Synopses & Reviews
This dynamic in-universe book takes fans inside the world of
Ghostbusters like never before. In the first
Ghostbusters movie,
Tobins Spirit Guide is a comprehensive supernatural encyclopedia used by our heroes to research ghouls and ghosts. For the first time, this fully illustrated tome will allow fans to pore through the pages of this legendary guide to learn all about the things that go bump in the nightfrom Class 5 Free-Roaming Vapors to giant Sloars!
Along with covering the original movies, Ghostbusters: Tobins Spirit Guide will also explore the expanded Ghostbusters universe, delving into supernatural phenomena from the comics, animated shows, video games, and other aspects of the franchise. Presented from the point of view of fictional writer J. H. Tobin and filled with never-before-seen original illustrations, the book will have a unique in-world aesthetic that makes it feel like a real object from the world of Ghostbusters.
Absorbing, immersive, and an essential purchase for fans, Ghostbusters: Tobins Spirit Guide is the ultimate guide to the franchises rogues gallery of spirits, specters, demons, and ghouls.
Synopsis
An immersive in-world guide based on the fictional book mentioned in the 1984 Ghostbusters film. This book features the ghouls, specters, and supernatural occurrences that inspired the fictional tome that the original Ghostbusters consulted.
This dynamic in-universe book takes fans inside the world of Ghostbusters like never before. In the first Ghostbusters movie, Tobin's Spirit Guide is a comprehensive supernatural encyclopedia used by our heroes to research ghouls and ghosts. For the first time, this fully illustrated tome will allow fans to pore through the pages of this legendary guide to learn all about the things that go bump in the night--from Class 5 Free-Roaming Vapors to giant Sloars This newly revised and updated version, written by veteran Ghostbusters Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler, brings the original text up to date with entries on the ghosts and ghouls they've tackled, including Slimer, Mr. Stay Puft, and Vigo the Carpathian.
Along with covering the original movies, Ghostbusters: Tobin's Spirit Guide will also explore the expanded Ghostbusters universe, delving into supernatural phenomena from the comics, animated shows, video games, and other aspects of the franchise. Filled with never-before-seen original illustrations, the book will have a unique in-world aesthetic that makes it feel like a real object from the world of Ghostbusters.
Absorbing, immersive, and an essential purchase for fans, Ghostbusters: Tobin's Spirit Guide is the ultimate guide to the franchise's rogues' gallery of spirits, specters, demons, and ghouls.
About the Author
Erik Burnham was convinced that he should be a magician, but with no manual dexterity, he instead gravitated to creating stories and is best known for his long run on IDW Publishing's
Ghostbusters comic. He calls Minnesota homeand you betcha, its chilly there. You can follow him on Twitter @erikburnham
Kyle Hotz has been drawing and writing comic books for over twenty years, working for various publishers and putting his distinctive stamp on a wide variety of characters such as the Hulk, Ghost Rider, Carnage, the Ghostbusters, Captain America, and Man-Thing. Known for his creepy style and elaborate use of shadows, Kyle's most recent work is the weird western Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities from Dark Horse Comics. In addition to comics, Kyle has also created packages of tattoos, flash art, illustrated books, trading cards, and character and creature concept art. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.