Ghostbusters Crossing Over 8 is the eighth and final issue of the maxi-series by IDW Publishing.
Plot[]
The Ghostbusters have survived every challenge thrown their way so far, but they aren't home free yet-and with Tiamat involved, victory will come at a cost! Join us for the grand finale of the biggest Ghostbusters story of 2018, setting the stage for the future! CROSSING OVER ends here![1]
Cast[]
Equipment[]
- Both versions
- Both versions
Interspatial Teleportation Unit
Items[]
Locations[]
Development[]
On March 14, 2018, Tom Waltz posted a preview of a cover by Luca Pizzari.[2]
On July 26, 2018, October solicitations revealed initial crew, logline, and Cover RI.[3]
On August 14, 2018, Erik Burnham revealed he put another 9 panel grid in the script.[4]
On August 18, 2018, Dan Schoening mentioned he would be working on Issue #8 next weekend.[5]
On August 22, 2018, Erik Burnham announced he was done with writing Crossing Over.[6]
On September 21, 2018, Tom Waltz posted three finished panels featuring the 80-C, 50-S, and 68-E teams.[7]
On September 24, 2018, Tom Waltz approved the issue to print and posted a snippet of the ending.[8]
On November 11, 2018, Dan Schoening posted the full image of Kevin Beckman he used a part of for Cover A.[9]
On November 13, 2018, a covers, credits, and 5 page preview was posted.[10]
On March 7, 2019, Luis Delgado posted an unlettered version of page 10.[11]
Trivia[]
- The Diamond Order Code is AUG180773.
- On page 22 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #7, Issue #8's Cover RI is previewed instead of Cover A.
- Cover A
- Appearing on the cover are:
- Prime Egon Spengler, Melanie Ortiz, Peter Venkman, and Ecto-1.
- Ghostbusters of Dimension 35-N
- Kevin Beckman of Dimension 80-C
- Appearing on the cover are:
- Cover B
- Appearing on the cover are:
- Prime Cait Banner, Zoe Zawadzki, Janine Melnitz, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, Peter Venkman, Jenny Moran, Ray Stantz, Dani Shpak, Ron Alexander, and Lou Kamaka.
- Mike the Golem and Robo-Buster of Dimension 68-V
- Ray Stantz from Dimension 68-R
- Eduardo Rivera and Garrett Miller from Dimension 68-E
- Erin Gilbert from Dimension 80-C
- Alan Crendall and Samuel Hazer from Dimension 50-S.
- Zoe is in her outfit from her first appearance in the Ghostbusters Annual 2017.
- Janine is in her first outfit from the first movie.
- Ray, Egon, and Peter are in the charcoal flightsuits from Ghostbusters II.
- Ray has the Giga meter.
- The van and motorcycle are from 1986 Kenner concept art.
- Appearing on the cover are:
- Cover RI
- Appearing on the cover are:
- Prime Ecto-1, Firehouse, Winston, and Slimer.
- Kylie Griffin from Dimension 68-E.
- Alan Crendall from Dimension 50-S.
- Jillian Holtzmann from Dimension 80-C.
- Appearing on the cover are:
- What Came Before
- Mentioned are:
- Alluded to are:
- Trap-Gate
- The Ghostbusters' last encounter with Tiamat in Volume 2 Issue #20.
- Winston losing a life with Tiyah Clarke in Volume 2 Issue #20.
- The Ghostbusters crossing the streams on Tiamat in Volume 2 Issue #16.
- Trap Orb from Issue #6.
- Page 1
- Continued from last issue, the Ghostbusters and Tiamat are in The Collectors' Limbo.
- Winston 68-R likens Tiamat to Medusa.
- Tiamat was also compared to Medusa in Volume 2 Issue #14 by Dana Barrett on page 12.
- Winston refers to the climax of Volume 2 Issue #20 when Tiamat made all but he forget about his marriage to Tiyah Clarke.
- Erin refers to the presentation in Issue #3 at the Warehouse.
- Jillian is eating from the still unidentified Pringles stand-in product.
- The Extreme Ghostbusters' proton streams are at full power like at the end of "Darkness at Noon, Part 2".
- Page 3
- Winston and Tiamat refer to research Kylie uncovered in the Mass Hysteria arc that gods could be appeased with a sacrifice to leave a dimension.
- Tiamat mentions the Collectors and their capture in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #5.
- The prototype Trap-Gate and the Collectors' capture in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #5 is depicted in panel 3.
- Page 4
- Egon 68-R refers to when Roland detected Tiamat's P.K.E. signature in Issue #4 on page 3.
- Page 5
- Kylie's "Hold Hand Grenade" is a nod to the Monty Python film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". In it, the Holy Hand Grenade was a satire of The Sovereign's Orb of the United Kingdom and used against the vicious Rabbit of Caerbannog.
- Ray mentions Rachel Unglighter and her warning from Issue #6.
- Kylie refers to when they crossed the streams on Tiamat in Volume 2 Issue #16.
- Page 7
- Winston knew Holtzmann had the Proton Glove because it was used in Issue #3 at Fort Washington Park. They were both part of the team sent out.
- The Trap-Gate's random destination toggle was mentioned in Issue #4 by Egon on page 4.
- Page 9
- In panel 2, the red ionizing radiation hazard symbol on Abby's Proton Pack can be seen.
- Page 10
- Seven Trap-Gates were used against Tiamat. In Issue #4, Egon 68-R stated it would take far more than six to capture a Class 7.
- Page 12
- Winston made a similar decision to leave the story arc's main villain in a Trap at the end of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 1 rather than deposit it into the Containment Unit.
- Page 13
- In panel 1, on the left is a the Ecto-100 - a customized Ford F-100 done by fan Mr. Outlaw.
- In panel 1, on the machine screen between Zoe and Garrett is a still from The Real Ghostbusters Game Boy video game.
- In panel 1, in front of Zoe is the Containment Unit Monitor from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Xmas Marks the Spot" and "When Halloween Was Forever".
- In panel 2, on top of the filing cabinets are Janine's box of Chamomile tea, a recurring nod to Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions).
- In panel 2, Egon 68-E is wearing a "I've Been Slimed" T-Shirt from the Ghostbusters Official Mail Order Merchandise.
- Ray mentions The Collectors and the time skewing nature of their dimension.
- Peter charges Egon 68-E $24.99 for the shirt. When it was originally sold, the price was $7.50.
- Ray hopes they haven't been gone for months.
- In Volume 2, the Ghostbusters were gone for three months.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2, the TMNT were gone for three weeks.
- Like in Ghostbusters International #11, Ray's celebratory tone at the end of the story arc is premature and something terrible happens to Jenny.
- Page 14
- Kevin is in his white T-shirt and flightsuit tied off at the waste like when Rowan North was in possession of him in Chapter 13 of the Ghostbusters (2016 Movie).
- Amid the smoke is the experimental monitor from Issue #1.
- The Containment Unit's hatch is open like its counterpart on The Real Ghostbusters.
- Page 15
- Ray alludes to Slimer.
- In panel 2, the screen on Jenny's phone references Dan Aykroyd's character Austin Millbarge in the movie "Spies Like Us".
- Donna Dixon, Jenny's visual inspiration, was also in the movie.
- The movie was referenced in Volume 1 Issue #14.
- Panel 4 is Rachel Unglighter's warning from Issue #6.
- The image is from page 16 panel 5.
- The quote is from page 19, panel 1.
- Page 16
- In panel 1, on the screen above Cait's head is a still from stage 1 of The Real Ghostbusters Data East video game.
- Holtzmann alludes to her Remote Access Teleportation Unit and the accident in Issue #1.
- Page 17
- Ray and Egon are in their blue lab coats from the commercial in the first movie. Egon has his Stethoscope and PC-4 Calculator as well.
- Ray uses a Sony brand remote.
- In panel 4, the ghost attacking Jenny is visually based on Kenner's Mail Fraud Ghost.
- The pocket dimension is visually based on the one seen in The Real Ghostbusters' episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster".
- Page 18
- Ray talks about finding a way to get Jenny out. On The Real Ghostbusters, several ways were explored:
- Egon and later Eduardo use suits to go into the unit.
- Slimer could return to the hatch in "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster".
- An airlock was devised in "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis".
- A Trap Sphere was used in "Partners in Slime".
- Even Professor Dweeb made a device and used it in "The Slob".
- Ray talks about finding a way to get Jenny out. On The Real Ghostbusters, several ways were explored:
- Page 19
- Egon uses his subliminal messaging code from Volume 1 Issue #5.
- Egon's code is revealed to trigger the Chicken Dance, a fad that became popular in the U.S. in 1981.
- Egon mentions Ron Alexander.
- Page 20
- In panel 1, on the sidewalk are:
- Lieutenant Frump from The Real Ghostbusters.
- Dr. Ruth from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Egon on the Rampage".
- The couple is Timo and another member of the Ghostbusters Germany fan franchise.
- Around the corner are Deputy Chief O'Malley from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Scaring of the Green" and the man in the cooked turkey suit from "Egon on the Rampage".
- Peck and Janine meet at a Pequod's, the coffee franchise established in Volume 1.
- In panel 4, Luis Antonio Delgado's 15 easter egg is on the orange price tag in the refrigerated display.
- On page 20 of Issue #8 in the Ghostbusters Crossing Over TPB, panel 4, Kevin Beckman is in the middle inside in the display by the register.
- In panel 4, the Pumpkin Spice decoration by Janine's head references the Irish word for Halloween, Oíche Shamhna (pronounced roughly EE-hyeh HOW-nuh).
- In panel 4, the orange menu standee on the table references members of the comic's crew:
- World Famous Brownies made by assistant editor Megan Brown for $4.99.
- Pan de Muertos or Mexican Bread of the Dead by colorist Luis Delgado for $4.99.
- Pumperknickle by editor Tom Waltz for $3.99.
- Spinners by writer Erik Burnham for $3.99.
- Rye by artist Dan Schoening for $4.99.
- Bread by letterer Neil Uyetake for $5.99.
- Peck refers to the offer he made in Issue #1.
- Janine's business suit is visually based on one briefly worn by her animated counterpart at the start of The Real Ghostbusters episode "Egon on the Rampage".
- In panel 5, in the lower right corner, Charon's Patisserie is referenced. It appeared in Volume 1 Issue #12 and is a nod to Charon from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Hanging By a Thread".
- In panel 1, on the sidewalk are:
Also See[]
References[]
- ↑ Previews World solicit Issue #8 7/25/18
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 3/14/18
- ↑ Newsarama "IDW's 13-Year TRANSFORMERS Era Ends & More in OCTOBER 2018 Solicitations" 7/26/18
- ↑ erikburnham Tweet 8/14/18
- ↑ Dapperpomade Tweet 8/18/18
- ↑ erikburnham Tweet 8/22/18
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 9/21/18
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 9/24/18
- ↑ dannyschoening Tweet 11/11/18
- ↑ Newsarama "It All Comes Down to One Last Fight in GHOSTBUSTERS: CROSSING OVER #8 Preview" 11/13/18
- ↑ luisdelgado deviantArt "Ghostbusters: Crossing Over #8 page 10" 3/7/19
Gallery[]
Cover A preview
Cover B preview
Cover B
Cover RI preview
Cover RI preview
Credits page
What Came Before page
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