Hyde Street #12

Hyde Street #12

by Geoff Johns (Writer), Ivan Reis (Illustrator), Danny Miki (Illustrator)

THE BUTCHER, Part 2. The Butcher of Hyde Street has escaped—and the tremors are felt in every shadowed corner of the neighborhood. As fear grips the Residents, one question hangs in the air: who will be his next victim?

34 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 27, 2026

About the 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.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(A-) 81% | Very Good
Notes: On narrow views (mistakes pursued), big character goodbyes, ironic fates, new dire straits, and kindness in disguise.

*Progress update

[Ryan Gässer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah! The Butcher of Hyde Street. Refreshing!

[alejandro galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good

I really hope we aren't reading the last of this series. This has been a very fun ride and would like to see it continue. Every issue is good. Stuff is happening so fast.

[Lizzy DeMarco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy cow...what a creepy good issue. Poor Pranky.

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listen I don’t want the Butcher out, but thank god he killed Pranky. That fucking kid rode on my nerves. Just sayin

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am obsessed with this series

[Trevor ComicFan · Rating 5 out of 5]

97

Exceptional art.

Poor Pranky!