Ghostbusters Volume 2 #16 is the sixteenth issue of the second IDW Publishing ongoing Ghostbusters series, released May 28, 2014. It is the fourth chapter of "MASS HYSTERIA!," the 8-issue maxi-event celebrating the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary. Written by Erik Burnham, with art by Dan Schoening, colors by Luis Antonio Delgado, letters by Neil Uyetake, and editing by Tom Waltz. The Diamond order code is MAR140372.
Story: "This Is Not The End"
A Sumerian god has taken hold of New York City. People are possessed, blood rains from the sky, and Dana Barrett and Louis Tully have been transformed into Terror Birds, a state visually echoing their possession in the original film. The Ghostbusters, joined by the Rookie, Ron Alexander, Special Agent Melanie Ortiz, Kylie Griffin, and the Chicago Ghostbusters, push their way through the chaos and up a long flight of stairs inside a building ruled by a spectral Judge Ghost.
On the roof, the team encounters the Ghostbusters of the Future, whose suits are modeled directly on Kenner's Fright Features action figure line. Future Egon warns the team about Gozer before Future Winston bids his present-day counterpart farewell with a Marine "Oorah!" The main team then faces Tiamat herself, a Sumerian deity whose second form draws from both the mythological description and the visual design seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "I Am the City." Unable to overpower Tiamat conventionally, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore cross the streams, as Ray notes they have done at least twice before, against Gozer and against Ivo Shandor's Supreme Destructor Form in Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
Characters
The main cast of Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore is joined by Janine Melnitz, Louis Tully, and Dana Barrett. Supporting roles include the Rookie, Ron Alexander, Special Agent Melanie Ortiz, and Kylie Griffin, along with the Chicago Ghostbusters. Antagonists include Mot, Aetil, the Terror Birds, Tiamat, and the Judge Ghost. The Judge Ghost is visually based on Judge Valkenheiser from the film "Nothing But Trouble."
Equipment
Characters deploy or reference the Proton Pack and Particle Thrower, Ecto Goggles, Kylie's PKE Meter, a Proton Pistol, a Ghost Trap, the Giga Meter, a Boson Caster, and a Compact Pack, as well as a Proton Pack in its realistic (film-accurate) configuration. Purple Slime and Blood Rain appear as story elements.
Locations
Key settings include Dana's Apartment, the Temple of Tiamat, and Tiamat's Dimension.