New Ghostbusters Comic Issue 13

Ghostbusters (IDW Volume 2) #13 is the thirteenth issue of the second volume of the ongoing Ghostbusters comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Released on February 26, 2014, it is written by Erik Burnham with pencils by Dan Schoening, colors by Luis Antonio Delgado, letters by Neil Uyetake, and editing by Tom Waltz. It marks the opening chapter of the eight-part "MASS HYSTERIA!" event, produced to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters. The story is titled "Part One: Something Old, Something New!"

Story Summary

The issue opens two narrative threads simultaneously. The first is a joyful one: Winston Zeddemore and Tiyah Clarke are married at Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, with the rest of the team in attendance alongside Dana Barrett and a crowd of friends and family. Artist Dan Schoening placed real-world figures in the wedding backgrounds, including Bobby Brown and Ivan Reitman. Order forms for the issue revealed that Winston's middle name is Ramsey, a direct homage to the character's original name in the first movie's early script draft. Tiyah's middle name is given as Elizabeth.

The second thread establishes the antagonist of the arc: Tiamat, a god who has taken notice of Earth and now begins to move against it. While the Ghostbusters celebrate, Tiamat arrives with Terror Birds and her heralds Aetil and Mot. The issue also checks in with the extended roster, showing Kylie Griffin, Special Agent Melanie Ortiz, Ron Alexander, Rookie, and the Chicago Ghostbusters handling a case involving the Five Points Killer ghost and a pair of clients visually based on Gareth Keenan and Dawn Tisley from the UK version of The Office.

A late scene at Dana Barrett's apartment establishes her current address as 76 East 85th Street, one block from the school Oscar attends and 20 blocks north of the Shandor Building from the original film. The props and details of her apartment are drawn to match their appearances in the first movie and Ghostbusters II.

The Ecto-1a is shown to have been upgraded: it is now designated Ecto-1b and is fitted with a Super Slammer Muon Trap. The issue also introduces a "Dramatis Personae" cast page listing all recurring characters with short descriptive notes, drawing character images from earlier issues across both volumes.