(coming from a future timeline, he already knows Marvel history and tends to interfere with events when he’s not supposed to). Since Thanos Wins, the Rider has joined the main Marvel Universe as a Deadpool-like figure, mixing violence and self-aware jokes.
“Oh, you think your character is powerful? Well my character has the Power Cosmic and a cool Hell-powered space motorcycle with chains made from the bones of Cyttorak, whatcha gotta say to that!?”. A servant of Thanos, he is a Ghost Rider imbued with Galactus’ Power Cosmic, and if all that isn’t enough, (and spoiler alert for the Rider’s identity – highlight following text to see!) he’s also an alternate timeline version of Frank Castle, the Punisher.Ĭreated by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw in the 2019 Thanos miniseries as part of the Thanos Wins storyline, the Rider is an incredibly powerful character, who sounds like the ultimate trump card in a “who would win in a fight?” argument. Don’t miss this series.Take 90s Marvel comics, mix them all up together, bake them into a single character, and you’ll get the Cosmic Ghost Rider. Frank Castle as Cosmic Ghost Raider is ridiculous, but it works thanks to Cates’ writing. Cates didn’t give us any twist in the finale, but he did give it some heart, so I commend him on that. As always, I wish it didn’t have to be a mini, but the time spent was memorable and had some of the best comedic lines of any Marvel book. The weakest issue was #1, so if you can get to #2, you’ll be roped in immediately. He had his time to shine in the series, and he was great.Ĭosmic Ghost Rider could be the best miniseries this year. It wasn’t his best issue, but it also was a more somber issue and didn’t need crazy artwork from Burnett. In this issue, he gets to show off the cosmic powers of Frank’s Ghost Rider. It isn’t the perfect ending for Cosmic Ghost Rider, but it was a safe one.ĭylan Burnett has been great on this run. Frank was fun and funny in the beginning, but when he saw the future for Baby Thanos, he had to get real and make hard decisions. It is nothing mind-blowing or even different, but it is handled in a good way. I think he picked the simplest route and probably the ending a lot of people thought was going to happen anyway. In all honesty, Cates had a lot of directions to go here. The humor is still toned down here, and the book has a serious tone to it, and it plays nicely as Cates and Burnett send this beloved comic book out to sea after five short issues. A lot of his emotion about who he is and where he has come into play. Frank doesn’t make these decisions easily.
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Typing it out now, I can see that this whole time jump premise is extremely hard to convey, but you should be reading this series anyway! The showdown is pretty short, and the rest of the pages are used to handle Frank dealing with the Baby Thanos’ fate. In the final issue, we see Frank as Cosmic Ghost Rider battle the future Thanos that had become to the new version of The Punisher. This was a hard premise to tie up, but he did it. So, how did Cates do with this wrap-up issue? It has been a brief journey with Frank, and the comedy left the series in the last issue. Once I dug in, I discovered the fantastic comedy writing of Donny Cates and the fun Dylan Burnett had creating the different Guardians of the Galaxy teams. The insane premise was only one of the things that made it a standout. Cosmic Ghost Rider #5 Marvel Comics Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Dylan BurnettĬosmic Ghost Rider was a hit for Marvel this year.
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