Keith Champagne (writer), Tom Nguyen (pencils), Jon Alderink (inks), Moose Baumann (colors), Chris Mowry (letters), Fabio Mantovani (cover)
The Story: The Ghostbusters are still stuck in Purgatory, trying to find a way to get their souls back into their bullet-riddled bodies on Earth. While they plan their escape, The Ghost Mafia looks for a way to eliminate the GB’s forever!
What’s Good? The fate of Peter Venkman is revealed, but more importantly, the series is ending soon.
What’s Not So Good? The reintroduction of Venkman has been lackluster at best. It makes sense that his soul would be in Purgatory since his body was stolen. But what’s the point of having arguably the most popular Ghostbuster barely involved in a Ghostbusters story? Bill Murray made the character work in the films, as many of Venkman’s lines wouldn’t have been as funny without his delivery. But he was never a walking pun, which is what’s been shoved down our throats since his return to the story. I’m all for puns if they’re funny, but there’s too many “eye-rollers” here. Sadly, the artwork remains incredibly bland. I think it would be fine on any other title, but the ghost designs are too void of any sort of Ghostbusters flair.
Conclusion: Ghostbusters 2 may not have been a worthy successor to the original in the eyes of many fans, but at least it felt like Ghostbusters. This series is sorta like a Paul W.S. Anderson movie. At first you’re excited, “Oh boy, one of my favorite games/comics is getting adapted.” Then you see it, and there’s no Chris Redfield, making it inaccurate and the opposite of what you’d want.
From the art to the writing to the premise, this story falls short. Ghostbusters is my favorite movie, so I may be the wrong person to read and review this. Still, I’ll always want another good Ghostbusters story. I need to learn to cut my losses earlier. If you’re a hardcore fan of the films, this isn’t for you. If not, there may be a silver lining for you, but I wouldn’t bet on that either.
Grade D-
-Ben Berger
Filed under: IDW, Reviews Tagged: | Chris Mowry, Fabio Mantovani, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters The Other Side 3, IDW, IDW Publishing, Jon Alderink, Keith Champagne, Moose Baumann, Tom Nguyen
