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Marvel Spotlight #5 featuring Ghost Rider, Marvel Comics 1972.

First Ghost Rider in Marvel Spotlight #5 Goes for Record $264,000

A Marvel Spotlight #5 CGC 9.8 White pages has just closed at today's session of this week's Signature Auction from Heritage for a record $264,000.  This is the highest price ever paid for a copy of Marvel Spotlight #5, and likely the highest price ever paid for a comic book from the Bronze Age.  The[...]
Spirits of Vengeance Spirit Rider #1 Will Bring Kushala & Blaze Back

Spirits of Vengeance Spirit Rider #1 Will Bring Kushala & Blaze Back

The one-shot mentions she'll be helping Johnny Blaze figure out what is haunting him and also leading to a "kick-off a brand-new era of vengeance." In addition, Jeffrey Veregge is teased to be involved, but nothing is mentioned in the solicits The one-shot teases something more to come; whether this is a further Kushala series[...]
Doctor Strange #389 cover by Mike del Mundo

Doctor Strange #389 Review: The Terrible Trio

That said, it does give Strange something to do while Wong and Ghost Rider do all the plot relevant stuff in Damnation and Johnny Blaze: Ghost Rider. I will almost never complain about an excuse to have Dormammu and Shuma-Gorath in a story The stakes never feel too high, admittedly Dormammu claims to be weak, and[...]
Wong and the Midnight Sons make their final stand against the hordes of Hell and the demonically-possessed Avengers. Before long, Mephisto himself arrives to gloat over having killed Johnny Blaze. However, Mephisto does not know that the Ghost Rider has become the king of Hell, and the tides may soon turn in favor of Wong. Doctor Strange: Damnation ends better than it began. While some of the deliberate lack of repentance on the part of Stephen Strange and the lack of focus on the members of the Midnight Sons that aren’t Wong and Strange does bother me, this final installment didn’t really get on my nerves as much as the first. Don’t get me wrong, this issue still has a myriad of problems that keep it from being required reading. This story was stretched to breaking point, and a good portion of what matters happened in the Ghost Rider issue. This book is a protracted third act. As far as plot-relevance goes, Blade, Doctor Voodoo, Bloodstone, Man-Thing, Scarlet Spider, Moon Knight, and Iron Fist may as well not be here. Even in their own tie-ins, Iron Fist and Scarlet Spider don’t really do anything important to the story. The follow-up story promises more with the Midnight Sons though, and that will hopefully come to something. Rod Reis’ artwork is a welcome presence in this book. His style lends itself to the ethereal and surreal nature of this setting and plot. The color gradience adds a unique atmosphere and generally looks quite good. Szymon Kudranski and Dan Brown handle the epilogue with the Midnight Sons and Doc Strange. The more realistic aesthetic does contrast Reis’ work in an odd manner, but it looks good too. Doctor Strange: Damnation #4 is a decent enough read. If you liked the rest of the story, you’ll like this one too. The fact that the story at least acknowledges that Strange’s idea was terrible from the start and ties it to personal problems helps a lot. Reis, Kudranksi, and Brown provide good visuals. Feel free to check it out.

Doctor Strange Damnation #4 Review: Finishes Better than it Started

Before long, Mephisto himself arrives to gloat over having killed Johnny Blaze However, Mephisto does not know that the Ghost Rider has become the king of Hell, and the tides may soon turn in favor of Wong. Doctor Strange: Damnation #4 cover by Rod Reis Doctor Strange: Damnation ends better than it began While some of the[...]
Johnny Blaze: Ghost Rider: #1 cover by Clayton Crain

Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider #1 Review: Aimless Fun with the Spirit of Vengeance

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Johnny Blaze is dead…again This time, his check was cashed by Mephisto As a result, the Spirit of the Ghost Rider is wandering Hell without a host For once, Johnny wants back in, but the Rider doesn't Regardless, the two know that they need to overthrow Hell if the guilty are to be punished[...]
Ghost Rider

What Does Marvel Legacy #1 Mean For…Ghost Rider [SPOILERS]

And yes, while Morrow promised Robbie Reyes vengeance when he took possession of him, he is not the Spirit of Vengeance, and actually initially only sought his own revenge. So technically, Robbie Reyes doesn't have that link to the Ghost Rider legacy, beyond the demonic nature and being accepted and given advice by the original (in[...]