While the surviving cast of the original
Ghostbusters made small cameos in Sony and Paul Feig's franchise reboot this past summer, fans were disappointed to learn that the roles were completely unrelated to their original characters. Given that it's incredibly unlikely we'll ever see the two teams meet in a film, IDW comics has taken up the reins to unite the teams in a new comic series, titled
Ghostbusters 101.
In a statement, series writer Erik Burnham said
“this is it. A meeting of the teams. I can honestly say that it’s something a ton of fans have been demanding since the very hint of a new Ghostbusters movie; I get asked at cons and social media a lot: when will there be a crossover? Well now I can give an answer: in 2017. And I’m so excited for it — introducing these characters to each other and letting their individual quirks mix? Just going by past crossovers, that’s a whole lot of fun.”
The series will be released on March 22, 2017, written by Burnham and drawn by artists Dan Schoening and Luis Delgado. Check out the teaser image and description for the series below, courtesy of
Nerdist!
“Let’s Do The Space-Warp Again!” Before they began investigating the supernatural, most of the original Ghostbusters were teachers… and they’ve decided it’s time they start sharing their knowledge again. But when their first batch of students start poking around the firehouse and accidentally set in motion the merging of two universes (it’s easier than you’d think) Venkman, Stantz, Zeddemore, and Spengler will need all the help they can get to put things right! And who do you think will Answer The Call? (If you guessed Holtzmann, Yates, Tolan, and Gilbert… you get a gold star!) It’s a brand new inter-dimensional meeting of the minds, starting here!”
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