Jason Aaron concluded his first arc on Ghost Rider with a bang. The Cycle Nurses make one last ditch effort to stop him, and his quest to find Zadkiel comes to a premature end. Danny Ketch is back on the last page, no big surprise there if you've been reading all along (it was telegraphed in the previous issue). I loved the kick-ass, cinematic pace of this story. Roland Boschi's artwork was off the rails as he depicts Johnny Blaze changing from human to Ghost Rider in the first few pages. To me, what is great about this take on Ghost Rider is that he's back to his roots, tearing up the road and going after demonic (or angelic) forces.
Tan Eng Huat (Silver Surfer: In Thy Name) is coming on board, you can see some of his artwork at Jason Aaron's forum. Aaron's saying that Huat will do Ghost Rider #24-27, and Boschi will return after that. Jason Aaron was also interviewed on Comic Book Resources about his plans for the next arc. He mentions that the Hellfire shotgun is coming back, which makes me think this is a role-reversal. In the 1990s Ghost Rider featuring Danny Ketch as the title character, Blaze came roaring in and tried to kill him with this weapon. Now Ketch is coming back and he's Blaze's enemy. I wonder if the part about them being brothers is still true? Nuff said.
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