[mrmichaelt]

Forgot/messed up on list

*Page 14
**I meant Imps, not Trolls.
**Specifically, the Imp is the one with blue eyes, snout, and small horns.
*Page 17
**Peter, from The Real Ghostbusters, points out the Red Sox hit better than the Jags. This was a nod to Winston, from The Real Ghostbusters, and his favorite minor league team, the Jaguars from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Night Game"
**The Employee of the Month board is in its third permutation. It is the version seen in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions. It was also used in the ongoing series Volume 2 Issue #11.
*Page 18
**In panel 1, the Skull of Ivo Shandor can be seen on the right side in Peter's office area.
**In panel 1, on the chair in the office area is ??
**In panel 1, part of the Vigo painting is seen.
**Kylie grabs the Megatrap, last seen in the ongoing series Volume 1 Issue #15.
**In panel 6, on top of the white closet is the box of contaminated jumpsuits from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Citizen Ghost"
*Page 19
**In panel 3, part of the Vigo painting is seen.
*Page 20
**In the last panel, left of Peter in the box is a book with the cover from Slimer! #1 of the NOW Comics series

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[PssdffJay]

*Page 5
**Ray mentions the brand of permanent marker, Sharpie.

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I don't have it in front of me, but when I read it yesterday, I thought it was Janine talking about the sharpie and how no one labels anything even though they have Sharpies. I could be wrong, I went through it fast in the parking lot of the store, I haven't examined every page yet like I do later at home.

Thanks for the info on the Sanctum of Slime reference. I haven't played it so I had no idea who they were.

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[mrmichaelt]

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I'll double check that. Thanks, PssdffJay. And you're welcome!

More easter eggs

*Page 2
**In panel three, on the red screen is the city map from the Ghostbusters Activision video game.
**In panel three, on Egon's clipboard is a nod to the Ghostbusters Official Fan Club - including the "I've Been Slimed" and "Back Off, Man" stickers.
*Page 11
**The plastic flamingo appears to be an unused prop from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Halloween II 1/2". The model sheet appeared in the DVD-ROM section of the "Halloween Special" DVD put out by the defunct Ghostbusters fan site RGBDVDS.tk
*Page 12
**In panel 4, the yellow Post-It note references J. Michael Straczynski and the last four digits of the phone number are his birth year, 1954.
*Page 13
**In panel 2 to 4, the blue Post-it note references Gracie Mansion and its address.
**In panel 5, Janine is looking at The Digest Book of Racquetball. It's an actual book printed in 1980.
*Page 15
**On the upper right of brown tack board, the billboard image for the Ghostbusters Spooktacular at Universal Studios
**On the left side of the brown tack board, is the grab of an episode of "Top Cats" seen in Ghostbusters II framed on an office wall when Peter talks to Norman in Chapter 2 "World of the Psychic"
*Page 16
**In panel 2, on the white board, the line "Funny You Should Scream Jina Bacarr" is a reference to an unproduced script of The Real Ghostbusters "Funny You Should Scream" by Jina Bacarr.
**In panel 2, right of Kylie on the white board is "Newhart Show" - a nod to the Bob Newhart show and a favorite of Peter, from The Real Ghostbusters, who admitted so in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Victor, the Happy Ghost".
*Page 18
**In panel 1, hanging upside down on the chair in the office area is the sports page of the newspaper with the headline "They Lost Again" Janine was reading in The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Grundel" when she teased Egon about loving him most of all.

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[CPU64]

It's been a while since my comic store alerted me of new GB issues. I may not even have my name in the stack anymore

[Kingpin]

Michael, thanks for digging up the reference to "Funny you should scream", as it happens I referred to it only the other day in the Reboot sub-forum, but couldn't remember the specifics.

[Razorgeist]

You know I was wondering if Erik chose "Janine Melnitz Ghostbuster" as a framing device because of how ambigulous Proteus's fate was in that episode.

[mrmichaelt]

I forgot to comment on Kylie finally getting to use the Megatrap since it's based on the Trendmasters Deluxe Kylie Griffin's deluxe Ghost Trap toy.

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Michael, thanks for digging up the reference to "Funny you should scream", as it happens I referred to it only the other day in the Reboot sub-forum, but couldn't remember the specifics.

You're welcome, Kingpin.

All the same, I'm hoping that dog chewed up the white board and chalkboard, too, before he headed downstairs.

You know I was wondering if Erik chose "Janine Melnitz Ghostbuster" as a framing device because of how ambiguous Proteus' fate was in that episode.

Once I saw the 'extra scenes' that appeared in Issue #1 and #3, I realized how open ended that episode was. But for Proteus, even before the comic, I assumed his Achilles heel was to his own abilities and thus the energy overload created by the feedback loop of the mirrors blew him and his building up. If anything, his physical body was discorporated and essence blown away to another dimension. imo.

[Razorgeist]

I had always assumed that too.

[Kingpin]

Makes sense, especially as something very similar happened with Gozer.

[Fritz]

I figure that with #4 coming out this week, I should get off my ass and post my snark on #3.

Fritz Babbles About Ghostbusters Get Real #3

We now return to the "Janine Melnitz: Ghostbuster" commercial break.

We start off with IDW Ray using RGB Egon's old space suit ("X-Mas Marks The Spot", recycled into the "Super Fright Features" action figure) to go through the dimensional portal to RGB Earth, where he get slimed and almost encounters the member of the RGB cast who didn't make the dimensional trim back in issue 1, Janine. IDW Janine thinks RGB Janine sounds awful--I think almost everyone in Ghosthead land disagrees, but at least IDW Janine heard her now instead of a season later. You think IDW Janine denies RGB Janine now, wait until RGB Janine has a personality amputation, drops about thirty IQ points, and starts sounding like a helium-sucking cheerleader. But the most important thing is that IDW Ray has heard RGB Janine mention Proteus--they know who their foe is now.

Proteus's poodle, meanwhile, is getting closer--he's made it to the IDW Universe, but it's a decade or so in the future: the Ghostbusters Cerberus encounters are Alan Crendall, Bridget Gibbons, Samuel Hazer, Gabriel Sitter, and their driver Geoff (who appears to have no last name) as seen in the Sanctum of Slime video game, which was written by IDW editor Tom Waltz. Crendall was last seen in GB#1 as a kid, and he's the nephew of Janosz Poha, Vigo's poodle from GB2. Ananke, perhaps tired of Cerberus wrecking hell in space and time, points him in the right direction, but not without a reminder of her assertion that "Proteus, you reeeeeeealy don't want to do this..."

(I can't help but wonder, though, that if this miniseries had been made a year or so later, if Cerberus would have visited a universe where the Ghostbusters don't form until 2016 and they're all women. Maybe he still did "off camera")

The four or eight, depending on how you count them, Ghostbusters have researched Proteus and are trying to come up with an idea. IDW Egon recommends proton grenades; RGB Egon totally agrees, having created something similar himself. It's also this part that we have some more characterization fun, with the two Ray's excitedly talking about the improvements the IDW guys have made (since they've had as much as a decade or so to do it) and the two Winstons calmly try to keep everything from getting too crazy. But the best banter between dimensional counterparts comes when Cerberus shows up at GBCentral-IDW, and of course it's Venkman:

RGB Venkman: "Hey, other me! Try to blind it with your bald spot!"

IDW Venkman: "Winston, I think I'm about to kill myself."

Kylie activates the Red Sox trap (see GB#24 (V2#6)), which isn't powerful enough to send Cerberus all the way to the Containment Unit, but delays him long enough for the four/eight Ghostbusters to get their proton packs. Kylie gets another good moment as she hauls out the super trap, the one that looks like the one one of her toys came with, and manages to contain Cerberus.

Time to celebrate, right?

Hah hah no. Cerberus was defeated, but he accomplished his mission--he led Proteus straight to IDW GBHQ. This is bad. For one thing, Proteus is currently about twelve feet tall and must weight a ton or two, because the ECTO-1 he's standing on is being smashed under the strain. That's gonna play hell on the shocks.

We'll be back for the conclusion of the "Janine Melnitz: Ghostbuster" commercial break after these messages.

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[mrmichaelt]

Story

Kylie and Janine stranded in Tokyo with the Megatrap holding the Cerberus manifestation... hilarious! Figured it would end in the embassy but too bad they couldn't fit in a panel of Janine calling Peck on the phone and him not believing her or something funny. But that last panel with the ghost. Yeah...

Considering the damage done to the Firehouse from the end of the Mass Hysteria! arc, the TMNT/GB arc and now in this issue... what is the heck is their insurance premiums like?

Rather brilliant to utilize Proteus' pet peeve to weaken him in-story (and set up his demise), show future cases in the RGB, and seed the future of the IDW canon. Obviously one is the Sandman in the upcoming annual but the other three visions... it'll be fun to see how they figure. Also loved the irony of another god forcing Winston to make a hard choice in the Firehouse basement. At least this time, it doesn't involve him dying...shrug.

Favorite line: "We met weird versions of ourselves with boring hair and then got zapped into limbo by some guy in a toga."

As I thought, nice sync up to the end of "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" and neat to see some more 'extra scenes' added in. Nice touch to show Claudia was okay.

Easter Eggs So Far

*Regular Cover
**The Winston Zeddemore of both universes are featured along with Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters.
**The prime Winston has half of The Key from The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle"
***The half of The Key is the one owned by the animated Winston until he gave it to The Collector.
*Page 1
**Icon Ghost mentions the Interspatial Teleportation Unit.
**In panel 1, the Icon Ghost hides his saw like he does in a bumper.
**In panel 3, the Icon Ghost crouches down and hides like he does in a bumper.
*Page 2
**In panel 4, still draped on one of the office chairs is the newspaper Janine reads in The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Grundel"
**In panel 4, on top of the office drawers once again is the Genie's lamp from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine's Genie"
*Page 3
**Continued from last issue, Janine is still wearing the outfit from the first movie when the Containment Unit was shut down.
*Page 4
**In panel 3, to the left of Kylie appears to be Mr. Miyagi and Daniel from the original "Karate Kid" trilogy.
**In panel 3, there is a Pequod's, the coffee chain introduced in Volume One of the ongoing series.
**In panel 3, right by Janine is Kenji from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters"
***Like in the beginning of the episode, in this panel, he is reading his "Monsters" magazine.
**In panel 4, the cylindrical building with the massive advertisements is the San-Ai Buidling. This confirms Kylie and Janine were sent to the Ginza ward of Tokyo, Japan.
**In panel 4, on the far left building is Sony.
**In panel 4, the first column of billboards on the left side are:
***The black billboard's kanji is
***The Yamani Studios signage from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters" is below the black billboard.
***The lower part of the green billboard has 'Ghostbusters' in katakana.
***The yellow billboard
***The pink vertical billboard
**In panel 4, the second column of billboards in the middle are:
***On the black billboard are chibi figures of
***On the green billboard is 'Busters' in katakana
***On the big billboard is 'Attack of the B-Movie Monsters'
***Under the big billboard is a grab of the Ghostbusters fighting Kani at the beach shore in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters"
***Under Kani is a green billboard with
**In panel 4, the third column of billboards in the middle are:
***On the white vertical billboard is
***On the blue vertical billboard are 'Yama'
***On the black billboard, there appears to be Stay Puft Marshmallow Man's head
***On the orange vertical billboard
**In panel 4, on the far right, on the white vertical billboard is
**In panel 4, on the far right, on the red cap is Nori Ra from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters"
*Page 5
**In panel 2 and 3, on the right, is the Employee of the Month board from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions
***For January, the image is
***For February, the image is Pete dialing his cellphone in Volume 2 Issue #7, page 3, panel 5
***For March, the image is Peter entering the diner in Volume 1 Issue #9, page 29, panel 3
***For April, the image is
***For May, the image is
***For June, the image is Peter talking to Melanie Ortiz in the cafe in Volume 1 Issue #10, page 19, panel 3
***For July, the image is Peter from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1 Subscription Cover
***For August, the image is
***For October, the image is possessed Peter in Volume 1 Issue #6, page 20, panel 4
***For November, the image is Rookie from the Rookie & Ron logo in Volume 2 Issue #7 page 22
***For December, the image is Ron Alexander from the Rookie & Ron logo in Volume 2 Issue #7 page 22
**In panel 2, once again, on the right is the Jump Bug arcade from Ghostbusters II.
*Page 6
**In panel 3, the animated Ray alludes to the Atlas statue Proteus possessed in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster"
**In panel 2, Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg is on the incident sign.
*Page 7
**In panel 3, the animated Peter alludes to Egon's triage line to Janine in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster"
*Page 8
**In panel 2, once more in the box by the stairs is the blue book with the NOW Comics' Slimer! #1 cover on it.
*Page 9
**From Greek mythology, Proteus' gift for prophecy comes into play.
**Of the four glimpses into the Ghostbusters' future, one shows an entity in silhouette. He is a Sandman who will appear in the Annual 2015 in November.
*Page 10
**The four glimpses of the Real Ghostbusters' futures are from episodes that canonically take place after "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster"
***The trio of ghosts armed with a Proton Pack in "Janine's Day Off"
***Samhain and his fortress in "Halloween II 1/2"
***Grundel from "The Grundel"
***Tolay from "Egon's Ghost"
*Page 12
**In panel 1, on the shelf right of Winston is Robobot from the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "The Infernal Machine"
**In panel 2, on the foot locker once again is the Real Ghostbusters Power Cycle. It was last seen in Issue #1.
**In panel 6, Winston invokes the "Leave No Man Behind" credo the U.S. Army calls the Warrior Ethos
*Page 13
**The Nintendo Advantage Controller used for the Statue of Liberty in Ghostbusters II appears on the console
**In panel 2, a grab of the Containment Unit Monitor from The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks The Spot" appears on a screen
**In panel 2, another 15 easter egg appears on the grab of the Containment Unit Monitor.
**In panel 4, Ananke mentions was trapped
***By ghosts. In Volume 1 Issue #16 of the ongoing series, Winston was trapped by the ghost of Staff Sergeant Adams.
***By men. This could be a reference to Winston's military career or in the first movie when he was arrested along with the other Ghostbusters.
**In panel 4, another grab of the Containment Unit Monitor appears on the console.
**Once again, just like in Volume 2 Issue #19 of the ongoing series, a god forces Winston to make a hard choice in the Firehouse basement. At least this time, it doesn't involve him dying.
*Page 14
**As a nod to animation errors on The Real Ghostbusters, the guys put their Electric Gloves back on in panel 2 but in the next panel they are gone again.
*Page 15
**The page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" when the Ghostbusters see Janine and Slimer in the boardroom, Janine references Lewis Carroll and Ray warns her Proteus is a primal god like Gozer.
*Page 16
** The page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" when Janine admits Proteus in his true form isn't bad looking to when she prepares to shoot the mirror the guys are trapped in.
*Page 18
** The page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" when Janine is about to fire on the mirror to when Proteus' energy beam bounces around the room.
*Page 19
**The page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" when Egon advises everyone to vacate the Eerie up to when the Eerie blows up.
*Page 20
**In panel 1, on the big sign left of the Firehouse references the Blody drink from The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Halloween Door" and recently is prevalent in the ongoing series.
**The page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" when everyone gathers in the Firehouse, Egon thanks Janine, and Ray muses everything is back to normal.
**The park scene is visually based on Battery Park in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Scaring of the Green" when the Bog Hound appears behind two men on a park bench. One of the men even appears.
**As in Issue #1, the blue bird is visually based on the one that appeared at the start of The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood" and is scared off by the stone lions.
**Claudia is restored to normal. She was turned into the bird by Proteus in Issue #1
*Page 21
**The epilogue takes place at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
**The official notes Japan's belief in the supernatural
**In panel 4, on the posters is "Busters" in katakana
**The female Japanese ghosts appears to be based on a Yurei.

To Be Identified
*Page 3
**Panel 4, the 'Skinny' paper on Janine's desk
*Page 4
**Panel 2, Ginza billboards
*Page 5
**Panel 2-3, Employee of the Month board - January, April, May, August
*Page 6
**The form Proteus takes on is visually based on
*Page 11
**Panel 1-2, the box thing on shelf left of Proteus
*Panel 21
**In panel 3, the little carton left of Kylie is

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[gboy6]

I may be wrong about this, but the woman on page 9 kind of looks like the female buster from Ghost Negotiator Tenma.
Her earrings also kind of looks like the logo too, but it may be just a generic ghost also.



And since I'm on that subject, I find it kind of strange that this series or the characters from Paranormal Blast and Beeline's game didn't show up as one of the alternate universes.

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[mrmichaelt]

More Get Real #4 eggs

*Page 5
**Panel 2 and 3: The rest of the Employee of the Months
***January: Peter from the Get Real #1 Regular Cover
***April: Peter from the back cover of the Volume 2 Trade paperback
***May: Peter from June 16, 2009 art posted by Dan titled "We're Ready to Believe You"
***August: Peter from opening of Sanctum of Slime when Peter is terrified at thought of hiring more rookies.
***September: Peter from October 24, 2006 art Dan posted titled "This Chick is TOAST"
*Page 11
**Panel 1 and 2: On the shelving on the left, there's the Kenner Proton Pack box on top and the Kenner Firehouse box on the middle shelf.

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I may be wrong about this, but the woman on page 9 kind of looks like the female buster from Ghost Negotiator Tenma.
Her earrings also kind of looks like the logo too, but it may be just a generic ghost also.



And since I'm on that subject, I find it kind of strange that this series or the characters from Paranormal Blast and Beeline's game didn't show up as one of the alternate universes.

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I do see the resemblance to the character Mukunoki Rika and that does look the like the ghost earrings, too. If the last page is any indication, maybe more paranormal activity in Japan?

Erik did admit he initially had other ideas for the parallel universes to be shown but due to a time crunch I think, Dan picked his own. I bet if that 2 pager was a 3 pager, more universe like the 2 you mentioned would have appeared.

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[zeta otaku]

Not going to lie... the last two panels creep me out way more than they should... that thing is HAUNTING and I realize the pun but I can't think of any better word to describe the feeling. It's just... REALLY unsettling.

[Razorgeist]

Not going to lie... the last two panels creep me out way more than they should... that thing is HAUNTING and I realize the pun but I can't think of any better word to describe the feeling. It's just... REALLY unsettling.

My thoughts exactly. Cant wait for volume 3 though.

[Kingpin]

***On the black billboard are chibi figures of
***On the white vertical billboard is

Looks to be the four Ghostbusters, and Stay Puft, respectively.

Page 9: The classical building with the glass pyramid is the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Page 13: Ananke's reference would also refer to the Collectors from earlier in the series' run.

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All in all, this has been one hell of an arc, which was over too soon. If anything, I think this speaks for how well IDW handles the Real Ghostbusters property, and any dip into that arm of the franchise again would always be welcome.

I think it's fair to say Get Real is one of my all-time favourite arcs in the IDW series, and it's because of how well they captured the look, feel and spirit of the title.

And I'm really glad the comic is going into a third volume next year. Can't wait to pick up the annual.

[mrmichaelt]

***On the black billboard are chibi figures of
***On the white vertical billboard is

Looks to be the four Ghostbusters, and Stay Puft, respectively.

Page 9: The classical building with the glass pyramid is the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Page 13: Ananke's reference would also refer to the Collectors from earlier in the series' run.

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All in all, this has been one hell of an arc, which was over too soon. If anything, I think this speaks for how well IDW handles the Real Ghostbusters property, and any dip into that arm of the franchise again would always be welcome.

I think it's fair to say Get Real is one of my all-time favourite arcs in the IDW series, and it's because of how well they captured the look, feel and spirit of the title.

And I'm really glad the comic is going into a third volume next year. Can't wait to pick up the annual.

Yeah, I guessing maybe chibi figures from one of the classic GB games?

I think Stay Puft is one the black vertical billboard and maybe the Icon Ghost on the white vertical one. Think.

Page 9: Oh yeah. Interesting. So the Louvre, a monk ghost with a bird mask, a woman maybe based on a Japanese property and the IDW Sandman. Hmm.

Page 13: I thought so, too, but the Collectors are usually referred to as demons.

Figured out one more easter egg. On page 2 and 3, both panel 4, on Janine's desk by the phone is the back cover of Weird Magazine from "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (it was like an ad for skinny people to get huge muscles).

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Couldn't agree more with ya.

[Razorgeist]

***On the black billboard are chibi figures of
***On the white vertical billboard is

Looks to be the four Ghostbusters, and Stay Puft, respectively.

Page 9: The classical building with the glass pyramid is the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Page 13: Ananke's reference would also refer to the Collectors from earlier in the series' run.

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All in all, this has been one hell of an arc, which was over too soon. If anything, I think this speaks for how well IDW handles the Real Ghostbusters property, and any dip into that arm of the franchise again would always be welcome.

I think it's fair to say Get Real is one of my all-time favourite arcs in the IDW series, and it's because of how well they captured the look, feel and spirit of the title.

And I'm really glad the comic is going into a third volume next year. Can't wait to pick up the annual.

Same here cant wait to get the trade. I kind of wish they could have thrown an extra issue in there. I've said this before but it bears repeating ...is there anyway we can get the team nominated for an Eisner award?

[JayTigran]

So now the Ghostbusters go globe trotting!
http://www.comicbookresources.com/artic ... nal-series

including the potential for new hires! Who ever could take such an extreme task as covering for the OGBs in New York? I don't know, with Kylie & Eduardo all ready introduced, and Roland in the background a few times, it's might be that "obvious"

or could we be seeing some all new recruits?

[Kingpin]

I'd actually go with new recruits who are original characters. And it has been a while since we last saw a certain blond-haired Ghostsmasher.

This also now puts some of Proteus' revelations into context, explaining the appearance of the Louvre, and giving us the likely name of the location with a decidedly Italian flavour.

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Here's hoping that the Ghostbusters enjoy a stopover in the United Kingdom.

[JayTigran]

I'd love for them to come up north, maybe Nova Scotia way to really push my luck (tonnes of ghost stories up here to play with)

[Razorgeist]

So is this a 2nd series or is the 3rd volume of the ongoing going to have a new title?

[mrmichaelt]

Intriguing but confusing. A typical NYCC announcement.

I'd actually go with new recruits who are original characters. And it has been a while since we last saw a certain blond-haired Ghostsmasher.

This also now puts some of Proteus' revelations into context, explaining the appearance of the Louvre, and giving us the likely name of the location with a decidedly Italian flavour.

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Jenny is with PCOC now but I'm not against her strapping on a pack again.

Indeed. You could stop at Paviglia's nickname of Island of Terror or you look into a time of a plague outbreak when doctors wore long nosed masks stuffed with herbs to filter out the sickness.

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So is this a 2nd series or is the 3rd volume of the ongoing going to have a new title?

Essentially, Ongoing Series Volume 3. Erik Burnham said this much and here.

This is technically volume 3; trades may well kick off at #10. (As New GBs started at #5.) Dunno yet.

The title may revert (like New GB) or it may not. But this is the new ongoing

For now, this is the new ongoing title.

[mrmichaelt]

This week's Interdimensional Crossrip podcast featured an interview from Dan Schoening who said some interesting things. Starting at the 1:15:30 mark or so:

1) ANNUAL 2015

The annual takes place around 5 days to a week after the events of Ghostbusters: Get Real #4.

2) GET REAL #2

Some other universes either not allowed or there was no room for included LEGO versions, female versions of the guys, a team that was ghosts (not the Peoplebusters), a team with just Janine Melnitz and Louis Tully, and a team led by Melanie Ortiz with some females.

3) GET REAL #4

The woman in Proteus' visions is related to where Kylie and Janine got sent to.

So gboy6 appears to have called it.

4) GET REAL TRADE PAPERBACK

Some of the parallel dimensions seen in Issue #2 were changed in the trade to show other continuities.

5) VOLUME 3

The crew is going to try something with what Elaine predicted in Ghostbusters II.

Maybe there's something in Issue #2 since that comes out in February 2016.

Get Real #4 sold 8325 units. Down from #3 but still solid number and solid sales overall for the mini (#1 was 15524, #2 was 9218, and #3 was 9730).

[Kingpin]

2) GET REAL #2

Some other universes either not allowed or there was no room for included LEGO versions, female versions of the guys, a team that was ghosts (not the Peoplebusters), a team with just Janine Melnitz and Louis Tully, and a team led by Melanie Ortiz with some females.

Shame. I especially would've loved to have seen their take on the LEGO versions.

Some of the parallel dimensions seen in Issue #2 were changed in the trade to show other continuities.

A curious development, will have to check that out when the time comes.

The crew is going to try something with what Elaine predicted in Ghostbusters II.

Valentine's Day. Bummer.

[Fritz]

[Some other universes either not allowed or there was no room for included LEGO versions, female versions of the guys, a team that was ghosts (not the Peoplebusters), a team with just Janine Melnitz and Louis Tully,

Ungh. Glad that one got axed--bad for my digestion.

and a team led by Melanie Ortiz with some females.

The former Ghost Smashers? Or would they have looked like Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, etc?

4) GET REAL TRADE PAPERBACK

Some of the parallel dimensions seen in Issue #2 were changed in the trade to show other continuities.

Maybe that's where Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon will be

[Razorgeist]

Thats interesting cant wait to get the trade.

[mrmichaelt]

Noticed something new-ish in IDW's NYCC wrap up but for Ghostbusters International they had a new blurb. Of note, I bolded:

This January there’s something strange in the neighborhood... and whether that neighborhood is in New York City or Venice, Italy, the Ghostbusters will be there! After a bust at the United Nations, the boys in gray are engaged to investigate an Old-World haunting, where they begin to unravel a mystery that sends them around the globe (while still trying to keep their contract with the City, County, and State of New York!). Series writer Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening invite you to join them for the next chapter in the Ghostbusters history!

The CBR article, they tried to be a little vague with a connective mystery. But nice to see a bit more.

It will be so interesting to see who comes back to fill in at the NYC branch:

1) Melanie and Jenny is still a question mark for since considering their elevated positions have kept them busy. Melanie is on her own 'Haunted America' arc as FBI liaison and Jenny is a PCOC liaison. Would Peck let a PCOC employee suit up?

2) Or will they pull in the some or all 4 of the Chicago GB to NYC and doom Chicago again?

3) Some completely new characters? That could be a breath of fresh air. Or fans might organize and storm Brainerd.

4) Will Eduardo strap on a pack?

5) Will Roland and Garrett be formally introduced? The former has a cameo/easter egg at Winston and Tiyah's wedding.

6) Could the other two Rookies from The Video Game debut after a few references here and then in the ongoing?

7) Rachel Ungligh -- Nah.

Other residual thoughts on the announcement -- I can understand now why Erik said we weren't getting a new Haunted America story arc. It's a Haunted World now. lol.

It's also amusing that with Ghostbusters International, the IDW canon has garnered another similarity to The Real Ghostbusters -- globe trotting cases.

And I think the January solicits drop this coming week so we might get no info, we might not. At least the Diamond order codes so we can preorder the heck out of this.

EDIT 10/19: Annual appears done. And Erik posted a preview of a section of the World the Psychic story.

[Razorgeist]

This is all very exciting. I love the whole globetrotting campaign.

[mrmichaelt]

Solicit is out and pretty much verbatim of IDW's NYCC summary above.

There's something strange in the neighborhood... and whether that neighborhood is in New York City or Venice, Italy, the Ghostbusters will be there! After a bust at the United Nations, the boys in gray are engaged to investigate an Old World haunting, where they begin to unravel a mystery that sends them around the globe (while still trying to keep their contract with the City, County, and State of New York!). Join us for the next chapter in Ghostbusters history - because you demanded it: GHOSTBUSTERS INTERNATIONAL!

Order code is NOV150348.