Ghostbusters And The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles To Crossover

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters will crossover in a comic book miniseries from IDW Publishing, as both franchises celebrate their 30th anniversaries.

A faulty invention manages to transport the Turtles from their universe into the Ghostbusters', where New York City is infested with supernatural pests. They soon find out that the Turtles weren't the only ones who crossed over.

The series will be written by Tom Waltz and Erik Burnham. Waltz writes the ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series for IDW and edits the ongoing Ghostbusters series, which is written by Burnham. Burnham also wrote the highly acclaimed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret History of the Foot Clan.

"A couple of years ago, Tom Waltz and I chatted like the fans we are about how insanely fun this crossover would be if we ever got the chance to write it," said series co-writer Erik Burnham. "As I sit here today, my excitement level is at eleven."

 "This is an idea that Erik, series editor Bobby Curnow, and I have bounced off each other for quite a while," said series co-writer Tom Waltz. "And being as deeply entrenched in both properties as the three of us are gives us a unique perspective on how to bring them together. And what better time to do it than during the combined 30th year anniversary celebration?"

 "Both Ghostbusters and Turtles are fun, funny and just a little bit weird," said Curnow. "So putting the two together is a natural choice, especially when you consider the fact that Tom and Erik have worked on both properties for years. This one should be an absolute blast!"

The series will be drawn and feature covers by Ghostbusters artist Dan Schoening. The first issue of the series will feature a variant cover by T-Rex Jones, who has contributed covers to both ongoing series. The first issue arrives in October.