COMIC BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews IDW’s Ghostbusters International #1

But this isn’t some half baked rehash, reimagining the original premise of the characters; what IDW are doing are advancing the stories of Peter, Ray, Winston and Egon far beyond what’s come before, appealing to fans and welcoming newcomers at every turn. This IS Ghostbusters, as you know them, and something wonderfully new all at once.

What we have here is an excellent jumping on point, at the start of a brand new adventure. Carrying on from the excellent crossover run of “Ghostbusters: Get Real” and 2015’s annual, the team are looking to get things back to normal… or however close to normal it can be for these guys.

And how else would you expect this to start but with the lads getting called in because of “a little situation.” Just like old times. The “little” situation involves a spirit at the United Nations building in Manhattan. Politics may be murder, but dealing with the ghosts left behind is just another day at the office (or out of the firehouse) for the Ghostbusters.

Though taking care of business, the chaps are left curious about a spectral ensemble that gathered around them, and vanished just as quickly. Not only that, but an eyebrow is raised at the mysterious generosity of Erland Vinter, who picks up the tab for the job.

With Egon getting taken out of action, and a cliffhanger business proposition being passed on to the remaining Busters from Vinter, the wheels are truly in motion for the start of what should be another entertaining, gripping Ghostbusters series.

Well played, IDW, still on top form.

Marc

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….