Both the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters franchises are celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year. And while fans of the former have a bit more reason to celebrate lately, at least we can look forward to one project that sees the Turtles and the Ghostbusters finally cross paths after all these years.

IDW recently announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters, a four-issue mini-series that will pair both heroic quartets. The series will be handled by some IDW mainstays with plenty of experience with both properties - co-writers Tom Waltz and Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening.“This is an idea that Erik, series editor Bobby Curnow, and I have bounced off each other for quite a while,” said Waltz in IDW's press release. “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!”Other than the title and creative team, we don't know much about this new project. Will Shredder be unleashing the power of the netherworld? Will Stay-Puft battle Krang? One thing is clear - in the wake of big crossovers like Infestation and X-Files: Conspiracy, this isn't the weirdest pairing we've seen from IDW.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1 will be released in October 2014.

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