This week sees Peter, Ray, Winston, and Egon getting their own ongoing series by writer Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening, taking place after the events of this year's infestation miniseries. The guys are back in business, ghosts sightings are on the rise, and there's slime all over the place. We spoke to Burnham about the new series, bringing a childhood favorite to the comic page, and some special guests making their way into the premiere issue.
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Tags Creator's Commentary, Dan Schoening, Erik Burnham, Ghostbusters, IDW

The Sweet Tooth and Animal Man writer goes big, crazy action in this New 52 reinvention of Frankenstein (the gun and sword-toting monster, that is), the Creature Commandos, and an updated version of the mysterious mad science organization S.H.A.D.E. (think S.H.I.E.L.D. if Nick Fury was a domino mask wearing school girl). Lemire spoke to MTV Geek by e-mail recently about making such an abrupt shift pivot away from the more sensitive, character-driven work with which he's normally associated to Frankenstein totally wrecking stuff. We also learn a little about the pleasures of working with Unknown Soldier artist Alberto Ponticelli, and what went into creating a new version of the Creature Commandos for the New 52.

****Spoilers below!****
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Tags Alberto Ponticelli, Creator's Commentary, DC Comics, Frankenstein Agent of Shade, Jeff Lemire, New 52

Magic is gone. Giles is dead--Angel killed him. So are most of the Slayers Buffy spent the last couple of years training and leading against the many monsters and menaces of the world. Some of that was Angel's fault, too. He was working with and sort of possessed by the entity calling itself "Twilight" and for a while there he was moving a bunch of pieces around the board--including Slayers, high-tech vampires, the very fabric of the universe--for his own purposes. Now with Buffy M.I.A., Angel's wracked with new levels of broody guilt. Along comes Faith, the once "bad" Slayer who entered a sort of mentor/partner relationship with Giles in Season 8. She's taken it upon herself to try to guide a pretty much wrecked Angel back to the light--or at least get him out of his room.

That's pretty much the rough outline of where things start in the first issue of Angel & Faith, which marks the full-on return of the vampire with a soul to Dark Horse Comics after the conclusion of "After the Fall" at IDW. Written by Christos Gage with art provided by Rebekah Isaacs, the book plunges headlong into the post-Twilight messiness of Season 8. We picked Mr. Gage's brain about the first issue and he gave us a guided tour into a Buffyverse that was looking a bit grimmer than it did last time we saw it.

****Spoilers after the break****
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Tags Angel & Faith, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Christos Gage, Dark Horse Comics, Joss Whedon, Rebekah Isaacs

If you're going to be putting out a book about the Justice League when they had digs in the Motor City, what better writer to handle it than the one who originally had Aquaman and Martian Manhunter lead a team of superhero newbies in Detroit: Gerry Conway. Conway took writing chores on this week's DC Retroactive 1980's: Justice League of America, bring back Gyspy, Vibe, Vixen, the Elongated Man, Zatanna, and Steel for one more adventure before the lights get turned out on the current incarnation of the DCU. Mr. Conway was kind enough to answer a few questions about the story, which pits the underdog lineup against longtime JLA foe Felix Faust.

****Warning: Spoilers below!****
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Tags Creator's Commentary, DC Comics, DC Retroactive 1980s: Justice League of America, Gerry Conway, Ron Randall

He's cut a blood swath through the Marvel U, only to get cut up by Daken, the son of Wolverine, only to then get resurrected as the protector of monsters, FrankenCastle. Now writer Greg Rucka (Gotham Central, Queen and Country, Stumptown)--with artist Marco Chechetto (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man, Squadron Supreme), have put the Punisher, the seemingly unstoppable Frank Castle, smack dab in the middle of the Marvel U again.

Bringing Frank back as part of Marvel's "Big Shots" initiative which saw new number 1's for Moon Knight, Daredevil, and Ghost Rider, Rucka has taken the helm to show readers a different take on the antihero, while both attempting to stay true to "the mission" while trying to keep Castle under the radar of the rest of the 616. So of course we had to talk about this debut issue with the man responsible for all of the horrible things the Punisher is about to do in his new series.

****Spoilers ahead.****
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Tags Creator's Commentary, Greg Rucka, Marco Chechetto, Marvel Comics, Punisher

The writer of Image's new supernatural nautical horror mini thinks you should be careful where you dive and drill.
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Tags Benaroya, Garrie Gastonny, Image Comics, Sam Sarkar, The Vault

Palmiotti and Gray's latest is a mix of hi-tech hitmen, time travel, and gunfights in the Old West. The writing duo spoke to us recently about their new title for Image.

****Spoilers after the break!****

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Tags Creator's Commentary, Image Comics, James Daily, Jimmy Palmiotti, justin gray, Paperfilms Productions, Trailblazer

The Goon's back and he ain't puttin' up with no sparkly vampires.

Writer-artist Eric Powell’s The Goon returned to shelves this week with issue number 34. After a little bit of a hiatus for the book (dude explained to us a couple of months back that he’s been busy), so with its return, we thought we'd invite him along for an installment of Creator's Commentary. In his cantankerous interview, Powell talks about vampire baseball, the terror of tween girls, his Hannah Montana game, and we even get around to talking about what's next for the book.

****Spoilers after the break.****

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Tags Dark Horse Comics, Eric Powell, The Goon

It takes a lot of guts to resurrect the work of the man they called "The King," but if anyone would be able to handle it, it would have to be writer Kurt Busiek, co-writer and artist Alex Ross, along with artist Jack Herbert in Dynamite's new miniseries, Kirby: Genesis. In this sci-fi adventure, the trio unearth some of Kirby's unpublished characters and concepts in the midst of a strange confrontation between humanity and powerful beings from other planets.

Here's the official synopsis:

GENESIS explodes into action! A message to space has been heard and answered -- but what has come to Earth isn't what anyone would expect! As cosmic visitors begin to be revealed to the world, a deadly battle begins -- and three ordinary people are caught up in it. Featuring: Captain Victory, Silver Star, the Glory Knights and more -- and this is just the beginning! Superstars Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross bring Jack "King" Kirby's creations to life in a way you'll never forget! This is the beginning! This is the GENESIS!

Both Mr. Busiek and Mr. Ross were kind enough to answer a few questions by e-mail for MTV Geek about working on the legendary artist's creations while shedding light on this all-new story. Read more...

Tags Alex Ross, Dynamite Entertainment, Jack Herbert, Jack Kirby, Kirby: Genesis, Kurt Busiek

The Frank Cho and Doug Murray co-created space adventure 50 Girls 50 hits recently hit shelves from Image. With art by newcomer Alex Medellin and edited by Joe Keatinge, the story pits a crew of super-smart, super capable ladies against the perils of space as they attempt to find resources to salvage an ecologically-endangered Earth.

From the synopsis:

A sexy sci-fi romp set in a far-flung future, 50 GIRLS 50 chronicles the fantastic voyage of the Space Vessel ESS Savannah and her beautiful crew as they fight to escape hostile aliens and exotic worlds, searching for the wormhole that will take them to their ultimate destination: Home.

Murray, who wrote the script based on a story he and Cho co-created, has in the past written for titles as diverse as Marvel's The 'Nam, What If, and Savage Sword of Conan, and he's collaborated previously with Cho on Red Sonja and Jungle Girl. Read his creator's commentary on 50 GIrls 50 #1, and then stick around for a video interview with Frank Cho on the series.

***Super sexy space spoilers after the break.***

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Tags 50 Girls 50, Creator's Commentary, Doug Murray, FRANK CHO, Image Comics