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Ghostbusters: Spectral Shenanigans #2
Ghostbusters: Spectral Shenanigans, Vol. 2
Troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Ever seen a spook, specter, or ghost? If the answer is yes, call the professionals!
But, when an upstart paranormal investigation and elimination service calling itself the Ghost Smashers sets up shop in NYC, the Ghostbusters suddenly find themselves out of work and out of favor. But the Ghost Smashers are messing with some shaky science and it's only a matter of time until their incompetence threatens the entire world!
Plus, what would happen if the Ghostbusters were really gone, like in another dimension gone? A new group made up of some close friends and former foes will have to step up and don the proton packs. Collects issues #13-16 of the Ghostbusters series, and issues #1-8 of the New Ghostbusters series.
But, when an upstart paranormal investigation and elimination service calling itself the Ghost Smashers sets up shop in NYC, the Ghostbusters suddenly find themselves out of work and out of favor. But the Ghost Smashers are messing with some shaky science and it's only a matter of time until their incompetence threatens the entire world!
Plus, what would happen if the Ghostbusters were really gone, like in another dimension gone? A new group made up of some close friends and former foes will have to step up and don the proton packs. Collects issues #13-16 of the Ghostbusters series, and issues #1-8 of the New Ghostbusters series.
328 pages, Paperback
Published November 5, 2019
About the author
Erik Burnham
712 books81 followersErik 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.
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.
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December 19, 2020
The second of three compendiums collecting the Ghostbusters ongoing series collects the final four issues of volume 1, and the first eight issues of The New Ghostbusters.
I thought there was going to be a lot to do in the first four issues here - there were a lot of unresolved plot threads, but Eric Burnham manages to tie everything together in three issues flat in a conclusion that pulls in the faux-Busters who have been bubbling away in the background, as well as Egon's friend and the Death-in-a-sack storyline to round it all off nicely. Then the final issue of the volume is both a Christmas one-off, and a set-up for what comes next as part of the New Ghostbusters.
New Ghostbusters opens with a great concept - the original four Ghostbusters are trapped in another dimension, leaving Janine, Kylie Griffin, Melanie Ortiz (Venkman's new girlfriend (?) from the previous volume), and Ron Alexander (the Ghost-Smasher head from the previous arc) to pick up the slack. Unfortunately we don't really get very long with this idea, as the Ghostbusters are back after three issues with no help from the New Ghostbusters at all. I'd have liked to see more of these four newbies trying to save the day before the old guard return, personally. Seems like a bit of a waste.
The second four issues of New Ghostbusters are kind of back to normal, which is also a shame. The first two delve a little more into Janine's encounter with the Grendel in the opening arc, but it's more about Egon than her which is also a bit disappointing, while the second two are just some standard ghostbusting as Ray, Peter, and Kylie go after a ghost ship and Winston tries to take a vacation and fails. These are fine, but again it's hard not to feel gyped after the first arc promised New Ghostbusters and we're just back to the old stuff.
Oh, and there's some fun little back-up strips at the end which are good for a laugh, but lacking in substance otherwise.
Dan Schoening's art remains as impressive as it did in the first volume. Again, I love the overlays he uses for the ghost effects, and the simple contrast of the cartoony characters against the more realistic backgrounds. Evan Shaner draws the final two issues of the volume, but it's not his best work I don't think. I probably wouldn't have even known it was him if not for the fact his name was on the cover.
'Not what I wanted' is probably the best way to describe 2/3s of this book. The final arc of the original Ghostbusters was great fun, but then New Ghostbusters promises one thing and delivers something else entirely. Maybe I'm at fault here?
I thought there was going to be a lot to do in the first four issues here - there were a lot of unresolved plot threads, but Eric Burnham manages to tie everything together in three issues flat in a conclusion that pulls in the faux-Busters who have been bubbling away in the background, as well as Egon's friend and the Death-in-a-sack storyline to round it all off nicely. Then the final issue of the volume is both a Christmas one-off, and a set-up for what comes next as part of the New Ghostbusters.
New Ghostbusters opens with a great concept - the original four Ghostbusters are trapped in another dimension, leaving Janine, Kylie Griffin, Melanie Ortiz (Venkman's new girlfriend (?) from the previous volume), and Ron Alexander (the Ghost-Smasher head from the previous arc) to pick up the slack. Unfortunately we don't really get very long with this idea, as the Ghostbusters are back after three issues with no help from the New Ghostbusters at all. I'd have liked to see more of these four newbies trying to save the day before the old guard return, personally. Seems like a bit of a waste.
The second four issues of New Ghostbusters are kind of back to normal, which is also a shame. The first two delve a little more into Janine's encounter with the Grendel in the opening arc, but it's more about Egon than her which is also a bit disappointing, while the second two are just some standard ghostbusting as Ray, Peter, and Kylie go after a ghost ship and Winston tries to take a vacation and fails. These are fine, but again it's hard not to feel gyped after the first arc promised New Ghostbusters and we're just back to the old stuff.
Oh, and there's some fun little back-up strips at the end which are good for a laugh, but lacking in substance otherwise.
Dan Schoening's art remains as impressive as it did in the first volume. Again, I love the overlays he uses for the ghost effects, and the simple contrast of the cartoony characters against the more realistic backgrounds. Evan Shaner draws the final two issues of the volume, but it's not his best work I don't think. I probably wouldn't have even known it was him if not for the fact his name was on the cover.
'Not what I wanted' is probably the best way to describe 2/3s of this book. The final arc of the original Ghostbusters was great fun, but then New Ghostbusters promises one thing and delivers something else entirely. Maybe I'm at fault here?
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