READY THOSE PROTON PACKS, “THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS: A VISUAL HISTORY” WILL BE AVAILABLE SUMMER 2025 IN HARDCOVER AND DELUXE FORMATS
A new art book chronicling the development of and phenomenon around the 1986 Saturday morning cartoon “The Real Ghostbusters.”
Dark Horse Books presents The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History, a new full-color art book chronicling the history of the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. Written by Troy Benjamin (Marvel Cinematic Universe Guidebook: The Avengers Initiative, Ghostbusters: Ectomobile: Owner’s Workshop Manual) and Craig Goldberg (Yes Have Some Podcast), The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History will be available in both a hardcover edition and a deluxe edition in Summer 2025.
A global phenomenon, Ghostbusters made the trans-dimensional sidestep to animation with 1986’s The Real Ghostbusters. The Saturday morning cartoon was an incredible success and was acclaimed for its storytelling, fantastical animation, and a voice cast that became as synonymous with the characters as the live-action actors who originated them. A simultaneous toy launch from Kenner ectoplasmatically energized the property with some of the most memorable, most beloved, weirdest, and best-selling toys in popular culture.
Fans can now get a behind-the-scenes look at their favorite animated series in The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History. This franchise overview combines rare and never-before-seen visuals, including conceptual artwork, storyboards, script excerpts, internal memos, packaging art, unseen prototypes, abandoned concepts, and brand-new stunning photography with new and exclusive interviews in the hardcover edition.
“The Real Ghostbusters is so widely-known and still beloved by people of all ages,” said Goldberg. Benjamin added, “As knowledgeable fans ourselves, Craig and I discovered through the interviews how little has been revealed about the whole story behind the series and toys. There’s so much in this book for new and old fans alike, told through the eyes of those who were there.”
The art book will also be available in a deluxe edition, which includes an exclusive firehouse-inspired slipcase, a folio enclosing two acetate “animation cel” replicas, and a unique firehouse flagpole ribbon bookmark.
The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History (9” x 12”, 240 pages, hardcover) will be available in bookstores on July 8, 2025 and in comic shops on July 9, 2025. It is now available to pre-order for $49.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, TFAW, and your your local comic shop and indie bookstores.
The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History Deluxe Edition (9” x 12”, 240 pages, hardcover) will also be available in bookstores on June 17, 2025 and in comic shops on June 18, 2025. It is now available to pre-order for $99.99 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, TFAW, and your your local comic shop and indie bookstores.