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The Afterlife sequel now has the codename "Firehouse".
There is also a new animated series on the way with production handled by Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix and Ghost Corps, Inc., which is based at Sony’s Columbia Pictures.
Other than my Old Man Yelling At Clouds reaction of "Why does everything have to be on fucking streaming nowadays instead of a real TV network?" I look forward to seeing where this goes.
So yes, that's wrapped up in a bit of bad news: IDW has officially lost the license.
Interestingly, the backdrop for the comic announcement, seen behind Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, was some artwork from Now Comics' most well regarded arc, "The Father Thing Trilogy." I doubt it means anything, though.
Looks like there's a lot to look forward to in the coming years.
--Fritz V. Baugh
Nineteen years. Nineteen years plugging away on a crappy site devoted to a movie that came out thirty-eight years ago. That means I've now been around for half of the life of the entire Ghostbusters franchise!
So a couple years ago I put out the story Thirty-Five Years Later, inspired by the Ghostbusters: Afterlife teaser. It basically suggested how the movie is going to fit into the Ectozone's Multiverse, by introducing the movies-only timeline 681. Well, now that the movie has been released (a year and a half later than planned) and we've all proccessed it, time for Deek's follow-up report to Professor Ulforce...
Tales From The Ectozone: Deek's Report
2022--Timeline Year Forty
It's hard to shock the Chronicler of Realities and a Chronomancer, but recent events in timeline 681 have done just that.
Thanks for sticking around.
--Fritz V. Baugh
Once known as "Veedramon"
Ghostbusters Afterlife Sequel Teased At CinemaCon 2022
The studio also announced plans for another “Ghostbusters” installment, which will serve as a follow-up to 2021’s reboot “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” ($200 million globally). Sony revealed its plans for both sequels during its Monday evening presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for theater owners. Though the studio did not share any details about either movie, it revealed that new installments were on the way.
And that's basically all we know right now.
--Fritz V. Baugh
Sad news today from GBFans
It is with great sadness that we must report that Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman passed away on Saturday. He left behind a legacy, a large collection of amazing movies including Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Stripes, Meatballs and many others. He was 75.
My deep condolences to Jason Reitman and the rest of his family and friends. And my deep thanks to Mister Reitman and the vital role he played in creating the masterpiece that inspired millions, and brought all of us together in places like this one.
I had just completed a series of drawings of the new characters in Ghostbusters: Afterlife before the news hit. Here's a look at the new faces brought to us by Reitman's final movie:
These characters may not exist in the Ectozone universe, but that doesn't mean I can't try to draw them, right? See Phoebe, her brother Trevor, Lucky Domingo, and "Podcast" here
--Fritz V. Baugh
More importantly, she's the one who basically singlehandedly plotted out the lives of the Ectozone version of the Extreme Ghostbusters all the way from 1998 to the present and even into the future. And that's what today's post is about.
Not long ago, she wrote me asking if I'd approve of her rewriting the future of one of the EGB kids, Conchita Rivera, the older daughter of Eduardo and Kylie. She admitted looking back at the old stories and felt bad about some of the twists and turns she put young Miss Rivera through; I agreed, remembering saying at the time "Yikes, this is a lot of turmoil for one of the nicest characters in the cast" but she was, after all, EGB Fan's character.
So when she said she wanted to remake some of that stuff, I certainly didn't say no. A combination of it being her characters, and it being stuff that still "hasn't happened yet" as far as 8932 continuity is concerned, meant that I was all for it, especially as she had some other non-romance ideas for making Conchita a better character.
And then one last thing, she asked, since she didn't feel right about putting these OC-heavy stories on fan fic sites like FFN and AO3, would I mind hosting them on the Ectozone? Hell no!
Read and enjoy. You'll also see some familiar (for this site) characters show up in Part Two.
Tales From The Ectozone: Maybe This Time, Part One
By EGB Fan
September 2024--Timeline Year Forty-Two
A professional opportunity leads to a romantic proposition for Conchita Rivera. Not for the first time, she risks an emotional investment, little knowing of the surprise her suitor has in store.
Tales From The Ectozone: Maybe This Time, Part Two
By EGB Fan
October 2024--Timeline Year Forty-Two
Conchita spends some time with Jessica Venkman and the current women of Ghostbusters as she sorts out her feelings. A Halloween party, thrown by her sister's beloved, is drawing closer, and with it--opportunity, should she choose to take it.
--Fritz V. Baugh
Yeah, that's cool and all, but what's coming up this year?
I'm currently starting the follow-up to The Werewolf of Notre-Dame: it'll be something interesting happening to the Spengler Twins and Eric Stantz while Marie and TJ were in France.
Also, I'll inevitably do a follow-up to Thirty-Five Years Later. Now that Deek's seen what happened in Timeline 681 (and I've seen Ghostbusters: Afterlife) she updates Professor Ulforce...and maybe he's got an update or two for her too. (Probably after it comes out on home video and I watch it again.)
I hope you'll stick around and give it a look.
Have a safe and happy Thirty Second Year of the Age of Aquarius.
--Fritz V. Baugh
Ghostbusters is ©1984 Columbia Pictures. Ghostbusters 2 is ©1989 Columbia Pictures The Real Ghostbusters is ©1986 Columbia Pictures Television and DiC Productions. Extreme Ghostbusters is ©1997 Columbia Pictures Television and Adelaide Productions. The 88MPH comic book is © 2004 Sony and 88MPH Studios. Ghostbusters: The Return is © 2004 Sony and iBooks. Ghostbusters by IDW ©2008-Present Sony and IDW. Ghostbusters: Ghost Busted ©2008 Sony and TokyoPop. Ghostbusters: The Video Game ©2009-2011 Sony and Atari. Ghostbusters: Answer The Call © 2016 Sony. Ghostbusters: Afterlife © 2020 Sony. No use of characters and images associated with the above is intended for profit, or to challenge the copyrights of the above holders. Characters and ideas not appearing in the above copyrighted works are to be considered © Fritz V. Baugh and/or their respective creators