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[[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man/Animated|Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]]
  
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==Equipment==
  
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==Development==
  
==Development==
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On December 15th, 2012, the March solicitations revealed the synopsis and Cover A. <ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/12/14/idw-solicitations-in-march-2013-gi-joe-my-little-pony-transformers-doctor-who-true-blood-star-trek-and-steve-ditko/ Bleeding Cool March 2013 Solicitations 12/15/12]</ref>
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On December 15, 2012, the March solicitations revealed the synopsis and Cover A. <ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/12/14/idw-solicitations-in-march-2013-gi-joe-my-little-pony-transformers-doctor-who-true-blood-star-trek-and-steve-ditko/ Bleeding Cool March 2013 Solicitations 12/15/12]</ref>
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On December 20, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted Issue #2 has some his favorite lines in it. <ref>[https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/281832093636521984 erikburnham Tweet 12/20/12]</ref>
   
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On January 4, 2013, Erik Burnham hinted another employee of [[Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission|PCOC]] besides [[Walter Peck]] will be appearing in Issue #2. <ref>[http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Interview_with_Erik_Burnham Ghostbusters Wiki Interview with Erik Burnham 1/4/13]</ref>
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On December 20th, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted Issue #2 has some his favorite lines in it. <ref>[https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/281832093636521984 erikburnham Tweet 12/20/12]</ref>
  
   
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On January 4th, 2013, Erik Burnham hinted another employee of [[Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission|PCOC]] besides [[Walter Peck]] will be appearing in Issue #2. <ref>[http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Interview_with_Erik_Burnham Ghostbusters Wiki Interview with Erik Burnham 1/4/13]</ref>
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On January 18, 2013, in an interview Erik Burnham hinted fans will want to punch Ron Alexander in the face "more than once." <ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=43243 CBR Interview "Burnham Busts Up New Ongoing "Ghostbusters" Series" 1/18/13]</ref>
   
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On January 18th, 2013, in an interview Erik Burnham hinted fans will want to punch Ron Alexander in the face "more than once." <ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=43243 CBR Interview "Burnham Busts Up New Ongoing "Ghostbusters" Series" 1/18/13]</ref>
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On January 23, 2013, Erik Burnham announced he received a page, involving Granny Gross, colored by Luis Delgado.<ref>[http://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/294327250684370945 erikburnham Tweet 1/23/13]</ref>
   
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On February 12th, 2013, the regular cover and four pages for Issue #2 were revealed. <ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/02/12/new-ghostbusters-comic-book-series/1913613/ USA Today Interview with Erik Burnham 2/12/13]</ref>
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On February 12, 2013, the regular cover and four pages for Issue #2 were revealed. <ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/02/12/new-ghostbusters-comic-book-series/1913613/ USA Today Interview with Erik Burnham 2/12/13]</ref>
   
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On March 6th, 2013, Dan Schoening posted a preview of Cover A. <ref>[http://danschoening.deviantart.com/art/The-New-Ghostbusters-2-358054316 Dan Schoening deviantArt "The New Ghostbusters 2" 3/6/13]</ref>
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On March 6, 2013, Dan Schoening posted a preview of Cover A. <ref>[http://danschoening.deviantart.com/art/The-New-Ghostbusters-2-358054316 Dan Schoening deviantArt "The New Ghostbusters 2" 3/6/13]</ref>
   
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On March 12th, 2013, a front cover, credits and seven page preview was posted. <ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=15633 Preview via Comic Book Resources 3/12/13]</ref>
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On March 12, 2013, a front cover, credits and seven page preview was posted. <ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=15633 Preview via Comic Book Resources 3/12/13]</ref>
   
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On March 13th, 2013, Luis Delgado posted an unlettered version of page 19. <ref>[http://luisdelgado.deviantart.com/art/New-Ghostbusters-2-page-19-359287621 Luis Delgado deviantArt New Ghostbusters 2 page 19 3/13/13]</ref>
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On March 13, 2013, Luis Delgado posted an unlettered version of page 19. <ref>[http://luisdelgado.deviantart.com/art/New-Ghostbusters-2-page-19-359287621 Luis Delgado deviantArt New Ghostbusters 2 page 19 3/13/13]</ref>
   
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On March 14th, 2013, Dan Schoening posted an unlettered version of Cover RI. <ref>[http://danschoening.deviantart.com/art/The-New-Ghostbusters-2-B-Side-359487796 Dan Schoening deviantArt 3/14/13]</ref>
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On March 14, 2013, Dan Schoening posted an unlettered version of Cover RI. <ref>[http://danschoening.deviantart.com/art/The-New-Ghostbusters-2-B-Side-359487796 Dan Schoening deviantArt 3/14/13]</ref>
   
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On March 15th, 2013, Erik Burnham posted his writer's commentary for Issue #2. <ref>[http://erikburnham.tumblr.com/post/45335258360/new-ghostbusters-2-writer-commentary New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary]</ref>
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On March 15, 2013, Erik Burnham posted his writer's commentary for Issue #2. <ref>[http://erikburnham.tumblr.com/post/45335258360/new-ghostbusters-2-writer-commentary New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary]</ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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**Mitch was initially going to be a running gag of a character who shows up whenever a random task was needed and worked every job in the city to make ends meet. He was going to be the hot dog vendor in [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 14|Volume 1, Issue #14]] but Burnham scrapped the joke. <ref>[http://erikburnham.tumblr.com/post/45335258360/new-ghostbusters-2-writer-commentary Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary]</ref>
  
**Mitch was initially going to be a running gag of a character who shows up whenever a random task was needed and worked every job in the city to make ends meet. He was going to be the hot dog vendor in [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 14|Volume 1, Issue #14]] but Burnham scrapped the joke. <ref>[http://erikburnham.tumblr.com/post/45335258360/new-ghostbusters-2-writer-commentary Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary]</ref>
 
*Page Three
  
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**In panel 1, on the coffee table, is a box from [[Hasty Pastry Bakery]], a business seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "[[The Joke's on Ray]]". It is partially obscured by Ron's word balloon.
 
**Kylie mentions the colony Jamestown, the pilot Amelia Earhart and the plane hijacker D.B. Cooper
  
**Kylie mentions the colony Jamestown, the pilot Amelia Earhart and the plane hijacker D.B. Cooper
 
**The entry's title is Greek for "Collector" <ref>[http://erikburnham.tumblr.com/post/45335258360/new-ghostbusters-2-writer-commentary Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary]</ref>
  
**The entry's title is Greek for "Collector" <ref>[http://erikburnham.tumblr.com/post/45335258360/new-ghostbusters-2-writer-commentary Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary]</ref>
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**Ron wear's Griswold's pig costume from "National Lampoon's European Vacation"
  
**Ron wear's Griswold's pig costume from "National Lampoon's European Vacation"
 
*Page Five
  
*Page Five
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**The inside of the locker is based on the profile screen from [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]], [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions)|Stylized Versions]] complete with the Male [[Rookie]]'s I.D. card, [[Zuul]]! poster, and Who Ya Gonna Call? sticker
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**The inside of the locker is based on the profile screen from [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]], [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions)|Stylized Versions]] complete with the [[Rookie/Stylized Version|Male Rookie]]'s I.D. card, [[Zuul]]! poster, and Who Ya Gonna Call? sticker
 
**On the door is a poster of [[Shanna]] from The Real Ghostbusters episode "[[Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?]]"
  
**On the door is a poster of [[Shanna]] from The Real Ghostbusters episode "[[Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?]]"
 
**On a shelf in the locker is the [[P.K.E. Meter & Paragoggles (stylized version)|P.K.E. Meter]] from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Stylized Versions
  
**On a shelf in the locker is the [[P.K.E. Meter & Paragoggles (stylized version)|P.K.E. Meter]] from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Stylized Versions
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**Janine and Tiyah meet at a Pequods, a coffee chain that first appeared in [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 14|Volume 1 Issue #14]].
  
**Janine and Tiyah meet at a Pequods, a coffee chain that first appeared in [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 14|Volume 1 Issue #14]].
 
**The Pequods Coffee Shop is located at the corner of 112th Street and Broadway, standing in for the real world Tom's Restaurant.
  
**The Pequods Coffee Shop is located at the corner of 112th Street and Broadway, standing in for the real world Tom's Restaurant.
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**Outside Pequods are the human forms of the Kenner toyline [[Haunted Humans: Action Figures|Haunted Humans]] - left to right - Hard Hat Horror Ghost, Mail Fraud Ghost, Granny Gross Ghost, X-Cop Ghost, and Terror Trash Ghost.
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**Outside Pequods are the human forms of the Kenner toyline Haunted Humans - left to right - [[Haunted Human Figure: Hard Hat Horror Ghost|Hard Hat Horror Ghost]], [[Haunted Human Figure: Mail Fraud Ghost|Mail Fraud Ghost]], [[Haunted Human Figure: Granny Gross Ghost|Granny Gross Ghost]], [[Haunted Human Figure: X-Cop Ghost|X-Cop Ghost]], and [[Haunted Human Figure: Terror Trash Ghost|Terror Trash Ghost]].
 
**Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg is on the thermostat to the right of Tiyah. <ref>[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/359287621/2974796443 Luis Delgado deviantArt 3/13/13]</ref>
  
**Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg is on the thermostat to the right of Tiyah. <ref>[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/359287621/2974796443 Luis Delgado deviantArt 3/13/13]</ref>
 
**Janine's drink is Chamomile, her favorite, as she mentioned in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)|Realistic Versions]] in the cutscene before the last level.
  
**Janine's drink is Chamomile, her favorite, as she mentioned in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)|Realistic Versions]] in the cutscene before the last level.
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***X-Cop Ghost
  
***X-Cop Ghost
 
***Terror Trash Ghost
  
***Terror Trash Ghost
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***Bug-Eye Ghost from Kenner's [[Classic Ghosts: Action Figures 2]] line
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***[[Bug-Eye Ghost/Animated|Bug-Eye Ghost]] from [[Ghost Figure: Bug-Eye Ghost|Kenner's Real Ghostbusters line]]
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***Zunk from The Real Ghostbusters episode "[[Ghosts R Us]]"
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***Zonk from The Real Ghostbusters episode "[[Ghosts R Us]]"
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***The orange one of the [[Mini Ghost Figure: Mini Traps|Mini Traps]] from the Kenner line
 
***Granny Gross Ghost
  
***Granny Gross Ghost
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*On page 12 of [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 2|Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #2]], Ron alludes to when Melanie Ortiz got Dibello's attention by taunting him with the discovery of his victims' bodies.
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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Revision as of 09:15, 14 March 2019


Ghostbusters 2-2 is the second issue in the second volume of the ongoing Ghostbusters comic book series by IDW Publishing.

Plot

The ghost of a notorious killer has begun to haunt New York, and The New Ghostbusters have to stop him before he can pick up where he left off! Meanwhile, the Original Ghostbusters compare notes-trying to figure out where they are, and how to get home... [2]

Cast

New Ghostbusters Part Two

Gareth Dibello

Jimmy

Ron Alexander

Janine Melnitz

Jack Hardemeyer

Mitch the Photographer

Vigo

Pagan

Kylie Griffin

Special Agent Melanie Ortiz

New Ghostbusters

Egon Spengler

Peter Venkman

Ray Stantz

Winston Zeddemore

Dr. Cleese

Janosz Poha

Idulnas

Tiyah Clarke

In The Box Part Two

Ralph

Samhain

Egon Spengler

Ray Stantz

Winston Zeddemore

Peter Venkman

Slimer

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

Granny Gross

Hard Hat Horror

Tombstone Tackle

Mail Fraud

X-Cop

Terror Trash

Bug-Eye Ghost

Zonk

Orange Mini Trap

Equipment

New Ghostbusters Part Two

Tobin's Spirit Guide

P.K.E. Meter

Proton Pack

Particle Thrower

Kylie's P.K.E. Meter

Slime Blower

Trap

Giga meter

Ecto-1a

In The Box Part Two

Containment Unit

P.K.E. Meter

Ecto-1

Locations

New Ghostbusters Part Two

Firehouse

Central Park

Collectors' Limbo

Parkview Psychiatric Hospital

Pequod's

Metropolitan Museum of Art

In The Box Part Two

Firehouse

Development

On December 15, 2012, the March solicitations revealed the synopsis and Cover A. [3]

On December 20, 2012, Erik Burnham tweeted Issue #2 has some his favorite lines in it. [4]

On January 4, 2013, Erik Burnham hinted another employee of PCOC besides Walter Peck will be appearing in Issue #2. [5]

On January 18, 2013, in an interview Erik Burnham hinted fans will want to punch Ron Alexander in the face "more than once." [6]

On January 23, 2013, Erik Burnham announced he received a page, involving Granny Gross, colored by Luis Delgado.[7]

On February 12, 2013, the regular cover and four pages for Issue #2 were revealed. [8]

On March 6, 2013, Dan Schoening posted a preview of Cover A. [9]

On March 12, 2013, a front cover, credits and seven page preview was posted. [10]

On March 13, 2013, Luis Delgado posted an unlettered version of page 19. [11]

On March 14, 2013, Dan Schoening posted an unlettered version of Cover RI. [12]

On March 15, 2013, Erik Burnham posted his writer's commentary for Issue #2. [13]

Trivia

  • The Diamond order code is JAN130398. [14]
  • Cover A
  • Cover RI
    • Cover RI appears to be visually based on the cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1. [16]
  • Page One
  • Page Two
    • Janine's civilian outfit is from The Real Ghostbusters and was last seen in Volume 1, Issue #7
    • Mitch was initially going to be a running gag of a character who shows up whenever a random task was needed and worked every job in the city to make ends meet. He was going to be the hot dog vendor in Volume 1, Issue #14 but Burnham scrapped the joke. [18]
  • Page Three
    • In panel 1, on the coffee table, is a box from Hasty Pastry Bakery, a business seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Joke's on Ray". It is partially obscured by Ron's word balloon.
    • Kylie mentions the colony Jamestown, the pilot Amelia Earhart and the plane hijacker D.B. Cooper
    • The entry's title is Greek for "Collector" [19]
    • The entry's body, also in Greek, refers to Abaddon, a realm of the dead - likely in relation to the limbo the Ghostbusters were taken to.
  • Page Four
    • Mitch, the photographer is visually based on Boris Mealey from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral"
    • One photo pays homage to a Ghostbusters II group pose
    • Another pays homage to the Rolling Stone #553 like the Regular Cover
    • Ron wear's Griswold's pig costume from "National Lampoon's European Vacation"
  • Page Five
  • Page Six
    • Peter makes a Star Trek reference, "The Final Frontier"
  • Page Seven
    • Peter references the term Protonic Reversal from the first movie.
  • Page Eight
    • The New Ghostbusters end up by the reservoir like in Ghostbusters II
    • Based on landmarks, the Ghostbusters are searching for the ghost in Central Park near the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The South Gate House at the edge of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir is visible in the foreground and the Belevedere Castle is visible in the far-right background.
    • Janine refers to the female Ghost Smashers
  • Page Nine
  • Page 10
    • The Spanish dialogue is provided courtesy of Luis Delgado. [20]
  • Page 11
    • The jogger's jacket references Lewiston Girls Academy from The Real Ghostbusters episode "If I Were A Witch Man"
    • The sloped glass wall of the Egyptian Art Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is visible in the background of every panel, suggesting the Ghostbusters are tending to Dibello's dropped victim on either 84th Street or 86th Street.
  • Page 12
  • Page 13
    • The Ghostbusters battle Dibello on Bridge #24, located near the South Gate House of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
  • Page 16
    • The fallacy of shorts is Burnham's dig at decisions made by company bosses who never had to do the job the decision changes. [22]
  • Page 17
  • Page 18
  • Page 19
  • Page 20
    • The Pequods is in Broadway on West 112th.
    • The disassembled Proton Pack is visually based on the Modified Charged Particle Accelerator, the and soldering/welding gear Ray Stantz was using to build the equipment in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Play Them Ragtime Boos"
    • The GBFans welded aluminum Injector Tubes and HGA are present on the dismantled Proton Pack. The blue bargraph lights have been drawn to reflect how that component actually looked inside the Proton Pack props.
    • In the lower right corner of the pack is a reference to Killerwatt from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Killerwatt"
  • Page 23
  • On page 12 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #2, Ron alludes to when Melanie Ortiz got Dibello's attention by taunting him with the discovery of his victims' bodies.

References

  1. ↑ Comixology Pull List Ghostbusters #2
  2. ↑ Bleeding Cool March 2013 Solicitations 12/15/12
  3. ↑ Bleeding Cool March 2013 Solicitations 12/15/12
  4. ↑ erikburnham Tweet 12/20/12
  5. ↑ Ghostbusters Wiki Interview with Erik Burnham 1/4/13
  6. ↑ CBR Interview "Burnham Busts Up New Ongoing "Ghostbusters" Series" 1/18/13
  7. ↑ erikburnham Tweet 1/23/13
  8. ↑ USA Today Interview with Erik Burnham 2/12/13
  9. ↑ Dan Schoening deviantArt "The New Ghostbusters 2" 3/6/13
  10. ↑ Preview via Comic Book Resources 3/12/13
  11. ↑ Luis Delgado deviantArt New Ghostbusters 2 page 19 3/13/13
  12. ↑ Dan Schoening deviantArt 3/14/13
  13. ↑ New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  14. ↑ Comixology Pull List Ghostbusters #2
  15. ↑ Scan of the Rolling Stone article via Spook Central
  16. ↑ Giant-Size X-Men #1 cover
  17. ↑ Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  18. ↑ Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  19. ↑ Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  20. ↑ Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  21. ↑ Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  22. ↑ Erik Burnham Tumblr New Ghostbusters 2 Commentary
  23. ↑ Luis Delgado deviantArt 3/13/13

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