![]() ![]() And hell, it’s not like we’re not used to this kinda thing with the character, it’s almost part of the fun at this point. That may sound like a massive negative, but I’ll be honest, that is what a lot of the ’90s run on Ghost Rider was like (it was popular during the speculator boom, after all) and there’s something genuinely really fun and sincere in Mackie further tinkering with this world he helped define going forward. however the hell that’s gonna work given what this book is, but I will admit, that’s a pretty quintessential ’90s Ghost Rider move. It also uses another classic Mackie-ism, revealing completely new, previously unknown vital information about the Medallion of Power (the Millennium Puzzle-esque artifact that originally allowed Ketch to turn into the Rider) and using it to tease a potential future storyline…. A mysterious supernatural criminal is stirring up trouble around good ol’ Cypress Hills, and it’s up to Danny and his enigmatic mentor/overseer The Caretaker and reluctant ally Johnny Blaze to take down whoever’s causing it. ![]() The plot, while perhaps a bit simple by today’s standard of comics, is pretty classic Howard Mackie fare. It’s all here, slotting in perfectly with those early ’90s issues. We’ve got the classics, like wannabe vampire Blackout and carnival man Johnny Blaze, and even new characters that feel right at home in the era like the Broker. This book trims all that fat and manages to laser focus in on a simpler time, when Ghostie was mysterious and unknowable, and Danny Ketch his reluctant, power-and-responsibility type partner. The Ghost Rider brand has been re-imagined and retconned close to a dozen times by now, which has had fans calling into question the clashing internal logic of events for almost two whole decades. The concept’s history since that era has been, admittedly, very wishy-washy. This miniseries exemplifies all the strengths and pitfalls of that classic run, giving you something that feels authentically right out of the early ’90s, when Ghost Rider was a misunderstood grim avenger of the innocent with a past yet unknown to him, with secrets and mysteries abound. ![]() For anybody that enjoyed that, or was intrigued by the character, this book by the original run’s writer Howard Mackie is a nostalgic return to form that could also serve as a great sample platter of what to expect from Ghost Rider’s most defining era. Earlier this month, I released an editorial that explored the connections between the Danny Ketch era of Ghost Rider and the classic shonen manga Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi. ![]()
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