Ghost Rider Goes FULL HORROR For 50th Anniversary!

Ghost Rider rides once more. Johnny Blaze is back at the helm for the 50th anniversary of Ghost Rider at Marvel comics, which promises to take the character "back to basics." With a focus on the comic's horror roots can Benjamin Percy and Cory Smith ignite new interest in Blaze? Is it a 50th anniversary without the other riders such as Danny Ketch or Robbie Reyes? Does the story deliver on the horror it promises? Find out here on Casually Comics!
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[@tigrezangel]

How is it that Casually Comics has a better wig budget than many movies and TV shows?????

[@escapadesend6133]

for me the johnny stuck in suburbia was over too quickly, i woulda liked to see the weird dialled up and maintained for a few issues to make the escape have more of a pay off eventually

[@jacobonuoha3038]

Ya true

[@SuperEasywalker]

It would definitely make Johnny’s decision a lot more dramatic to the scene.

[@arcadiaberger9204]

What if Crash Simpson really WAS Crash Simpson, the foster father he sold his soul to save? What if Johnny was able to keep him living in a more-or-less Earthlike life instead of continued damnation, but only as long as he remained trapped in the fraudulent Suburbia, and once he rejected it, Crash sank back into unmitigated brimstone and fishhooks? That would make rejecting his Hellhole trap a terrible choice, requiring Johnny to harden his heart - or tear it from his chest.

[@galactic85]

I"m actually glad it only lasted a little while. I've kind of tired of the "was my time as a superhero really just a HALLUCINATION?" trope so I'm glad that Percy sped through it quickly.

[@vongeneralissimo8635]

It certainly seems rushed.

[@GenerationWest]

Ohhhh, I get it now, it's like, a horror movie version of Moon Knight, but Ghost Rider themed. Is it real, was he never truly his alter ego... I mean, yes, but the story is what keeps I fresh.

[@dracodis]

OR a bit like a horror version of "Wandavision," except with the illusion coming from without rather than within.

[@rafaelfcf]

Who killed the dog? AGATHA, it was Agatha all along!

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

Sasha's Canadian idea of a southern accent is "a lot of a lot". Johnny Blaze stars in Gone With the Wind lmao!

[@CasuallyComics]

Lol it's too much I know, like I said waayy oversoutherning.

[@thebandwagonfanpodcast]

Too much freedom was added to the accent. Haha.

[@Rivenstoneify]

To be fair there is a lot of south where she lives

[@ms.marvelous8156]

Honestly if I didn’t know how wandavision ended and the Mephesto theory was still valid, I would’ve thought that this is the same town that Wanda and Vision were staying in and Mephesto just uses the same town with a different name to mess with traumatized heroes.

[@philiphunn194]

I also got WandaVision vibes from it (which is no bad thing, considering how much I love that show).

[@samwill7259]

I feel like Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch have a similar relationship to Barry Allen and Wally West in that while yes, Johnny and Barry were the original and the most iconic versions of the characters the fact that Danny and Wally had such long, well remembered tenures after them also places it in a position where the two characters need to exist in some kind of equilibrium. Not discounting the other Ghost Riders I feel like Johnny and Danny have to always find some way to coexist as Ghost Rider, almost as if the two of them are like a heroic duo like how Peter Parker and Miles Morales have had to find a way to share the Spiderman name. Also Ghost Rider standing up in a cloud of smoke saying "Who did this, who caged me here?" Is one of the most legit intimidating superhero moments I've seen in a long time.

[@thomasraines1396]

Also Danny was more of a innovator for the Riders from what I understand, everything they do (fighting with chains, using the penance stare) Danny did first.

[@shockwave7513]

I'd almost argue that Danny is the truly iconic Ghost Rider, since it's HIS iconography, the black leather, spikes, chains, that have been stolen for every other Ghost Rider that followed him, INCLUDING Johnny Blaze!

[@samwill7259]

@@shockwave7513 All the more reason to keep them both around as the franchise's baseline.

[@samwill7259]

@@thomasraines1396 I think that really proves my point more than anything. All the better to give them both the spot of THE Ghost Rider to share.

[@thomasraines1396]

@@samwill7259 yeah.

[@suchsketch7520]

That first Ghost Rider movie was magical

[@CasuallyComics]

Lol it's not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but I love that movie

[@chidaluokoro9104]

it was dumb fun

[@slake9727]

@Casually Comics the smarties in the cocktail glass was inspired.

[@rodneylindsey849]

Would have been much Better if the Demons weren’t as Easily Vanquished as the Ghost in PAC MAN after eating a Power Pellet 🖖🏾

[@matthewschwartz6607]

It’s too bad that Brisson never got to finish his run. He seemed to have had a war between Blackheart, Ghost Rider, Mephisto and a few others in mind . I would have loved to have read that .

[@kaineshigaraki5253]

It was such a good start. Loved what they were doing. Really wish they would’ve been able to have that run. [x]

[@seraph2382]

Johnny Blaze voiced like a southern belle makes me smile so hard

[@creativerealms]

I loved Immortal Hulk so I am in favor for more horror comics from Marvel.

[@bZman]

FEAR THE IMMORAL HULK!! HE WILL SWINDLE AND ROB YOU AND FEEL NOTHING!

[@CasuallyComics]

I'd read it

[@paxonite-7bd5]

Immoral hulk isn't family friendly

[@bZman]

@@paxonite-7bd5 Immoral Hulk sounds like a terrible porn parody movie.

[@chidaluokoro9104]

@@paxonite-7bd5 ok

[@thomasraines1396]

The first Ghost Rider movie may not be great but I still really enjoy it.

[@MCGamingBlackKid]

Wasn’t great? It was perfect.

[@rouenrobinson]

My favorite Ghost Rider is Ghost Rider 2099, but seeing this version of Johnny is interesting. The bike on the cover looks like Danny's Ghost Rider though.

[@Choatemister]

It would be interesting if they expanded on the idea of his demon wife *actually* wanting to protect Johnny. Like if they went down the route of “yes she’s evil, but played a role for a greater good.”

[@mikecase2372]

Do we think Johnny's imaginary kids are going to end up as anyone's hands?

[@CookingPhilosophy]

They could have gone a really interesting route of the demons desperately trying to keep Jonny in suburbia so they could enjoy a life out of hell. It might have been an interesting look at how people idolize certain lifestyles over others or how much people are willing to sacrifice to gain their perfect life.

[@jaredsager]

I quite enjoyed it. I like Danny Ketch but Johnny Blaze will always be the Ghost Rider to me. I've always really appreciated the horror element in Ghost Rider comics. I recall a storyline in the original run from the 1970's. In which he'd been captured and the plan was to turn Johnny Blaze into some kind of half man/half motorcycle. Where his legs were removed and his torso was permanently attached to the bike. It was something that really stuck with me after first reading it as a child. I've still got the comic somewhere around here I think. I thought Johnny Blaze was even cool after he quit being Ghost Rider. Back in the early 1990's when he had a shotgun that shot hellfire and his hair was red for some reason.

[@admech590]

Robbie Reyes needs more love...out of all the new lineup of legacy heroes, he had a pretty cool character and design. Yeah, his art was inconsistent...but the story and characters were strong.

[@thebandwagonfanpodcast]

Facts. Would love to get more Robbie from Marvel.

[@procrastinationjesus4219]

He’s getting some love in Avengers Forever right now, which is the most interesting thing he’s done in a few years

[@tomcolby5821]

Ghost Driver

[@kaineshigaraki5253]

Robbie Reyes was the best! He was from my hometown, East LA, he was also not a generic, “I joined a gang because I needed to,” storyline either. He was a regular kid who took care of his younger brother. Worked at a mechanic shop and raced to make some extra money. Best Legacy character in Marvel if not runner up if not Top 3 only behind Morales and Khan. Really wish they did more with him. Glad they are finally doing something with him but to be Frank, Jason Aaron, gave him a soft retcon which I am not a fan of. [x]

[@kaineshigaraki5253]

@KevonLeKZbin I literally only watched Agents of Shield because Robbie Reyes was announced to show up. Not the biggest fan of that interpretation, he’s not a teenager, 18/19, other characters like Guero don’t show up, etc, but I was just happy to see him. I stopped watching once he left and only watched the episodes that I found out he returned for a cameo. [x]

[@thevoid2117]

I enjoy the mixing of horror in and Ghost Rider can easily do it, but nothing really stood outside of expected horror tropes. Nothing surprising sadly. Ghost Rider has always been one of my favorites as I came to it randomly in the middle of a storyline, when I was a kid. Ghost Rider #44 in the middle of a Midnight Sons story, with Danny Ketch as the Rider, the cover is what grabbed me. Anyway I feel this is more of a wait and see.

[@MrAGrammar]

I'm guessing day magicians wear a kind of blue/indigo leotard and a red/yellow cape that seems to have a mind of its own.

[@AmySwain03]

I think the Gwen thing is because her superhero name is Ghost-Spider

[@wanderslostify]

I am super in favor of a real horror version of GR, but this looks like weak sauce Hellblazer. The illusionary demon family actually happened to Constantine once. However, I am rooting for this. Also, for what it is worth, I hope you cover more horror.

[@dinosaursprinkles9669]

Coupled with other biblical imagary I might read the pig like the one in the story where demons were drawn out of a man and put into a pig that could be killed. Since letting demons in/out of the head was a theme… Hm, I’m not sure 🤔

[@kaineshigaraki5253]

Very much enjoyed this issue. My only complaint is that I really wish we got to truly finish the Ghost Rider arc that was started in 2019. Blaze as the King of Hell, Ketch as the Spirit of Corruption, and the impending war in all 7 hells. What a run that could’ve been. [x]

[@justanotherglorpsdaymornin5097]

Personally for the 'are you mad or is all the scary stuff under a veneer of comfortable normalcy real' type stories a slow build up works better. It felt like I had jumped in at the final issue of a run that would have slowly built up the unease & actually made Johnny part of the community (& his family) so his turn against them would have had a bigger impact.

[@jadencrawford2772]

As a giant Ghost Rider fan I'd love to see you do work on the other Riders like Robbie and how Johnny Blaze became King of Hell and the general crazy lore expansion of the Ghost Riders.

[@kee1288]

6:42 “Johny seemingly has it all, a marriage with Roxanne his high school sweetheart and stepsister.” Say what?!

[@EzraColdsGarage]

As a Ghost Rider fan, I like the goal here. I really want it to go back to Johnny and Zarathos at odds. Because... Zarathos straight up ruined his life. Not even a little bit like.. full on ruined his life. Also... His family is dead. They have to be.

[@davidmoran2296]

As an old fan of the original run of Ghost Rider I really enjoyed it. From my understanding Zeb was there to release the illusion of the town. Johnny could see glimpses of the demons but when Zeb showed up it was all revealed. Just happy there is a Ghost Rider comic again!

[@jadencrawford2772]

I have an idea on what the symbolism of the dog was. The dog was a demon, and the sheriff was taunting the Ghost Rider because he knows the Spirit of Vengeance is a hunter and slayer of demons. When he talks about the dog being murdered, he's poking the Rider in Johnny.

[@jpboursaw4469]

Ok, no fair! If Gwen can cosplay Emma Frost on a Ghost Rider Cover, I wanna cosplay Nick Cage from the sequel on the cover of Simpsons Comics. When the Dog acts up, I’d get to transform it into a Hellhound! Guess how…? Bart would get it.

[@cheyenneguest4495]

The cover for the first issue caught my eye and I jumped right in without knowing much about Ghost Rider beyond there were two movies and that there would be a skull with flames on it. I definitely like that this run is going a more horror route which makes it stand out against other comics I'm keeping up with and I'm happy to read this run and other Ghost Rider comics that I come across since the concept is a really cool one.

[@unitedstatesofamericareal]

who 'caged' him there

[@angryspork610]

So, if I'm following the subtext with the pig painting right, I'm guessing this story ends with Ghost Rider working for Jimmy Dean sausage. Or he gets turned into bacon. Am I symbolism-ing right?!

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

Drinking yourself to sleep seems about as good of a way to stop bad dreams as eating your way out of nightmares right before bed.

[@jonathanmartin3767]

I always start hearing the Rollins Band song Ghost Rider when ever the Ghost Rider is mentioned.

[@mattyt1961]

Motorcycle....HERO

[@langleymneely]

Why does Sashas Johnny Blaze sound like Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire? “Ah always depend on thah kindness of demons!” Lol

[@jasonx2808]

Roxxy is his adopted sister, not step. Step would be if Crash Simpson married Johnny's mom. Crash merely took the boy in and raised him after his own dad Barton died. Nothing legal happened. It's was more of a honorary fostering.

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

Thanks for this great video!

[@chriseadie9708]

I'm loving your look for this video!

[@welcometogeektown]

You mentioned the Cosmic Ghost Rider, but you didn't mention (or if you did, you waited until much later) that that character is also Frank Castle (aka the Punisher), a former Galactus herald, and a time traveler... Comics!

[@numberoneappgames]

The entire time. I'm thinking that the moment he transforms Johnny should heal.

[@SuperEasywalker]

1. I find it funny the whole Johnny Blaze and pig symbolism is that Nicholas Cage stars in movie involving a pig (PIG btw) 2. Pitch Meeting- Gwen Stacy as a Ghost Rider (suggestive name: Gwen Rider, Ghost Gwen) going after Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) 3. It was Agatha All Along since she is known for killing dogs.

[@DIEGhostfish]

18:01 but hasn't the Spirit not been like that in straight up ages? This isn't like Immortal Hulk where you can always pull a new monster out of Banner's Psyche. The Spirit's been on the side of the (Edgy) Angels for a while now IIRC.

[@aliceelektra8801]

*Hears that one of the characters is named Talya*: Sweet another character with my name!!

[@danzigvssartre]

As a kid I remember reading issue 77 of the first Johnny Blaze series. Some evil dude with his henchmen consisting of deformed freaks wants to turn Johnny into a half-man-half-motorcycle. Truly weird.

[@briteskin]

Darn, they already pulled and shipped an online order I made yesterday after my usual retailer informed me they wouldn't be able to get the specific Moon Knight 9. I filled out my order with tries of the first two issues of the new She-Hulk but this definitely sounded interesting even though Ketch is my Ghost Rider.

[@brianthompson8364]

I like your vids ...thanks ! 👍🏻

[@shinyduke1791]

I think part of why the psychological elements didn't work is the comic feels like its drawing inspiration from Immortal Hulk. I say this because it the most recent well regarded title from that played with the relationship between the "monster" and "man" with Bruce asking "I'm a good person right?" and Johnny grappling with being "the worst monster" in a horror comic aspect, these concepts aren't purely tied to Immortal Hulk but it wouldn't surprise me if Marvel wanted to strike lightning again with a character who while different can explore similar topics, such as a much more active and vengeful alter ego with Devil hulk and the supernatural Ghost Rider. Why the psychological horror feels directionless IMO is the Hulk can be used as an allegory for DID(MPD) there really isn't a clear mental health issue you can map with Zarathos, by the nature of who Ghost Rider is its a curse that controls the user. One of my fav things about the issue is the wolf eating at the pig. Zarathos isn't a comforting presence, he arrives when Johnny is already at a low point and eats whats left. Johnny is already damned the spirit of vengeance isn't there to save him (In this context) its there to use him as fuel, as food so it can burn as long as it needs to. When ghost rider screams "The pain is the pleasure" could be then read as the relationship you can have with vengeance, the pain that comes from stewing in the trauma and injustice is its own type of pleasure. To forever lash out, to have something that drives you forward even if your trapped in nowhere.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

Cosmic Ghost Rider kinda rules. I wish it wasn't who it was but overall it was a very fun read. I should try the new Ghost Rider serious. Comics can use more horror-theme.

[@JW666]

Despite some of the flaws in the storytelling, this still looks awesome! I love the Johnny Blaze/Danny Ketch versions of Ghost Rider and I love this is inspired by John Carpenter and David Lynch! =D Need to check this one out! =)

[@tarmaque]

Layman's term for a "subdermal hematoma": Bruise.

[@CasuallyComics]

Lol! But it sounds so much worse

[@tarmaque]

@@CasuallyComics It does, and it can be a bad thing. Research "compartment syndrome."

[@michxxman]

Who killed the neighbor's dog? It was Agatha (all along)!!!

[@UFODRAMA]

I love this look with the hair and the lipstick. Well done.

[@BaronOfHell666]

I remember that time Agent Coulson became Ghost Rider. Ghost Rider agent of SHIELD.

[@christiancsq]

There needs to be a ghost rider/spawn crossover

[@ItsaLaz]

"Who killed the dog?" It was Agatha all along.

[@citpeks2000]

I just watched a couple of videos from your old "Sasha Wood" channel that the algorithm recommended to me. Wow. Just, wow.

[@arcadiaberger9204]

What if Crash Simpson really WAS Crash Simpson, the foster father he sold his soul to save? What if Johnny was able to keep him living in a more-or-less Earthlike life instead of continued damnation, but only as long as he remained trapped in the fraudulent Suburbia, and once he rejected it, Crash sank back into unmitigated brimstone and fishhooks? That would make rejecting his Hellhole trap a terrible choice, requiring Johnny to harden his heart - or tear it from his chest.

[@sarah07290]

I love the cover by Kael Ngu. Fellow Malaysian, and all that. He's doing the main cover for Marauders too!

[@skyquake87]

I enjoyed this, but have the same sort of feelings as I did about the previous iterations of Blaze's GR (all the way back to Alejandra); Jason Aaron's run felt like such a capstone to the stories of Blaze and Ketch that subsequent relaunches haven't really done much to bring anything new or particularly interesting to the character. That's why Robbie Reyes worked so well; without all that backstory and convoluted/ rewritten origins and continuity fudges, his Ghost Rider felt new, different and fresh. Which is why his book got cancelled after 12 issues. Blaze is a GR I've struggled to get into (I grew up with Danny Ketch and Zero Cochrane). I love his origin - selling his soul to save a friend, only to end up bound to the demon Zarathos - and the ending of his original run, but much of the middle sixty issues of that run are him just faffing about in search of a direction for his series. Never understood why his supporting cast were written out so early on, leaving him a bit aimless. The retconning he's had this century to basically steal the powers and look of Ketch's GR (arguably the better of the two 'classic' Riders - still love what Ivan Velez did with Ketch) hasn't sat right with me, and I wish Blaze wasn't constantly written as some sort of dumb-ass. I miss the sharper and more assured characterisation he got in the '90s. I'm interested to see where this goes for as long as it lasts (Ghost Rider hasn't done well in recent years) and I wonder, if we're building this back up, that Blaze could get actual Roxanne, Emma and Craig back. I'm sad that they're always now shown as dead - adds emotional weight as a loss, I suppose, but not when we've seen so little of them in 50 years of GR comics.

[@dinosaursprinkles9669]

I really like that peaking through the blinds, it looks very cool

[@rubiconprime1429]

Wait, does Johnny canonically have a southern accent? Or was that just creative licensing on Sasha’s part?

[@dannytarver4533]

That Cover is one of the best I've seen. Ghost Rider is one of the coolest characters ever. Oh,wow that 2nd cover is hot too! Lol!!

[@1locust1]

Ghost Rider gets great mileage out of that bike of his. He should hit the road dealing with supernatural hot spots and baddies in general.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Thanks for posting this, I've been tossing up whether or not to check this out. My little brother and I used to read Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider comics together back when the first movie came out. Also, thirst! (That's what I'm supposed to say, right? )

[@andreworders7305]

9:39 subtle

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

"Is it subdermal? Please tell me it's subdermal." 😂🤣

[@DIEGhostfish]

15:52 Either Johnny blacked out and did it, or the Demons can't be expected to control themselves forever.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

I’m getting into statues now and there’s some really cool Ghost Rider statues, they’re so nice.

[@howardjohnson6284]

Hey Sasha, nice to see a video about the silver age girls, Arrowette, Roberta and Aquagirl.

[@DogWalkerBill]

Awwwh! That wig is really cute on you!

[@johnpotts8308]

Hey, loved that brief flash of "Frame of Mind" (ST-TNG)! Very appropriate.

[@aqacefan]

3:00 In the words of Rebel Wilson...

[@jasonwells8745]

I think Daniel Craig would be brilliant as an older grizzled Johnny Blaze and Norman Redus as Danny Ketch. Either that or Chase Williamson of Jon Dies At the End.

[@____2080_____]

Although it might suffer in sales, it’s really smart what marvel is doing to involve their series past the old comic book days. From this comic to strange University, it seems like marvel is trying to bring out their inner eclipse comics with more adult non-spandex superhero types of titles

[@kaineshigaraki5253]

Are you talking about, Strange Academy? If yes, that comic is widely popular and successful. [x]

[@jonchapman2127]

Now THAT was a review...It actually made me interested in the character. I mean, I agree ; the tropes were over used and that part was pretty tired, but it was still a mystery with a truly suffering main character so...interested. You want to see if he gets out of it, right? Anyway, lovely video

[@JohnnyElRed]

I mean, haven't you seen Halloween 2? Running down suspects with the car is standard procedure for suburbian cops.

[@andreworders7305]

50 years? That's a lot longer then I assumed.

[@dananichols349]

I did a search, and it seems Hayden's Falls is in OH. I was hoping it would be in NJ. Which would have been it's own special kind of hell.

[@chidaluokoro9104]

seen moon knight is coming can you talk about the midnight sons?

[@plankgang5973]

I actually really liked this but they really turned Johnny's bike into Danny's bike and he got the jacket back that Danny usually supported.

[@Isaac-vq9gw]

That motel joke lol

[@mickeymouse7726]

About damn time Ghost Rider became a horror comic book

[@pablosonic892]

I live for your cold readings doing various deep voices male voices. Never. Gets. Old.

[@lesleychandel5791]

I want the Oops All Magicians tarot deck.

[@gedeonnunes5626]

It feels like, with a few tweaks, obviously, it could work much better as an out-of-continuity thing rather than a relaunch 👀

[@markwarren9200]

I haven't really followed Marvel continuity for at least a decade, but it's fun watching you talk about it. I remember Garth Ennis did a miniseries starring Johnny Blaze awhile back and Ennis's take was that Johnny was an idiot. Which I kind of agree with, as his origin from way back when really did portray him that way. The character looks great so he keeps coming back, but he doesn't seem to have legs. He needs a writer with a fresh take to reimagine him.

[@joeeljalapeno1816]

I'm just hapy That theres a new Ghostrider cómic

[@intergalacticchicano]

Ghost Rider has always been one my favorites, i really enjoyed the Road to Damnation series.

[@Goldsyq47]

Loved this issue! Probably one of the best relaunches for Marvel in recent times for me.

[@david10006]

One of my favorite characters ever and super pumped to check it out since it's done by people that seem to know and love him. This is one of the few things Marvel's done in years that's got me interested again.

[@graduator14]

What if Ghost Rider's skull on fire is just an allegory for hangovers?

[@NvincibleIronMan]

GR back on two wheels! 🙏🏻🔥🔥💀🤘

[@slake9727]

Will you review the What-If in which Johnny and Ghost Rider become separate beings and Johnny has to prevent Ghost Rider from killing the Pope?

[@DIEGhostfish]

10:28 SO you're saying eh should have said the American SCREAM? *Maniacal crypt-keeper laughter*

[@sladewilson4823]

Missed opportunity to read it in Nic Cage's voice.

[@FerretPirate]

Could we please get an episode on all of the various Ghost Riders? I knew of Blaze, Ketch, and Nunyez, and the one from 2099, but not the others.

[@CarnageRulez469]

MY BOI JOHNNY BLAZE IS BACK!!!!

[@tomcolby5821]

Let’s not forget the Ghost Rider of the Future from Guardians of the Galaxy 13