Ghostbusters: Answer The Call 2 is the second issue of a five part series by IDW Publishing.
Plot[]
"What Dreams May Come" Part 2! The hot new evil in town is terrorizing Manhattan and feeding off the population's fears in order to grow even more powerful. With a big bad growing by the second in scope and ambition, our heroes find themselves caught in nightmares based on their own fears... and their pasts!
Bullet points:
- This is it! Don't miss the ladies from the 2016 film in their very own series!
- Want to see what our ladies fear most? Here's your first and best chance!
- You DON'T want to see what Kevin fears most. Oh, you do? Well, okay, but we tried to warn you! [1]
Cast[]
What Dreams May Come, Part 2[]
Equipment[]
What Dreams May Come, Part 2[]
Locations[]
What Dreams May Come, Part 2[]
Development[]
On July 18, 2017, a five issue mini series titled "Ghostbusters: Answer The Call" was announced. The creative team consists of writer Kelly Thompson and artist Corin Howell. Cover B by Emma Vieceli and Luis Antonio Delgado was included. [2] Tom Waltz posted Cover A by Corin Howell. [3] Howell revealed Cover A is colored by Russell Badgett. [4]
On August 23, 2017, November solicits revealed the tentative release date and logline. [5]
On October 10, 2017, Corin Howell started layouts for Issue #2. [6]
On October 12, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of the city. She continued inking it. [7] [8]
On October 13, 2017, Corin Howell finished inking the city WIP. [9]
On October 16, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of the team. [10]
On October 18, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of Ecto-1. [11]
On October 25, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of Holtzmann. [12]
On October 27, 2017, Corin Howell finished a background. [13]
On October 31, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of Shrecky. [14]
On November 2, 2017, Tom Waltz posted two unlettered pages from Issue #2. [15]
On November 3, 2017, Valentina Pinto posted a pic of coloring Holtzmann in Issue #2. [16] Tom Waltz posted an unlettered page of Erin. [17]
On November 6, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of a clown. [18]
On November 7, 2017, Corin Howell posted a WIP of a room lined with cubicles. [19]
On November 22, 2017, Tom Waltz confirmed a delay because of the recent hurricanes and Issue #2 will release on December 27. [20]
On November 30, 2017, IDW Publishing posted a completed page. [21]
On January 2, 2018, a cover, credits, and 5 page preview was posted. [22]
Trivia[]
- The Diamond Order Code is SEP170501.
- Cover A
- Holtzmann is wearing her leather jacket and overalls outfit from the 2016 movie.
- At the top is the Proton Blaster.
- The Ghost Chipper and Ion Shield Pistol concept are above Holtzmann's head.
- The P.K.E. Meter is under her right arm.
- Right of Holtzmann is the Proton Glove.
- Above her left heel are the two Proton Pistols.
- The Proton Pack and thrower is by her right knee.
- Cover B
- The Ghostbusters, Kevin, and Ecto-1 appear outside the Firehouse.
- Cover RI
- The cover is a close-up of Holtzmann walking to the Firehouse in Chapter 05 of the 2016 movie.
- Credits Page
- The biographies of the Ghostbusters are taken from page 1 of last issue.
- Page 2
- The news anchor alludes to either the Mercado Hotel incident from the 2016 movie or the Dimensional Bleed incident from the Ghostbusters 101 mini-series.
- Like last issue, in panel 2, the toaster atop the shelf appears to be a nod to the Animated Toaster from Ghostbusters II.
- Patty alludes to the first battle with Dr. Kruger in the Firehouse last issue.
- Page 3
- Abby refers to when Kruger possessed her last issue and when Rowan North possessed her in the 2016 movie.
- Page 4
- Kevin is wearing his white shirt and black vest civies, first seen in Chapter 12.
- Patty's description of a "weird sewer clown" is a nod to Stephen King's "It".
- Page 5
- Holtzmann quotes a line from the end of St. Crispin's Day Speech from "Henry V" Act IV scene iii 18-67.
- Page 9
- Erin is in her professor outfit from the beginning of the 2016 movie.
- Erin's initial fear is based on her lingering need to be accepted as credible by the scientific community.
- The bees are a nod to an outtake outside the Zhu's Authentic Hong Kong Food set when a bee interrupted Kristen Wiig.
- Page 12
- Abby finds herself in Dean Shank's office at Kenneth P. Higgins Institute but his name plate has an "M" instead of an "S".
- In panel 1, the infamous red balloon from "It" is in the portrait right of the "dean."
- In panel 2, Abby alludes to the public's acceptance of ghosts after the Mercado incident.
- Page 13
- In panel 3, the "dean" transforms into a clown loosely based on Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
- In panel 3, the name plate now quotes "You'll Float Too" from "It".
- Abby admits she is afraid of clowns.
- The Ghostbusters' predicament is loosely similar to the children in "It" - they go to an abandoned house, encounter a powerful spirit that separates and terrorizes them, puts victims in a catatonic state, and they are forced to fight their fears.
- Page 14
- In panel 4, Patty is surrounded by dolls - nod to being chased by the Mayhem-possessed mannequin in the 2016 movie.
- Page 16
- The "obey, consume, reproduce, and conform" signs in Holtzmann's cubicle are a nod to the subliminal messages in the 1988 movie "They Live".
- Holtzmann steals a printer like the main cast of the movie "Office Space".
- Page 17
- In panel 2, the robot mentions TPS Reports - another nod to "Office Space".
- On page 21 of Ghostbusters Answer The Call Issue #3, the cover preview re-uses an image of Kruger and the Empire State Building from Issue #2, page 1.
- On page 1 of Ghostbusters: Answer The Call Issue #5, Holtzmann's craving for scrambled eggs is a nod to her discovery about the Dream Machine's capabilities in Issue #2.
- On page 20 of Answer The Call Issue #5, Erin alludes to Kevin unplugging his phone in Issue #2.
Also See[]
References[]
- ↑ Previews World page Answer The Call 8/23/17
- ↑ LA Times "Exclusive preview of the new 'Ghostbusters' comic" 7/18/17
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 7/18/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 7/18/17
- ↑ Comic Book Resources "IDW Publishing Solicitations for November 2017" 8/23/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/10/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet #1 10/12/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet #2 10/12/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/13/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/16/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/18/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/25/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/27/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 10/31/17
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 11/2/17
- ↑ vp_pinto Tweet 11/3/17
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 11/3/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 11/6/17
- ↑ Rin237 Tweet 11/7/17
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 11/22/17
- ↑ IDW Publishing Tumblr 11/30/17
- ↑ Comic Book Resources "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call #2 (Preview)" 1/2/18
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