Ghost Rider #18 - Marvel

What's this? The Ghost Rider is actually . . . . .
Come on! I can't spoil it already. Anyways, Ghost Rider is going after one of the 2 remaining Avatars. The other one is chained underneath a bridge. Meanwhile, Vraniel and Emmael, two angels who are rebelling against their master, Zadkiel, have shown up to give the Rider a hand. Also, at the same time, Johnny's girlfriend Dixie is keeping watch over a festering body back in a seedy hotel. I'm still not quite sure what that's all about. But I'm sure it'll unfold for us. So the Avatar the Rider is after now is the one that took over for the CEO of the professional football team. His plan is to fill up the stadium for a free game, and then blow up the whole thing, taking all the souls. That plan however isn't going to unfold as he would like. So, he's just going to have to use all the explosives and take down the building that he's in. It won't be as many souls as the other way, but it'll be a small victory. Luckily the Rider shows up in time to thwart that. He's got Vraniel and Emmael with him, and Lucifer seems to recognize them. That's when he decides to dispense with his assumed form, flex his muscles, and give the Rider a bit of information that he may have been lacking. It all happened when Johnny first died and Roxanne was mourning for him. With this information, Lucifer is hoping that Johnny will join with him and they can launch a two pronged attack. But while they're discussing all of this, Johnny decides he needs to make a phone call to Dixie. He lets her know that he'll be there in an hour. And then he uses Lucifer's bombs to bring the building down on top of him. Fantastic story by Daniel Way. And I know I ragged on Tom Palmer last issue for his finishes, but this issue actually looked a lot better. But I also don't think Tom put as much of his own influence in to this issue as he did the last. But, it was definitely improved. Oh yeah! The news! Johnny's soul still belongs to Lucifer. But, it's a little harder for him to get at because it's been bonded to the Ghost Rider. And, as it turns out the Ghost Rider is actually . . . . an agent of Heaven. An Angel! Ohh! This is going to change a lot of things.