Ghost Rider #30 - Marvel

Johnny Blaze is still . . . well . . Johnny's not really doing much of anything. Other than sulk. Last issue he had an encounter with Danny Ketch and now . . now he seems to have lost all his will to fight. For some reason. So the other 2 Ghost Riders . . Molek and Bai Gu Jing, I think they're from Tibet, but I could be wrong . . those 2 and Sara are still hot on Danny's trail. With Johnny tagging along lacklusterly. Danny takes the power from the Japanese Rider, Yoshio Kannabe, this issue. But he doesn't kill him. I think it's because, as he tells Zadkiel later, he kind of reminds him of himself . . when he was younger. Anyways, after Yoshio there's only 2 more Riders left. So our little group's going to try to get to them before Danny does. Meanwhile Danny is having a conversation with Zadkiel. First of all, let me tell you, this Zadkiel is a real bastard. Really, the only reason he has Danny consolidating all the power, is so that he can take it from him, and then conquer Heaven. That's his whole plan here. He's using Danny as a dupe because somehow he's been able to convince him that what he's doing he's doing to the good of Heaven. Plus he's told him that the Ghost Rider power eventually corrupts it's host. So, by taking their powers, he's actually saving them the burden that will befall them. And if they die in the process then . . so be it. He's probably saved their soul also. And Danny seems to be buying it hook, line & sinker. But Zadkiel doesn't want to take a chance so he's sent the Black Host to accompany him when he goes off to find the final 2. First of all, Johnny can't be out of it. There's just no way. And eventually, you know it's going to come down to Danny vs Johnny. But, by that time, Danny is definitely going to have the advantage in the power department. So, I'm guessing here, that Johnny is somehow going to have to convince him that Zadkiel is lying to him. And that together, maybe they can set things right. And finally get some retribution themselves for everything that Zadkiel has made them endure with this curse. Oh yeah, and at the end there's this Kowalski guy who buys this gun that's supposed to be Johnny's shotgun. It's supposed to shoot hell-fire. When he finally gets it, he says he has a boat to catch, and a Ghost Rider to hunt. I like what Jason Aaron is doing with this story. It's definitely original. I'm also digging this funky look that Tan Eng Huat has brought to this book. I wasn't sure how his style would fit here, but . . he's definitely made it his own. The book is exciting again . . visually as well as the story.