[Fritz]

H But they omitted a page. It can be found in Spook Central's album but beware of one particular spoiler readers have waited for since #1.]

I was almost right about one part of it...I'd guessed RGB...but then my head utterly exploded when I read the dialog

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[Erik Burnham]

Just a little nod. (:

[Erik Burnham]

The volume 2 TPB story I wrote will likely be pushed back.

This is mostly because there's a lot on Luis' plate with Haunted America, and it wouldn't feel right -- given the story -- to have someone else color it!

I demand all of you seek out Luis at SDCC, should you be there, and insist on buying him a beverage of his choice. He's more than earned it. (;

This is not to say there aren't going to be extras in the trade, just not this one!

[mrmichaelt]

I was almost right about one part of it...I'd guessed RGB...but then my head utterly exploded when I read the dialog

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Ha ha! That's about how I imagined your reaction to be. When I saw the last name, I blinked to adjust my contacts then my jaw dropped.

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The volume 2 TPB story I wrote will likely be pushed back.

This is mostly because there's a lot on Luis' plate with Haunted America, and it wouldn't feel right -- given the story -- to have someone else color it!

Understandable. Mr. Schoening and Delgado aren't robots and can't churn out more work on a dime.

Depending on how many sketch covers there are, I'm guessing there's a strong chance Issue #9's release date could be pushed back (similar to Issue #1's delay)?

[TristanJones]

I'm going to be trying my hardest to get those covers out on time. I dunno how many Dan had to do, but I'm told I've got at least 100 and the orders still haven't been completely counted yet.

[mrmichaelt]

I'm going to be trying my hardest to get those covers out on time. I dunno how many Dan had to do, but I'm told I've got at least 100 and the orders still haven't been completely counted yet.

I think he did something like 250 variants for Ghostbusters: Infestation #1's RI-B sketch cover. But even 100 sounds like... arthritis. Unless, you are a robot.

[JayTigran]

Today's comic was not at my local comic shop :'( he figures it got delayed a week in the shipping

[GhstbstrLMLIII]

Same down here in Texas. I called 4 different shops with no luck.

[JayTigran]

Well at least it wasn't just me then.

[danbuster365]

try grahamcrackers.com i just orderd all three

[JayTigran]

no point, I'll just get it next week instead. I only buy the DapperDan covers (no offense to the other artists but I like the consistency of the main artist doing the covers to the books)

[Soul_Wrangler]

A question for anyone that feels like answering it, pertaining to issue 8:

So Eugene Visitor has been hiding at his Father's place for 20 years? Or did he drop out of time and just reappear recently? Spengler says he vanished at the scene of the accident, and reappears looking presumably the same age but this was kinda murky for me. The backup story actually helped a lot in understanding the, uh, "science" behind part of the event but I felt that the time displacement could've been explained a little better.

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Again kudos to everyone involved. The series is definitely hitting its stride and getting far away from the umbrella of Gozer related nonsense.

[Erik Burnham]

Egon voiced the same question, Eugene answered, and yeah, he did just reappear. Didn't feel the need to oversell it.

Temporal Mechanics is a tricky thing. (;

[zeta otaku]

wasn't at my local shop either... the owner of which was equally disappointed as he's almost as big of a GB fan as I am (he actually gave me a few free comics for letting him wear my proton pack a few years ago! )

[Fritz]

I thought I was going to get to go to my shop tomorrow. And of course, something went wrong in Real Life matters that means it'll probably be Saturday at the earliest.

But man, the looks on the faces of my brother and a couple of my friends when I show them this thing.

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[mrmichaelt]

Issue 8, WOW! It seems official that Burnham will choose places with funny sounding names. The first story was great at presenting a new mystery and at the same time relating back to the first arc, so it's not really an epilogue or standalone. After both stories, I'm left wondering what and who this entity really is... hopefully it'll be revisited in Year Two.

Eugene was a time traveler and not a ghost was a wild turn of events

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"The Man Who Sought Death" was amazing! So many references and tying it all together. A cameo of that ghost then that guy then that event then "But Tobin seemed eager to change the subject." Brilliant, Mr. Jones. Brilliant. Blew my mind. Also wondering who that beggar was, too.

Was it a dwarf or something? Why did he vanish? And crap, that was epic weaving Vigo into the story. The ending was so sick. "Death."

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More so looking forward to see what comes about with his four parter during the Haunted America arc. Now I don't know what I want, more PCOC files or more Tobin stories.... Tobin mini-series please IDW!!!

Easter eggs and references I spotted so far:

Issue #8

COVER A
*A Crunch bar is in one of Egon's pockets, referencing his love of junk food
*The ads are for "The Hound of Blubbervilles," a play on "The Hound of Baskervilles" who also appeared on "Elementary My Dear Winston"
*Groucho from Sesame Street?

COVER B
*The cover references The Doors' "Morrison Hotel" and Gozer

PAGE ONE
*The Ghost Actor trio from "Lights, Camera, Haunting!" are among the senior citizens waiting outside the rest home.
*The portrait of Charles Foster Hearse from "Ghostbuster of the Year" hangs in the hallway
*Past Charles is the portrait of the woman from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood" who becomes demonic behind Winston's back.
*Peter walks near the Painting of the Trustees from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Version
*Behind Ray is a portrait of the Hotel Boudreaux from "Play Them Ragtime Boos"

PAGE TWO
*The door knocker of the Doomsday Door from "Knock, Knock" sans nose ring appears on one of the doors.
*A portrait of the melting clock dimension from "The Cabinet of Calamari" hangs in the hallway

PAGE THREE
*On the mantle lies the Stone Angel Head from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Version
*Also on the mantle is the Statue of Liberty torch lamp seen in Peter's apartment during Ghostbusters II
*On the last panel is the Whistling Bust of Mausch from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Version

PAGE FOUR
*Winston references his famous "Yes!" line from the first movie and the bust from Issue #2 involving Slimer.

PAGE SEVEN
*Egon references the events of the first arc, involving Gozer and Idulnas.
*The guestbook is turned to a page with the infamous bad English text that you see at the end of the Ghostbusters NES video game.

PAGE EIGHT
*Power Guy from "Station Identification" is plastered on one of the arcades
*The Ghostbusters arcade lies nearest to Egon
*A Slimic Net from "Adventures in Slime and Space" is standing upright near Egon
*Next to the net is Zedekiah Spengler's hat from "Egon's Dragon"
*On the poster board are
**PCOC file photos seen in previous issues
**photos of the Mandala nodes from The Video Game
**Egon's critique of the Firehouse from the first movie
**the list of parts for the Containment Unit Egon read out in the "Citizen Ghost" flashback
**obscured by Zedekiah's hat is Tristan Jones' Tobin art he did of Tony and Nunzio Scoleri
*Peter is wearing the robe his animated counterpart wore in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"
*Winston refers to the Da Vinci Sleep Cycle, and Egon mentions the scientifically known term of the Polyphasic Schedule.
**Coincidentally, in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, at the start of the library level, Egon mentions he's had time to make prototypes due to an ongoing experiment where he sleeps an average of 14 minutes a day.
*Peter's mug references the "World of the Psychic" show from Ghostbusters II

PAGE NINE
*On a bulletin board is a notice for free Jaguars tickets. This is the baseball team the animated Winston watched in "Night Game"
*Another notice is for the Great Strazinski from "You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks"
*Egon uses Belascu shaving cream referencing Belascu's Unruly Beard from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions

PAGE TEN
*Once more, are the Law Offices of Ballard Wright from the Tainted Love one-shot and Casey Jones' Coffee and Books, a ghost from "Last Train to Oblivion"
*Janine's relatives (minus her nephew) from "Janine's Day Off" walk past the gym. Grannie Melnitz is behind Roger and Janine.
*Dewey LaMort's car from "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral" is parked on the street across from the ice cream truck
*The ice cream truck is from "Troll Bridge"
*Between the truck and Egon, with is back to the reader, is Andre Wallance (The Stiff) from the first movie.
*Janine mentions the racquetball court at Delgado's, referencing her hobby as revealed in the first movie.
*Roger Baugh is visually based on the Extreme Ghostbusters design of Egon Spengler and his last name is taken from Fritz Baugh of The Ectozone website
*As Egon walks away, he goes past the Party Troll from "Troll Bridge"
*Now across the street is Ecto-Junior from "Halloween II 1/2"

PAGE 11
*Ann Lawson and Posey from "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis" are in the crosswalk
*Among the crowd waiting to walk is Ray Cougar from "Rollerghoster"
*The two bums from the deleted scenes of the first movie are present
*Janine's car is parked near the bums

PAGE 12
*Little girl looks like Irma from "The Halloween Door"
*Old Man in suit is the bystander Egon prodded in the Sedgewick Hotel hallway in the first movie
*One can references the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Grease" which featured a Gremlin
*Another can references Killerwatt from "Killerwatt"
*A third can references Shubs, a race destroyed by Gozer as mentioned by Vinz Clortho to Egon and Janine in the first movie
*A sticker references WUGH FM, the radio station invaded by the Sandman in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"
*The Vigo painting makes another appearance, this time in full view

PAGE 13
*Mr. Visitor's house is visually based on Mrs. Roger's house from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood"

PAGE 14
*Behind Egon is a Wagner's Occult Shop, seen in "The Collect Call of Cathulhu"
*The car that hits Eugene is based on Christine from writer Stephen King

PAGE 15
*A Limburger's Special Recipe Mac & Cheese box references Charles Von Limburger's business from "The Hole in the Wall Gang"

PAGE 18
*Precious from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood" flies above the house

PAGE 20
*The translator's name appears to be an amalgam of uncredited writer Jean-Marc Lofficier and character Lucien from "Ghostbusters in Paris"

PAGE 21
*The mention of exposing fraudulent spiritualists mirrors the career of Sam Hain, mentioned in a PCOC file from Issue #5
*John Horace Tobin encountered a Grundel, a character from The Real Ghostbusters "The Grundel" and Extreme Ghostbusters "Grundelesque"
*Tobin met Vladimir Belascu, referencing Belascu's Unruly Beard from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions
*The meeting with Belascu led to the Tunguska Blast of 1909, referenced at the end of the first movie

PAGE 22
*The sorcerer from the west is none other than Vigo

PAGE 23
*Leon Zundinger is mentioned, whose work was researched in Ghostbusters II
*In the soldier's room, to the left of Mikhael is the Genevieve tapestry from "Hard Knight's Day"
*Tobin holds his Tobin's Spirit Guide

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[Erik Burnham]

It's actually "Hound of the D'Urbervilles", and that makes it a double reference. (Hound of the Baskervilles/Tess of the D'Urbervilles.)

[mrmichaelt]

It's actually "Hound of the D'Urbervilles", and that makes it a double reference. (Hound of the Baskervilles/Tess of the D'Urbervilles.)

Nice! I would have noticed that if I hadn't avoided English lit in high school and college...

What's the origin of this Russian folktale - one person pitched it, everyone came together and made it, or it was part of an actual tale then other things were added to it by the staff?

EDIT: Hmm, so far, the only Death/Grim Reaper like figure I found in Slavic mythology is Chernobog, the black god.

[Fritz]

no point, I'll just get it next week instead. I only buy the DapperDan covers (no offense to the other artists but I like the consistency of the main artist doing the covers to the books)

Sadly, I had the same experience when I went to my shop.

Another week of antici...pation.

[Erik Burnham]

The folk tale has several versions -- Russian, yes, but also German (Bros. Grimm had one variation.)

[Erik Burnham]

I stand corrected -- the version shown on Jim Henson's Storyteller mixed the Russian folk tale (get in the sack) with several others, including the Grimms' Godfather Death.

[mrmichaelt]

The folk tale has several versions -- Russian, yes, but also German (Bros. Grimm had one variation.)

Oh! Is it "The Soldier and Death" by Arthur Ransome?

[Erik Burnham]

The Soldier and Death! Believe that's the one.

[TristanJones]

What's the origin of this Russian folktale - one person pitched it, everyone came together and made it, or it was part of an actual tale then other things were added to it by the staff?

EDIT: Hmm, so far, the only Death/Grim Reaper like figure I found in Slavic mythology is Chernobog, the black god.

I was going to go into the nature of "Death a bit more but the page count wouldn't allow it. If I ever get back to doing more Tobin stories, I certainly will, because I think I found an interesting hook for psychopomp creatures in the Ghostbusters world, and making the folklore connection would, I think, deepen the science of that universe a little more and help explain other creatures and their connections.

I was also hoping to put a little more science behind the sack itself, but... well.. . same thing.

I would simply look at Death as a particularly nasty kind of spirit. Something akin to the Dementors in Harry Potter... That's how I looked at it.

"The Man Who Sought Death" was amazing! So many references and tying it all together. A cameo of that ghost then that guy then that event then "But Tobin seemed eager to change the subject." Brilliant, Mr. Jones. Brilliant. Blew my mind. Also wondering who that beggar was, too.

Was it a dwarf or something? Why did he vanish? And crap, that was epic weaving Vigo into the story. The ending was so sick. "Death."

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More so looking forward to see what comes about with his four parter during the Haunted America arc. Now I don't know what I want, more PCOC files or more Tobin stories....

Thanks dude. The beggar was a nod to John Hurt as The Storyteller, something I'm pretty sure we both drew on for this story. As for why he vanishes, it's just part of the Grimm's brothers mystique all those stories have. Who knows if he did, or if he even existed, or if he was even who he appeared to be. I had an idea for another cameo, but figured I'd sit on it. For now.

Tobin mini-series please IDW!!!

Trust me, no-one wants this more than me, but it's not up to me at all.

Easter eggs and references I spotted so far:

You missed the Mooglie ghost puppet and a Bassinghame descendant.

[Erik Burnham]

Egon has a scientific view of Death as well I thought SURE Jones would jump on! (;

[TristanJones]

Maybe in the PCOC file then?

[mrmichaelt]

The Soldier and Death! Believe that's the one.

Cool. That was bugging me for the past couple of days, that nagging feeling I read that story before.

I was going to go into the nature of "Death a bit more but the page count wouldn't allow it. If I ever get back to doing more Tobin stories, I certainly will, because I think I found an interesting hook for psychopomp creatures in the Ghostbusters world, and making the folklore connection would, I think, deepen the science of that universe a little more and help explain other creatures and their connections.

Was it on purpose (an homage) Death was at the head of the Soldier's bed in the final pages of the story?

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It sounds like you do indeed, I recall you previously referred to psychopomp creatures in Sam Hain's PCOC file.

I was also hoping to put a little more science behind the sack itself, but... well.. . same thing.

I figured it was kept ambiguous on purpose to sow the seeds for future stories. But I was lost on if

Eugene somehow had the same sack from the folktale or if he didn't, how the heck did he trap Death?

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I would simply look at Death as a particularly nasty kind of spirit. Something akin to the Dementors in Harry Potter... That's how I looked at it.

I see, had to look them up. I was likening this Death to the Nazgul since it'd be ironic in relation to The Soldier's life and end.

Thanks dude. The beggar was a nod to John Hurt as The Storyteller, something I'm pretty sure we both drew on for this story. As for why he vanishes, it's just part of the Grimm's brothers mystique all those stories have. Who knows if he did, or if he even existed, or if he was even who he appeared to be. I had an idea for another cameo, but figured I'd sit on it. For now.

I'll have to look that one up. But I admit I looked to hard on the vanishing act for some meaning, heh.

Trust me, no-one wants this more than me, but it's not up to me at all.

Yeah... I hope more fans chime in on wanting one at the IDW forums.

You missed the Mooglie ghost puppet and a Bassinghame descendant.

Ah! But I admit he came to mind when I read the line, "exposing fraudulent spiritualists" then I totally blanked on it when I saw you-know-who popping up in an East German village.

BTW, based on Mikhael's descriptions of Tobin, were you likening him as a cross between Egon and Ray?

Maybe in the PCOC file then?

I hope so! Peck's annotations should be funny.

[Erik Burnham]

About the sack:

It wasn't the same. It was just a backpack. Eugene tried anyway because... hey, why not? (;

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[mrmichaelt]

About the sack:

It wasn't the same. It was just a backpack. Eugene tried anyway because... hey, why not? (;

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Thanks, good thing he had back pack on him.

Also, here's a video interview of Tristan Jones from Supanova Pop Culture Expo 2012. And forgot to post this, but here was the initial premise with the second arc: What might have been...That would have made me drop the book. Aside from it being a retread of a subplot in "What in Samhain Just Happened?!," the talking dog would have been a bit much... yeah for a universe filled with ghosts, demons, and gods that would been too much for me, lol.

[Fritz]

And forgot to post this, but here was the initial premise with the second arc: What might have been...That would have made me drop the book. Aside from it being a retread of a subplot in "What in Samhain Just Happened?!," the talking dog would have been a bit much... yeah for a universe filled with ghosts, demons, and gods that would been too much for me, lol.

I think it could have worked. But only if they let Erik put in a marijuana joke or two also. Even if it's only Venkman going "What are those losers smoking, anyway?"