Meet GHOST RIDER | Johnny Blaze Angsty Motorcycle Jock

Ghost Rider of Marvel Comics certainly has a distinctive look. Riding a motorcycle with his skull head on fire Johnny Blaze seems like one to be remembered. Find out all about his origin, and his interesting relationship with Mephisto here on Casually Comics.
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[@timothylewis2527]

Johnny's life would have been so much easier if he'd just learned to play the fiddle. Devils hate that.

[@worstestminipainter2391]

I'm dead

[@mattswanson3568]

Nailed it

[@invisiblenutmeg]

😢🎉🎉😢😢🎉😢😢😢😮😅😅😮😢🎉😂😂

[@CanalDoSahgo]

The "I have no one to turn to but SATAN" panel looks like something straight out of a chick tract I must meme it

[@mslightbulb]

I can see the potential.

[@robertmccarthy2254]

Never sell your soul for a motercylcle rider named "crash" hang out with his brother "Jump"

[@Werewolf914]

I mean wouldn't you summon David Bowie in a time of desperation?... oh wait wrong Lucifer

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

"Unlike Crash he doesn't crash" My immediate response was to laugh. It was good

[@tarmaque]

Fun fact: My nickname among my motorcycling buddies is "Crash." Which is interesting because one of them has crashed far more often than I have. He actually crashed six times in one year on the same bike. Me, I crashed four times in thirty years and two of those weren't my fault! (I got rear-ended once, and caught up in a crash someone else caused another time.)

[@unigenius]

In an alternate timeline, Johnny Blaze chooses the orphanage and then gets adopted by Bruce Wayne.

[@Alice-me2qk]

And then the Joker pulls up with a crowbar saying, "Well Batz, it looks like you brought me another Boy to break! HAHAHA!

[@user-ManofStyle1]

Ghost Rider Begins Roxanne: “Why Ghost Rider, Johnny?” Johnny Blaze: “Motorcycles frighten me. It’s time my enemies share my dread.”

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

I support Morgan Freeman giving Nicholas Cage an experimental chopper.

[@user-ManofStyle1]

@@AesculapiusPiranha does it come in black?

[@PantherDeNoir]

How did you crash? Spelunking!

[@dargossss]

@@AesculapiusPiranha I expect the chopper to have some parts on fire too.

[@mslightbulb]

How to cure your fears by songs, comics and movies: 1. Make a costume based on your phobia and terrorize your enemies. 2. Eat your fear, literally, consume it and chomp on it. 3. Defeat it on hand to hand combat.

[@WarKing77]

Yes Sasha, Cycle Jocks was a derogatory term I heard as a kid in New York back then.

[@CT68]

I'd never heard them called "Cycle Jocks" but I've heard several EMT's call them "Organ Donors." Apparently when a EMT has to help a motorcyclist, it's pretty bad.

[@RobynReanimates]

"His adoptive sister and love interest" me: _exasperated gagging_

[@misschot]

Which is exactly the relationship of Barry Allen and his wife Iris West on the CW's The Flash

[@blackrazer22]

@@misschot Good Grief I forgot that.

[@unigenius]

[Stares in Nightcrawler]

[@unigenius]

[Looks away in Catradora]

[@JoeFlamenco]

Hey sis! Whatcha doing?

[@ps1mrlee]

I need to hear Sasha say ‘bullets’ in every video.

[@donrobinson3172]

Well, I'm old enough to have read those comics when they originally came out, and I loved them as a kid. In hindsight they're kinda corny now, but still fun memories.

[@GHOSTRIDER373737]

I remember first time reading this and was fine with it because it came out of it's time, but this recap make me laugh so hard lol still worth a read though.

[@TheOtakuKat]

So the Nicolas Cage movie fixed Johnny's origin story?!

[@Ineedgames]

Screams in Nicolas Cage

[@user-zm4ro7yh4e]

Batman's cartoon also fixe Clayface origin story.

[@Angellisable]

Weird Right.. 😎🤔

[@ViccVegaa023]

Yeah it kinda did. The early comics never explain WHY The Devil changed Johnny into Ghost Rider other than "because he's a big meanie". The comics eventually gave an explanation but I don't remember what it was. But the movie from the start doubles down on the Western theme and states that the Rider is Hell's Bounty Hunter commanded to drag escaped evil souls back to hell (seems breakouts are a regular thing in Hell). The second movie goes further and states that if there's no escapee around when Blaze transforms the Rider will just torment the most evil person it can get its hands on. The O.G. comics never made half as much sense as the movies. Make of that what you will.

[@nightal13]

Now later on they do fix his origins or rewrite them in the comics. His mother abandoned him with his father, who was a stuntman. Then Johnny was involved with a cult in the circus which messed around with demons and the devil. It's a darker background and makes a lot more sense.

[@ComixCentral]

Love the Freakazoid shirt

[@Deoxys911]

Yeah! There's not enough Freakazoid! love out there.

[@GenerationWest]

So, I read the Ghost Rider origin about 12 years ago, andit made me think: "Wow, the movie's version being pretty super condensed actually seems better than original..." I can't believe I uttered it. Though, I am glad in future renditions clarifed it, like if you sell your soul for others then yourself, you get supernatural powers, that's how it works!

[@kstormgeistgem461]

same here. the comic kind of seemed all over the place for me, like she mentioned. like they were throwing everything into the pot and Hoping it would come out as a good tasting stew instead of a mess of half done ingredients.

[@philipjay2099]

There's a Witching Hour comic w/a guy who sells his soul to fly while playing certain riffs. Ending surprise, he didn't ask what to play to come down so he dies floating up into space. 70s occult metal sent me there... lol

[@nathanrohde3440]

"She died because she intended to help you and made a poor choice." Not very catchy.

[@robinsadie3270]

Me: This Beer bottle Sasha: it can be open 🤔 with bullets 😂

[@markukeley2924]

"I read your books on Satan." "Thank God!," says Johnny. Like you said--Which is it, Johnny?

[@smithryansmith]

Awesome. Those guys in the 70s were clearly on the good stuff. I can never say the name Roxanne without thinking of the Police. How about some Dazzler?

[@Calzaki]

Telling stories like an old man eh? Is that an onion on your belt? I hear it was the style at the time.

[@ThisCharmingMan1984]

The Nicolas Cage ‘Ghost Rider’ films are worth it, just for the exquisite hairpiece he wears. Also, casting Peter Fonda (who played Mephisto), in a movie about a character who rides a motorcycle, was a nice little touch. It also featured Sam Elliott, and that man can do no wrong, in my eyes. Plus, Eva Mendes played Roxanne, and I’ve had a crush on her since she had a minor role in the Will Smith music video for ‘Miami’. “Welcome to Miami Bienvenidos a Miami” Ah, I miss the 90’s! And yes; I’m both old enough (I was 14 when that song came out), and pathetic enough, that I remember who was in a Will Smith music video from 1998... ...form an orderly queue, ladies haha.

[@MemesToa]

I wish I had half as much charisma as that last paragraph exudes.

[@jemagu6]

LOL Yes, I remember as a kid the phrase "cycle jocks". Motorcycles were big in pop culture in the 70s and if I remember correctly, the riding enthusiasts wanted to separate themselves from the motorcycle clubs. Plus, stunt riding was big in the 70s, which of course is a more athletic style of riding. A lot of trucking culture and CB radio in the 70s too... I digress.

[@jonathanmartin3767]

Just to add, there is a killer awesome song, Ghost Rider, by Rollins Band.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

Yep, it was on The Crow soundtrack.

[@Deoxys911]

I'm a pretty big fan of The Outlaws' "Ghost Riders," as well. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes did a fun cover of it that I think is worth checking out, as well.

[@unsungno1]

Also one by punk band Suicide - about Johnny Blaze.

[@Matthew.E.Kelly.]

*Spirits of Vengeance: Rise of the Midnight Sons* is my favorite Ghost Rider tale, and it was definitely a passing of the baton type tale (from Blaze to Ketch, of course). I know a lot of people have a difficult time with the horror/occult stuff Marvel did in the 90s but to me it's no more or less definitive than the original 70s stuff, it just adds to the allure of that genre. Apart from the few Marvel Master Works collections I've found Ghost Rider to be collected rather poorly, only being able to find random collections by chance. I'm hoping more people will want to rediscover the origins and early tales now because of videos like this one, and then Marvel will see a demand for better collected editions.

[@danielschmidt7806]

"I saw some luminous wood like that on camping trip when I was a kid."

[@mattbutcher8331]

You’re spot on about the synopsis sounding more intriguing than reading the issues themselves. That’s exactly what I see about Ghost Rider comics.

[@grahamcann1761]

Yeah, I was reading comics when, and remember the premier of Ghost Rider, and the term "cycle-jock" was used, though maybe not "common." (I didn't start riding motorcycles till '76, and rode till I promised my mum I wouldn't, shortly before she passed. Probably saved my life. But I respect my son's riding.) I love GR, but I think he has the same problem a lot of characters do. They don't age, but instead, as time goes on, they get more powerful, they get more connected to everything else, there are more "surprises" in their life that changes their characters (often not for the better), and their threats get bigger. (Batman started off solving crimes and criminals, and now faces unbeatable villains, massive criminal organizations (that widely operated before he knew about them,) world destroying threats, and really, who doesn't know his secret ID at this point?) (Please excuse my rant.) As always, honestly and sincerely, for all your efforts, your observations, you being you, and of course your video, thank you so very, very much.

[@Darkgreenfangirl]

Man his origin was hitting all the angst/sad backstory tropes. I know nothing about his stories or hus origin before now but man do I love that design. Fun episode as always

[@charlesdeaton839]

"The door to my house! This can be opened....... WITH BULLETS!!!"

[@tarmaque]

I _need_ a Freakazoid! t-shirt.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

After the first movie, my brother really got into Ghost Rider and started collecting the comics. I used to read them too and they were pretty good. It was around the time when Johnny had escaped from Hell, accidentally releasing Lucifer into 666 pieces scattered over Earth. We kept collecting up until that epic battle against that angel (I forget his name) who took over Heavan, when it was revealed there were Ghost Riders all over the world and that they were actually angels, not demons. The last thing I remember is that they had to try to protect the Antichrist so they could defeat this big bad angel, but the our local newsagent stopped getting it in. I still have fond memories of those days.

[@unigenius]

"Main-character-baggage-itis!" I CAN'T!!! 😂😂😂

[@ohimleyesh4866]

Freaking out over that shirt!

[@LordDarque]

Thank you!! Your videos are the most indepth ones on characters that I've found. Way better than most. Love it. When you get to the Ketch version, there are some questions about the Medallion. Main one is WTF does it actually do????

[@anthonywheeler2082]

I love the drama that goes into making comics! Also great Freakazoid shirt Sasha:)

[@jerrywalls3402]

As a boy, I used to pretend that I was Ghost Rider when I rode my Huffy bicycle. My friends didn't know who that character was, and just thought I was weird. By the way, that Freakazoid T-Shirt is AWESOME!!!

[@Xehanort10]

16:12 I don't get how one minute Roxanne was like "Dad wants you to ride in the show and you're a coward for not doing it" and the next she was "I hate you for riding because dad died while he was."

[@danieljamesbarton]

"Shade the Changing Girl" fall's under the 'what do people want.'

[@OSJ81]

1.) Yay Freakazoid! 2.) You are breathtaking! 3.) Ghost 👻 🏍 Rider is 🔥

[@jessedonavanedmond6253]

Three things I love! 1. The approach to the limited degree of writing from the early Bronze Age. 2. The comic historian approach to researching source material (as an amateur comic historian, myself). 3. The well-worn Freakazoid t-shirt! Three things I'd like to see you take on: 1. The link between the Wold-Newton family and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! 2. The link between the founding of National Publishing and prohibition! 3. Analysis of some comic book historical fanfic! Amazing job! I'm ready to buy tickets to your Ted Talk!

[@chrisbowman6953]

Johnny Blaze was always my favorite Ghost Rider. I love the early stories up through the Tony Isabella issues. It went down a little bit when they tried to make him a regular super hero and then even worse in the later issues of the series. Overall a great concept. The later Danny Ketch series was pretty good too until the midnight sons garbage brought the series down. Thanks for the great video!

[@DIEGhostfish]

Huh, two very different takes on Midnight Sons in this comments sexction.

[@elijahmatthews2781]

FREAKAZOID RULEZ! Thanks Sasha for bring back good memories.

[@darylmodjeski698]

love the Roxanne voice, It had me laughing. love this channle.

[@jaytrace1006]

Sasha, if only you know how enchanting and funny you are. Btw, if Johnny can keep his motorcycle riding at night a big secret, you know that he could keep the fact that he’s been bumping Roxanne for years a secret. Easily...

[@timothylewis2527]

She's captivating! So much fun to listen to. Anyone that watches one video is gonna want to watch them all.

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

Definite approval for a Freakazoid! shirt.

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

And of course I'm reminded of the "Weird Butt Network" rant in an episode. Relevant to Ghostrider.

[@dg9444]

1:26 the background is trippy. It makes the text look 3d

[@mariamaravilla9005]

Somewhere in AO3, there's a GhostRiderxReader fanfic in the making

[@Sunstar808]

Let me find out this behind the scenes drama with Gary Friedrich cancelled Robbie Reyes’s Ghost Rider on Hulu. They’re like we can’t mess with any more lawsuits. 👀

[@taste_is_sweet]

I wanted to watch that show SO BAD.

[@edward2962]

Thing is yeah, GR made complete sense in the 70's...it combined Roger Corman B-Movie biker flix, Occult movies, and real life daredevils like Evil Knievel with an undeniable cool visual. I think the mistake the Nic Cage movie made was in trying to make it a family friendly superhero movie...they should have made it a straight cheesy horror film.

[@thomasdeja523]

If there's one thing I have learned from you about your channel, Sasha, it's that comic-related lawsuits are your catnip! I hope you will get to Michael Fleischer and his lawsuit soon. The man was close to certifiable. Also, I should mention that, according to the Christopher Priest BLACK PANTHER run, Mephisto also likes to collect pants.

[@will2Collett]

thank you Ms Sasha for sharing - did you say "discusting comics"??? No, you said discussing comics . . . it's an honor and inspiring to hear and see you - enough fan boy . . . THANKS Ms Sasha 🔥😋🤪🙄💓🙏🏻👍🏻

[@proximo3257]

I love your brand of comedy, it's great listening to you!

[@carterpizano]

5:37 this was literally the funniest thing I've heard all day thank you very much

[@dmckim3174]

GR’s whole origin feels like a writer took a deck of character traits and bits of backstory cards, gave them a good shuffle and tried to deal out a decent character. I am wondering if the different creators didn’t come up with a few notes each and try to shove them together like a fruitcake meatloaf casserole. I might be the only one, but this seems like the most random origin story I have ever heard of.

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

Ghost Rider's origin feels like Marvel's adaptation of 'The Monk' by Matthew Lewis to me. The Motorcycle Monk.

[@JackOfAllNerdsShow]

Another great video! I dig the Freakazoid! shirt. If you're into heroes who take over or come out of the bodies of young men, you should check out Sleepwalker. A very interesting hero. I think I liked him because I'd love to have powers and be a superhero, but I'm lazy by nature so if I could fight crime while I sleep, that would be ideal.

[@jackawatkins87]

"Why? Why not!?" Should be a series name for your channel

[@lukasgemmill8084]

Everyone- No! You can’t just add Ghost Rider peeing! The executives- Haha Ghost Pee go psssssh

[@enigmaoftheechidna6279]

Freakazoid!! I love the shirt, I need me one! Plus that arsonist joke was too funny, I literally stopped walking to laugh!

[@goredongoredon]

I read almost all of the Marvel supernatural comics as a kid growing up in the 70s and you're spot on with your observations about a lot of the things I never noticed back then (dating his "sister", absusive family, his interest in satan coming out of no where). Naturally I found this episode interesting and great! I love that you find a lot of the second tier characters fun to read and I can't wait to see who you decide to do next. Some suggestions: Howard the Duck, Scarlet Witch and Vision, Dazzler (I'm sure there was a lot of subtext and absurdity with these characters that went over my head at the time)

[@HankChinaski27]

I imagine the soundtrack to anything Johnny does is Bon Jovi's "Runaway." That reality just works really well for me.

[@MoistMan772]

The voice overs 😆 I am crying, great video.

[@Justdave1472]

You may want to look into how Dazzler first appeared in Marvel Comics. That was a look that was tied to another era.

[@adamkhan1687]

“This box of Velveeta is stuck... I can open it up...with B U L L E T S”

[@EndoScorpion]

I like the origin in the movie better. It was more streamlined yet more impactfull. It would be great to see you cover the character more on the channel. Big fan of Ghost Rider, especially the Johnny Blaze version. Although, if you haven't already; check out "Venom: Circle of Four". It's a team up with Venom, Red Hulk, Ghost Rider (Alejandra), and X-23. While Blaze makes an appearance.... it's the crazy mash-up ending that I think you might enjoy.

[@SG-js2qn]

As for the flaming skull concept ... there was a character called the Blazing Skull from back in the Golden Age. Roy Thomas used him in an Avengers comic that came out in March of 1972. The Ghost Rider also appeared in 1972, but wasn't published until August. So I don't know the timeline used in the court case, but if you went by publication, Roy Thomas certainly was aware of a hero with a flaming skull, and it was characteristic of Thomas to honor the Golden Age by including them in modern comics, IIRC. I guess I should add that I'd read the Avengers comic before the Ghost Rider one, and I assumed it was a situation where Thomas was trying to give an old character new life. I kinda thought he might do the same with the other characters that appeared in that scene in Avengers, but it didn't happen. I think I even remember them a bit, after all this time. One was something like an "Angel," one was the Fin, and the Patriot, and the Golden Age version of the Vision (who was green). I'm going to clap myself on the back for remembering that, but I probably should have used those neurons for something more important. ;)

[@Xehanort10]

11:22 Yeah "My dad's got cancer. Better call the devil to save him" is a bit of a jump.

[@boodahharris7817]

Great video freaking awesome Also loving the freakazoid shirt love that show

[@alexmiller4755]

-"Are you brooding or posing for an album cover?"

[@bsabruzzo]

That comic book code change was due to a technicality. Marv Wolfman was a writer at DC and wrote House of Secrets #3 which stated the story was told by a "wondering Wolfman". But the CCA had a rule that said you couldn't have wolfmen in the comics. Thus the controversy. The editors appealed and the CAA said it was okay if it's stated that Wolfman was one of the creators, leading to all the creators getting credits for their stories. That was 1970.

[@dfcsons]

As a kid, my parents took us on a road trip to Boston in the late 70s and we were allowed a Toys R Us shopping spree (we didn't have one locally yet). One of the things I remember getting was a ghost rider action figure that had interchangeable heads for his two personas. Damn I wish I still had that now. Also, LOVE the original western Ghost Rider.

[@Drag7on]

This so 60's with Ghost Rider.

[@JackDSRS]

1976, I think.

[@dmisfit79]

Ghost Rider has been one of my favorite characters since the 1990 comic book! Then I went back to the 70s back issues. Love it!💀 Cool video.

[@GHOSTRIDER373737]

2007 Ghost Rider was the reason I read Marvel, still my favourite Marvel movie to this day, yes even more than all MCU stuff, I even read all 4 volume of it's Essential first series, and most of other Ghost Rider comics as well (The entire third series, the Marvel Comics Present of 90's, the X-men crossover with the broods, New Fantastic Four etc just to name a few)

[@jimkirk4357]

I read the Ghost rider (Johnny) and loved him. I kinda like Nick Cage cause he plays the everyman just quietly doing his thing so very well. Then crazy shit happens and he deals with it. I liked the 2nd movie too. The freaky way he moved made him more other worldly and dangerous. Best line "Sorry, all out of mercy".

[@daverhoden445]

At some point Sasha's going to discover Marvel's Assistant Editors Month. I'm looking forward to that. :)

[@JS-hw8ve]

I had a Marvel collection CD that had every Ghost Rider comic on it... leant it to my brother and never saw it again. There is a lot of cool, but also some wtf moments in the series. Like when the new artist didn't understand the idea of a flaming skull for a head, so he drew the flames to be like hair. It was like a demonic Krusty the Klown, complete with receding hair line.

[@amlazy9908]

Thank you for making content, laughing fairly consistently during every video after the delight to enjoy. So thank you kindly.

[@ussilov]

love the ghost rider!

[@Trulee022705]

OMG the way you voice the characters!!! Lol Thanks Sasha

[@tuerim]

Started collecting Ghost Rider later in the storyline. Picked up my first issue randomly on a family trip to Canada. I was hooked. Don’t have that first one, but Ghost Rider was my favorite. My fav issue (at least based on covers) is the glow in the dark skull. Still have all my comics, but haven’t picked anymore up in years. Gonna jump back in soon. Blaze was my first.

[@notoriusc]

A musical about motorcycles? Grease 2? Lol 😂 🏍

[@shiningstar6659]

Overall I enjoy Ghost Rider and I love your videos. How you voice the characters rules. ♥️

[@DWrathborne]

Just a suggestion for a two part story you might enjoy. Check out West Coast Avengers Annual #2 and Avengers Annual #16 from 1987. The Avengers play baseball, die, fight each other, fight a bunch of other dead folk (at least dead at the time), get resurrected, and resume their baseball game. It's a wild ride.

[@tdkrage]

Your daughter must have the best story times. New Follower and Fan! :)

[@manlystranger4973]

The best issue of Ghost Rider is #70 - Freaks! If you read this issue and compare it to the 1932 movie Freaks, you will be amazed not only with the artwork and well constructed plot, but also the realism of the sideshow experience. Great video!!! I find it hard to believe anyone had the moxy to claim they "created" a flaming skull and then go forward with two lawsuits. I feel certain flaming skulls were common decor on motorcycle club jackets and vests of the era, from which inspiration for a motorcycle comic book was drawn. It's almost like claiming you "created" the look of Dazzler while standing next to Gene Simmons and the rest of the fully painted KIZZ band.

[@CH-wh7ee]

Regarding the fiery skull - there was a Golden Age Marvel (Timely) superhero called the Blazing Skull who also had a head that was a fiery skull. So, it was far from an original idea. Roy Thomas was always a big fan of the old Golden Age heroes. So, it seems more likely that he remembered the Blazing Skull (at least sub-consciously) and suggested using a similar appearance for Ghost Rider. It does make for a very striking image. As to Marvel's push for occult themes in the early 70's - the one that stands out in my mind from that period is Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan. It is pretty wild that in a few short years Marvel went from avoiding the occult altogether to featuring a comic book with the title of "Son of Satan." Even back then then it was considered a controversial character. Now you have to keep in mind that back in those days issues of comic books were being sold in places like corner drug stores. I still remember as a kid the shock of seeing a comic book on display with the name of "Son of Satan" in bright, bold letters depicting a character on the cover looking just like the Devil - complete with hellfire, pitchfork, and an inverted pentacle on his naked chest! And this was located in the aisle in between the "Get Well Soon" cards and the stationary!

[@ussilov]

i know "scooter trash" was a thing in the seventies and 80's. i always loved the style of his bike. if you look back at the stylings of 60'S AND 70'S chopper style motorcycle's, they did a lot of that kind of seat style, and that double squared headlights, ape hanger bars and upswept exhaust pipes. are you gonna do the ghostrider reboot? ride on little sister! :)

[@unsungno1]

My first issue was #34 that you showed the cover of at the beginning - The Demon Within. I was hooked. GR was and still is my favourite at Marvel - WHEN DONE WELL. Since then I have read all the issues and appearances, and collected most of the original run, and enjoy the slow change of the character. First he is shown as a human with a skull-like head (that's on fire) but with eyes, not just eye sockets, and is Johnny Blaze. Seriously, we see his head morph into the skull-shape - it's not his skull. One panel in Champions shows him being raked across his back, and you see his human flesh underneath the leathers (which always seem to be self-repairing off-panel with no sign of stitches. Seriously, those things should be in tatters well before the end of the run). Then it changed to pure skeleton under the leathers that supernaturally make the leathers look as though they are over a well-built fully-fleshed body. Then Johnny started becoming more aggressive when he was the Ghost Rider. Then the eyes started to fade away. Then the personality of the Ghost Rider as a separate entity started to emerge and Johnny found himself at odds with it. Then the revelation that the Ghost Rider was Zarathos, imprisoned in Johnny's body and partly held in check by Johnny's subconcious. And somewhere along the way, the writers/artists just gave up trying to convince the readers that his leather jump suit was black, not blue.

[@allendean9807]

Ploog evolved into a great fantasy artist. When a Don Perlin took over the art, i really enjoyed the books

[@mdanam]

Okay, so I am very late to your party apparently. But you are hysterical. I just found your channel as it showed up in my feed probably because I watch other comic book nerd channels like Midnight's Edge and nerdrotic , but I am so happy I found you. Sasha you are great. Those voices and those accents as you read the pages, OMG. You literally cracked me up. And yes I was collecting at the time, and I remember buying this book. I pretty much bought everything that Marvel and DC put out at the time. Until right now I just did not realize how silly the dialogue was. I still love the character, and that Nicholas Cage movie (both of them actually.) I did really like what they did with him in Marvel's Agents of Shield a couple of Seasons back. You have definitely earned yourself a new subscriber! Seriously love your deadpan delivery fabulous

[@TheACcam]

My first experience of the Blaze Ghost Rider was a reprint of issue 68. Obviously meant as a jump on point, it has Blaze seeking shelter from a storm in a church. He tells the priest his origin story in the confessional. At one point he tells the priest that he feels guilty because sometimes he actually wants to let the Ghost Rider out to punish people..... I loved this issue. It good origin recap, nice twist, chilling ending. If only they were all like this! Now if you'll excuse me, for some reason I want to look up some art from "Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance"

[@anibalberrey338]

I've read the entire volume and I think that of those 81 issues, with the 15 or 20 most important stories you are fine. The 'must read' run is the Jason Aaron one.

[@DrBanzaiPhd]

Ghost Rider🔥🔥 Good stuff. I liked what they did with Blaze for Midnight Sons. Loved the art on the run Tex did on the 2nd series. Hearts of Darkness was an awesome team up with Wolvie and The Punisher. He was in an Xmen comic where he's possessed by the Brood😲. Would like to see more of the new version. With the car.

[@eugeneboyd7758]

This was funny as hell 😂.I don't know what I loved more Ghost Rider or your telling of the story with the voices.

[@jasongarcia1886]

Same here Sasha I'll still watch and like the Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider movies. Primarily the first one man I love that chopper. Oh hell yeah 🔥💀🔥🏍🤟😛🤟

[@cookieDaXapper]

SUPERB editing, and your old man rambling is almost there,.........MAD LOVE dear sister, and Thank You for your time/hard work/wonderful personality. PEACE, and God bless.

[@ApexG321]

I love your videos! I could watch them all day.

[@jwraper1498]

Don’t know if you like punk rock, but if you do; Rollins Band covered a song called Ghost Rider that’s a favorite of mine. They did a couple of different versions but they did a slower shorter version which appears on “The Crow” movie soundtrack. Originally is was done by an industrial synth band called Suicide. If you like country; Johnny Cash does a bad ass cover of the old country western song (Ghost) Riders in the sky.

[@eskreskao]

Hey cool, a Freakazoid shirt. Now you can use it as a jumping-off point to talk about Madman and whether or not WB stole the idea for Freak from that. And after that it's a simple digression into the realm of Allred's Mormon comics.

[@terryf6696]

To be fair, I was reading comics at the time and I read this one too but it felt OK because tbh most of the origin stories then felt pretty rushed and silly when looking back on them but at the time it felt mysterious and full of pathos compared to some of them. All these origins were done in 1 issue, from the FF to Spiderman to The Hulk and there was little time for introspection or finer details, so this felt on par to me. Plus, to the 10 yo me it really seemed deep and angsty for as much as I could feel that. I definitely had not sarcastic comments or follow up questions, it was just another (kinda) dramatic origin story. Love the show!!!

[@gwzirkle]

Your channel has quickly become my personal favorite. You're fantastic. Keep up the great work.