IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 2-5

IDW Publishing Comics-Ghostbusters 2-5
Release Date:	June 26, 2013
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Story Writer(s):	Erik Burnham
Penciler(s):	Dan Schoening
Colorist(s):	Luis Antonio Delgado
Letterer(s):	Gilberto Lazcano
Editor(s):	Tom Waltz
Front Cover Artist(s):	Dan Schoening Luis Antonio Delgado Adam Archer

Ghostbusters 2-5 is the fifth issue in the second volume of the ongoing Ghostbusters comic book series by IDW Publishing.

Plot

The Original Ghostbusters are back in Manhattan, picking up the pieces of their interrupted lives. Ray and Egon are concerned about what effects their escape from another dimension may yet hold for the world, and throw themselves into their research, while a decision Janine made when she was busting ghosts comes back to haunt her... all this and more as GHOSTBUSTERS continues!

Cast

Trains, Brains & Ghostly Remains Part One

Male Student

Slimed Restaurant Patron

Slimed Patron's Date

Ray Stantz

Jenny Moran

Janine Melnitz

Special Agent Melanie Ortiz

Braided Hair Ghost

Kylie Griffin

Chicago Ghostbusters

Rookie

Ron Alexander

Egon Spengler

Winston Zeddemore

Tiyah Clarke

Special Agent Jim Savage

Peter Venkman

Phantom Train Conductor

Walter Peck

Jack Hardemeyer

Roger Baugh

Slimer

Draugar

The New Ghostbusters Stripped

Chicago Ghostbusters

Rookie

Ron Alexander

Red Blob

Sandman

Kylie Griffin

Equipment

Trains, Brains & Ghostly Remains Part One

Proton Pack

Particle Thrower

Ecto Goggles

Proton Pack/Realistic Version

Trap

Mood Reader

Ecto-1a

Kylie's P.K.E. Meter

Slime Scooper

Slime Blower

P.K.E. Meter

Mamaroneck Ghost Train

Proton Bazooka

Paranormal Containment Research Tank

Ron's Proton Pack (thrower only)

Aura Video-Analyzer

The New Ghostbusters Stripped

Proton Pack

Particle Thrower

Proton Pack/Realistic Version

Ecto Goggles

Radio

Trap

P.K.E. Meter

Items

Ghostfruit Tree

Gris-Gris

Environmental

Psychomagnotheric Slime

Yellow Slime

Locations

Trains, Brains & Ghostly Remains Part One

Pequod's

Firehouse

Roswell

Roswell International Air Center

Chicago

Central Park

Albuquerque

Mamaroneck

New York City Hall

Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission

Roger's Apartment

The New Ghostbusters Stripped

Chicago

Development

On March 8, 2013, Erik Burnham revealed he was currently writing Issue #5.

On March 18, 2013, Erik Burnham hinted Jenny Moran will return, but not in the first arc.

On March 23, 2013, Erik Burnham revealed he's using Mamaroneck in the next script "because it, like Schenectady, is fun to write and say."

On April 5, 2013, Dan Schoening posted a preview of the regular cover featuring Peter Venkman and Kylie Griffin battling a ghost train in Mamaroneck.

On April 6, 2013, Erik Burnham confirmed this ghost train was made up (and not based on any real history). Dan Schoening revealed he's just started penciling this issue.

On May 1, 2013, Erik Burnham revealed the back up will be a one page gag each with Kylie Griffin and Ron Alexander.

On May 2, 2013, Erik Burnham posted a teaser for Ron's page.

On May 3, 2013, Erik Burnham posted a teaser of a panel from Kylie's page.

On May 9, 2013, Dan Schoening posted a WIP thumbnail of the regular cover.

On June 25, 2013, a seven page, covers, and credit page preview was posted online.

On August 6, 2013, Luis Delgado posted unlettered versions of pages 6 and 20.

Trivia

• The Diamond order code is APR130350
• Cover A
  • The train bears the #15 as its designation, a nod to colorist Luis Antonio Delgado's easter egg.
  • An ad references Casey Jones' "Hot Coffee and Cold Tea" schtick from the The Real Ghostbusters episode "Last Train to Oblivion"
  • The train is based off an actual steam train from the 1800's.
• Cover B
  • Artist Adam Archer was asked to do this cover because editor Tom Waltz liked one of Archer's pictures, featuring the Hulk and Invisible Woman.
• Page One
  • Outside the Pequod's on the left is the Male Student, the electrical shocks guy from the first movie.
  • Also outside, on the right is Ron Jeremy who had a cameo in the first movie
  • Near Ron are the Slimed Restaurant Patron and Slimed Patron's Date in Armand's Restaurant in Ghostbusters II.
  • The salon next door again references the Shears of Fate from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Hanging By a Thread"
  • Some of the subtitles for characters reference lines from the first movie like "Heart of the Ghostbusters."
  • Ray is wearing a green outfit worn by his animated counterpart on occasion during off duty hours.
  • The "witch doctor on Bleecker" is a reference to Marvel Comic's Dr. Strange.
  • Ray mentions The Collectors from the previous story arc.
  • Jenny's subtitle references the defunct Ghost Smashers.
  • Sitting behind Ray is Chip Hanson from the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Witchy Woman." In that episode, he also first appeared in a coffee shop.
• Page Two
  • Janine reads a Celebrity Magazine from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Devil in the Deep"
  • On the back cover is an ad for Gloop!, a typo of Glorp! from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Station Identification"
  • On the front cover is a reference to the soap opera "Nurses and Doctors, Doctors and Nurses" mentioned by Janine Melnitz in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Stay Tooned"
  • Also on the front cover is Gil Hamstrung from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Lights! Camera! Haunting!"
  • Janine is wearing an outfit and headset combination seen towards the end of Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)
  • The woman waiving to Rookie and Ron is one of the break dancers from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Troll Bridge"
  • Ron is wearing Chevy Chase's "Yes, it's my real name" T-shirt under his jumpsuit.
  • The space ship by the airplane is one of the By-Products of Dreams from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"
  • Kylie shoots at a ghost based on the Braided with Hair bows Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters Pilot.
  • The back drop of the bust is from the museum in The Real Ghostbusters Milton board game where the Braided Hair Ghost appears.
  • Ray references the Salt Flats in Utah
• Page Three
  • Ray is wearing the head gear hooked up to the Mood Slime in Ghostbusters II
  • The Slime Scoop from Ghostbusters II is behind Ray on the shelf
  • Next to the Slime Scoop is a box of Dick's Pizza. A Chicago location was visited by the Ghostbusters in Volume 1, Issue #13
  • On the top shelf of the shelving unit are three Slime Blower gun nozzles.
  • A label of Yuppie Water, seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Short Stuff," is on the box on the top shelf
  • Between Ray and Egon, on the bottom shelf, is a portion of the Dimensional Inverter from Egon's lab in The Real Ghostbusters.
• Page Four
  • Winston is wearing his Jaguars shirt, seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Night Game," once again.
  • Winston mentions Dana Barrett.
• Page Five
  • The Jagiello Grunwald Monument is behind Winston and Tiyah, noting where they are in Central Park.
• Page Six
  • All the vehicles in the New Mexico panels are from the "The Greatest American Hero" television series.
• Page Seven
  • Parked near the Ecto-1b is the Venkmobile from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Afterlife in the Fast Lane"
  • Ray's Occult Books is mentioned in Kylie's subtitle
  • Kylie once again uses a P.K.E. Meter based on the one from Extreme Ghostbusters
  • The advertisements references
    • Sol's Tanning Salon from The Real Ghostbusters episode "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn"
    • The Sammy K. Ferret Show from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Stay Tooned"
    • A partially blocked ad for Slime-C
    • A cut off ad of Bright Wave High Tech Industries from the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Heart of Darkness"
    • An ad of Keymaster Cologne from the Ghostbusters: Legion mini series
• Page Eight
  • More advertisements
    • Caste from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Halloween Door"
    • Peter references Casey Jones, who appeared in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Last Train to Oblivion"
  • Kylie mentions Jesus Garcia, a Mexican railroad brakeman who was killed trying to keep a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari de García, Sonora, in 1907.
• Page Nine
  • Even more advertisements
    • Casey J's Coffee and Books, the neighbor of Delgado's Gym seen in Ghostbusters Volume 1 Issue #5 and Issue #8
• Page 10
  • The bazooka's design is based on the one Peter conjured up in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mean Green Teen Machine" but the coloring is original
  • The ghost is visually based on Casey Jones, who appeared in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Last Train to Oblivion"
• Page 11
  • Doc Brown's miniature train model from "Back to the Future Part III" is seen amongst the falling debris from the spectral locomotive after being blown up by Peter.
• Page 13
  • Walter Peck drinks from an EPA mug
  • Peck's various framed articles appear again
• Page 14
  • Jack Hardemeyer gets fired for getting carried away once again
• Page 15
  • Roger lives at the Washington Mews between Fifth Avenue and University Place/
  • Janine refuses to watch a Wolfman movie
  • Roger's line about the movie reflects one interpretation of Ghostbusters
  • The wine bottle references Les Oiseaux Fine Wines, seen in the Sedgewick Hotel in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions
  • On top of a book shelf is the Leprechaun's Pot from the Extreme Ghostbusters' episode "The Luck of the Irish"
  • The frame near the pot has an image of the farm from the opening of The Real Ghostbusters episode "Egon's Dragon"
  • On a shelf is a copy of J.N. Kline's Gore Series from the Extreme Ghostbusters "Deadliners"
  • In the shelf is one of the Vocal Pattern Emulators from the Extreme Ghostbusters "Sonic Youth"
  • On the shelf behind Roger is the fragment of the Blarney Stone from the Extreme Ghostbusters "The Luck of the Irish"
  • Janine's night gown is based on the one worn in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster"
• Page 16
  • Janine passes on Garfield, who was voiced by Bill Murray in the CG movie
  • Roger settles on Channel 15, another 15 easter egg of Luis Delgado
  • On the shelf behind Roger is Zedikiah Spengler's pipe from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Egon's Dragon"
  • "Zealous Ladies" is a parody of Designing Women, a television series that Annie Potts starred in from 1986 to 1993.
  • Spencer vs. The Crystal Ghoul references Filmation's Ghostbusters
  • The ornate rod leaning against the shelf is the staff from Fil Barlow's Extreme Ghostbusters Egon concept art.
  • Yellow Slime was encountered in Ghostbusters: The Video Game on Shandor Island
• Page 17
  • In the upper right corner is a computer monitor with the Tobin's Spirit Guide version seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "I Am the City"
  • The P.K. Frequency Scanner from the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Dog Days" is on the shelf by the Slime Scoop
  • To the right of Egon on the shelf is the "Basic English" sign used by Russell Ziskey in the movie "Stripes. "
  • A file of Mee-Krah is on the computer screen and is from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Standing Room Only"
  • The miniature portal in the first panel and other device in front of Roger is the Dimensionometer from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Egon on the Rampage"
  • The periodic table seen in Ghostbusters II is visible
  • The Transdimensional Portal from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Copycat" is seen behind Egon in another room
• Page 18
  • In the corner is the Ghostfruit Tree from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions
  • Behind the chair in Roger's lounge is Zedekiah Spengler's lute from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Egon's Dragon"
• Page 19
  • Mrs. Hardenbauer from the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "The Ghostmakers" changes her mind about getting on the elevator
  • By Egon is a directory that references many things
    • Gumball's Department Store from the Slimer! episode "Cash or Slime"
    • Sany from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Halloween Door"
    • WWOW Radio and Moon Man from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Ransom of Greenspud"
    • Fur Storage Warehouse from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Ransom of Greenspud
    • Piper's Music, a nod to Piper from the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "The Pied Piper of Manhattan"
    • Delgado's Gym from Ghostbusters Volume One Issues #5 and 8
• Page 20
  • Egon uses the shield from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Doctor, Doctor"
  • The claw at the end of the stick is one of the Robo-Buster's from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Robo-Buster"
  • Egon tries to use the Gris-Gris given to him at the end of Ghostbusters Volume 1, Issue #10
  • The Ghost Smasher gun is still hooked to the Paranormal Containment Research Tank from Ghostbusters Volume 1, Issue #14.
  • The blue device in the back ground is part of the Dimensional Inverter, Egon and Ray worked on in The Real Ghostbusters episode "When Halloween Was Forever"
• Page 22
  • Kylie takes on a Sandman, seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"

Also See

• Ghostbusters IDW Ongoing Series

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