Tobin's Spirit Guide: Official Ghostbusters Edition

Description

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! Along with covering the original movies, Tobin's Spirit Guide: Official Ghostbusters Edition 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, Tobin's Spirit Guide: Official Ghostbusters Edition is the ultimate guide to the franchise's rogues' gallery of spirits, specters, demons, and ghouls.

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 home--and you betcha, it's chilly there. You can follow him on Twitter @erikburnham Dr. Ray Stantz has earned degrees in parapsychology and metallurgy, and is a founding and current member of Ghostbusters, Inc. Some of Dr. Stantz's past published work includes "The Great Sub-Tropical Sponge Migration" and "The Occult on Long Island: A Paranormal History of Islip." He lives in New York. Dr. Egon Spengler is the author of multiple scientific papers on a wide variety of subjects ranging from the cross-cultivation of fungus to the potential uses of trephination. He holds over 500 patents, including shared patents for the ghost-trapping and storage equipment used by Ghostbusters, Inc., a company he co-founded. He lives in New York.

"Covering ghosts featured in the films, comics, games, and even the animated show, Tobin's Spirit Guide gives you the lowdown on anything that may or may not be strange in your neighborhood--although if you do happen upon something that looks like that in real life, it's probably best to call someone about it." -- io9 "The book serves as a perfect appetizer to a deep dive into the Ghostbusters canon from June 1984 to July 2016." -- Geek.com