Ghostbusters: International (#1)

Well, ghosts are loose at the United Nations and there is only one group that you're gonna call to zap and trap that ghost...GHOSTBUSTERS!  The art is great and the story is leading to some sort of twist that will make you question the motives of someone as they try to take the Ghostbusters out of New York. Get on this mini series as IDW and their Ghostbusters series has been golden thus far and I don't expect this to be anything less.

Hellboy: The Winter Special

Here we have 4 mini stories; 2 featuring Hellboy, one featuring Lobster Johnson and one that will add to future Hellboy stories or mythologies in the Mignola universe. This is a great, quick read that is enjoyable for fans of Big Red as we get an appearance by Liz, the professor and a member of the B.P.R.D. circa 1953. Lots of fun stories as we are getting a lot more Hellboy stories in now which should lead to more in the future.

Escape from New York (#14)

Well, with the end nearing, a war has begun with Snake coming out of retirement to reek havoc on the States while teaching them a lesson. The issues are heating up as they picked the wrong man to get to come out of retirement....I guess they will never learn to leave Snake be. If you want my guess, I think this all leads to LA...and that makes sense and happy as well.

ATTENTION ALL BANDS

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The Living Dead Army/Orlok & The Rocking Ghouls - Split EP

How this split slipped my memory to listen to on Halloween I will never know. Here we have The Living Dead Army and Orlok & The Rocking Ghouls teaming up to bring you some Horror Punk goodness. These two bands from Hungry are...well, HUNGRY! That's right folks, they will take a bite out of your flesh, as both bands take no prisoner as they lay it all out for everyone to hear. Both sides of the split are awesome and I need to check out more by both bands! Thank you Horror-Punks.com for posting this album for people to check out, it is worth it! So, in the end, check out this awesome release before the living dead and the ghouls kick down your door and kick your ass or eat you....either way, if they don't get your attention through the music, they will find other ways of doing it.

In Memoriam: Jimmy Bain

Well, this year has continued on as the memorials continue now with the passing of bass legend Jimmy Bain. This was the man who kept the low end booming in Rainbow, the classic early Dio albums (later returning) and recently in Last in Line reuniting that classic early Dio lineup. The man was a hell of a player who kept it rocking while Ronnie sung about monsters, dragons, fantasy and whatever else he felt like. Another classic Hard Rock/Metal bassist is gone. He could keep it together with the band or steal the show with his playing at any moment on any song. Some bass players don't get the recondition that they deserve because they are not as flashy as other members of the band but, that's the best way to know that you are doing your job right; someone else can have the spot light while they rock on. So, R.I.P. man, keep the low end rocking.

Puppet Master (#9)

So, the next issue has some twists as we see who the wooden ghost is as even wood can bleed. That's right folks, the puppets are in a helping mood, looking for answers for the recent mayhem at the hospital. These issues make me happy that Action Lab is doing them right! They are doing justice to the little characters that we love so much by letting them get bloody and the mayhem flowing. Long time fans will be pleased while new ones should follow with each story line.