Ghosted, Vol. 4: Ghost Town

Ghosted

by Joshua Williamson, Laci (Illustrator), Juan José Ryp (Illustrator)

In a newly created ghost town, a portal to the afterlife has emerged—setting the stage for the greatest heist of Jackson's career.

Collects GHOSTED #16-20

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy, Supernatural, Paranormal

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2015

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a fantastic series, I really hated to see it end. Because it's winding down and tying up loose ends, it doesn't quite have the same heist film vibe of the previous volumes. If you enjoyed this series, I suggest Coffin Hill, Wytches, Locke & Key, and Birthright.

[Cisz Geverink - Strasters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Echt geweldig!!! Eervol einde van een mooie serie. Genoten van de terugkeren elementen uit voorgaande delen. Elk deel kwam er iets aan bod, wat in een deel ervoor al n keer aangehaald was, maar niet uitgediept. Prachtig hoe er 1 geheel van is gemaakt. En de illustraties zijn ook meesterlijk!!!
Ik ben fan ♡

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ghosted Vol. 4 Ghost Town collects issues 16-20 of the Image comic series written by Joshua Williamson with art by Juan Jose Ryp, Vladimir Krstić Laci, and Goran Sudzuka.

Markus has returned to literally create a ghost town and steal death itself.

The final arc in the Ghosted series. I really wanted to like this series but couldn't get into it. It has such great premises but I feel like nothing lands the way I want it to. It's all flash and no real substance. I also don't like how many different changes in artists there were for only a 20-issue series. It seems like most people like this book more than I did, so (as always) I encourage everyone to make their own opinions after reading it.

[Aldo Haegemans · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5

[Valeska · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't aware of this being the final volume of this comic. I'm a little bit overwhelmed because I really liked Ghosted (I didn't want it to end!), yet the closure that it got was quite satisfying so I'm happy anyways.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

** Review is for all four volumes read back to back

Supernatural Heist story. Ok. I'm in. The first volume worked all by itself and each subsequent one built upon that foundation for a steadily broadening world, without trying to do to much to soon. But then it goes and ends on a hook for the next series that has (so far) never appeared.

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good ending but I feel like this series was just getting started.

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

A satisfactory conclusion! I enjoyed the unexpected ways our original characters turn back up across this series.

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wait.
Was that it?
That was the big KABOOM ending?



Here's what I think:

1. This started out really cool. The wedding/slaughter was the bee's knees.
2. Markus is still a complete douchebag. And batshit crazy.
3. I can get on board with the Anderson/Jackson thing. I can get on board with the Nina/Jackson thing. I can't get on board with the hokey "what I was missing all this time was love and friendship and blah blah blahity blah" cop-out.
4. There was a real slopped together vibe on this one. I might as well been watching Lifetime Channel try to do a Halloween movie.

2 Stars and kind of glad it's over after that

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

The series ends on a note of transformation. Ghosted tapped both new grounds and cliches, but this is a nice coda.

[Valissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

could be the wrong timing, but didn't feel as drawn to this volume. Still, the ending assured me that I will be reading any further volumes that may appear . . .

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was sad to this series end. It was (is) one of my favorite horror series thanks to the consistent nature of the flawed characters (too often I read of a character who somehow turns into a paragon with no flaws). I don't begrudge characters who become more heroic than they were previously but being paragons after such a dark past, hm...no.
In any case, Jackson's realization that death will always follow him (doesn't it follow all of us?) and final 'nail in the coffin' about his being damned is a fitting, if not surprising, way to conclude the series.
I can't go into specifics because I don't want to give spoilers.
But this story does what the others have done, it plays off the familiar trope of one of our most beloved horror settings, the ghost town. You'll have to read it for yourself to learn more.
Recommended for those who can stomach gore, like their antiheroes good and flawed, and enjoy genre mashups (though this is nothing like the first in that respect).
Happy reading.💚

[Michael Beblowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

A tolerable ending to a consistently inconsistent supernatural heist series, after three volumes of ghost and demonic missions Jackson must admit that death is perpetually following him. Unfortunately, all the ghosts from his past have a role to play in the final caper. When Markus Schrecken and the Maestro bewitch an entire town to murder each other at the wedding of two star-crossed lovers from warring families in order lure death out of hiding, Jackson and the gang must find a way to foil his fiendish plot.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story started out interesting and intriguing, and then got weird frankly....however, not TOO weird, until the very end. I don't fully understand the very ending, maybe they are trying to open up the gate for a spin off series? Not entirely sure about that.

In any case, this novel follows Jackson Winters as he goes into hell.....literally! As he is a pawn for Markus to 'hunt down' the Devil, he decides to cooperate to save his friends, he feels the need to redeem himself and boy does he. Not a bad final book, however, like I said, just a weird and kind of confusing final scene.

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Joshua Williamson's creepy ghost/crime book ends (I think) with some huge stakes and not everything goes as planned. I have enjoyed the series throughout but I didn't love the ending. It felt a little rushed and seemed to throw a lot against the wall. The art continues to be good especially in the more spectral scenes. I'd love to see this book continue especially with that last page. Overall, another good read.

[Scott Waldie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I liked the third volume more, I'd say this was at least a satisfying conclusion to the series, building upon the earlier stories and bringing it around full circle. I liked the snowy panels in the 'Ghost Town' and that it gives the lead a pretty definitive closure, while also giving little glimpses into a past event that was mentioned previously.

[Paul W. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hoo boy. What a letdown after the buildup and the ideas in the last 3 books feeling like setup, this is what we get. Not my favorite ending, by a long shot. Lots of promise, little reward. We find out the "secret" of our hero, and it turns out to be mediocre. It ends setting up a whole dynamic but not being very.. interesting?

[Bill Coffin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Billed as a mash-up of Ocean's 11 and The Shining, Ghosted fails to live up to its own heist. Filed with characters we don't care about and narratives that don't matter, Ghosted isn't clever enough to work as a heist story, nor disturbing enough to work as a ghost story.

[The Ghost's Library · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know why I keep reading this as the same problems I had with every other volume continue.

And if you want a sense of the dialogue, after a character is stabbed, his retort is "Say it, don't spray it." If that doesn't make you cringe, then read on. If so, skip it.

[J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just awful. Dumb, not scary; corny, not funny; lame, not edgy like the author thinks.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This ended up being a pretty good series.

[Laurian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun addition. Not substantial as a volume.

[Drew Budds · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved reading this series. something fresh to read

[AN · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4.3/5)

[Matthew Vickers · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Angel Noir · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this series so much, I didn’t want it to end. So upon finishing it, I went to grab the Nailbiter series.

[Leif · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, that's done.

Not too bad. Not too good.

As I have stated about the other trades in this series, I wouldn't really bother with this serial (unless the story REALLY appeals to you).

Maybe I'm just not a fan of horror comics...

[Christoph Segers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een behoorlijk bevredigend slot aan een vermakelijke reeks. Geen hoogvlieger, maar binnen zijn niche zeker niet slecht.

[John Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect pairing of the classic noir heist
with 70s Hammer horror films

Jackson Winters is a master thief
staging and pulling off brilliant heists
until the world of the macabre
gets too close and his crew ends up dead
and he spends his time in prison waiting to die

That i up to the point where he is kidnapped
and forced to stage one last job
steal a ghost from a notorious haunted house

And so begins Jackson's second career
"ghost hunter"
from haunted houses
to demon possessed criminals
and necromancers
Jackson will find himself facing
is oldest companion
when he has to finally face Death

[Jason Ragle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate it when a series I like comes to an end. Although this series ends strongly, it suffers from having 3 artists illustrate the last five issues. Juan Jose Ryp has such a kinetic, detailed style that it's jarring to switch to another (and in my mind, more fitting) style. At least I still have NAILBITER to look forward to.