Ghostbusters (IDW Volume 2) #8 is the eighth issue of IDW Publishing's second ongoing Ghostbusters comic series, written by Erik Burnham and released on October 9, 2013. The issue runs two parallel stories: the conclusion to the "Trains, Brains and Ghostly Remains" arc aboard the ghost ship John Milton, and the second chapter of "Visitation," following Ron Alexander and the Rookie in Chicago.
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Release date | October 9, 2013 |
| Writer | Erik Burnham |
| Pencilers | Evan Shaner, Dan Schoening |
| Colorist | Luis Antonio Delgado |
| Letterers | Chris Mowry, Gilberto Lazcano |
| Editor | Tom Waltz |
| Cover art | Dan Schoening, Luis Antonio Delgado |
| Diamond order code | JUL130307 |
Stories
Trains, Brains and Ghostly Remains, Part Four
Winston Zeddemore has taken a solo job at The Olive, a Las Vegas hotel, in exchange for a free vacation with Tiyah Clarke. The offending spirit proves to be far more dangerous than a routine haunting. Winston tracks the Vegas Ghost from the hotel basement up to the kitchen on the second floor, where the ghost commandeers the available meat to form a Meat Golem, a Class VI Bi-Dimensional Attractor of Evan Shaner's own design. The battle spills into a banquet hall being used for the Ivo Shandor Awards. A loose wire then causes Winston's Compact Pack to fail, forcing a retreat. He calls Egon Spengler back at the Firehouse to troubleshoot the equipment remotely, fixes the pack, and ends the fight by firing a Boson Dart through a wall directly into the Golem and trapping the ghost.
Meanwhile, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Kylie Griffin take the Marine Ecto-8 out to the Atlantic Ocean to board the John Milton, a ghost ship anchored in an ice mass. The vessel sank in mid-February 1858 after Captain Ephraim Harding misidentified a lighthouse on the return voyage from the Chincha Islands, causing the ship to run aground in a storm and killing everyone on board. The restless entity holding the ship together is the spirit of Francis Harding, the captain's teenage son, who was also lost in the sinking.
Peter and Ray resolve the case without a containment trap. They fly to Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, on Martha's Vineyard, where Captain Harding's body was recovered and interred at the Village Cemetery. They release Francis's captured spirit at his father's grave. Francis recognizes Captain Harding and his psychic bond to the John Milton construct is severed.
Characters: Winston Zeddemore, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Kylie Griffin, Egon Spengler, Slimer, Vegas Ghost, Meat Golem, Crew of John Milton, Francis Harding, Captain Harding, Olive Manager.
Locations: Las Vegas (The Olive), Atlantic Ocean, Firehouse, Vineyard Haven (Village Cemetery).
Equipment: Compact Pack, Proton Pack, Ecto Goggles, P.K.E. Meter, Aura Video-Analyzer, Paranormal Containment Research Tank, Ghost Trap, Marine Ecto-8.
Visitation, Part Two
Ron Alexander and the Rookie are working a case at Nevermore Elementary School in Chicago, facing Rodefhiri. The entity requires five Ghost Traps to contain and cannot safely be stored in the main Containment Unit without risk of contaminating other entities. Winston later transports the five cement-sealed crates of Traps via Marine Ecto-8 and sinks them in a river as a permanent disposal solution.
Characters: Ron Alexander, Rookie, Rodefhiri, Jason (Brownstone Boy), Chicago Ghostbusters.
Location: Chicago (Nevermore Elementary School).