Ghostbusters at IDW

[TristanHuwJones]

Super excited! More info soon...

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/101/b/8/ghostbusters_ongoing_at_idw_by_tristjones-d3drnx6.jpg

[joe-eyeball]

congrats, hope all goes well with it. You have every reason to be excited

[oldmanwinters]

Yeah, kudos to you, Tristan! But now I'm worried your Ghostbusters duties might crowd any potential TMNT work off your plate!:tgrumble:

[TheCanadiandrome]

this is cool! can't wait

[Powder]

As I said on FB, I'll definitely be subscribing for this one. The art very much reminds me of the Wii graphics in the latest game.

[TristanHuwJones]

Funny you should mention that dude, I would suggest you read up a bit about Dan the Man ;)

[oldmanwinters]

As I said on FB, I'll definitely be subscribing for this one. The art very much reminds me of the Wii graphics in the latest game.

I was thinking the same thing!

Cool stuff!

Didn't Dan Schoening also do the art on "What in Samhain Just Happened?"

[gobo]

Ghostbusters comics from the 21st century with actual TALENT behind them?? :o Wow. Methinks Sony isn't so eager to see the franchise fail at recapturing the public's attention again anymore.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Ghostbusters comics from the 21st century with actual TALENT behind them?? :o Wow. Methinks Sony isn't so eager to see the franchise fail at recapturing the public's attention again anymore.
lol! oh gobo

[Andrew NDB]

Funny you should mention that dude, I would suggest you read up a bit about Dan the Man ;)

There's only one Dan the Man. And his name is Berger. :)

Can you say anything about the story/setting? Is this post-GB II? Does the video game factor into things? The Real Ghostbusters?

[TristanHuwJones]

Nope... :P

[Eiko]

Grats to you mate.

[discordiatookie]

There's only one Dan the Man. And his name is Berger. :)


QFT!

Congrats on the gig man. I'll definitely be picking this up!

[Cowabunga Carl]

Just picked some of the older stuff up. I dug it. Is it going to follow the older IDW stuff or is this a fresh start?

[TheCanadiandrome]

i'd love to get my hands on more of the older stuff

[TristanHuwJones]

Just picked some of the older stuff up. I dug it. Is it going to follow the older IDW stuff or is this a fresh start?

It's going to be a pretty fresh start. You might want to check out the Infestation issues, but you don't need to :)

[Cowabunga Carl]

I started with the Infestation stuff actually. It was really good. I dug it. Also the Valantine issue was good. I'm so excited about this. I've been talking you up at my local shop Tristan, trying to get people as excited as I am. Ghostbusters and one of my favorite writers. Can't wait.

[Tinuvielsdreams]

I have been keeping up with the GB stuff so I am excited to see this and for you Tristan!

[Andrew NDB]

This calls for celebration...

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C'mon, everybody now...

[azrael]

Tristan I am ordering your Ghostbusters. (http://ffritts.blogspot.com/2011/04/who-you-gonna-call-ghostbusters.html)

[TristanHuwJones]

Sorry for the late reply, but I love you azrael.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/143/5/a/teaseroid_by_tristjones-d3h1lb7.png

[ChromeDome]

Can't wait for this to come out! The artwork is awesome!

[TristanHuwJones]

Just read the script to #2 and saw some pages of #1. This book is going to ROCK!

[gobo]

Just read the script to #2 and saw some pages of #1. This book is going to ROCK!
Hooray for GB books that won't suck cuz TJ won't let 'em!! :D

[TheCanadiandrome]

can't wait to get my hands on 'em!

[TristanHuwJones]

I would suggest everybody go here (http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=26008&f=54) or here (http://protoncharging.com/gb/2011/06/03/tristan-jones-reveals-role-in-idw-ghostbusters-monthly-comic/)... ;)

[LeoNerdo]

This book looks really good! I am getting more excited the more I hear about it.

Does anybody else think it would be equally awesome if IDW could do re-prints of some of the Real Ghostbusters comics?

[gobo]

Does anybody else think it would be equally awesome if IDW could do re-prints of some of the Real Ghostbusters comics?
I'd pass out from overexcitement, but I'm pretty sure RGB is a completely different non-corporeal entity, legally speaking.

[TristanHuwJones]

Not to draw away from this particular board, because I love it here, but Tom Waltz just informed me that IDW've opened up a Ghostbusters forum over on their boards as well! Hopefully you'll all swing over there at some point, too, as it'll definitely be the best place for you guys to touch base with other comic fans that aren't necessarily part of the hardcore fan base (some you may be able to convert and draw over here ), as well as IDW editorial and the creative team more regularly.

Head on over and take a look, and spread the word too! Would be great to see more fans talking under the one roof, rather than split across a number of different websites

http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewforum.php?f=34 (http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewforum.php?f=34)

[azrael]

Sorry for the late reply, but I love you azrael.

If you love me, How about a Signed copy of issue 1 with the cover of my choice :D for free?

[TristanHuwJones]

If you send it to me with a stamped, self addressed envelope, I can certainly do that ;)

[TristanHuwJones]

Just wanted to remind y'all that when you go in to pick up your new comics from today onwards, be sure to preorder Ghostbusters! It's finally available for preorder (and don't forget IDW's TMNT as well)!

[ToTheNines]

September 21st, right Tristan?

[DrSpengler]

I don't get out to the GD forum much, but I thought I'd copy-paste my response to the first issue of the Ghostbusters ongoing series here:

Dear god, if IDW could have just done THIS coming from the very beginning...

This was just a great mix of everything Ghostbusters. Burnham has the characters on point and I've been a fan of Schoening since he was just a guy doing sick art on DA.

But what I think is best, though, is that from start to finish this comic is FUN. IDW's earliest efforts tried way too hard to be "dark" and "gritty" and "epic". Ghostbusters is a lot of things, but first and foremost it is a COMEDY. If you don't think the Ghostbusters should be fun, then you shouldn't be writing Ghostbusters.

Schoening's "animated" style and the crazier humor really gives this a "Real Ghostbusters" kind of vibe, which is a high compliment (Janine's design is straight out of the cartoon). I purposely avoided the preview because I didn't want anything spoiled for myself, but I love all the Easter eggs thrown into the art; Buster the Ghost, the Banshee, Dopey Dog (to name only a few; Schoening's stories are practically "look n finds")... and a great effort at replicating scenery and equipment from the movies. I just love looking at these pages.


If you look at a taxi cab, you can see that the issue takes place in 1992 and there are references to both Ghostbusters the Video Game and Ghostbusters Infestation (the Stay Puft Marshmallows ad agent talking about how Stay Puft keeps coming back and going on rampages). I dunno if making it take place squarely in the past was entirely necessary; they coulda just used the standard coming book "sliding timeline" where instead of hard dates the referenced events were only "a couple years ago", but they're being discrete about it, so it's cool.

The sketch book at the end tells us the name of the villain, though beyond that, we don't know exactly what the conflict is going to be aside from a "third" something. But cliffhanging or not, this issue just felt so good.

Tristan Jones's back-up was cool and it covers the more serious/technical side of how city officials would regulate something as dangerous and abnormal as a "ghostbusting" business. Of course, we've got Walter Peck in charge of the whole thing. As much as I enjoyed Ghostbusters the Video Game, I don't think the story really allowed him to be the political and legal threat that he's supposed to be (it WAS a video game, after all; if you can't shot him, he isn't a very exciting villain). Comics seem a better outlet for his scheming; where he uses "the system" against the Ghostbusters to make a threat more difficult for them to deal with than simply blasting a monster to pieces.

Anyhow, this is the Ghostbusters comic I'd been wanting for I don't know how long. I loved IDW's holiday-themed oneshots and the Infestation two-parter was enjoyable. But one issue in and I'm already in love with this title.

Between this and TMNT, IDW has really turned its creative output around. Makes me almost want to read their Transformers comics again. Almost.

[oldmanwinters]

But what I think is best, though, is that from start to finish this comic is FUN. IDW's earliest efforts tried way too hard to be "dark" and "gritty" and "epic". Ghostbusters is a lot of things, but first and foremost it is a COMEDY. If you don't think the Ghostbusters should be fun, then you shouldn't be writing Ghostbusters.

Not having read any of the previous IDW efforts, I can't compare this issue to what has come before. But I concur with your overall thesis, and I had a fun time with this issue. I am really lovin' the characterizations and overall tone that feels like an ideal mix of the live-action movies with the RGB cartoon.

Thanks to Tristan and everybody else at IDW who are making this GB comic into something worthy of the franchise's legacy.

[TristanHuwJones]

I agree and disagree. Ghostbusters is a comedy, but it's offset by an AMPLE amount of horror. Ghostbusters is all about balance. You can have a dark and gritty looking ghostbusters comic as long as you can make it humorous. The movies themselves are pretty damn drab visually, and the ghosts are more horrifying than hilarious, except for Stay Puft, but he works because he's this physical embodiment of doom. He's a terrifying concept at the core, and the visual kind of works with that to balance it and keep it inline with the rest of the film.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I had no idea the GB IDW was out

[Andrew NDB]

Read it. Had no idea Tristan was drawing his own piece... damn, doubly nice work, man.

[DrSpengler]

I agree and disagree. Ghostbusters is a comedy, but it's offset by an AMPLE amount of horror. Ghostbusters is all about balance. You can have a dark and gritty looking ghostbusters comic as long as you can make it humorous. The movies themselves are pretty damn drab visually, and the ghosts are more horrifying than hilarious, except for Stay Puft, but he works because he's this physical embodiment of doom. He's a terrifying concept at the core, and the visual kind of works with that to balance it and keep it inline with the rest of the film.

Ghostbusters is a mash-up of a lot of genres; science fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, action/adventure and, considering Dana/Louis/Janosz/Peter/Janine/Egon, romance. But comedy and horror are definately the two biggest influences, yes.

However, it's my opinion is that you can have a good Ghostbusters story that isn't scary, but you can't have a good Ghostbusters story that isn't funny.

Horror is the second most vital element to a Ghostbusters story, but not 100% necessary. The Real Ghostbusters illustrated that point by having a number of episodes where the ghosts weren't frightening at all, but the humor and action was so strong it made the episodes completely awesome.

For example, aside from the suspense of the "deadly gameshow" motif, there's nothing inherently horrific about the episode "The Devil to Pay", and it doesn't even involve a single proton pack. Yet it is so gut-bustingly funny, it's one of the best episodes of the series.

I won't downplay the necessity of horror to a Ghostbusters story, as my favorite Ghostbusters stories and specific moments have a heavy dose of scary to them (Dana's possession scene in the first film is as effective as any moment from any "pure" horror film I can think of). Indeed, the balanced stories are often the best.

But Ghostbusters is a comedy. That's the section you find it in at the video store, after all. And if a Ghostbusters story isn't funny, then it's just missing the spirit of the franchise.

That's what I was getting at in my initial post. Horror is important, but comedy is more important.

[TristanHuwJones]

Spengs, you know I love you, and I know exactly what you're saying -- and I'm not even saying I'm capable of doing this -- but I'm 100% sure you can have a good Ghostbusters story that's played totally seriously. You can totally have a Ghostbusters story that's good without any horror in it at all, but you can flip the dime. All you need is the right story. That's it. It's like Spiderman. You can have some (pun half intended) amazing Spiderman stories that totally drop the comedic aspects of the character, because they tend to push and expand on the character. I firmly believe you can do the same thing with Ghostbusters. At the end of the day, Ghostbusters is definitely about balance -- at least if you want it to work best. The BEST Ghostbusters stories incorporate both and one complements the other. I honestly can't think of any RGB eps that didn't really employ horror that I really enjoyed. You play up the comedy too much and it loses focus. People pick up Ghostbusters and expect to see creepy things being busted. It's like TMNT. You can be as funny as you want, but people are going to get up in arms if there isn't any ass-kicking.
If people really, genuinely want to see the most out of their most beloved properties -- whatever they may be -- they need to be open to every facet of that universe. You could tell some genuinely amazingly tragic stories set in the Ghostbusters universe, using those characters, that I'm sure people would love.

[TristanHuwJones]

Read it. Had no idea Tristan was drawing his own piece... damn, doubly nice work, man.

Cheers, too man. Writing and drawing everything in those back-up bits, but they won't be sequentials from here on out...

[oldmanwinters]

My favorite part was when Ray said, "There is no right answer to that question!"

[DrSpengler]

Spengs, you know I love you, and I know exactly what you're saying -- and I'm not even saying I'm capable of doing this -- but I'm 100% sure you can have a good Ghostbusters story that's played totally seriously. You can totally have a Ghostbusters story that's good without any horror in it at all, but you can flip the dime. All you need is the right story. That's it. It's like Spiderman. You can have some (pun half intended) amazing Spiderman stories that totally drop the comedic aspects of the character, because they tend to push and expand on the character. I firmly believe you can do the same thing with Ghostbusters. At the end of the day, Ghostbusters is definitely about balance -- at least if you want it to work best. The BEST Ghostbusters stories incorporate both and one complements the other. I honestly can't think of any RGB eps that didn't really employ horror that I really enjoyed. You play up the comedy too much and it loses focus. People pick up Ghostbusters and expect to see creepy things being busted. It's like TMNT. You can be as funny as you want, but people are going to get up in arms if there isn't any ass-kicking.
If people really, genuinely want to see the most out of their most beloved properties -- whatever they may be -- they need to be open to every facet of that universe. You could tell some genuinely amazingly tragic stories set in the Ghostbusters universe, using those characters, that I'm sure people would love.

I'll concede that there's definately the potential for there to be a good Ghostbusters story completely devoid of humor; it's just that I haven't seen one yet, is all. I've seen plenty of good Ghostbusters stories devoid of scares, but not any that weren't funny.

The closest I can recall would be Egon's chapter in the TokyoPop graphic novel, "Ghost Busted" (a very underrated collection). It was a beautiful story (though a later chapter kinda ruined it; taking it on its own it was still fantastic) and was very much a tragedy (not a horror story, but a tragedy). There were a few parts I recall chuckling at, but the humor was defiantely underscored by the morose nature of the tale.

But just because I haven't seen a decent Ghostbusters story that's 100% horror doesn't mean it can't be written, I'll give you that. Again, though, as we've both said, balance makes the best stories; no need for an either/or.

[TheCanadiandrome]

ok, so i checked it out and purchased it on my Ipad through the IDW App!

[oldmanwinters]

ok, so i checked it out and purchased it on my Ipad through the IDW App!

For the same price as the print copy?

[azrael]

Effing loved it although I wish the art was a little less cartoony but its not really a complaint. I enjoyed it and cant wait for more. This is going to be a pleasure to read and collect.

[Slap-Happy]

I picked up the first issue yesterday, and it was great! Tristan's story was great too, especially the splash page at the end of it.

[TheCanadiandrome]

For the same price as the print copy?

If it's the right one, it was 3.99 I think

[TristanHuwJones]

If you're on the IDW forums for the TMNT boards, I know the other guys on the creative team would love to see this kind of feedback over on the Ghostbusters boards at IDW. You guys should mos def head over there and make your voices heard!

[TheCanadiandrome]

If you're on the IDW forums for the TMNT boards, I know the other guys on the creative team would love to see this kind of feedback over on the Ghostbusters boards at IDW. You guys should mos def head over there and make your voices heard!
Maybe, perhaps

[LeoNerdo]

I loved it too! Artwork reminds me a little of Real Ghostbusters and a lot of the Wii video game. Story was also spot-on with good bits of humor.

I really liked little things like the cameo from John Belushi? the inspiration for Slimer. And finally seeing the green spud himself at the end looking surprisingly frightening. I'm really looking forward to more!

[oldmanwinters]

I loved it too! Artwork reminds me a little of Real Ghostbusters and a lot of the Wii video game.

It should! Dan Schoening's designs inspired the actual character models for Wii game. Sadly, his contribution apparently went uncredited:
http://www.truegameheadz.com/blogheadz/talented-character-designer-for-ghostbusters-wii-gets-the-shaft/

Shame on Atari/Sierra/Sony!

[Magneto]

I loved it too! Artwork reminds me a little of Real Ghostbusters and a lot of the Wii video game. Story was also spot-on with good bits of humor.

I really liked little things like the cameo from John Belushi? the inspiration for Slimer. And finally seeing the green spud himself at the end looking surprisingly frightening. I'm really looking forward to more!

Yes. I really dug the Belushi cameo as well. Not only Slimer, but I think he was also the original choice for Peter Venkman. Very cool to see him being acknowledged for the fans in the know.

[ToTheNines]

The cover for the second printing is genius lol

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6098/gb01cover2nd.jpg

[LeoNerdo]

Haha! I love it

[TheCanadiandrome]

Haha! I love it
Yeah me to

[DrSpengler]

Ghostbusters #2 is out!

Burnham's really going the extra mile to make sure this arc feels like a compliment to the movies and the video game (not only referencing Gozer's return in the Game, but explaining how Slimer wound up in the glass case).

But I think what I love best is what IDW's first two minis were missing: Ghostbusting. Janine gets a call, they pile into the Ecto-1, they deal with the bizarre and unique case when they get there. It's "classic" Ghostbusters, but even though it's familiar, it isn't boring or dull. The best thing about the Ghostbusters is that they don't have a single arch enemy that they always fight; no Decepticons, no Cobra. It's a brand new threat in every story (with the ocassional return of some older villains) and their conflicts are limited to the author's imagination. So even with a "formula", Ghostbusters almost never gets stale.

And I have to say, I'm digging in the dynamic between Peter and Winston. The obvious choice for years has always been to match Peter with Egon, as their dueling sensibilities play off each other's to the extreme, but there's just as much potential in pairing the level-headed everyman Winston with the head-in-the-clouds "celebrity" Peter. And, to be blunt, I'm just pleased that Burnham is willing to give Winston something to do and say and let his personality develop. So many writers ignore him because they too easily gravitate toward the "eccentric" Ghostbusters, but Winston is just as much a goldmine for comedy and character if the authors are willing to pay attention to him.

Getting back the the Video Game, the Wander Hills Orphanage sequence really did feel like an unused level from the game. And that's a compliment; I'd love to have played this level. And the sight of Ellen Gold hurling dead orphans at Egon and Ray was the perfect mix of frightening and hilarious that defines a good Ghostbusters story (and, again, she'd have made a kickass boss battle).

Its hard to find new ways to say how awesome Shoening's art is, but that guy is just on FIRE. God, I love searching for all the Easter eggs. Even when I think I've found them all, I notice a chalk board in the orphanage kitchen with "Chef Sargossi" written on it and I know that there's STILL more in there somewhere.

To give credit where credit's due, colorist Luis Antonio Delgado really rocks this book. It's bright, it's dark, its colorful, it's spooky, the ectoplasm practically glows off the page. As much as I love Shoening's art, it wouldn't have half it's oomph without such fantastic colors.

AND Tristan Jones' character files in the back of the book are a treat. Again, feeling like the Tobin's Spirit Guide from the Video Game (one of my favorite features).

Between reading the story, hunting down the Easter eggs, digesting the character files AND enjoying the bonus sketch pages, this is one of the few comics on the rack that really feels like it's giving you your $3.99's worth.

[oldmanwinters]

I had no idea this thing was coming out today! It's only been what... 2 weeks since issue #1 hit shelves? It's nice to see how they introduced Slimer into the GBs lives. It now seems that he'll be hanging around the firehouse like in the recent video game. Maybe one day he'll even get domesticated! (They just better not change the name of book, though!)

[TheCanadiandrome]

Wonder if this is out for the IPad via the IDW app

[azrael]

Is that a transformer on the bridge when Egon says "...I suspect the news will be bad."

[oldmanwinters]

Is that a transformer on the bridge when Egon says "...I suspect the news will be bad."

I thought the same thing, but then I also thought it might have been a reference to one of the "ghost vehicles" from the original RGB toyline.

Ah, check the "Highway Haunter" on the bottom left for comparison:
http://www.planetforce.com/GBUSTERSVEH.JPG

[ToTheNines]

If you look at a taxi cab, you can see that the issue takes place in 1992

So does that mean Tristan's backup story takes place in the future? Because the newspaper in that one seems to be dated in October of 1993.

[DrSpengler]

So does that mean Tristan's backup story takes place in the future? Because the newspaper in that one seems to be dated in October of 1993.

Tristan addressed the incongruity over at the IDW forums. Apparantly 1993 is right and the date on the cab is wrong.

[ToTheNines]

Yeah, I saw.

Just so everyone knows, this book will be on the same schedule as TMNT starting in November (the 23rd to be exact). This makes me and my Altima's gas tank very happy.

[LeoNerdo]

I think this book is so great. I just read the 2nd issue and the character personalities are perfect. I liked the Ghostbusters before and watched the cartoon occasionally when I saw it was on when I was a kid, and even played the game a couple years ago, but this book is making me want to get more into the characters and stories from every incarnation. It's made me want to watch the movies again today, which I am, and I'm even thinking about buying the RGB dvd box set now.

[Cowabunga Carl]

I'll be picking up issue 2 on Wen when TMNT is also in. Those are the only two comics I pick up the individual issues of. IDW seems to have a winning team on the Ghostbusters and I'm looking forward to seeing them continue this book. My biggest hope for this title is that it stays more like the movies and less like the cartoon.

[Powder]

Sorry to share my feedback late, I just keep forgetting to pop in. I love the hell out of the book, it's rad as hell.
I have no problem reading the bubbles in their actors voices (which shows good writing imo) and the art is great.
I love that it compliments the Wii game as I played the sh*t out of it and really dug it. Tristan's contributions are an awesome aspect of the book as well, they add an adult flavor to the book, or rather a bit of needed darkness/atmosphere. I'll be following along for a while, I'd say. I'd love to see toy's based off of their look in the book. My only complaint is that the first two issues seem a little too Peter/Winston heavy (Ray's my favorite character) but I'm sure they'll give everyone fair focus in due time.

[Leo656]

Sweet jeebus I gotta get to the damn comic book store, had NO idea this was out...

...then again, I haven't been around much lately either. Regardless, I need this book.

[Metropoliskid41]

It's an awesome book indeed Leo656. I think you'll really enjoy it, I highly recommend it. According to Erik, issue #4 sold out at the Distributor level. Hopefully #5 follows suit!

[Leo656]

Over a year out of the loop on comics, my longest stretch in over a decade, I've already come to accept the fact that Ebay and I will be best friends very soon.

[ToTheNines]

Summer event comin your way...

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/019/9/5/ghostbusters__haunted_america_by_luisdelgado-d4my1sn.jpg

[ToTheNines]

#6 coming out tomorrow. Not a good jumping on point, but buy it anyways.

[TonySiegel]

does this book have any deep seeded qualities? or is good natured fun? how does it compare to the movie experience?

[where is ghostbusters 3??!!! :x ]

[ToTheNines]

does this book have any deep seeded qualities? or is good natured fun? how does it compare to the movie experience?

[where is ghostbusters 3??!!! :x ]

Oh it's great. I personally consider Ghostbusters: The Videogame to be the third movie and issues 1-4 of this book to be the fourth. It's that good.

The art's neat, the coloring is the best in any comic out there, and you really get your 4 dollars worth on story alone (not to mention the Walter Peck files, concept art, and drawings by younger kids).

AND, this latest issue had a short TMNT comic strip in the back by Fred Hembeck.

[ToTheNines]

Preview for #8: http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=46154

[oldmanwinters]

Preview for #8: http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=46154

I really love that Schoening cover. This issue could tie up a few loose ends from the Possession arc.

EDIT: That preview really threw me for loop when I went from page 6 to 7. I thought... is that Cobra Commander... in a Ghostbusters comic?

I guess I should have paid more attention to the page's title.

[ToTheNines]

#8 was awesome. Go check it out if you hit up your comic shop today.

[Cowabunga Carl]

I just kind of had to bump this because I feel like this book needs some more recognition. I love it. It is another solid read from IDW and I feel like it isn't getting enough love from people. Pick it up if you aren't reading it and give it a try. A great book done by great people.

[raphfan85]

seeing as how ghostbusters is my other big obsession, i havent missed an issue of this since it started. i always get the dan schoening covers. such an awesome artist and i love his style. cant wait for the next issue. not to sure how i feel about the upcoming mars attacks the real ghostbusters, as epic as it is that its gonna be the real ghostbusters.

[ToTheNines]

So #16 tomorrow is a Christmas issue (starring Winston!) and will sadly be the end of volume 1. The New Ghostbusters kicks off in February, not sure how I feel about it just yet but I'll definitely check it out.

[Powder]

I had no idea it was getting rebooted or whatever. It doesn't need to be changed. In my eyes, it's a perfect book. I probably won't follow the new series, I'm hard pressed for cash anyway. Plus pretty soon there will be a new TMNT book to pick up...

[ToTheNines]

It's still gonna be Burnham, Schoening and Delgado, but the idea is that the guys go missing and a new team of Ghostbusters (Janine, Ron, Kylie from XGB and Ortiz from the Roswell issue of Haunted America) fill in for them. Their disappearance occurs in the book out tomorrow I think, and we'll still get some scene's with the guys in "volume 2". Plus shorts taking place in the RGB universe written and drawn by Burnham.

I'm not a huge fan of the choice, like I said. But I'll have to give it a chance for at least one arc (hard to turn down Dan and Luis's art though). However I feel you on looking to lighten the collecting... but Young Justice is getting cancelled in Feb, so that's my justification for buying TMNT: NAA in May.

Anyways: here's some covers and stuff of volume 2.

http://ghostbustersnews.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/10/new_ghostbusters.jpg


http://protoncharging.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/NewGB_Promo.jpg

[Powder]

Ah, I see. Yeeeeahhh I'm definitely gonna pass on that.

[oldmanwinters]

So #16 tomorrow is a Christmas issue (starring Winston!) and will sadly be the end of volume 1. The New Ghostbusters kicks off in February, not sure how I feel about it just yet but I'll definitely check it out.

As long as Dapper Dan is still doing the art and Tristan Jones is still involved in some capacity, I'll keep buying!

Ah, I see. Yeeeeahhh I'm definitely gonna pass on that.

Aw, no love for Janine & Kylie?

[Powder]

None whatsoever, I'm afraid. & Tristan already left Ghostbusters.

[oldmanwinters]

Tristan already left Ghostbusters.

Say wha?

He's been doing the "Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission" stuff in the back of the issues and he had one in last month's #15. He also did a five-part back-up comic "Who Killed Laura Parr?" between issues #9-13.

Granted, I haven't read much recent extra-comic news on the series, however.

I read the comic every month, so I hope I'm not that far out of the loop!

EDIT: Tristan also had a killer lookin' Slimer (and Undead Uncle Sam, I think) pin-up featured in today's #16.

[Powder]

I'm well aware of what's there, I follow the book, lol. I was talking to him on Facebook about future work and he said he'd left the book. This was a week or two ago. So I guess he was only going to be around for "volume 1", if you will.

[oldmanwinters]

I'm well aware of what's there, I follow the book, lol. I was talking to him on Facebook about future work and he said he'd left the book. This was a week or two ago. So I guess he was only going to be around for "volume 1", if you will.

Yeah, I did go check his Facebook wall and it appears he's headed for greener pastures. Man, as a fanboy, it's tough to think that Tristan isn't currently working on Turtles or Ghostbusters. But he's a talented guy with aspirations, so I wish him all the best!

[Powder]

I feel ya, hopefully we'll see him again on the turtles book.

[oldmanwinters]

I feel ya, hopefully we'll see him again on the turtles book.

Still, I think you ought at least give the "New" GB series a chance, Powder. It will feature some "The Real Ghostbusters" universe backup stories! And we'll soon be getting a Mars Attacks Real Ghostbusters around March, if I remember correctly.

[ToTheNines]

Mars Attacks RGB is next month. Preview: http://www.comicbooktherapy.com/first-look-at-mars-attacks-the-real-ghostbusters-53336

[oldmanwinters]

Mars Attacks RGB is next month. Preview: http://www.comicbooktherapy.com/first-look-at-mars-attacks-the-real-ghostbusters-53336

Even better!

[Powder]

Still, I think you ought at least give the "New" GB series a chance, Powder. It will feature some "The Real Ghostbusters" universe backup stories! And we'll soon be getting a Mars Attacks Real Ghostbusters around March, if I remember correctly.

My wallet can't afford giving anything a chance. It reeeeally doesn't interest me. As it is I've not yet read the last 3 issues despite buying them the day they came out.

[oldmanwinters]

My wallet can't afford giving anything a chance. It reeeeally doesn't interest me. As it is I've not yet read the last 3 issues despite buying them the day they came out.

Yeah, too many TMNT books on the market these days!

I actually don't think I'll bother with the Animated Adventures at this point, despite the fact that I'm sure Dario will do a great job on the art.

[Erik Burnham]

I just noticed this thread. (:

We renumbered the New Ghostbusters arc because of the skip month (the Mars Attacks RGB issue.)

New GB #1 is pretty much the same story you'd have seen if the book had been #17. And the guys aren't absent from the story book.

The only absence is Jones, and the door's always open -- he just had too many options for his time.

If you guys liked what we did before, do stick around (or at least peek in!) Same approach, just a different angle. (Naturally this is my selfish urge to keep working talking, lol.) And when we get to the next arc, the guys will be back in place. (:

Okay, coffee break is over. Back to some proposals and some scripting!

(And while I'm at it, even though this is the wrong thread, Bobby came up with a KILLER visual hook to end Secret History of the Foot Clan #3. I wish I'd thought of it myself!)

[ToTheNines]

(And while I'm at it, even though this is the wrong thread, Bobby came up with a KILLER visual hook to end Secret History of the Foot Clan #3. I wish I'd thought of it myself!)

That's the one I'm most excited for, actually. I feel like that's gonna be the big issue and #4 will be the aftermath.

Anyways, it's good to hear the guys make it back quickly. And here's the cover for #2 and #3 if anyone hasn't seen them yet:

http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads//2012/12/STK525006.jpg


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A-f0LY9CIAIgFgK.jpg

[Powder]

Eh, well perhaps I will grab a TPB of "The New Ghosbusters" down the line, to skip over their single issues.

[oldmanwinters]

Eh, well perhaps I will grab a TPB of "The New Ghosbusters" down the line, to skip over their single issues.

Now that's the spirit!




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A-f0LY9CIAIgFgK.jpg

Good to see Janine in a fully clothed Ghostbusters uniform! I couldn't believe why she rocked the half-shirt and Daisy Dukes in the "What in Samhain Just Happened?" story. I mean, it was late October... in New York!

[Vegeta]

Is that a transformer on the bridge when Egon says "...I suspect the news will be bad."

Bump. It's been a while for me with ghost busters. Who's ron

[ToTheNines]

Preview for New Ghostbusters #1, out tomorrow: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=15214

[oldmanwinters]

I've been enjoying the "New Ghostbusters" arc; the backup Real Ghostbusters stories are brief but fun too.

In issue #3, I actually had a bit of a TMNT flashback, so I figured I make up this comparison pick to see if anybody else thinks Dan Schoening might have had his TMNT Season 1 DVD in for inspiration while drawing this page!
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/slimer2erasmus/WallVsJanine_and_April_zps9e51f4cd.jpg (http://s9.photobucket.com/user/slimer2erasmus/media/WallVsJanine_and_April_zps9e51f4cd.jpg.html)

[gobo]

Looks more like Scooby-Doo's Velma's "My glasses! I can't see without them" shtick.

[oldmanwinters]

Looks more like Scooby-Doo's Velma's "My glasses! I can't see without them" shtick.

Heh, yeah, I asked Dan about the TMNT parallel, but he insisted it was a coincidence.

Erik Burnham did at least claim that Dan had the Velma connection in mind (whether he was joking or not, I have no idea)!
http://luisdelgado.deviantart.com/art/New-Ghostbusters-3-page-12-366399990
:lol:

[ToTheNines]

Starting next month Ghostbusters is doing an arc called Happy Horror Days. Burnham said he was trying to go with more obscure holidays so they're doing Hell Night, Dia de los Muertos, Christmas (focusing on Krampus), and New Year's Eve, since the comics have gone there yet.

Here's interlocking covers all together:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130713005732/ghostbusters/images/thumb/0/0f/HappyHorrorDaysAllCovers.jpg/640px-HappyHorrorDaysAllCovers.jpg

[oldmanwinters]

Starting next month Ghostbusters is doing an arc called Happy Horror Days. Burnham said he was trying to go with more obscure holidays so they're doing Hell Night, Dia de los Muertos, Christmas (focusing on Krampus), and New Year's Eve, since the comics have gone there yet.

Here's interlocking covers all together:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130713005732/ghostbusters/images/thumb/0/0f/HappyHorrorDaysAllCovers.jpg/640px-HappyHorrorDaysAllCovers.jpg

Soooo looking forward to this arc! I'm hoping I can get all the Schoening covers to complete the visual mural!

[oldmanwinters]

Hate that issue #9 came out a week after Halloween, but it was still a treat! So good to see Dan Schoening back in his groove.

And I had never heard of "Stingy Jack" before, so when I first saw the cover I thought this might be a Headless Horseman/Sleepy Hollow story! Turns out Jack uses a turnip as a lantern rather than a pumpkin!

[ToTheNines]

Hate that issue #9 came out a week after Halloween, but it was still a treat! So good to see Dan Schoening back in his groove.

Yeah, I haven't even bothered to pick it up yet. First two months got messed up, and #12 will unavoidably come out a bit after New Year's Eve, so I can't get upset about that. But I'm really banking on the Christmas one to come out on time for me to get much enjoyment out of this holiday arc.

[Erik Burnham]

Next week, the 18th!

[ToTheNines]

This thread is a major throwback.

How are the new comics over at Darkhorse?

[Coola Yagami]

Wow. I forgot all about these guys, except for stuff like the TMNT crossovers and well... their crossovers with themselves.

So now Dark Horse does them? What issue are they on now?

[Andrew NDB]

From what I can tell they've only put out 2 mini-series that "fill in the blanks" between Afterlife and Frozen Empire. They look pretty goofy... a lot of kids throwing around hover/drone ghost traps and stuff, like in the Frozen Empire trailers. I can't imagine they're particularly good sellers.

idk. It looks like whether it's at IDW or Dark Horse, they can't decide if they want to do "legit" movie Ghostbusters type stuff or just basically "The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon stuff but either way they go they keep ending up with kind of... "wacky cartoonists" on the art. I don't think people will really be into this. Further compounding stuff is the "Kidbusters" direction Frozen Empire nose-dived things into that they feel compelled to deal with.

Like, look at this:

https://i.ibb.co/TB4wBrJh/3011018p2.jpg

Who in the world is going to pay $5.99 or whatever it is an issue now for something like that?

[Coola Yagami]

From what I can tell they've only put out 2 mini-series that "fill in the blanks" between Afterlife and Frozen Empire. They look pretty goofy... a lot of kids throwing around hover/drone ghost traps and stuff, like in the Frozen Empire trailers. I can't imagine they're particularly good sellers.

idk. It looks like whether it's at IDW or Dark Horse, they can't decide if they want to do "legit" movie Ghostbusters type stuff or just basically "The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon stuff but either way they go they keep ending up with kind of... "wacky cartoonists" on the art. I don't think people will really be into this. Further compounding stuff is the "Kidbusters" direction Frozen Empire nose-dived things into that they feel compelled to deal with.

Like, look at this:

https://i.ibb.co/TB4wBrJh/3011018p2.jpg

Who in the world is going to pay $5.99 or whatever it is an issue now for something like that?

*Looks at the page* ughhh... I sure wouldn't.