Dark Horse Comics- Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest 1

Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest 1 is the first issue of a second four part canon mini-series by Dark Horse Comics that bridges the gap between the Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire movies.

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The Ghostbusters' increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop. While Trevor steadies himself by trying to plan a "friendiversary" celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe meets someone who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when a ghostly saber summons the ghost of Captain Kidd and threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town!

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On April 10, 2024, 55 minutes into an interview, writer David Booher announced there will be more 4 issue mini-series after Ghostbusters: Back in Town and he is writing the next one.^[1]

On January 23, 2025, it was announced the next 4 issue comic book mini-series is titled "Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest" and the first issue releases on May 21. The artist for the series is Aviv Or and both colorist Cris Peter and letterer Jimmy Betancourt will be returning along with writer David Booher. The story is set between Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as was the previous mini-series. The regular and variant covers of Issue #1, along with two pages are revealed. The official synopsis for the mini-series reads, "In Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest, the Ghostbusters' increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop. While Trevor steadies himself by trying to plan a "friendiversary" celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe meets someone who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when a ghostly saber summons the ghost of Captain Kidd and threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town!" David Booher was quoted, "When I researched ghostly happenings in New York City, I came across the true story of Captain Kidd. He owned a house near Wall Street with his family. Turns out, historians are divided on whether he was the fearsome pirate we know or actually framed for piracy. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring him back to ask him ourselves. What could be more fun than having our Ghostbusters stop an angry Captain Kidd from turning Manhattan into a 17th century ghost pirate den?"^[2]^[3]

On April 14, 2025, a five page preview was posted.^[4]