Plot
The climactic conclusion sees both teams reunite to face their adversaries and welcome back a long-lost ally. The Ghostbusters and the Turtles work together to confront the Collectors and Darius Dun, ultimately using a prototype Trap-Gate to capture them. The issue features an extended Containment Unit sequence and closes out the Turtles' time with the Ghostbusters before they are returned to their own dimension.
Characters
Ghostbusters: Winston Zeddemore, Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Janine Melnitz
Ninja Turtles: Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael
Antagonists and Supporting: Tang Shen, Darius Dun, The Collectors
Ghosts and Entities within the Containment Unit: Stingy Jack, H2 Ghost, Bug Eye Ghost, Five Points Killer, Gareth Dibello, Werecat Ghost, Master Takeda
Equipment
The issue features a number of pieces of Ghostbusters equipment: a Proton Pack, Particle Thrower, Proton Pistol, Proton Weapon, P.K.E. Meter, Ecto Goggles, Containment Unit, Remote Portal Access Band, Experimental Mental Communications Device, Interspatial Teleportation Unit, and a prototype Trap-Gate (used to capture Darius Dun and the Collectors).
Covers
Cover A: Features Punk, the first of The Frogs from Issue #4, in the lower left corner. Punk carries a quiver of arrows and bow, a nod to Rasputin, one of the Punk Frogs from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 animated series.
Cover B: Features Slimer on the cover.
Trivia
- Winston mentions Tang Shen's assassination and alludes to Splinter on page 2. He also references when the Experimental Mental Communications Devices malfunctioned in Issue #2.
- Winston is not the first to swat a P.K.E. Meter: Special Agent Melanie Ortiz did something similar to Egon in Ghostbusters International #6.
- Donatello recalls coming to the Garden after his death in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45. Leonardo admits he saw Tang Shen too, having last seen her in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #5.
- Peter mentions Mikado, a two-act 19th century comic opera, on page 6.
- The Containment Unit and biometric scanner are based on the version from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood," as is typical throughout this series.
- Janine's design remains based on the Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions) appearance, as in Issue #2.
- The console behind Peter shows a duffel bag based on The Real Ghostbusters Slumber Mate toy, and a golf bag based on the bag carried by Bill Murray for Scott Simpson during the second round of the 1997 Motorola Western Open at Cog Hill Country Club.
- Darius Dun references that the Ghostbusters' technology did not work on the Collectors in their second encounter in Ghostbusters Volume 2 #4 (page 16).
- On page 17, Ray wears Ray Ban sunglasses and Egon wears flip-down shades on his glasses, matching their appearance during the Orrefors case montage in Ghostbusters II.
- The Containment Unit interior sequence on page 18 was previously shown in the hardcover collection "Total Containment" and is visually inspired by The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster." Among the inhabitants visible are Stingy Jack (from Ghostbusters Volume 2 #9), H2 Ghost (from Issue #1 of this mini-series), Bug-Eye Ghost (from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1), Master Takeda (from the Ghostbusters Funko Universe one-shot), The Five Points Killer (from Ghostbusters Volume 2 #13), Gareth Dibello (from Ghostbusters Volume 2 #2), and the Werecat Ghost (from Ghostbusters International #1). Kenner figures Gooper Ghost: Brain Matter, Banshee Bomber, and Sludge Bucket also appear.
- Luis Delgado's signature "15" easter egg appears on a pipe to the right of Stingy Jack on page 18.
- Michelangelo attempts a "Cowabunga" on page 19 but is stopped by Raphael.
- On the final page, Peter gives Michelangelo a "Beginner's Guide to Psychology," referencing Michelangelo's use of words to defuse the situation with the Ghostbusturtles last issue.
- The Turtles' story continues immediately in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #76, "Invasion of the Triceratons" Part One, with the team teleported back to their lair in the same fashion as at the end of the first TMNT/Ghostbusters series.
- Bronson does not appear in this issue but his bio is still included in the Dramatis Personae section.
- The Trap-Gate capture of Darius Dun and the Collectors is later referenced in Ghostbusters Crossing Over #3 (Egon alludes to it on page 19) and Ghostbusters Crossing Over #8 (Tiamat mentions it on page 3).
- Writers Erik Burnham and Tom Waltz voiced hopes for a Volume 3 of the crossover series during IDW's October 31st Turtles Tuesday livestream.
Continuity Notes
The events of this issue feed forward into the IDW Ghostbusters Crossing Over event. The prototype Trap-Gate introduced here becomes significant in later IDW Ghostbusters continuity. Darius Dun and the Collectors' capture is depicted in Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #8, panel 3.
References
- IDW Publishing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters II #5 (November 29, 2017)
