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{{HotSpoiler|August 2012}}
  
 
{{Infobox Comic Book
  
{{Infobox Comic Book
 
| Comic Book Title=IDW Publishing Comics-<br>Ghostbusters 8
  
| Comic Book Title=IDW Publishing Comics-<br>Ghostbusters 8
 
| image=GhostbustersIssue8OngoingCoverA.jpg
  
| image=GhostbustersIssue8OngoingCoverA.jpg
 
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| Comic Book Release Date=April 2012
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| Comic Book Release Date=April 18, 2012
 
| Publisher=[[Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics|IDW Publishing]]
  
| Publisher=[[Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics|IDW Publishing]]
 
| Story Writer=[[Erik Burnham]],<br>[[Tristan Jones]] ([[Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission|P.C.O.C.]])
 
| Story Writer=[[Erik Burnham]],<br>[[Tristan Jones]] ([[Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission|P.C.O.C.]])
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| Inker=
  
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| Colorist=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
  
| Colorist=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
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| Letterer=[[Shawn Lee]]
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| Letterer=[[Neil Uyetake]]
 
| Editor=[[Tom Waltz]]
  
| Editor=[[Tom Waltz]]
 
| Front Cover Artist=Cover: [[Dan Schoening]],<br>[[Luis Antonio Delgado]],<br>[[Tristan Jones]]<br>[[Nick Runge]] (Variant)<br>[[Gale Eltaeb]] (Variant)
  
| Front Cover Artist=Cover: [[Dan Schoening]],<br>[[Luis Antonio Delgado]],<br>[[Tristan Jones]]<br>[[Nick Runge]] (Variant)<br>[[Gale Eltaeb]] (Variant)
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| ISBN=ISBN 978-1-61479-492-9<br />''(Spotlight LBB)''
 
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'''Ghostbusters 8''' is the eighth issue in an ongoing Ghostbusters comic book series by [[Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics|IDW Publishing]].
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'''Ghostbusters 8''' is the eighth issue in an ongoing Ghostbusters comic book series by [[Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics|IDW Publishing]]. Also issued as a library binding book by [[Ghostbusters library binding books by Spotlight|Spotlight]], retitled "Ghostbusters Volume Two: The Most Magical Place on Earth, Part 4".
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
 
The spotlight is on Egon Spengler as he tracks down a paranormal entity - one that has ties to his past - to discover the true source of the city's abnormally high P.K.E. levels! The grand finale to the second arc of the hit ongoing series! <ref>[http://www.theraffon.net/~spookcentral/scblog/index.php/2012/01/20/idw-ghostbusters-monthly-8-solicitation Spook Central #8 Solicitations and Covers 1/20/12]</ref>
  
The spotlight is on Egon Spengler as he tracks down a paranormal entity - one that has ties to his past - to discover the true source of the city's abnormally high P.K.E. levels! The grand finale to the second arc of the hit ongoing series! <ref>[http://www.theraffon.net/~spookcentral/scblog/index.php/2012/01/20/idw-ghostbusters-monthly-8-solicitation Spook Central #8 Solicitations and Covers 1/20/12]</ref>
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==Cast==
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[[Peter Venkman]]
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[[Winston Zeddemore]]
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[[Ray Stantz]]
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[[Egon Spengler]]
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[[Old Lady Myrtle]]
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[[Dinah the Cat]]
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[[Janine Melnitz]]
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[[Roger Baugh]]
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[[Vigo]]
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[[Mr. Visitor]]
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[[Eugene Visitor]]
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[[Death (IDW)|Death]]
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[[Violinist]]
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[[Harlan Bojay]]
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[[Robert Learned Coombs]]
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[[Mikhael Gallon]]
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[[Chekaren]]
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[[Witch of Krasnoyarsk]]
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[[Tobin|John Horace Tobin]]
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[[Grundel]]
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[[Vladimir Belascu]]
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[[The Undying Soldier]]
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[[The Strange Beggar]]
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[[Underworld Horde]]
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==Equipment==
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[[Ecto-1a]]
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[[Proton Pack]]
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[[Particle Thrower]]
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[[Ecto Goggles]]
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[[Radio]]
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[[P.K.E. Meter]]
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[[Proton Pistol]]
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[[Trap]]
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[[Spates Catalog]]
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[[Dimensional Frequency Scanner]]
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[[Tobin's Spirit Guide]]
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==Items==
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[[Mystical Sack]]
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==Locations==
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[[Arbutus Place Rest Home]]
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[[Firehouse]]
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[[Delgado's Gym]]
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[[Mr. Visitor's House]]
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[[The Soldier's Tower]]
   
 
==Development==
  
==Development==
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On December 7th, 2011, Erik Burnham hinted Issue #8 will have ramifications that will affect the next couple arcs. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=264926#264926 IDW Forums post #1 12/7/11]</ref> Burnham also blogged about the evolution of the cover. He gave Dan Schoening a rough idea for a pulpy detective cover with Egon, Luis Delgado colored it, and Tristan Jones aged it along with contributing ideas for the lettering. <ref>[http://burnhamania.com/blog/archives/873 Burnhamania 12/7/11 entry]</ref> Egon will be narrating during the issue. <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=287300461313295&set=a.174799252563417.35556.119059928137350&type=1&ref=nf Wall Photo 12/7/11, 6:48 am comment]</ref>
  
On December 7th, 2011, Erik Burnham hinted Issue #8 will have ramifications that will affect the next couple arcs. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=264926#264926 IDW Forums post #1 12/7/11]</ref> Burnham also blogged about the evolution of the cover. He gave Dan Schoening a rough idea for a pulpy detective cover with Egon, Luis Delgado colored it, and Tristan Jones aged it along with contributing ideas for the lettering. <ref>[http://burnhamania.com/blog/archives/873 Burnhamania 12/7/11 entry]</ref> Egon will be narrating during the issue. <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=287300461313295&set=a.174799252563417.35556.119059928137350&type=1&ref=nf Wall Photo 12/7/11, 6:48 am comment]</ref>
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On January 15th, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted he was in between writing Egon running into Janine and her boyfriend in Ghostbusters. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/erikburnham/status/158595231330205698 erikburnham Tweet 1/15/12]</ref>
   
 
On January 21st, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted he had to restart the Ghostbusters #8 script three times. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/erikburnham/status/160774043686023169 erikburnham Tweet 1/21/12]</ref>
  
On January 21st, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted he had to restart the Ghostbusters #8 script three times. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/erikburnham/status/160774043686023169 erikburnham Tweet 1/21/12]</ref>
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On March 11th, 2012, Tristan Jones revealed he did story and art for a seven page story in Issue #8. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/TRexJones/status/178912534378717185 TRexJones Tweet 3/11/12]</ref>
  
On March 11th, 2012, Tristan Jones revealed he did story and art for a seven page story in Issue #8. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/TRexJones/status/178912534378717185 TRexJones Tweet 3/11/12]</ref>
   
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On March 12th, 2012, Tristan Jones posted a teaser, titled "The Man Who Sought Death," for his story. The teaser featured two men (one holding a [[Tobin's Spirit Guide]]) and a corpse of some sort. <ref>[http://tristjones.deviantart.com/art/The-Man-Who-Sought-Death-290026520 Tristan Jones deviantArt 3/12/12]</ref> Jones later confirmed a tapestry in the room is a nod to Genevieve Tapestry from "[[Hard Knight's Day]]," one of the men is from France, and the other from East Germany. <ref>[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/290026520/2453719791 Tristan Jones deviantArt reply 3/12/12]</ref>
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On March 12th, 2012, Tristan Jones posted a teaser, titled "The Man Who Sought Death," for his story. The teaser featured two men (one holding a [[Tobin's Spirit Guide]]) and a corpse of some sort. <ref>[http://tristjones.deviantart.com/art/The-Man-Who-Sought-Death-290026520 Tristan Jones deviantArt 3/12/12]</ref> Jones later confirmed a tapestry in the room is a nod to [[Genevieve Tapestry]] from "[[Hard Knight's Day]]," one of the men is from France, the other from East Germany, they are in Siberia, and it is the year 1912. <ref>[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/290026520/2453719791 Tristan Jones deviantArt reply 3/12/12]</ref> <ref>[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/290026520/2453810148 Tristan Jones deviantArt reply #2 3/12/12]</ref>
   
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On March 19th, 2012, [[Chris Ryall]] revealed his daughter Lucy will have her fan art in Issue #8. Also, a first look at Cover B. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/chris_ryall/status/181842225620205568/photo/1 Chris Ryall Tweet 3/19/12]</ref>
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On April 6th, 2012, Erik Burnham hinted Roger's introduction won't reveal anything in particular about him but he will do something that annoys Egon. Burnham took inspiration from a friend that does it and annoys him, as well. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=282682#282682 Erik Burnham IDW Forums post 4/6/12]</ref>
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[[Egon Spengler]]
  
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On April 16th, 2012, a preview of the credits page and first seven pages was posted. <ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=12103 Comic Book Resources 4/16/12]</ref>
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On April 17th, 2012, Tristan Jones tweeted his pages in Issue #8 are a "secret chapter of Tobin's Spirit Guide history." <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/TRexJones/status/192325426331402240 TRexJones Tweet 4/17/12]</ref>
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On May 18th, 2012, Erik Burnham revealed a truck accident delayed shipment of the issue in a region of the USA that included Texas. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=287646#287646 Erik Burnham post IDW Forums 5/18/12]</ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The Diamond Order Code is FEB120374 <ref>[http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/955 Previews - Chase/Incentive Variants March 2012]</ref>
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*Tristan Jones initially planned on exploring more of the science behind Death and the sack but ran out of pages. Jones notes he views Death as a "particularly nasty kind of spirit. Something akin to the Dementors in Harry Potter" and has an idea to expand on psychopomp creatures. <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=388173#p388173 Tristan Jones post Ghostbusters Fans 4/23/12]</ref>
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*Cover A
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**A Crunch bar is in one of Egon's pockets, referencing his love of junk food
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**The fliers by Egon are for "The Hound of the D'Urbervilles ," a play on the Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles," who also appeared on "[[Elementary My Dear Winston]]," and English novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=387487#p387487 Erik Burnham post Ghostbusters Fans 4/19/12]</ref>
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**Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street appears to be in the garbage can.
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*Cover B
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**The cover references The Doors' "Morrison Hotel" and [[Gozer]]
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*Page One
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**The three [[Ghost Actors]] from "[[Lights! Camera! Haunting!]]" are among the senior citizens waiting outside the rest home.
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**The portrait of [[Charles Foster Hearse]] from "[[Ghostbuster of the Year]]" hangs in the hallway.
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**Past Charles is the [[Demon in Picture|portrait of the woman]] from "[[Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood]]" who becomes demonic behind [[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston's]] back.
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**In the second panel, [[Luis Antonio Delgado|Luis Delgado's]] 15 easter egg is one of the room number panels.
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**Peter walks near the [[Painting of the Trustees]] from [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)]]
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**Behind Ray is a portrait of the [[Hotel Boudreaux]] from "[[Play Them Ragtime Boos]]"
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*Page Two
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**The door knocker of the [[Doomsday Door]] from "[[Knock, Knock]]" sans nose ring appears on one of the doors.
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**A portrait of the melting clock dimension from "[[The Cabinet of Calamari]]" hangs in the hallway
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*Page Three
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**On the mantle lies the [[Stone Angel Head]] from [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)]]
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**Also on the mantle is the [[Statue of Liberty]] torch lamp seen in [[Peter's apartment]] during [[Ghostbusters II]]
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**On the last panel is the [[Whistling Bust of Mausch]] from [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)]]
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*Page Four
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**Winston references his famous "Yes!" line from the [[Ghostbusters|first movie]] and the bust from [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 2|Issue #2]] involving [[Slimer]].
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*Page Seven
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**Egon references the events of the first arc, involving Gozer and [[Idulnas]].
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**The guestbook is turned to a page with the infamous bad English text that you see at the end of the [[Ghostbusters: The Computer Game (David Crane)|Ghostbusters NES video game]].
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*Page Eight
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**[[Power Guy]] from "[[Station Identification]]" is plastered on one of the arcades
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**The [[The Real Ghostbusters Data East|Ghostbusters arcade]] lies nearest to Egon
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**A [[Slimic Net]] from "[[Adventures in Slime and Space]]" is standing upright near Egon
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**Next to the net is [[Zedikiah Spengler]]'s hat from "[[Egon's Dragon]]"
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**On the poster board are:
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***[[Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission]] file photos seen in previous issues
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***Photos of the [[Mandala]] nodes from [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]
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***Egon's initial critique of the Firehouse from the first movie
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***At the top of the board are the names of [[Containment Unit/Animated|Containment Unit]] parts [[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon]] read off in the flashback in "[[Citizen Ghost]]"
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***Above Egon's head is [[Harold Ramis|Harold Ramis']] signature
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***Obscured by Zedikiah's hat is [[Tristan Jones|Tristan Jones']] Tobin art he did of the [[Scoleri Brothers]] <ref>[http://tristjones.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=72#/d3a4cll Tristan Jones deviantArt Scholeri Brothers]</ref>
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**Peter is wearing the robe his animated counterpart wore in "[[Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream]]"
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**Winston refers to the Da Vinci Sleep Cycle, and Egon mentions the scientifically known term of the Polyphasic Schedule.
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***Coincidentally, in [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)]], at the start of the library level, Egon mentions he's had time to make prototypes due to an ongoing experiment where he sleeps an average of 14 minutes a day.
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**Peter's mug references the "[[The World of the Psychic]]" show from [[Ghostbusters II]]
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**As in [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 5|Issue #5]], Egon again wears his Senn University sweater. Harold Ramis attended Senn High School
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**On a bulletin board is a notice for free Jaguars tickets. This is the baseball team the animated Winston watched in "[[Night Game]]"
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**Another notice is for [[The Great Strazinski]] from "[[You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks]]"
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**Egon uses Belascu shaving cream referencing [[Unruly Beard of V. Belascu]] from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions
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**Once more, are the Law Offices of [[Ballard Wright]] from the [[IDW Publishing Comics- Tainted Love|Tainted Love one-shot]] and [[Casey Jones|Casey Jones']] Coffee and Books, a ghost from "[[Last Train to Oblivion]]"
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**[[Melnitz Family|Janine's relatives]] (minus her nephew) from "[[Janine's Day Off]]" walk past the gym. Grannie Melnitz is behind Roger and Janine.
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**[[Dewey Lamort]]'s car from "[[Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral]]" is parked on the street across from the ice cream truck
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**The ice cream truck from "[[Troll Bridge]]" is parked on the street
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**Between the truck and Egon, with his back turned, is the [[Violinist]] (The Stiff) from the first movie
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**Janine mentions the racquetball court at Delgado's, referencing her hobby as revealed in the first movie.
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**Roger Baugh is visually based on the [[Extreme Ghostbusters]] design of Egon Spengler and his last name is taken from Fritz Baugh of [http://ectozone.com/ The Ectozone] website
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**As Egon walks away, he goes past the [[Trolls (Type of Creatures)#Party Animal Troll|Party Troll]] from "Troll Bridge"
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**Now across the street is [[Ecto-Junior]] from "[[Halloween II 1/2]]"
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*Page 11
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**[[Anne Lawson]] and Posey from "[[The Revenge of Murray the Mantis]]" are in the crosswalk
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**Among the crowd waiting to walk is [[Ray Cooger]] from "[[Rollerghoster]]"
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**Also among the crowd waiting is Ned Ryerson, a character portrayed by Stephen Tobolowsky from the movie "Groundhog Day" starring [[Bill Murray]]
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**The two bums from the deleted scenes of the first movie are present
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**[[Janine's Car]] is parked near the bums
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**The advertisement on the taxi is of [[MJN Studios]] from "[[Lights! Camera! Haunting!]]"
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*Page 12
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**The little girl looks like [[Irma]] from "[[The Halloween Door]]"
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**Old Man in suit is [[Hallway Bystander|the bystander]] Egon prodded in the [[Sedgewick Hotel]] hallway in the first movie
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**One can references the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "[[Grease]]" which featured a [[Gremlins (Type of Creatures)|Gremlin]].
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**Another can references [[Killerwatt/Animated|Killerwatt]] from "[[Killerwatt]]"
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**A third can references [[Shub]]s, a race destroyed by Gozer as mentioned by [[Vinz Clortho]] to Egon and Janine in the first movie
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*Page 13
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**A sticker references WUGH FM, the radio station invaded by the [[Sandman]] in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"
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**The Vigo painting makes another appearance, this time in full view
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*Page 14
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**Mr. Visitor's house is visually based on [[Mrs. Roger's House]] from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood"
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**The giraffe topiary may be a tribute to the odd creations of Edward Scissorhands
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*Page 16
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**Behind Egon is a [[Wagner's Occult Shop]], seen in "[[The Collect Call of Cathulhu]]"
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**The car that hits Eugene is based on Christine from writer Stephen King
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*Page 17
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**Mr. Visitor is visually inspired by [[Mr. Tummel]] from "[[You Can't Take it With You]]"
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**A portrait of the Ghost Actors is seen in the first panel
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**A Limburger's Special Recipe Mac & Cheese box references [[Charles Von Limburger|Charles Von Limburger's]] business from "[[The Hole in the Wall Gang]]"
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*Page 19
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**The blue figure above Eugene's "Goodbye" dialogue bubble is one of the [[Hole Ghosts]] from "The Hole in the Wall Gang." This ghost was perched on Egon's head at one point in the episode.
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*Page 20
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**[[Precious]] from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood" flies above the house
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*Page 21
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**The translator's name appears to be an amalgam of uncredited writer [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]] and character [[Monsieur Lucien]] from "[[The Ghostbusters in Paris]]"
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**Seen only in [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: Total Containment|Ghostbusters: Total Containment]], in the last panel, Tobin was on a page featuring an illustration of a [[Werechicken (Type of Creatures)|Werechicken]]. The art was from a work in process Tristan Jones did around March 19, 2010. <ref>[http://t-rexjones.deviantart.com/art/Werechicken-demon-WIP-157806616 T-Rex Jones deviantArt "Werechicken-demon WIP" 3/19/10]</ref>
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***Jones revealed in the story, Tobin was writing the Werechicken entry when he met Gallon. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TRexJones/status/540002219437723648 TRexJones Tweet 12/2/14]</ref>
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**The mention of exposing fraudulent spiritualists mirrors the career of [[Sam Hain]], mentioned in a PCOC file from Issue #5
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**Tobin exposed who looks to be a nod to [[Dr. Bassingame]] from [[The Real Ghostbusters]]. <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=388173#p388173 Tristan Jones post Ghostbusters Fans 4/23/12]</ref>
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**John Horace Tobin encountered a Grundel, a character from The Real Ghostbusters "[[The Grundel]]" and Extreme Ghostbusters "[[Grundelesque]]"
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**Tobin met Vladimir Belascu, referencing Belascu's Unruly Beard from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions
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**The meeting with Belascu led to the [[Tunguska blast|Tunguska Blast of 1909]], referenced at the end of the first movie
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**The Russian folktale is based on [http://books.google.com/books?id=_HQWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false "The Soldier and Death"] <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=388041#p388041 Erik Burnham post Ghostbusters Fans 4/22/12]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=388154#p388154 Erik Burnham post Ghostbusters Fan 4/23/12]</ref> It is also known as "The Story of Ivan Turbincă", the Moldovan/Romanian fairytale written by Ion Creanga.
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***The character gave his last money to two beggars who turned out to be God and Saint Peter in disguise. For his generosity, God blessed his rations bag ('turbinca' in Romanian), which Ivan later used to capture imps who've been haunting a local boyar's house, and later still, Death.
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***In the end, God took away the bag because he was not pleased with Ivan's constant torturing of Death, when she was just doing her job. So once free, it was time for Ivan to die, because he was quite old, but Death refused to take him, saying that he's to live forever as punishment for the cruel treatment he gave her.
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**The beggar is a nod to The Storyteller, portrayed by John Hurt <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=388173#p388173 Tristan Jones post Ghostbusters Fans 4/23/12]</ref>
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**The sorcerer from the west is none other than Vigo
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*Page 24
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**Leon Zundinger is mentioned, whose work was researched in Ghostbusters II
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**In the soldier's room, to the left of Mikhael is the [[Genevieve Tapestry]] from "[[Hard Knight's Day]]"
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**Tobin holds his Tobin's Spirit Guide
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*A copy of Cover A appears in the "Who You Gonna Call: A Ghostbusters Retrospective" in the [[Ghostbusters]] disc special features of [[2013 and 2014 Remasters of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2|Ghostbusters 1 & 2 Gift Set (2014)]] at the 5:04 mark.
   
 
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Ghostbusters 8 is the eighth issue in an ongoing Ghostbusters comic book series by IDW Publishing. Also issued as a library binding book by Spotlight, retitled "Ghostbusters Volume Two: The Most Magical Place on Earth, Part 4".

Plot

The spotlight is on Egon Spengler as he tracks down a paranormal entity - one that has ties to his past - to discover the true source of the city's abnormally high P.K.E. levels! The grand finale to the second arc of the hit ongoing series! [1]

Cast

Peter Venkman

Winston Zeddemore

Ray Stantz

Egon Spengler

Old Lady Myrtle

Dinah the Cat

Janine Melnitz

Roger Baugh

Vigo

Mr. Visitor

Eugene Visitor

Death

Violinist

Harlan Bojay

Robert Learned Coombs

Mikhael Gallon

Chekaren

Witch of Krasnoyarsk

John Horace Tobin

Grundel

Vladimir Belascu

The Undying Soldier

The Strange Beggar

Underworld Horde

Equipment

Ecto-1a

Proton Pack

Particle Thrower

Ecto Goggles

Radio

P.K.E. Meter

Proton Pistol

Trap

Spates Catalog

Dimensional Frequency Scanner

Tobin's Spirit Guide

Items

Mystical Sack

Locations

Arbutus Place Rest Home

Firehouse

Delgado's Gym

Mr. Visitor's House

The Soldier's Tower

Development

On October 30th, 2011, Erik Burnham revealed Issue #8 will be a "done in one" story followed by a second four part arc in Issues #9-12. [2] [3]

On November 30th, 2011, Tristan Jones tweeted "Ruining a perfectly good cover by Dan Schoening and Luis Delgado for Ghostbusters #8." [4] Erik Burnham tweeted the cover was "the best thing ever," "awesomeness incarnate" but it wasn't yet fully approved. [5] [6] [7]

On December 4th, 2011, Erik Burnham revealed Issue #8 will have an Egon focus. [8]

On December 6th, 2011, Tristan Jones and Erik Burnham posted Cover A of Issue #8. It features Egon, an entity, and the phrases "The Man Who Holds the Hands of Death" and "An Egon Spengler Mystery." [9] [10]

On December 7th, 2011, Erik Burnham hinted Issue #8 will have ramifications that will affect the next couple arcs. [11] Burnham also blogged about the evolution of the cover. He gave Dan Schoening a rough idea for a pulpy detective cover with Egon, Luis Delgado colored it, and Tristan Jones aged it along with contributing ideas for the lettering. [12] Egon will be narrating during the issue. [13]

On January 15th, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted he was in between writing Egon running into Janine and her boyfriend in Ghostbusters. [14]

On January 21st, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted he had to restart the Ghostbusters #8 script three times. [15]

On February 19th, 2012, Erik Burnham hinted the story is mostly standalone. There is a bust and then Egon goes off and solves something on his own. Issue #8 does play into the second arc but one doesn't have to be read to understand the other. [16]

On February 23rd, 2012, Erik Burnham revealed Janine's boyfriend, Roger, will appear. [17]

On February 26th, 2012, Tristan Jones teased "People gonna learn a thing or two about Tobin's Spirit Guide." [18]

On February 28th, 2012, Tristan Jones tweeting he was working on Issue #8 and the stuff is also a litmus stuff for an annual issue if it is approved. [19] [20]

On March 3rd, 2012, in a prerecorded interview, Erik Burnham revealed he just turned in the script. [21] There will be hints of other subplots in Issue #8. [22]

On March 11th, 2012, Tristan Jones revealed he did story and art for a seven page story in Issue #8. [23]

On March 12th, 2012, Tristan Jones posted a teaser, titled "The Man Who Sought Death," for his story. The teaser featured two men (one holding a Tobin's Spirit Guide) and a corpse of some sort. [24] Jones later confirmed a tapestry in the room is a nod to Genevieve Tapestry from "Hard Knight's Day," one of the men is from France, the other from East Germany, they are in Siberia, and it is the year 1912. [25] [26]

On March 19th, 2012, Chris Ryall revealed his daughter Lucy will have her fan art in Issue #8. Also, a first look at Cover B. [27]

On April 6th, 2012, Erik Burnham hinted Roger's introduction won't reveal anything in particular about him but he will do something that annoys Egon. Burnham took inspiration from a friend that does it and annoys him, as well. [28]

On April 16th, 2012, a preview of the credits page and first seven pages was posted. [29]

On April 17th, 2012, Tristan Jones tweeted his pages in Issue #8 are a "secret chapter of Tobin's Spirit Guide history." [30]

On May 18th, 2012, Erik Burnham revealed a truck accident delayed shipment of the issue in a region of the USA that included Texas. [31]

Trivia

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Spook Central #8 Solicitations and Covers 1/20/12
  2. ↑ IDW Forums 10/30/11
  3. ↑ erikburnham Formspring Reply 11/12/11
  4. ↑ TRexJones Tweet 11/30/11
  5. ↑ erikburnham Tweet #1 11/30/11
  6. ↑ erikburnham Tweet #2 11/30/11
  7. ↑ erikburnham Tweet #3 11/30/11
  8. ↑ Proton Charging 12/4/11 Article Comments Section
  9. ↑ TRexJones Tweet 12/6/11
  10. ↑ Erik Burnham Fanpage post
  11. ↑ IDW Forums post #1 12/7/11
  12. ↑ Burnhamania 12/7/11 entry
  13. ↑ Wall Photo 12/7/11, 6:48 am comment
  14. ↑ erikburnham Tweet 1/15/12
  15. ↑ erikburnham Tweet 1/21/12
  16. ↑ Erik Burnham IDW Forum post 2/19/12
  17. ↑ Erik Burnham IDW Forums post 2/23/12
  18. ↑ TRexJones Tweet 2/26/12
  19. ↑ TRexJones Tweet #1 2/28/12
  20. ↑ TRexJones Tweet #2 2/28/12
  21. ↑ Comic Book Late Night 3/3/12, 46:22-46:26
  22. ↑ Comic Book Late Night 3/3/12, 57:33-58:32
  23. ↑ TRexJones Tweet 3/11/12
  24. ↑ Tristan Jones deviantArt 3/12/12
  25. ↑ Tristan Jones deviantArt reply 3/12/12
  26. ↑ Tristan Jones deviantArt reply #2 3/12/12
  27. ↑ Chris Ryall Tweet 3/19/12
  28. ↑ Erik Burnham IDW Forums post 4/6/12
  29. ↑ Comic Book Resources 4/16/12
  30. ↑ TRexJones Tweet 4/17/12
  31. ↑ Erik Burnham post IDW Forums 5/18/12
  32. ↑ Previews - Chase/Incentive Variants March 2012
  33. ↑ Tristan Jones post Ghostbusters Fans 4/23/12
  34. ↑ Erik Burnham post Ghostbusters Fans 4/19/12
  35. ↑ Tristan Jones deviantArt Scholeri Brothers
  36. ↑ T-Rex Jones deviantArt "Werechicken-demon WIP" 3/19/10
  37. ↑ TRexJones Tweet 12/2/14
  38. ↑ Tristan Jones post Ghostbusters Fans 4/23/12
  39. ↑ Erik Burnham post Ghostbusters Fans 4/22/12
  40. ↑ Erik Burnham post Ghostbusters Fan 4/23/12
  41. ↑ Tristan Jones post Ghostbusters Fans 4/23/12

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