IDW Transformers x Ghostbusters Comic Discussion
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:17 pm
Along with the very out of left field reveal of the upcoming Ghostbusters/Transformers crossover figure Ectotron, we had news that Ectotron himself was set to star in a 5-part miniseries described as his "origin story" coming out this summer. Well, after the figure itself sold out very rapidly at Hasbro Pulse and with pre-orders beginning to pop up on sites outside of Gamestop, his exclusive retailer, we have some new information on the upcoming crossover comic!
The comic, set to debut in June of this year, is described as an adventure where the Transformers pick up some weird Cybertronian signals emanating from Earth, and upon arrival, they find that the strangeness is only just beginning. But it seems they don't have to worry too much, as the Ghostbusters are the perfect humans to help them! Which is a good thing, cause it looks like everyone's favorite Transformers ghost, known as Starscream, might be involved somehow.
The series will feature Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, and Luis Antonio Delgado, who are associated with the upcoming IDW Universe reboot coming to us next month too. It will also feature cover art from Dan Schoening, Paulina Ganucheau, Nick Roche, and Alex Milne.
This information all came to us from an io9 exclusive article, and you can find both artwork for the series and some snippets of the article itself below!
The comic, set to debut in June of this year, is described as an adventure where the Transformers pick up some weird Cybertronian signals emanating from Earth, and upon arrival, they find that the strangeness is only just beginning. But it seems they don't have to worry too much, as the Ghostbusters are the perfect humans to help them! Which is a good thing, cause it looks like everyone's favorite Transformers ghost, known as Starscream, might be involved somehow.
The series will feature Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, and Luis Antonio Delgado, who are associated with the upcoming IDW Universe reboot coming to us next month too. It will also feature cover art from Dan Schoening, Paulina Ganucheau, Nick Roche, and Alex Milne.
This information all came to us from an io9 exclusive article, and you can find both artwork for the series and some snippets of the article itself below!
Following the news of Hasbro’s Transformers and Ghostbusters toy collaboration, IDW Publishing has its own team-up to debut. The two franchises are set to cross over in a new comic book miniseries from Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, and Luis Antonio Delgado—the creative team behind the publisher’s Transformers comics.
“1984 was a seismic shift for entertainment, the year that launched both Transformers and Ghostbusters,” said John Barber, IDW Editor-in-Chief. “Back then, Little John Barber was right there for Transformers and a little scared of Ghostbusters—but now, I’m a bit braver and can’t wait to see the two worlds collide.”
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When the Transformers pick up on a strange Cybertronian signal emanating from Earth, they travel to the planet only to discover that the threat waiting for them there is something that Venkman, Spengler, Stantz, and Zeddemore are perfectly suited to help them take on.