Hero Collector have just released Ghostbusters: The Inside Story – the essential guide to Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, featuring a cover by Brian Williamson, who also of course worked on Marvel UK’s The Real Ghostbusters comic.
Exploring everything from the pioneering special effects to the set design and the unforgettable soundtrack. This authorised book tells the exhaustive behind-the-scenes story of how Dan Aykroyd’s original concept evolved into a movie phenomenon.
The guide is packed with hundreds of fascinating production photos, concept art and rare behind-the-scenes images, while new interviews with the cast and crew, including Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman, Annie Potts, Richard Edlund and many more, reveal how they overcame numerous challenges to create one of the best-loved movie franchises of the 1980s.
• Ghostbusters: The Inside Story is available here on AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
FURTHER READING
• – The Art of Real Ghostbusters – run by comic collector Joe O’Brien
• Brian Williamson’s Official web site is at brianwilliamson.co.uk
• Read our Marvel UK Flashback: The Real Ghostbusters
• Read “Remembering Marvel UK’s Real Ghostbusters” on the Honcho web site
• Check out Hero Collector at www.herocollector.com
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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