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[mrmichaelt]

They'd have to be skipping rather far ahead since it's still summer in #13. Burnham only revealed #16 is a Winston solo story. Probably like #8 was for Egon.
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Ghostbusters Volume 2 #3 Notes

[The Rookie]

Gotta love Winston's Lawful Goodness...
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[Erik Burnham]

Several weeks pass in this arc. It's full on fall in #14.

(:

Christmas story or no, we did promise a holiday cover last year!
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[GhstbstrLMLIII]

Gotta admit - that's a pretty sweet cover! And a Winston centered story, with what y'all've already added to the character's background has great potential!

[mrmichaelt]

[Tothenines]

So word around the campfire is that this will be out this week. Anyone know if that's true?
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[mrmichaelt]

[GhstbstrLMLIII]

I just checked the shipping list posted by the chain down here in Houston, and it doesn't list GB as coming out this week. (Just wanted to help confirm.) Looking forward to it though!!

[mrmichaelt]

Tentatively, looks like the release date will be the 12th.

Here's a preview for #16
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Ghostbusters Volume 2 #3 Notes

[Tothenines]

Updated the first post with the full CBR preview. Really pumped for all this Winston action tomorrow.
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[mrmichaelt]

Main Story
I was rather pleased to see Winston has an Honorary Doctorate. Fun little convo followed up a proposal?! Interesting. Yeah, sister, no way Winston is quitting... but it was rather cool to see a little slice of his time as a Marine recruit. Easily the funniest thing I enjoyed was the Proton Grenade scene. "It was Egon's idea!"

Poor Janosz. At least he did it to spare his sister and Alan. But wonder what summoning Idulnas needs him for. I'm sure some are rolling their eyes at the prospect of another Gozerian saunter.but nice to see Idulnas wasn't bluffing at the end of #4 and I'm still interested in that Senta character from #6. That was a nice touch with the Gozerian letters! I guess Idulnas is connected to The New Ghostbusters arc or this another a recurring sub plot that comes up later in 2013.

I was a little confused with Ran suddenly coming out of Ecto-1a. Guess they picked him up from Ray's Occult on the way? Also noticed a word balloon on page 10 for Winston was pointing to the driver's side when he was already at the rear getting a pack...Oh, well.

Pin Ups
Uncle Sam! Neat one. Saw the Slimer one yesterday. The pose reminded me of his dream from "The Two Faces of Slimer" Best wishes, Tristan Jones.

Easter Eggs
Cover A
*Winston is surrounded by the impaled heads from Ghostbusters II
*The spectral locomotive from Ghostbusters II is approaching Winston and the heads

Cover RI
*The Ghostbusters are hauling the portrait of Vigo and of themselves from Ghostbusters II

Page One
*The taxi cab from the movie "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray is on 5th Avenue
*The designs of some of the pedestrians are borrowed from the ones seen in The Real Ghostbusters "X-Mas Marks The Spot" when the Ghostbusters returned home from the Time Slip.
**The gentleman with the mustache is the one who remarks "Bah humbug!" is up the street from Winston and Tiyah.
**The woman who relayed the story of how Ebenezer Scrooge defeated the three Ghosts of Christmas is near the bottom-right corner of the panel.
*Winston's outfit is the one his animated counterpart wore in The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks the Spot"
*Winston and Tiyah first appear outside of Saks & Company. Further up the street on their side is St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trump Tower in the far distance.
*In the last panel to the right of Winston on the bin is a sticker for "A Christmas Humbug", a book from
The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks the Spot" written by Scrooge

Page Two
*In the store display are copies of "A Christmas Humbug", a book from
The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks the Spot" and the safe chained to the ghost of Jacob Marley.
*Winston proposes to Tiyah near Shepherd's Books, a stand-in for a Cole Haan store in real life
*The Marley's store is a reference to Jacob Marley
*It is established Winston already has an Honorary Doctorate

Page Three
*On the table near the Christmas Tree is some Mood Slime as stored by the Ghostbusters in the second movie
*One of the ornaments hanging on the tree is the Relic of Nilhe from Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime

Page Four
*Janosz painted a recreation of Gainsborough's Blue Boy, something he mentioned in the second movie
*The painting briefly assumes the form of Vigo
*One of the bottles reads "Mineral Spirits Madman of the Hague." Mineral Spirits is a substitue turpentine and The Hague is a city in the Netherlands.

Page Five
*Ecto-2 is parked in the alley of the Firehouse
*Visible is the North Moore Street sign, part of the Firehouse's address from the Ghostbusters II invoice prop
*Janine's outfit is from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine's Day Off"
*The frame Peter is holding is from the movie "Scrooged". Bill Murray and John Murray's charaters were framed in it.
*The Police Sergeant who aided in the opening of the Containment Unit and the Jail Guard from the prison scene in Ghostbusters are hauling away Ron Alexander in the photo
*The writer of the article is The Real Ghostbusters character Cynthia Crawford
*The article itself is an old review of the first movie

Page Six
*The Ghost Boy appears to be visually based on Tiny Tim
*On Janine's computer is a shot of the Containment Universe when Egon went inside in The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks the Spot"

Page Eight
*Janosz' sister and nephew, Alan Crendall, are threatened. They were last seen and spoke of in #1 and 2

Page 10
*Ecto-1a's screen board advertises "Dancing Toaster, only $9.99!" the very one from Ghostbusters II
*Ray, Egon and Peter are also wearing the outfits their animated counterparts wore in The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks The Spot"
*Half buried object in the snow behind Egon is the Rosebud sled from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Ghostbuster of the Year"

Page 11
*Peter refers to Egon and Ray and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, two Wild West movie characters
*The doorknocker is based on Jacob Marley

Page 12
*Three of the portraits are of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from The Real Ghostbusters episode "X-Mas Marks the Spot"
*The staircase, the destroyed landing above it and the doorways beneath the landing are visually based on the staircase in The McCallister house in the movie "Home Alone"

Page 14
*The plaque reading "Let's be damned sure that no man's ghost will ever say "If your training program had only done its job" is quote from the masthead of the Parris Island Boot newspaper.
*Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg is the marker 15.

Page 15
*The hurdles behind Winston are branded with the Marine doctrine "Every Marine's a Rifleman"

Page 17
*Staff Sergeant Adams' medals are
**Rifle Expert medal
**Legion of Merit
**Meritous Service Medal
**Nato Medal
**Air Medal
**Distinguished Flying Cross
**Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (Four gold stars)
**Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (Three gold stars)
**Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (Two gold stars)
**Navy Cross (Two Gold stars)
**Marine Security Guard Ribbon
*Winston uses a Real Ghostbusters Trap on Adams.

Page 19
*The bedroom is styled after Ebenezer Scrooge's in The Real Ghostbusters "X-Mas Marks The Spot"
*On the top shelf are Marley's safe and a copy of A Christmas Humbug
*On desk is The Ballbreaker Suite from "Scrooged"

Page 20
*The poster on the right advertises the dancing toaster from Ghostbusters II and quotes Peter's line, "You're my number one Christmas boutique gift item!"
*The shredded remains of Janosz' Ray-centric interpretation of "The Last Supper," seen in Issue #13, are scattered across the floor of his cell.
*Behind Possessed Janosz are letters from the Gozerian alphabet seen in Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Translated they read, "Third Minion Returns Idulnas"

Not sure yet
Page 4 and 6
*That 'vacuum wrapped thing' behind Janine
*The cards on the cabinets
*The book on Janine's desk
*The opened box behind Janine when she tells Tiyah she's missing her trip

Page 12
*Other 2 portraits by the Ghosts of Christmas
*The Christmas Carol portrait when Winston sees the second floor

Page 19
*Other stuff on the shelf and desk
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Ghostbusters Volume 2 #3 Notes

[Dapper Dan]

The thing in the snow behind Egon is the sled from GB of the year....*whisper* rosebuuuuuuudddddddddd.

[mrmichaelt]

[oldmanwinters]

My sincere thanks to everybody at IDW who made Ghostbusters "Volume 1" (assuming that's what we're calling it now) a truly memorable and enjoyable romp for longtime GB fans!

Here's looking forward to what awaits in "New Ghostbusters!"