It is a new 12 months and virtually time for a brand new Ghost Rider. Persevering with his acclaimed work on the character, author Benjamin Percy will workforce up with artist Danny Kim to introduce an all-new model of the character on this March’s Ghost Rider: Closing Vengeance #1.
The collection will see the Spirit of Vengeance flip down a darkish highway because it abandons Johnny Blaze and possesses a robust Marvel supervillain as a substitute. This guarantees to be a really completely different chapter for the long-lasting flamehead and like different highly-anticipated launches, it’s going to stand out in comedian outlets with a particular Foil Variant Cowl (it is like we’re within the 90s over again).
You possibly can see the piece by artist Benjamin Su beneath, however who is that this mysterious new Ghost Rider?
Effectively, we cannot have to attend till March to seek out out. Marvel Comics has promised a particular announcement is coming “very quickly,” so it is seemingly a matter of days – or weeks at most – earlier than their identification is shared with the world. There isn’t any actual level even speculating earlier than then because the writer may have chosen a big-name baddie or an obscure villain who will get a contemporary lick of paint. Both manner, we’re intrigued.
Earlier this 12 months, Percy advised Marvel.com about rising up as a fan of the long-lasting supernatural character.
“I moved throughout as a child, and I used to be usually dwelling in rural areas, so I not often had a comic book e book store I may go to with any regularity,” he stated. “However after I did get to a retailer, I’d be pulling again problems with Ghost Rider from the dusty bins. And at storage gross sales and comfort shops, I used to be at all times drawn to the horror titles. That flaming cranium is the best design in comics.”
As for his strategy to mixing superheroes with horror, Percy added, “My mind is hard-wired for horror. I in all probability rented as many horror VHS tapes as a child as I ate grilled cheese sandwiches, so it’s simply a part of my artistic DNA. It doesn’t matter what I’m writing – check out Wolverine (2020) and X-Pressure (2019) – it bends towards the upsetting, the dreadful, the uncanny.”
The primary Ghost Rider was stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze, who, to avoid wasting the lifetime of his foster father, agrees to provide his soul to “Devil” (later revealed to be Mephisto). When he senses evil, Blaze finds his flesh consumed by hellfire, inflicting his head to grow to be a flaming cranium. He rides a fiery motorbike and wields blasts of hellfire from his physique, normally from his skeletal fingers.
Danny Ketch grew to become the brand new Ghost Rider after his sister was injured by ninja gangsters. He gained his powers after coming into contact with a bike that contained the essence of a Spirit of Vengeance and later discovered that Johnny is his long-lost sibling. Years later, Robbie Reyes inherited the mantle however ditched the bike for a muscle automotive.
GHOST RIDER: FINAL VENGEANCE #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Artwork by DANNY KIM
Cowl by JUAN FERREYRA
Foil Variant Cowl by BENJAMIN SU
On Sale 3/13
