FIRST LOOK: Dark Horse (officially) reveals new Ghostbusters comic, Dead Man’s Chest

January 24th, 2025 by Marc Comments

Earlier this month we posted images from Dark Horse’s new Ghostbusters comic series – then called Skeleton Crew – but at the behest of Dark Horse Comics themselves, we pulled the story and images.

Now, it seems that the four-issue miniseries has been renamed to Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest and will debut this May.

Returning is David M. Booher, the author behind Dark Horse’s Ghostbusters: Back in Town, while the art team includes Aviv Or and Cris Peter, with Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft handling lettering duties.

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The official synopsis for Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest reads:

In Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest, the Ghostbusters’ increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop. While Trevor steadies himself by trying to plan a “friendiversary” celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe meets someone who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when a ghostly saber summons the ghost of Captain Kidd and threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town!

This new adventure takes the Spengler family into uncharted territory, with author David M. Booher sharing his inspiration for the miniseries, saying: “When I researched ghostly happenings in New York City, I came across the true story of Captain Kidd. He owned a house near Wall Street with his family.

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“Turns out, historians are divided on whether he was the fearsome pirate we know or actually framed for piracy. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring him back to ask him ourselves. What could be more fun than having our Ghostbusters stop an angry Captain Kidd from turning Manhattan into a 17th century ghost pirate den?”

Alongside the official cover reveals, fans also get their first look at the interior art. The series takes a bold new artistic direction with Aviv Or’s distinctive style with colors by Cris Peter, a stark contrast to Blue Delliquanti’s work in Ghostbusters: Back in Town.

Check out the alternate cover and some internal pages:

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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….