature, including its imported animal population, was completely controlled by humans called Wardens, including Rook, who controls the world's crows. But when Exodus's world engine failed--and many Wardens' power fell into the wrong hands--the resulting chaos led to mass evacuation...for those who could afford it. The rest, like Rook, must scavenge for an escape vessel as the war for control of what's left of Exodus begins.

The creators of the groundbreaking and best-selling Batman: Three Jokers unleash their first creator-owned sci-fi series together with Ghost Machine's ROOK: EXODUS in this first deluxe edition hardcover.

Collects Rook: Exodus #1-6.

Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher: Image Comics
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.91lbs
Size: 12.20h x 8.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781534331556

About the Author
Geoff Johns is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer who's known for re-imagining superheroes of yesteryear--including DC Comics' Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Aquaman and Shazam!--while also creating new popular characters to diversify and expand DC's mythology. Along with artist Gary Frank, Geoff recently launched a new creator-owned universe at Image Comics with GEIGER. He is currently showrunning the third season of the critically acclaimed Stargirl series for The CW and HBOMax, among other projects throughout media.

Jason Fabok is a professional comic book artist, designer, and illustrator mostly known for his work for DC Comics. After being mentored by comic superstar David Finch who he worked with on Batman: The Dark Knight, Fabok has gone on to contribute to some of DC's biggest titles: Batman, Justice League, Detective Comics, Suicide Squad, Man of Steel, and Batman Eternal. In 2016, he joined forces with writer Geoff Johns on Justice League to deliver the critical and commercial hit "The Darkseid War." And in 2019, Fabok won an Eisner Award for Best Short Story for his work on Swamp Thing's "The Talk of the Saints." In 2020, Johns and Fabok teamed up again to deliver the massive hit Batman: Three Jokers which has gone on to become one of DC's highest selling books of the decade.

Outside of comics, Jason has designed action figures, statues for Prime 1 Studio, coins for the Canadian Mint, and other collectible products. He lives in Kingsville, Ontario, with his wife and three kids.

Brad Anderson, originally from Kenora, Ontario, began his comic career after attending the Joe Kubert school in 1996. Shortly after returning to Canada he began painting comics at Digital Chameleon where he cut his teeth on some of the top comic characters in the business. After leaving as Art Director, he began independently working on Star Wars Legacy as well as Cat Woman at DC and Ultimate Hawkeye at Marvel.

Other works such as Justice League Darkside War, Doomsday Clock, Dark Knight the Master Race with Frank Miller, 3 Jokers, and Geiger among the many other titles over his, almost 30 years in the business.

Trained in traditional painting and illustration Anderson has fully drawn and colored his own work on covers like Junkyard Joe and Geiger. He also offers a full range of commission work from pencil, ink and full color.

Anderson joined the groundbreaking creator collective at Ghost Machine Productions as Lead Colorist, where he will be working on titles such as Geiger, Redcoat, Rook: Exodus and Hyde Street.