philmorgan81 wrote: ↑August 13th, 2020, 2:42 pm When I spoke with Erik and Dan at fanfest they told me that there really is no set timeline for the IDW comic world. Even though the IDW wiki fan page has a great timeline break down according to them there is NO official timeline, so like I have said before in the IDW comic it is like the Ghostbusters are frozen in a time set after Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2 and Ghostbusters The Video Game. You can argue that the IDW world has already made it so that everything in the Ghostbusters history is Canon. With there being so many alternate versions of the Ghostbusters in the multiverse and most of them including the GBs from the Slimer Cartoon series have shown up. Afterlife just happens to take place in the original timeline only in the present. Now if there hasn't been a ghost sighting in 30 years it is probably very clear that the SOS Team does not exist in this world. Again in the long run it doesn't matter. None of the events in the comic book are likely to be mentioned in the movie. There is room for ALL these stories and adventures weather they are from a split, fractured, or alternate timeline. Afterlife is just going to be one more chapter and a long awaited one givin that we have always wanted to know what the world of the OGBs looks like in today's contemporary time. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Yes, it is correct that the timeline I maintain at the GB Wiki is unofficial and Erik Burnham maintains he operates on a Peanuts time model for the comics. I do understand why he does it because admitting to an actual year creates a ticking clock as to how long he can tell stories before the canon would have to be rebooted again. But I obviously disagree. I mean, the passage of time is definitely there and if anyone's read my timeline, it is itself evidence to make the case that it's not a true floating timeline. Or it's been 10 years of blind luck there weren't any contradictions. But you can see on the flip side, that if it's unofficially the late 90s as of the current "present" of the IDW canon - that throws a wrench with integrating Afterlife if only based on the sliver of information we currently have. We haven't seen the whole movie so it's not time to make declare 'oh no, canon broke gotta make Afterlife AU.' The IDW canon already has its own version of The Video Game at play, and if it's remotely possible a version of Afterlife can still work, Erik will find it if it can't be 100% translated like GB1 and GB2. Or yes, set Afterlife as another dimension like idk, Dimension 21-A. We shall see. If new Ghostbusters comics ever get announced...
And yes, it appears, Dimension 50-S, where SOS resides in the IDW canon's multiverse, seems to be centered on the idea that paranormal activity never subsided and they have periodically had to assemble junior teams during high points in surges.