Ghostbusters: Total Containment is an oversized, deluxe hardcover collection published by IDW Publishing on March 26, 2014 (with an Amazon release date of April 8, 2014). It gathers the complete first 16 issues of the IDW ongoing Ghostbusters series, along with every PCOC (Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission) story page, all backup stories, and an art gallery. The volume is notable for containing the first in-series glimpse of the interior of the IDW continuity's Containment Unit, and features a written introduction by actor Ernie Hudson.
Contents
Total Containment is organized around the four story arcs that made up the first sixteen issues of the ongoing series, each written by Erik Burnham with art by Dan Schoening and colors by Luis Antonio Delgado.
Arc 1: The Man From The Mirror (Issues #1-4)
The opening arc of the IDW ongoing series, introducing the tone and supporting cast of the run. The collection includes the PCOC framing story from Issue #1 and the PCOC case files appendix for this arc.
Arc 2: The Most Magical Place On Earth (Issues #5-8)
The second arc, accompanied in this collection by two backup stories written and drawn by Tristan Jones: "The Man Who Holds The Hands of Death" and "The Man Who Sought Death." PCOC case files for this arc are also included.
Arc 3: Haunted America (Issues #9-12)
The third arc. The collection pairs it with the five-part backup story "Who Killed Laura Parr?" by Tristan Jones, running across issues in this arc.
Arc 4: Who Ya Gonna Call? (Issues #13-16)
The concluding arc of Volume One. Backup material includes "'Twas The Night Before" by Tristan Jones, along with PCOC case files for this arc.