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postmodernblues's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I feel it is immensely important that you, the reader, know that in this volume of the Ghostbusters comic series, there is an extended scene in which Ray Stantz dreams vividly that he is Austin Millbarge (Dan Aykroyd's character from Spies Like Us) snowboarding in the USSR with a busty blonde woman clinging onto him being chased by two masked pursuers who double as a covert Blues Brothers reference, at which point the busty blonde woman partially transforms into a blonde, blue-skinned, large-breasted John Belushi (as Jake Blues aka Ray's spirit guide) who then proceeds to pester him regarding the issue of Dimensional Shifting.
If that doesn't convince you to sit your ass down and read this comic series, I just don't know what will. You can't get this shit from anywhere else.
Also, there is a very obscure, blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to Dan Aykroyd's niche 1990 comedy Loose Cannons. And I suspect I and the illustrator are the only ones who got it.
If that doesn't convince you to sit your ass down and read this comic series, I just don't know what will. You can't get this shit from anywhere else.
Also, there is a very obscure, blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to Dan Aykroyd's niche 1990 comedy Loose Cannons. And I suspect I and the illustrator are the only ones who got it.
apolasky's review against another edition
3.0
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
First of all I'd like to warn that I haven't read the previous issues of this comic series.
The bad: it was an ok comic for me because the jokes were not that funny and I found it predictable most times. I also noticed some spelling and Grammar mistakes that always bother me when I see one.
The good: what I liked the most were the lovely illustrations that portrayed in a nice way the characters we know from the movies. Another aspect that I really enjoyed was the idea of throwing in a paralellism between the story and Don Giovanni as a cultural reference. I also found it interesting that they have added a 'rookie' character to bring in new blood into the picture.
I am intrigued to see hoy thay are going to carry on with the story because of the twist they included in the end, but I'm not sure I will be continuing on with the series.
First of all I'd like to warn that I haven't read the previous issues of this comic series.
The bad: it was an ok comic for me because the jokes were not that funny and I found it predictable most times. I also noticed some spelling and Grammar mistakes that always bother me when I see one.
The good: what I liked the most were the lovely illustrations that portrayed in a nice way the characters we know from the movies. Another aspect that I really enjoyed was the idea of throwing in a paralellism between the story and Don Giovanni as a cultural reference. I also found it interesting that they have added a 'rookie' character to bring in new blood into the picture.
I am intrigued to see hoy thay are going to carry on with the story because of the twist they included in the end, but I'm not sure I will be continuing on with the series.
bookpairings's review against another edition
2.0
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
What a letdown. The cover art implies that there is going to be a tie to the new movie and will have some kickass female protagonists, but that is not the case. I thought that the writing was lacking a certain energy and the ending was abrupt. Overall, the book wasn’t awful, but I was really letdown. I think I hyped it up too much in my mind and it was nowhere close to what I expected.
What a letdown. The cover art implies that there is going to be a tie to the new movie and will have some kickass female protagonists, but that is not the case. I thought that the writing was lacking a certain energy and the ending was abrupt. Overall, the book wasn’t awful, but I was really letdown. I think I hyped it up too much in my mind and it was nowhere close to what I expected.
wyrmbergsabrina's review
3.0
Collecting issues 13-16 (I think that's right) this carries on the tale if the Ghostbusters, introducing new characters that'll turn up later, adding a plot line that will again be fulfilled later (I've not read these in order, can you tell?) and sort of acting as a bit of a setter-upper.
I did enjoy the tales in here, although sometimes it was a bit hard to tell some of guys apart. Winston gets a bit of a character development, which is nice, Peter is still an ass (hasn't he learnt yet?) and Egon needs to sort himself out.
This is not a tie in to the film, although it could have until the whole film thing changed direction. The cover is just a cool cover, come-on Jeannie has been a Ghostbuster more than once. She's part of the team.
A good read though I think this series would be better read in order!
I did enjoy the tales in here, although sometimes it was a bit hard to tell some of guys apart. Winston gets a bit of a character development, which is nice, Peter is still an ass (hasn't he learnt yet?) and Egon needs to sort himself out.
This is not a tie in to the film, although it could have until the whole film thing changed direction. The cover is just a cool cover, come-on Jeannie has been a Ghostbuster more than once. She's part of the team.
A good read though I think this series would be better read in order!
apolasky's review
3.0
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
First of all I'd like to warn that I haven't read the previous issues of this comic series.
The bad: it was an ok comic for me because the jokes were not that funny and I found it predictable most times. I also noticed some spelling and Grammar mistakes that always bother me when I see one.
The good: what I liked the most were the lovely illustrations that portrayed in a nice way the characters we know from the movies. Another aspect that I really enjoyed was the idea of throwing in a paralellism between the story and Don Giovanni as a cultural reference. I also found it interesting that they have added a 'rookie' character to bring in new blood into the picture.
I am intrigued to see hoy thay are going to carry on with the story because of the twist they included in the end, but I'm not sure I will be continuing on with the series.
First of all I'd like to warn that I haven't read the previous issues of this comic series.
The bad: it was an ok comic for me because the jokes were not that funny and I found it predictable most times. I also noticed some spelling and Grammar mistakes that always bother me when I see one.
The good: what I liked the most were the lovely illustrations that portrayed in a nice way the characters we know from the movies. Another aspect that I really enjoyed was the idea of throwing in a paralellism between the story and Don Giovanni as a cultural reference. I also found it interesting that they have added a 'rookie' character to bring in new blood into the picture.
I am intrigued to see hoy thay are going to carry on with the story because of the twist they included in the end, but I'm not sure I will be continuing on with the series.
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