Ghostbusters, Volume 8: Mass Hysteria! Part 1

Ghostbusters (IDW Collected Editions)

by Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening (Illustrations)

A Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary celebration that shakes the boys and girls in grey to their core! Gozer the Gozerian, the Destructor, was once drawn to Manhattan, but could not complete his work. That's the good news. The bad news is that he isn't the only god who has taken notice of Earth!

Collects issues 13-16.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Ghosts, Science Fiction, Fantasy

104 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 2014

About the author

Erik Burnham is a Minnesotan writer and artist that first broke into comics with a series of humorous short stories in the Shooting Star Comics Anthology. These stories featured his original creation, Nick Landime, and culminated in a one-shot: Nick Landime vs. the World Crime League, published by Shooting Star in 2005.

Off and on, in this same time period, Erik also produced a short run of an online strip, The Down Side, until technical issues wore him down. He aims to return to the strip one day.

In 2007, Erik found produced work for two other anthologies – a short humor piece for History Graphics Press’ Civil War Adventures #1, and a horror story for Gene Simmons’ House of Horror #3, produced by IDW Publishing.

This lead to several other projects for IDW, up to and including his critically acclaimed run on the ongoing GHOSTBUSTERS comic book.

Erik has worked on other projects not related to comic books, and hopes one day to share those with the public at large. In the meantime, he still lives quietly in Minnesota; any rumors about this being because he’s completely afraid of the forty-nine other states (and Canada) remain unverified at this time.

Reviews

[Juan DeLeon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall it was positive to get a feel of what is going on with the comic book Ghostbusters and their crossover brethren and tie neatly to the movies. It felt a little like Die Hard 3, with sibling connections made their way to the narrative and with that I look for more background. It made for something exciting to be on a somewhat familiar track and then realize that it was about to take you on a completely different route.

The art, though I can draw anything, felt like a study of faces on different geometric shapes. It was distracting trying to count the sides of the polygon faces. Also Peter should not look so sleepy eyed to try to capture Bill Murray’s slyness. He looks bored or sleepy. This was part one so I am looking forward to the next volume.

[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Where Gozer failed, his sister, Tiamat, decides to play. Dana Barrett has strange visitors and Louis Tully is summoned back to New York. Meanwhile, Winston and Tiyah are getting married. Increasing PKE activity and a phone call to Janine brings the Ghostbusters into the fray. After several attempts, Tiamat is thwarted, or is she?

[Will Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this volume retreads some moments from the first Ghostbusters movie, it’s good to see all the secondary characters and some explanations regarding where they’ve been and what’s going on in their lives. Tiamat is set up to be a truly terrifying opponent, and im truly interested in what this undead god of chaos has in store. The series is still fun, and I have high hopes for the big finale.

[Jye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seriously, this should’ve been Ghostbusters 3. It’s so good.

[James Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first of two parts of a 30th anniversary adventure, this volume focuses on Tiamat, "sister" to Gozer, who takes on the Ghostbusters herself, apparently trying to outdo her brother. This part is full of callbacks to the original film, including the return of Dana and Louis. The ending is a bit too easy, it seems, but there are reasons... (B+)

[Ian Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This seems like a fitting way to celebrate the 30th anniversary. A storyline that weaves past events and characters with Burnhams new ghostbusters and vision. At times you do wonder if these new characters are really needed, a point Burnham jokes with towards the end. We are now close to the end game and I can't wait to find out what this has all been building upto. I haven't got a bad word to say about the artwork, it's perfect. And with such Easter eggs as guest appearances from Mckenzie Crook in his Gareth from the office garb, and what appears to be Eugene Levy as Louis cousin, both are cartoonish masterpieces of those actors. And Burnham has Levy's speech pattern to perfection.

[Vesmé · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this series.

Read as individual issues.

[Scott wachter · Rating 5 out of 5]

of course Tully's cousin from upstate looks suspiciously like Eugene Levy.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 5 out of 5]

http://pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2014...

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

The end is near for the Ghostbusters, and familiar faces return.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun read. (I especially liked the 'casting' of Eugene Levy as Rick Moranis' relative)

[Corey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This should have been the plot of Ghostbusters 3! Such a good book with the entire gang back.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good! These ghostbusters comics/graphic novels beat the PANTS off of the back to the future ones!