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Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression

Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression

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In this collection of the latest Ghostbusters adventure, the 'Busters have been defeated by the pan-dimensional demon lord Kozar'Rai, Father of Gozer, and the villain has separated them across the time stream Dr. Peter Venkman is trapped in 1886, and his only chance to return to present-day Earth and free all of humanity from the Rule of Kozar'Rai has him teaming with a very unexpected (and very beautiful) ally

104 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2010

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Scott Lobdell

1,620 books230 followers
Scott Lobdell (born 1960) is an American comic book writer.

He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.

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Profile Image for Cale.
3,919 reviews26 followers
October 1, 2021
I have no idea where in the Ghostbusters comic book timeline this takes place, but I'm pretty sure it spoiled something for me.
This is basically an opportunity to do Ghostbusters in different time periods, with various levels of success. Venkman in the Old West? Huge success. Stantz in Camelot? Feels like a missed opportunity. Spengler in the future? utterly out of character failure (to the point the character himself throws an excuse out for it). Winston in the apocalyptic present? Once again, he gets underutilized while also being the key to saving the day.
We also have a side character who plays a key role, and she's actually the most interesting character in the book. But overall, the book is more gimmick than plot, the resolution is trite to the point of absurdity, the villain is barely present and never really threatening; it's just a lot of missed opportunity with some decent art and an admittedly pretty good first issue whose standard isn't met by the rest of the series.
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Author 1 book5 followers
October 11, 2018
An interesting adventure comic that changes settings rapidly. Not one of my favorites but no complaints either.
Profile Image for Maciej.
436 reviews18 followers
April 2, 2024
Komiks „Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression” autorstwa Scotta Lobdella rzuca ulubionych łowców duchów w wir podróży w czasie, rozrzucając ich po różnych epokach historycznych. Na pierwszy rzut oka, pomysł ten brzmi intrygująco i obfituje w potencjał na niekonwencjonalne przygody z duchami. Venkman w Dzikim Zachodzie okazuje się być strzałem w dziesiątkę, oferując humor i akcję w stylu, który zdaje się świetnie pasować do charakteru postaci. Niemniej jednak, inne eksperymenty z czasem, takie jak przygoda Stantza w Camelot, zostawiają niedosyt i wydają się niewykorzystanym potencjałem.

Największą niespodzianką i zarazem najjaśniejszym punktem tej opowieści jest Rachel Unglighter, nowa postać, która odgrywa kluczową rolę w ratowaniu Pogromców duchów. Jej determinacja i zdolności stanowią interesujący dodatek do zespołu, co pokazuje, że nowe postacie mogą wnieść świeży powiew do znanej formuły.

Mimo kilku jasnych momentów, „Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression” boryka się z istotnymi problemami, od niespójności w charakterystyce postaci oraz słabe dialogi, które nie oddają wiernie ducha oryginalnych bohaterów. Z kolei przygoda Spenglera w przyszłości jest nietrafiona i niepasującą do charakteru bohatera, co sugeruje, że nie wszystkie koncepcje zostały przemyślane z należytą starannością.

Artystycznie komiks jest nierówny, z momentami, które potrafią zachwycić, obok tych mniej udanych. Wydaje się, że pomysł na serię miał ogromny potencjał, lecz nie został w pełni wykorzystany. Dodatkowo, główny antagonista, choć groźny w teorii, nie zostaje wystarczająco rozwinięty, aby stanowić przekonujące zagrożenie.

„Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression” jest pozycją, która może przyciągnąć fanów serii dzięki innowacyjnemu wykorzystaniu motywu podróży w czasie oraz wprowadzeniu czegoś nowego. Niemniej jednak, braki w realizacji głównych założeń fabularnych oraz niespójności mogą sprawić, że niektórzy czytelnicy będą rozczarowani. Mimo to, dla zagorzałych fanów Pogromców duchów, komiks ten oferuje kilka momentów prawdziwej radości i nostalgii, co może być wystarczającym powodem, by dać mu szansę.

Przyjemność 2,4/5
Styl: 2,5/5
Historia: 3,2/5

Ocena 2,7/5
Profile Image for Ian Williamson.
254 reviews
January 18, 2015
At no point does this truly feel like a ghostbusters story, the characterization is poorly done. The speech patterns seem off. In both films and all related books Venkman has shown he's the mouth of the ghostbusters, drumming up business, but push comes to shove good in battle, it's Stantz and Spengler with the tech know how. Therefore Peters exploits in the Wild West and what he's built out of what was available at the time don't sit well. The artwork is also hit and miss. You also don't build up any rapport with Rachel and do not feel too concerned over her well being throughout. I think fans have been spoilt by IDW's recent series by Erik Burnham and this highlights faults with other tries to continue the franchise in comic book form.
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81 reviews2 followers
October 21, 2015
It was OK - the reality is that it was telling a much bigger story than it told, and while certain storytelling aspects were great (wonderful foreshadowing, placement, etc) it could easily have been twice or three times as long and told the same story more clearly, and more interestingly. The art is terrific though, and the epilogue was terrific.
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140 reviews1 follower
July 30, 2011
Even though I paid $1 for the comic set , I noticed #1 was $4. #1 is only 12 pages long , filled with ads. I would've been pissed off if I paid $4 for that. Anyways , this was kind of boring and simplistic. Finished ok but not enough to give this a passing grade.
179 reviews1 follower
August 3, 2016
In this adventure, the Ghostbusters are thrown throughout time. As a premise, it's sort of cheesy, honestly, but the dialogue is pretty well done and then overall plot moves fairly well. I neither loved it nor hated it.
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256 reviews1 follower
February 3, 2014
This story served as a pretty good sequel to the first movie. Gozer's father displaces the Ghostbusters in time and tries to banish all of humanity to hell. Check it out if your a Ghostbusters fan!
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