NECA announces series 2 plans

Posted on April 30, 2004

Popping into the GBHQ message boards, NECA rep Randy Falk shared a few tid-bits of info. First off, the first series of Ghostbuster monsters action figures will be released in June, not May as originally announced, though May will see the NECA site cover the figs heavily, with lots of sneak peaks and in-depth looks. Secondly, the second series would be coming out in 2005 and - steady now - would include the boys in grey themselves. Back in February Falk shot down the rumour floating around the UK Toyfair that NECA had the actor likeness rights. But that didn’t mean they weren’t going to try for them apparently.
“At this time I can not confirm if they will have actor likenesses or a stylized look. We are still working on rights and approvals so I can not say more at this time. I hope to have more specific details for you later this Summer.”But first things first - NECA took the first series on the road, showing them off at the New Jersey based Chiller Theatre Horror Con and getting a massive, positive reaction from the crowd. May starts in a couple of days, so get ready to pop by the NECA site for more information about the first series figs.

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GB: Legion #1 to get reprint

Posted on April 19, 2004

Did you miss out on the first issue of Ghostbusters: Legion? No problem. Due to the popular response to the comic, 88mph Studios has
announced that they will be reprinting the comic, revealing a new cover for it no less. Sweeeet.
At the same time you might notice that the
88mph website has been lightly overhauled. And if that isn’t enough, the studio
has revealed the cover for the second issue of the regular GB comic series.

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Ghostheads represent at Festival

Posted on April 19, 2004

Brian Fears, whom I got to meet last year at the San Diego Comicon, and crew made a point of showing up at the Newport Beach
Film Fest this past week, specifically for the 20th anniversary showing of Ghostbusters. Their costumed presence not only
made them a highlight for other attendees, it got them into the theater for free. As announced Laszlo Kovacs was in attendance,
meeting much applause from the appreciative crowd.
“It was a pleasure and an honor to be present for this, and on behalf of Ghostheads everywhere [we] thanked them for including Ghostbusters in their film festival.”
Thanks for the low-down, Brian! Nice work!

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UK fans get free RGB episode on DVD.

Posted on April 19, 2004

In one of the coolest promotions I’ve heard of, the Daily Express newpaper in the UK joined up with Fox Kids to
give away DVDs with some cool cartoons. Fans could pick up the paper, clip a coupon, which they could redeem at
any Woolworth’s for one region 2 DVD with three cartoons. Over the 6 days of the promotion, fans could collect 18 cartoon
episodes. The Real Ghostbusters episode “Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream” was available on the Tuesday, May 10th. Also available
were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-men, Robot Wars, etc. For more info,
check here.

Some people have reported that the disc promises that the series will be coming out on DVD, but there is no information on that
yet.

| credit Tyler Foster

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Freddy vs. Ghostbusters new trailer.

Posted on April 18, 2004

While the finish fanfilm unfortunately got pushed back into sometime in May, there is good news. The first is that the final
film will be done May 13th according to maker Hank Braxtan (that’s a Thursday, in case you’re wondering). The second is that
the offical film site has posted a second trailer, which includes a familiar paranormal presence that’s NOT Freddy.
Be sure to check out the new peek and mark May 13th on your calendar.

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Ramis recounts Second City in SCTV DVD

Posted on April 14, 2004


I’ve been lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the SCTV Network 90 DVD set that comes out this June and I thought it might be of interest to Ghostheads. While Rick Moranis wasn’t available for any of the extras, Harold Ramis is all over the set, providing insight and memories of his time in Second City and on SCTV. The featurettes, which Ramis is interviewed for, also feature lots of behind the scenes pictures of other SCTV allumnus, including John Candy, Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, and more. Also of interest is a character Moranis plays on the show that I didn’t remember, a nerdy worker at the network - let’s just say he’s awfully Louis like. You can see for yourself when the set comes out this summer.

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1/18th scale Ecto-1 rolls out… slowly

Posted on April 13, 2004

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Ghostbusters: Legion #1 sells out

Posted on April 11, 2004

Well, I was hoping that nothing big would happen, news-wise, while I was away, but there you have it; the first issue of the
new Ghostbusters comic mini-series has officially sold out. This had been mentioned by the 88mph crew a couple of days ago,
but they made an official announcement on their
website today. And while a few fans are now frantically looking for a copy (hint: Graham Crackers Comics),
88mph couldn’t be happier that their initiative payed off.
“We’re very happy with the response we’ve received so far from retailers and fans,” said 88MPH publisher Sebastien Clavet. “Doing a book based on something as beloved as Ghostbusters was always a risk, there’s a lot to live up to, but Andrew, Steve, Serge and Blond all did amazing work. I love this book and I’m glad to see so many others do as well.”

88mph is currently looking at the feasibility of a second print run.

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Ghostbusters: Legion #1 ships

Posted on April 7, 2004

Most comic shops got their orders of the first issue of the GB mini-series today. If you don’t have your copy,
start making noise. While most shops got copies of both covers (and a rare handful of special incentive covers)
a few have claimed they didn’t get their orders. Graham Crackers has its special alternate cover
version on the shelves, but online orders have yet to arrive into people’s hands. Hopefully fans who
did place orders for the two special online exclusives will be seeing them shortly.

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GB2 actor passes away.

Posted on April 2, 2004

Born in Germany in 1940, Willem von Homberg had a small but colourful career, appearing
in everything from The Devil’s Brigade to TVs Wild Wild West. But most people recognize him for either
playing Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters 2 or the hapless terrorist James in Die Hard. He passed away on March 10th of
this year of cancer in Mexico.

While focused on work matters, this one totally passed me by, so a tip of the hat to Vigo fans, like Vego, who
flew their colours on various message boards until I finally clued in.

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