IDW Publishing Comics- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters Deluxe Edition is an oversized deluxe hardcover edition that collects all 4 issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters mini-series. It features an introduction by Kevin Eastman, covers, a regular and variant, separating each issue in the hardcover, an 11 page cover gallery, 4 pages of character designs, 2 pages of cover rough designs, and 14 page commentary.
Contents
Plot
This oversized Deluxe Edition features extra art, creator annotations, and more! When a new invention goes haywire, the Turtles are sent to a whole new type of New York City. One with a whole lot more ghosts... and Ghostbusters! The two teams will have to learn to get along quickly, because a new foe from the Turtles' past has followed them and aims to conquer NYC!
The Covers
The front cover is a reuse of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1 Cover RI.
The back cover reuses the regular cover of Issue #2.
Description
This trade paperback collects:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #4
Art from Issue #1-4 are reused several times for this trade collection:
- Page 7 reuses the Issue #1 Retailer Incentive cover recolored in green and white.
- Pages 9 to 10 reuses the Dramatis Personae from the mini-series.
- Page 11 reuses the Regular Cover of Issue #1
- Page 34 reuses the Subscription Cover of Issue #1
- Page 35 reuses the Regular Cover of Issue #2
- Page 58 reuses the Comicxposure RE Cover of Issue #2
- Page 59 reuses the Regular Cover of Issue #3
- Page 82 reuses the Subscription Cover of Issue #3
- Page 83 reuses the Regular Cover of Issue #4
- Page 106 reuses the Subscription Cover of Issue #4
The collection ends with the special features:
- Pages 107 to 118 shows the rest of the variant covers, one cover per page
- Pages 119 to 122 shows four to five character designs per page.
- Page 119: The four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Page 120: Splinter, April O'Neil, two Casey Jones designs
- Page 121: Two Casey Jones designs and two Chi-You designs
- Page 122: Five Chi-You designs
- Pages 123 to 124 shows four cover rough designs per issue, including ones not used.
- Pages 125 to 138 is "The Backstory" - selected commentary on all four issues by Erik Burnham and Tom Waltz.
Cover Gallery
- Page 107: Issue #1 Awesome Con RE Cover
- Page 108: Issue #2 Hastings RE Cover
- Page 109: Issue #1 Heroes Haven Glow in the Dark RE Cover
- Page 110: Issue #1 Hot Topic RE Cover
- Pages 111 to 112: Issue #1 Virginia Comic Con Cover
- Page 113: Issue #2 Hastings RE Cover
- Page 114: Issue #2 RI Cover
- Page 115: Issue #3 Hastings RE Cover
- Page 116: Issue #3 Hot Topic RE Cover
- Page 117: Issue #4 Hastings RE Cover
- Page 118: Issue #4 Hot Topic RE Cover
Development
On November 23, 2016, the deluxe edition appeared in advance in the February 2017 solicitations. [1]
On December 22, 2016, Tom Waltz confirmed there will be new extras in the hardcover collection. [2]
On January 31, 2017, Erik Burnham revealed the hardcover will have a complete commentary by himself and Tom Waltz. [3]
On April 22, 2017, Dan Schoening posted a preview of the hardcover, including the back cover and bonus material like the character designs and commentary. [4]
Trivia
- The Diamond Order Code is DEC160526.
- The missing cover from the hardcover collection is the Issue #2 Subscription blank cover.
References
See Also
- Total Containment
- Mass Hysteria
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters TPB
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Director's Cut
Gallery
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