In the second story, Scharf’s art style is fantastic for creating a horror aspect to this half of the comic. Whilst this adds relatability to the situation, some more variety in the designs would be fantastic. But the location is a slightly more sci-fi bar, with characters that are practically humanm bar a few adjustments.
Frank is older but in human form, bearing a resemblance to Clint Eastwood in this guise. Then, in the next part of the story, there is much more humanity. The beings have a great design and in the centre of it all is the incredible Ghost Rider look. It is interesting that in the opening scene, where the Cosmic Ghost Rider first exhibits his power and capabilities, the comic has a much more alien feel. In the first is Cabal, with a clean, beautiful style.
The art is fantastic in both stories but very different from one another.
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It should be noted that the history of the Cosmic Ghost Rider is succinctly yet effectively summed up in the issue, so it is not entirely necessary to have full knowledge of the character before picking this new series up. Having both attitudes in the comic creates confusion that will be important for the story. Not quite at a Deadpool level of chaos, but it is still full of bizarre wisecracks and glee at dealing death. But what has been altered is the dialogue. His gruff attitude and lack of mercy for criminals are iconic and eternal. There is an old face among that flame, and Phillips taps into that familiar territory a lot in this issue. There is a transition into another disturbing yet fascinating mystery, hinting at just how much devastation and tragedy follows this character.Īs a character, the Cosmic Ghost Rider is one of the most interesting of the recent crop. It’s a nightmarish tale that digs into multiple aspects of Castle’s history, from his time as the Punisher and as the Cosmic Ghost Rider. In contrast, the second story is much bigger in its abstract concept, digging into both horror and cosmic. Even though it’s set on a distant planet, the location and plot could easily be found in a western. As a setting, the opening story of Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 is rather grounded for a cosmic book. The events are just as much a surprise for the characters as it is for those reading, generating the main inciting incident. This lower intensity is not kept for long though, with a showdown that is full of shocks and mysteries. But then the series slows, taking stock of the new location. It’s a teaser of what the series could have in store. A brutal, murderous opening scene sets a grizzly tone that is kept throughout. But when people come looking for revenge, he may be forced to return.Ī plot set in the far future, this relatively new corner of the Marvel Universe is being expanded slowly by Phillips. After stints as the herald of Galactus and the right-hand man of Thanos, Frank Castle has hidden away at the edge of the universe, leaving the Cosmic Ghost Rider behind. There is a backup story titled “Cosmic Ghost Rider Stories,” written by Phillips, art by Jonas Scharf, colors by Arif Prianto, and letters by Lanham. In the hilarious piece of fan art, Cosmic Ghost Rider evidently regrets that decision greatly as he is giving fans bleak parenting advice telling them to not have kids as his own experience is seemingly a bit more than he can handle.Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 is a new series published by Marvel Comics, written by Stephanie Phillips, art by Juann Cabal, colors by Espen Grundetjern, and letters by Travis Lanham. Cosmic Ghost Rider makes it his life goal to raise his former master into an adult unlike the one he naturally becomes. When fans first see Cosmic Ghost Rider, he had already been working with Thanos for years and stood by his side while Thanos ruled the cosmos as an old man.Ĭosmic Ghost Rider became a fan favorite after working with a version of Thanos who was successful in conquering the galaxy, though his own storyline was based around the undoing of that disastrous future. While he worked with Galactus for a time in working towards defeating Thanos, the Mad Titan killed the Devourer of Worlds and took Cosmic Ghost Rider under his wing. Years later, Galactus came to Earth and made Ghost Rider his herald, transforming Castle into Cosmic Ghost Rider. In the storyline Thanos Wins by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw, Frank Castle is killed when Thanos attacks Earth, then makes a deal with Mephisto to be resurrected as Ghost Rider. While Cosmic Ghost Rider is shown here with Thanos as a baby, fans are introduced to the alternate version of both the Punisher and Ghost Rider alongside an old-man version of Thanos.
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