Finally, I thought the script was excellent. Comics that contain both good writing and good artwork are always a pleasure to read, and Im glad that my first Ghost Rider comic was one such. Read Full Review

Overall, Ghost Rider #1 is a great first issue that will remind fans of Wandavision but much scarier. The story by Percy is excellent. The art by creative team is astonishing. Altogether, this comic is definitely what nightmares are made of. Read Full Review

If Percy and Smith can maintain the tone they set with Ghost Rider #1, this is going to be a must-read run from start to finish. Read Full Review

One of the best Ghost Rider comics Ive read in a long while, this book plays to strengths of its creative team while delivering a smart take on superhero horror comics. Read Full Review

A solid return for a character who should get more love than he currently does. This may change that…. Johnny Blaze, the original and still the best. Read Full Review

A restart or rebirth of sorts, this book takes back the Ghost Rider horror element after having Robbie Reyes in the Avengers. I like Robbie's Rider fine, but to me Johnny Blaze is always Ghost Rider, the same way that Bruce Wayne will always be Batman, and before anyone asks, no it has nothing to do with sharing names! A great start and a welcome return to a character that has been on the sidelines for way too long! Read Full Review

The slow burn of the first 10-12 pages will frustrate some GR readers who will want the actual to start fast and furious, but it works from the point of view of Johnny as a victim of both the Rider and the creatures that are torturing him. Read Full Review

Ghost Rider #1 is a reawakening for Johnny Blaze, working out old traumas in fresh forms. It's a great blend of relatable unease with suburban life and the horrors rising up, sometimes literally from Hell. Read Full Review

Ghost Rider #1 kicks off a slow-burning and horror-laced mystery that also doubles as a celebration of the hell-powered hero's 50th anniversary. Readers of Immortal Hulk andVenom, rejoice: your next big Marvel horror classic is here. And whether this is your first or latest Ghost Rider tale, it serves as a great introduction to Johnny Blaze. Read Full Review

An absolute ride from start to finish, Ghost Rider #1 is the exact kind of heavy metal insanity you want and need from a comic starring Marvel's Spirit of Vengeance. Read Full Review

Ghost Rider #1 is a solid start that has me diving back into a character I haven't really been interesting in for about 30 years. There's something about this start that reminds me of that 90s run that I grew up with and remember devouring when it hit the shelves. There's a lot of promise here and a debut that might put this classic character back in the spotlight where he belongs. Read Full Review

Johnny's new life seems like it should be perfect, which makes it creepy as all hell even BEFORE the other shoe drops. This is a nice reintroduction to Marvel's original flame-headed biker. Read Full Review

There is a lot you can do with a character like Ghost Rider but there are demands by long-time fans as well. Percy basically gives into the standards that people want from the character with the foundation here and that's fine. It assuages them while leaving open what you can do next. The next is what's important in the long run (as long as a Marvel series is these days) and I'm curious to see if Percy can capitalize on it or just stick to the familiar. With Cory Smith and Bryan Valenza on board for the artwork, it'll look pretty great – especially with all the demonic elements – and that makes it worth keeping up with alone. But the potential is all here and I'm curious to see what Zeb and Talia will bring to the story when given a chance to breathe. Read Full Review

Smith's lineart is ideal for a story such as this, and when combined with moody colors from Bryan Velenza, a dark and gritty issue of Ghost Rider is delivered. Read Full Review

An excellent issue, and a very well done first issue. Percy hits where he needs to, and where he doesn't really need to he hits harder. Cory Smith's pages will scare you, but not gross you out. A very entertaining read. Read Full Review

THE DISPATCHIts been a long time since weve seen Johnny Blaze as the GHOST RIDER and Benjamin Percy dives right in with a cold open that makes fans quickly wonder what the $&@&s going on?! The focus of GHOST RIDER #1 lends itself to a character study about Johnny Blaze and the struggles of being the Spirit of Vengeance. However, under the surface, Percy found himself scratching the veneer towards mental health issues and the emptiness thats so hard to explain deep within those inner quarrels of the soul. How is it that on the outside you have everything but still feel so hollow like you have nothing? Read Full Review

Bits and PiecesGhost Rider #1 is a serviceable albeit frustrating start to a new run from Benjamin Percy. There's very little Ghost Rider in the story, and the mystery surrounding Johnny Blaze is not mystery at all. On the positive side, the art is excellent and isn't afraid to lean on the horror and gore. Read Full Review

A formally good first issue that manages to clear the low bar it sets for itself. Read Full Review

Wow! Probably the best ghost rider comic I've ever read! What a fantastic and twisted story. Benjamin Percy is on fire right now!

Great start to a new series! This felt like I was reading Ghost Rider from the 90s again. I’m enjoying the supernatural horror presented.

I don't have time to write anything but I read it just now and absolutely loved it. Corey Smith is amazing. I can't wait to see what happens in this run.

Dialogue. Great. Art from Cory Smith is absolutely insane. I would agree with a previous commenter that it read like an issue #0, but it made up for that nitpick in execution. I am adding this to my pull list.

Excellent beginning for the original Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, to return! Looking forward to what com next

Bit of a slow burn out of the gates, happy to see blaze back in the saddle. Im hoping the horror story vibe can keep up for the run. Lets see where this goes, right now this is shaping up to be a must read ghost rider series. Hopefully it doesn't get randomly cancelled this time.

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KaijuSHENANIGANS - Feb 22, 2022

Sometimes my shop gets their books in early, since I've been with them so long they'll let me pick up on Tuesday instead of Wednesday.

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A fairly strong start. I really liked the horror aspects here, and I think Smith's art really helped with that. His art fits right in with Percy's story, in my opinion. I will say that I'm not a huge fan of Talia being presented as the cliche of a mean goth girl, at least from my perception. Also, Warroad being her last name is so funny to me. Anyways, I am still intrigued to see how she fits into the bigger picture.

It's creepy and gross in the right ways, and it's all laid down with solid words and art. The execution isn't quite good enough to convince me that all the pieces matter, though; much of what's on the page comes across as nasty for the sake of nasty.

Although, devil's advocate: I also see that *a lot* of the nasty is carefully planned and foreshadowed.

This doesn't want to be the Immortal Hulk, but it wants to be *as good* as the Immortal Hulk. Although that's an impossibly high bar and this comic doesn't quite clear it, it's still damned good.

It was good enough but, it's going to need more moving forward to keep me invested.

This is a solid first issue. I'm wondering how this reboot of sorts of the character plays out. When will the crushing, dumb continuity of Ghost Rider seep into this back to basics story? I guess we'll see.

It was okay. Slow story, but decent and the art was adequate. I will come back for the next issue, as I am a fan of the Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider.