IDW published a 5 page preview of Ghostbusters: The Other Side issue #2, which is available today in comic shops.

Thanks to Ghostbusters.net member Dr Stantz for the heads up.  Post your thoughts on issue #2 on the Ghostbusters Message Board.

Run, don’t walk, to your local comic shop and pickup Ghostbusters: The Other Side #2. As artist Tom Nguyen stated in an interview last month, the new comic series will include some celebrity ghosts and other past characters from the Ghostbusters franchise.  I’m personally very eager to learn what writer Keith Champagne has in store for us in the coming months.

Graham Crackers Comics has Ghostbusters: The Other Side issue #1 (including the GCC exclusive cover) and issue #2 available for sale online and all 9 Chicagoland locations.

New York Magazine published a 9 page preview of the TOKYOPOP manga Ghost Busted.  If you have yet to pick up the Ghostbusters-inspired manga, we encourage you to run (not walk) to your local comic shop and pick up a copy.

Discuss the new TOKYOPOP Ghostbusters manga on the Ghostbusters Message Board.

SPOILER ALERT:  If you have not picked up issue #1 of Ghostbusters: The Other Side, some very important pieces of the plot are revealed toward the end of the interview.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ghostbusters: The Other Side artist Tom Nguyen during the Graham Crackers Comic Ghostbusters event last week.

During the interview Tom reveals how he got involved with the project, what we might see in future issues of Ghostbusters: The Other Side, as well as tips for budding illustrators looking to break into the comic book industry.

Justin and Alex from Newsarama’s ComicBookClub posted their video review of Ghostbusters: The Other Side (which begins at 3:40). The Ghostbusters II heckling hosts touted the comic as a “nice surprise” and seem to be enjoying what certainly is a much darker and different story-line for the Ghostbusters franchise.

If you haven’t picked up this comic, run to your local comic shop!  Post your thoughts on Ghostbusters: The Other Side on the Ghostbusters Message Board.

A big thanks to Jimmy Hayes and the wonderful staff at Graham Crackers Comics of Wheaton for a wonderful event.  You can view photos and read a recap of the event posted on the Ghostbusters Message Board by Ectoman57.  It was a pleasure meeting all of the ghostheads that made it out.

For those of you without the new Ghostbusters comics, Graham Crackers has Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1 (as well as the GCC exclusive cover) available for purchase in addition to the newly released TOKYOPOP Ghostbusters manga and Cereal Geek #4.

Top top it all off, Ghostbusters: The Other Side artist Tom Nguyen was kind enough to draw Dr. Peter Venkman on the spot especially for Ghostbusters.net.  I was also fortunate to do an interview with Tom, which will be published soon.

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Ghostbusters.net and Graham Crackers of Wheaton, Illinois — part of the greater Chicagoland area — are excited to inform you that on October 15th we will host a Ghostbusters event in honor of the Graham Crackers Comics Exclusive cover to Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1 and the long-awaited return of Ghostbusters to the world of comics!

This day long event will begin with a midnight opening for the impatient masses, as the store will be open from midnight until 1 am in the morning Wednesday, Oct. 15.  The day events listed below will take place between 11 am - 8 pm at night on Wednesday, Oct 15 at the Graham Crackers in Wheaton.

• Ghostbusters: The Other Side artist Tom Nguyen will be here doing an in-store signing!
• Exclusive screening of The Real Ghostbusters DVD Collection sponsored by Ghostbusters.net, including special features never before seen and fully restored episodes of The Collect Call of Cathulhu and Take Two.
• Ghostbusters.net / 80’s Tees, Cereal Geek Magazine w/ The Real Ghostbusters on the cover, and The Real Ghostbusters Promo DVD in-store giveaways.
• Day long Ghostbusters movie marathon-including episodes of the Real Ghostbusters.
• A Classic Ghostbusters video game tournament.
• Coloring contest for kids of all ages-including prizes
• Replica of the Ghostbusters Headquarters being built in store

For all of those in Chicagoland looking to sample The Real Ghostbusters DVD special features, pick up the first edition of Ghostbusters: The Other Side and meet the artist behind the comic, this is the event to attend.  Who knows, you might even come home with some great Ghostbusters swag in the process.

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For more on Ghostbusters: The Other side, check out Newsarama’s exclusive first look at the new comic series.

Graham Crackers Comics has unveiled its exclusive cover to Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1.  They are also taking pre-orders for the comic, which will ship on Halloween.  Each copy of the comic comes with a complimentary Ghostbusters.net sticker.

For all ghostheads in the Chicagoland area, Graham Crackers Comics and Ghostbusters.net are planning a Ghostbusters celebration on October 15 including a midnight opening, movie and cartoon marathon and more.  Stay tuned for details.

This week’s Lil Formers web comic is devoted to Ghostbusters after Matt Moylan after his experience having a booth across from the Ghostbusters booth at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.

Newsarama had the opportunity to chat it up with Ghostbusters: The Other Side writer, Keith Champagne during last week’s San Diego Comic-Con.  They talk about the series, the characters, and why Keith is not so keen of Slimer (he doesn’t seem to be the biggest fan of Ghostbusters II either).

NRAMA: In Ghostbusters continuity, where does this fall? And what is happening that drives the story?

KC: There have been tons of comics and cartoons and stuff over the years, but to streamline the process and bring the focus back on the original group, the first two movies are what count as far as continuity.

Basically, the Ghostbusters have taken out Gozer and slapped Vigo silly. They’re riding high, completely unaware that they’re noticed by and making some powerful enemies in the realm of the paranormal. Certain ghosts might have a vested interest in making sure the Ghostbusters don’t start stepping on their toes. They might even put out a hit on the group before they really become a problem.