NOTE: Ghostbusters: Answer The Call is a spin-off miniseries which star the characters of the 2016 movie. Published Thursday, Mar 31 2011, 4:22pm EDT (2011-03-31). " 'Ghostbusters' ongoing announced by IDW – Comics News". Digital Spy . Retrieved 2012-05-22. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) The very first comic book addition to the Ghostbusters franchise was The Real Ghostbusters. It was a comic series based on the animated series of the same name. NOW Comics and Marvel Comics shared the comic book rights to the property. NOW Comics had the rights for publication in North America, while Marvel had the rights in Europe. Marvel published the series in Europe through their Marvel UK imprint. Some of the Marvel UK issues reprinted material from the NOW Comics series, and vice versa. Publication of the series began on March 28, 1988.

Aykroyd pursued a sequel through to the early 2010s. [239] Ghostbusters: The Video Game was released in 2009, featuring narrative contributions from Ramis and Aykroyd, and voice acting by Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Hudson, Potts, and Atherton. Set two years after Ghostbusters II, the story follows the Ghostbusters training a recruit (the player) to combat a ghostly threat related to Gozer. The game was well-received, earning award nominations for its storytelling. Aykroyd has referred to the game as being "essentially the third movie". [239] [241] Ghostbusters: The Return (2004) was the first in a planned series of sequel novels before the publisher went out of business. Several Ghostbusters comic books have continued the original group's adventures across the globe and other dimensions. [143] [242] a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Galloway, Stephen (July 15, 2016). "The Making of a Comedy Classic: Director Ivan Reitman Spills the Secrets Behind the Original Ghostbusters". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018 . Retrieved December 18, 2018. That film’s underwhelming box office success led Sony Pictures to rethink their Ghostbusters strategy, and consequently, an actual sequel was greenlit and handed to Jason Reitman, the son of Ivan Reitman, who directed the original two Ghostbusters movies. Like father, like son! Credit: Sony Pictures Pearson, Ben (January 15, 2019). "Jason Reitman to Direct New 'Ghostbusters' Movie, A Sequel to 1989's 'Ghostbusters 2' ". /Film. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019 . Retrieved June 11, 2019. Reinstein, Mara (June 7, 2019). "Sigourney Weaver Reminisces on Her Career, Alien and the Upcoming Avatar". Parade. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019 . Retrieved June 7, 2019.In October 2012 to coincide with Halloween, IDW released this one shot which collects various issues. [46] Blume, Lesley (June 9, 2014). "The Making of Ghostbusters: How Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and "The Murricane" Built "The Perfect Comedy" ". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015 . Retrieved June 9, 2014. Ghostbusters: Times Scare! – October 2012 – a one-shot story that was published toward the end of the 2011 series

In my further research, I did find a couple IDW Ghostbuster titles that didn’t make your list. I didn’t know if you wanted to add them for completion’s sake. They are:a b Collin, Robbie (February 25, 2015). "Who Are You Calling A Washed-Up Superhero?". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020 . Retrieved August 5, 2021. D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 21, 2021). "Sony's 'Cinderella' Dances To Summer, 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' To Fall, 'Uncharted' Eyes 2022 & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 . Retrieved January 21, 2021. The series ran weekly and eventually began to feature reprints from the American comics as well as stories that appeared previously in the series. The American comics were often broken up into four to five parts, and incorporated the failed Slimer! series beginning with issue 121. The last original story ran in issue 171 with the remaining issues being reprints from the earlier comics and the American books. D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 28, 2021). " 'Encanto' & 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Split Families, 'House Of Gucci' Best Opening For Drama In Two Years – Thanksgiving Box Office, Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 28, 2021.