Katrina relief
Posted on August 31, 2005
There’s a lot of bad information and even a couple of outright scams out there, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Anyone looking for a solid organization to contact regarding donations, etc. should check out this NPR website.
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“Everyone can relax, I found the car.”
Posted on August 31, 2005
Alvaro Pardo, who was tapped to do the covers for the 88mph hardcover, is selling some of his work. The gorgeous ink work features the Ecto-1, but isn’t either of the two pieces supposed to be used in the hardcover (for a bigger look at the piece, click here.) Alvaro says he will be selling more pieces to come, so maybe there will be more Ghostbuster work in the near future.
Ghost Unit
Posted on August 30, 2005
Ghostbusters has found its way into the latest volley of fire between rappers 50 Cent and The Game. I won’t explain the feud. I can’t explain it. But in short, they’re taking pot-shots at one another through thier albums.
With a new album due out by 50 Cent, The Game has made an offer to all his fans, in the hopes of hurting 50 Cent’s sales - if you buy The Game’s new album, mail him the cover, he’ll sign it personally and mail it back to you with a copy of his new mixtape - this is where Ghostbusters enters the scene.
Called Ghost Unit, the mixtape digitally drops the heads of The Game and his new crew onto the heads of the four Ghostbusters photo used in the GB2 posters (presumably because there are four busters present for the four rappers - the first movie only featured the first three GBs.) To make things even more surreal, the back cover features a shot of The Game busting a ghost - well, his head is at any rate. His body is Ghosthead and video game guru Dan Elektro. Like the front cover, the back cover uses nicked art from the web, digitally altered to feature The Game.
Now, before you all freak out, understand that by their nature, mixtapes aren’t strictly by the books (which when you think about it is the whole vibe a lot of hip hop wants to project.) Getting angry at The Game and co. for remixing GB art is like getting angry at the tide. Pointless, and besides, it’s more fun to enjoy it.
However, the guy who generated the original art used in the back cover should be given his credit - so nice work to Matt Willson. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery they say. And credit to Dan - after all, it’s his costume and props appearing on the album.
Update - You can buy the mixtape from The Game’s website, here for $6.99US.
Update - If you’d like to see a larger picture of the album, with track listings, check here.
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Greetings PAXites
Posted on August 28, 2005
Well, say hey. Are you here because you got stickers you got at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend? Well keeeeen. You can keep em. Hopefully you dig Ghostbusters and will find something here you like.
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Ernie Hudson has a posse… and a website.
Posted on August 28, 2005
I got a note last week from a webmaster - Ernie Hudson’s webmaster! And then I totally forgot about. Fortunately my loyal readers are there to compensate for my old age and failing mind (thanks Richard). Ernie Hudson has a website. It’s even got an email address you can email him at!
credit | Richard Roy
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Titan’s second Marvel UK reprint collection
Posted on August 28, 2005
As the release of Titan Book’s first TPB collection of the old Marvel UK Real Ghostbusters comics approaches, the second one has been listed for a December 23rd release. Entitled Who Ya Gonna Call?, the second volume will reprint a handful of the 180+ Real Ghostbuster comics originally printed in the UK - this is going to take a lot of volumes! I’m not sure I’d call that a final cover - something about the text looks a bit mocked up, but it looks like it’s close. Stay tuned.
credit | Timo
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Review: Legion TPB (Titan Books edition)
Posted on August 25, 2005
While the 88mph hardcover collection of the Legion series continues its indefinite delay, Titan Books in the UK is poised to release their own softcover trade paperback. While missing the Dan Aykroyd foreword, the book is supposed to contain everything else to be found in the hardcover edition, including the coloured version of the convention exclusive Zeddemore Factor (see above for an example and one of writer Andrew Dabb’s best jokes.)
First off, the cover, which was solicited in an unfinal form, using Dan Bereton’s Venkman cover from issue one, has been changed to a classic black with the no-ghost logo. You can’t beat the classic look, eh?
Inside, the cover for the Zeddemore Factor (a ghost trap on a plain white field) is used for the copyright info page, which is nice, as the cover gallery only features the two main versions of each of the four issues, so it’s nice that the con exclusive art appears somewhere. The other covers aren’t represented however - this is understandable for the exclusive retailer covers, but it would have been nice for those who don’t have the reprint of issue one, with its beautiful Ecto-1 cover, but that’s minor.
The rest of the book is the four-part series - I love having the entire series in my hands at once. Finally! A reading copy, so I don’t have to sully my originals. And as icing on top, the coloured version of the Zeddemore Factor is gorgeous. I know a lot of people are big fans of Blond’s work on the Legion series, but Adam Nichols has an approach to light that I dig. Whereas Blond works in shades, Nichols uses stepped layers of colour.
But what’s a good book if it’s not a mystery? Last page of the book, which features a particularly gruesome picture of Slimer, purports that “vol. 2 is coming soon.” It’s got a ISBN listing and everything.
I know, I know - you’re guess is as good as mine. It may just be have been leg work done in anticipation of the stalled ongoing series. Stay tuned, I’m working to find out more.
[UPDATE] - Until Paul reminded me, I totally forgot to post the Amazon.co.uk link. Whoops! Thanks Paul!
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PAX?
Posted on August 25, 2005
Any Northwest Ghostheads attending the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend? Drop me a line - I’ll be wandering about and with luck should have some treats for GB fans.
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The other guys get a DVD release - Ernie goes abroad
Posted on August 24, 2005
While Sony toys with the idea of putting the Real Ghostbusters on DVD (so far the only DVD releases have been the two UK discs, the free give-away UK disc, and the two episodes included on the new gift set) Filmation has started releasing their Original Ghostbusters cartoon on disc. Which episodes appear on the disc isn’t listed (other than the titular Witch’s Stew), but the “volume one” suggests there will be more. I’ll see if I can’t find out.
Also, for those of you in the Netherlands (look it up, you monkeys) Ernie Hudson will be appearing at the Screen Heroes Con, Sept. 24th and 25th, in Utrecht. Any Euro-ghostheads attending, take pictures! We wanna see more GB fans from across the pond.
Ik ben niet bang van geesten!
| Credit Wesley Sussenbach
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GB UMD - a quick look inside
Posted on August 23, 2005
Not all of us own a Sony PSP, so if you’re curious about what the new Universal Media Disc edition of Ghostbusters looks like, now you can have a look for yourself. Funny lookin things, aren’t they?
|credit Tim
[UPDATE] Jaffone posted a link for a review of the UMD - this is good, as I haven’t got a clue what makes a good UMD. I was surprised to discover that they actually can have extras - not that the GB disc has extras, but it could have. I thought all the space was devoted to the film track, but I guess if there’s room…
Home Theater Forum GB UMD review
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