
The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History (Deluxe Edition)
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 8. July 2025
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-1-5067-4928-0 (ISBN)
Description
A full-color deluxe hardcover volume, with exclusive packaging and lavish treatments, chronicling the history of The Real Ghostbusters with creator interviews, original animation scans, toy photography, and much more!
After nearly forty years, the 1984 classic Ghostbusters endures. The original film introduced the world to Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Ectomobiles, Proton Packs, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, and Slimer, just to name a few.
A global-phenomenon, Ghostbusters soon made the trans-dimensional sidestep to animation with 1986’s The Real Ghostbusters. The Saturday morning cartoon was an incredible success. For many kids, the animated series acted as their gateway into loving Ghostbusters long before they were age-appropriate to see the film. The series was acclaimed for its mature storytelling, fantastical animation, and a voice cast that became as synonymous with the characters as the live-action actors who originated them. A simultaneous toy launch from Kenner ectoplasmatically energized the property with some of the most memorable, most-beloved, weirdest, and best-selling toys in popular culture.
The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History is the ultimate collector’s dream. This franchise overview combines rare and never-before-seen visuals including conceptual artwork, storyboards, script excerpts, internal memos, packaging art, unseen prototypes, abandoned concepts, and brand-new stunning photography with new and exclusive interviews.
This deluxe edition package includes:
• An exclusive firehouse-inspired slipcase and cover.
• A folio enclosing two acetate “animation cel” replicas.
• A unique firehouse flagpole-inspired ribbon bookmark.
After nearly forty years, the 1984 classic Ghostbusters endures. The original film introduced the world to Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Ectomobiles, Proton Packs, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, and Slimer, just to name a few.
A global-phenomenon, Ghostbusters soon made the trans-dimensional sidestep to animation with 1986’s The Real Ghostbusters. The Saturday morning cartoon was an incredible success. For many kids, the animated series acted as their gateway into loving Ghostbusters long before they were age-appropriate to see the film. The series was acclaimed for its mature storytelling, fantastical animation, and a voice cast that became as synonymous with the characters as the live-action actors who originated them. A simultaneous toy launch from Kenner ectoplasmatically energized the property with some of the most memorable, most-beloved, weirdest, and best-selling toys in popular culture.
The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History is the ultimate collector’s dream. This franchise overview combines rare and never-before-seen visuals including conceptual artwork, storyboards, script excerpts, internal memos, packaging art, unseen prototypes, abandoned concepts, and brand-new stunning photography with new and exclusive interviews.
This deluxe edition package includes:
• An exclusive firehouse-inspired slipcase and cover.
• A folio enclosing two acetate “animation cel” replicas.
• A unique firehouse flagpole-inspired ribbon bookmark.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milwaukie
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 368 mm
Width: 252 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
2470 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5067-4928-0 (9781506749280)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Written by Troy Benjamin and Craig Goldberg