Sunday, May 20, 2007

Ghost Rider #10 - Marvel


Well Johnny still hasn't beaten this town's Urban Legend. Basically what happened is, one of it's locals, Steven Levins, used to be the Jack O' Lantern. Well he died recently. His mother wanted him brought home. So when the sliver of Lucifer came looking for a body to inhabit, it found an an ironic twist waiting for him in the ground. He could inhabit Steven, with his costume and powers, and he could scare the crap out of this town on Halloween. A town that just happened to be named Sleepy Hollow. It was just to much for him to resist. Then, when Johnny showed up to try to beat Lucifer, and the town was already riled up because of the killings, the flaming head thing was just to much of a coincidence. The sheriff was convinced that he was the killer. But Johnny went to him, to give himself up, to prove that he wasn't the one doing it. Once they get to talking, and the Sheriff puts 2 and 2 together, he figures out that it's probably Steven. Or . . . at least his body. According to Johnny. And knowing that, and Johnny's info on Lucifer's MO, it's pretty easy for him to figure out where he'll strike next. So the Sheriff and Johnny are waiting for him when he comes knocking on the door with an army of zombies. But that's all the farther they're going to take us this issue. I think Daniel Way is doing a fantastic job with these scripts. And I really like the way Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares styles of art mesh together. Unfortunately I know they probably won't be able to keep these 2 together much longer. So I really hope they have someone just as talented waiting in the wings to take over. I really like this book. I'd hate to see it's uniqueness and style fade because of a creative change. I may be jumping the gun. But that's just my concerns. In the meantime, I'm Lovin' every minute of it.