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Review: ‘The New Ghostbusters’ #2
Trying to make ghost busting sexy is like trying to cram more chocolate into into a chocolate chip chocolate muffin: nice idea but overkill and unnecessary. The new team goes on its first case this issue in Central Park. Our lady-centric Busters fight their way into relevance and some ghosts as well in The New Ghostbusters #2.
WRITTEN BY: Erik Burnham
ART BY: Dan Schoening
PUBLISHER: IDW
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 13 March 2013
The point of making things sexy to boost popularity is well made as the ladies are forced to wear Hooters-ish versions of the classic Ghostbuster uniforms. The writing by Burnham in this issue has the same biting humor I recall from the cartoon series. This series feels like a continuation of that version in its art by Shoening as well as its dialogue. Bonus points for that!
Another nice touch I’m enjoying is the back-up feature of what goes on to the ghosts once they’ve been busted. The walking tour is a great gallery of past ghosts and the great creative visuals that animated series used so well. All that plus the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man.
My only wish is that these chapters were longer. I went through these first two issues so quickly that I felt it was half of a regular episode. Perhaps that’s my preference nowadays as I’ve become more accustomed to trade paperbacks. If the creators can find a better balance between the talking and the action, I’ll feel more satisfied. Until then, I’ll keep my fingers crossed…but not the streams. You never cross the streams!
3/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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