Though Ghostbusters 3 might forever be in development hell, IDW Publishing has taken the charge on making sure the franchise remains alive and well in comic book form. Following the big stories of the last year or so, it seems relaunch fever is in the air as IDW will be relaunching the Ghostbusters with a new #1 -- but here's the twist!
They're replacing Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston with some newbies. Well, mostly newbies -- Janine Melnitz finally gets her due as a paranormal investigator. The same creative team of writer Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening will take the lead on the second volume of Ghostbusters.
“We've seen the Ghostbusters deal with a newly minted servant of Gozer, a child-possessing demon, the Spirit of Death, a cross-country road trip and sloppy business rivals,” said Burnham. “But we've never seen what might happen if something got the jump on them. This story takes a look at what might happen if the Ghostbusters were abducted. The city still needs paranormal exterminators, after all.”
"Editing the Ghostbusters ongoing series for IDW has been the highlight of my editorial career,” added editor Tom Waltz. “Way back when we started, we prayed we’d be able to finish four issues. And now, sixteen issues in the can and a new ongoing volume ready to rock the world, I’m proud to say Ghostbusters has proven to be a tremendous success for IDW, and that's completely owed to our awesome fans and the super-powered creative team concocting comic book magic month after month!”
Ghostbusters #1 will debut in February 2013 with four covers by Shoening, each featuring one of the new Ghostbusters. Additionally, each issue will come packed with a 2-page Real Ghostbusters back-up story.
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Source : ign[dot]com
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